The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-10-14
SOMETHING GAVE WAY.

Remarkable story of How . Mexiean's
Bullet Accomplished It's Purpose.
A remarkable story is recalled by the
exposure through a landslide at Fort
Tulerosa, N. NJ, of the skeleton Of q
man who was buried there three years
age. His name was Richard belong,
but he was known among his associates
as Long Dick. When the Mexican Cen
trail railroad was first constructed, Dick
was employed by the company ss . car
penter, and the wages being rather
good he rapidly accumulated a stake of
several hundred dollars. This done, he
started back for the States, and as luck
would have 1t was in q train that was
held up by bandits. That is to say, a
number Of bandits boarded q train at a
station and started through the cars,
two to each car, to rob the passengers.
Dick had been in Mexico long enough
and under such circumstances as to
acquire a violent prejudice against the
ordinary inhabitants. 1t riled him great
~ to have one Of them get the drop on
him, and he sat with his hands mp under
the muzzle Of the bandits revolver as
pale as death. When the thief who was
taking the valuables came to his seat, he
noticed Dicks pallor, bat mistook it for
a sign of fear, and so, having been very
successful SO far, he lost his caution for
q moment and turned his head to call
the other bandits attention to Dick.
That was a very bad mistake for the
bandit. The moment he turned his head
Dicks big fist caught him under the ear.
Dick was as strong as on OK, and the
blow killed the bandit-broke his neck,
they say.
Nevertheless, in falling, the thief's re-
volver was discharged, and the bullet
struck the seat and glanced thence into
Dicks side. But Dick was game, and
picking up the revolver opened fire on
the bandit who was on guard. That
sent the rest Of the gang flying off the
train, and then the passengers gathered
around Dick. A surgeon found the bull.
let was lodged somewhere in the muscles
of the back, but had no instruments to
cut it out. So he dressed the wound, and
by the time Dick got up the road to So.
rocco, where he intended to stop, he felt
SO well that he decided not to have the
bullet cut out at all. He eventually re-
covered, to all appearances, and coming
to the Tulerosa region became a cowboy,
He had been here a few weeks when a
man came along breaking bronchos fol
the cow outfit Dick watched one man
through two mounts and then said he
could break one of its desire to pitch il
less time than the professional could ane
backed his offer with s..
Both men mounted att the word, and
both got q good shaking. The two ponie.
pitched as only plains ponies know how
to do. but both were conquered in spaces
of time SO nearly equal that the confess
was declared a draw and a new mount
for each man called for. But Dick wa
out of the game. He had downed hi
pony's spirit, but when he had done 81
his head was rolling from side to side be
| u of dizziness, and he was groaninl
with pain.
Something gave way" he said, ''ant
it must have been the lead of that infer
nal Mexican"
He was right in his diagnosis. He go
off his pony, but soon fell to the groun'
and in a short time died. A surgeon
who examined the corpse said that TIL
bullet had lodged near the main arter.
there and the wound had not fully heal
ed. He was Of the opinion that it woul'
have killed the man sooner or later, n
matter how he cared for himself, bu
the tremendous jolting while trying +
break the pony had broken down tn
wall of the artery, and death soon fol
lowed. He was buried in the soldier
cemetery near the fort.-Exchangs.