Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-09-22

which ended in the departure of sew
era1 of them on horseback. In the
course of an hour they returned and
with them a number of other neigh
bors. and all fully armed and accoutred
for the road. By this time the moon
was shining brightly, and as its beams
rested on the faces of the men it re-
vealed on each an expression of fierce
determination that BODIED no good for
the Mexican were they to lay hands on
him.
Everything being in readiness big
fellow from Ell Monte, who assumed
the leadership. gave the word, and a
dozen mounted men rode silently away
across the valley toward the noun
tains.
Upon the physicians arrival the good
friends and neigh bors left matters in
his hands and were overjoyed few
moments later when, after critical
examination of the wounded ones, he
assured them that there were no seri-
Gus results to be feared and that with
close attention and careful treatment
his patients would in a few days be
well on toward recovery from their
painful wounds.
The men who went in search of the
would-be murderer returned late in the
evening of the following day, covered
with dust and showing signs of having
done much hard riding. Their mus
tangs were worn-loolzing and the men
| themselves presented the appearance
Of extreme WEAKNESS, yet they seemed
to wear an air of triumph, as they
slowly rode up to the home of "Uncle
| Billy and dismOunted before the door.
| One Of the neighbors in attendance
upon the wounded people came out as
| they were tying up their horses. and
| eagerly inquired if they had captured
| the Mexican, and was answered by one
| of the horSemen with: Ibid we get
him? Well, kinder guess we got him,
| eh, pard?" turning to another of the
riders. "Yes,'' replied the one adj
| dressed. Hes an awful still greaser
| now. He amt likely to do any more
cuttin' er shootin' round these diggin's,
! I'll gamble" With these words they
entered the house, and while partaking
| of proffered refreshment their leader,
the big fellow from Ell Monte. related
! the particulars of their search and
capture of the fugitive.
| They had ridden all over San Ga briel
valley from La Puente to the Cajon
Pass without obtaining any clew to the
| whereabouts of the Mexican. Their
search had been carried on quietly SO
as not to arouse the country and give
| the alarm to the fleeing villain, and If
| was with intense disappointment that
! they were about to relinqnish' the
search when one OF them caught sight
! of boot tracks near a pool of water
| that was fringed upon one side by some
overbanging bushes. The whole band
| gathered about the tracks and followed
| them about among the bushes until
| they came to the edge of the water
| where they disappeared. They were
off the scent again, and their inn
patience found vent in lmprecations
upon the head of the ''greaser'' as they
| circled about the pool in search of his
! trail. After an extended examin alton
of the surroundings they were about to
abandon the spot when one of their
numb noticed a slight movement o1
the bushes which hung down over the
water. Watching the spot intent!y he
noticed a faint ripple upon the surface
of the water Immediately under them.
Turning to his departing comrades he
shouted: Here we are, fe1Iers, here's
our meat under the bushes here!''
! With wild rush they all returned
and surrounded the pool crying eager
| iy: "Where, where is hep" And he was
| there, sure enough, all but his face IN.
der water and that concealed by the
| tangled bushes which overhung the
| pool.
| AS soon as he found he was discov-
cred the Mexican rose up and made 4
| dash for liberty through the bushes,
| but he might as well have attempted to
outstrip the wind itself, as the swiftly
! flying lasso which whizzed over his
head brought HIM TO earth with a
| jerk that turned him heels over head.
| In a few moments the work of retribu-
ton was finished and the band of grim
I faced ranchers turned their horses
| heads towards La Puente, leaving a
| ghastly perforated corpse dangling
| from 4 limb in the midst of the thicket.
| The victims of the murderous Mex
| lean were soon nurSed back to life and
| health, and through the kind assist
! ance of friends their business was care
fully attended to. AS result of mis-
| efforts to save his throat from the Mex
| leans knife some of Uncle Billy's''
! fingers were SO badly lacerated as to
| leave them stiff and useless for life.
But his wife fully recovered, and to
| this day he relates with much feeling
the story of the tragedy and how his
bacon" was saved by that ARK ansaw
| woman" of his. Frank 3. Welch, in
| Banner of Gold.