Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-06-20
A LEGEND OF A HORSE.
TERRIBLE DEEDS or THE WHITE
DEVIL, or CALIFORNIA.

DEVIL, OF CALIFORNIA.
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go. ~ 1890.
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Asensins stced--Th spirit ot the D~.a
Bandit Seemed To 1nbaba the Fers-
etows Antmat-f,t. heath
One day. ~ the freight train running
from San Frnnciscn 10 San JsSe rninhiesi
sronnd sharp curve just outside Of the
city o. San lose. white horss Hprang on
the track and raced down toward tie town
IN front Of the engine. For mile the
Train DID not gain on him. Then The IN
equal foot1ng o. the crpSstie* and the pace
began To tel ON the white steed. and the
engine crept slowly up 70 him The en-
gnesr gave ttw shr1eks OF the whistle z,
SCARF the hor<e from The track, lsit he kept
right ca - srcsss, ss:s'.ss;:S with the speesl
o. racer Will his long tail streaming In
strngnt iine hehind htm
The pilot struck bs5n. ground the life out
o. nm ~ an Instant and then piowed into
me nirt IN the opposite side q the track
ne engineer swore lew choice oaths and
1umpest out o. The cab The horse WAS ~
DEAD ny doornaii and the engine bad left
the rails
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country knew y the next day. He was ~
years Old and totally blind when he met
ms deatn ~ 'front.' o. the freight train. and
IoT zen years nad roamed over the unoccu
/ piesi LAM about the lower part o. santa
LARA county, Tree ~ BIRD and feafed by
the Mexicans more than non he WIS
caiied ~ them the white devil, !" and Il
I WAS their belief that be was possessed Of n
/ soul mortgaged 70 the evil one--the soui
OF Va%giiez II isa strange tale that the
oid Mexican mothers tell Of this white
morse
Sasquez Was the most noted bandit Of
CaiiIornia twenty years ngo- he bid de
Nance 70 the law, einded the detectives and
searching parties Tor years and Killed and
ronped rail hundred men ne roameti
| over the state Of California from the north
70 tne SOUTH leaving denoiatlon and death
IN mis- wake he surrounsiest himself with
band Of desperate Mexicans and terrorized
entire communities
RECEPTION ~ vAsQuEz.
IN q dreamy august AFTERNOON m south.
ern California tile mayor Of Los Angeles
anu teiiow oHiclai were GIVING along the
oia sand ROAD tnfoigh the Arroyo Seco to-
warn Inc town over the brow of hill
half mile IN trout OF them a group Of
horsemen appeared Al galiop They
swept down the nil ana met the buggy oi
the mayor. Inc gaiioping horses were
yanked back upon their Launches. and a
swartny Mexican upon white horse
showed pistol IN the mayors face, and
SAID with show o. bis teeth IN a smile,
Your money. senior.
me mayor tnousns u was Joke and
laughed
| k,Q ufckI Salfl the 0OfSRma0. az MS
weapon clicked ! am Sasquez
Inc mayor laughed again
REL yon don't beiief me. senior, look.
ne pointer BACK 10 tue NIL and there ap
peared another group OF horsemen riding
at iuii TIT from the Town
@h'cR. saia asquez- am no TOOL
Inc mayor looked down the pistol barre
az tue pair OF biack, giitter1ng eyes thai
hned the sights anu put up his hands Hs
WAS lightened OF bis chamois bag OF gold
as WAS MS Trend. ana the bold robber'
wneeiei ana were on AZ run, tue posse
from the town riding mp hye miuutes toe
late 10 eaten them OF 70 save the mayor's
COIN Inc oahu escaped INTO the chapar
raj
sasqnez maze history IN this waT FOL
nve years, ana then was caught ike raj
In trap IN an ADOBE noi'se near the scetis
OF the ronoery OF the mayor. ana WAS shoi
down ny newspaper correspondent lie
taiied 70 accompany the search party III
survived MS "ohtas. was taken 70 ssti
Jose. wnere one OF ms earliest ami mos
atrocions nifriers haii heen committed
ana there met his death OH the scaiioid
Inc night aiter NasqheZ WAS hanged :
~nite morse gaiiopen up the street Ia th'
jail. stood moment at the door anu gav'
nelgn. Inc hexicaiis heard In It ca
10 the aea'a 'asauez. inere came no an
swer 10 the norses chaiiense anu hs
wheeieo ABOUT ana Went as suddenly as III
came
THE BANDIT HoRsE.
ihen ne turned panoit ana foilowen as
quezs ohu traits. once III awhile MAI
Wouia ne foiihd on the ROAD Win ms BODY
Irigntiuiiy mutiiateti ana MS Iiesh bearing
the marks OF boots sometimes IN tn
night white morse would appear at tn
ooor OF Mexican CABIN IN some lonely
spot ana neigh Ii no answer came M
wohid he OF IKE the WING. out II any maj
Dared snow himself the morse would attaci
MIN with hoof ana teeth ana IL It was sci
dom that victim escaped
Time ana again ne was snot a. ana on
Try TO rope MIN anu met horrible death
almost as great terror TO the MeSicans II
-, s.-''.',i>>I =. ~ - y -
the white horse would find him and enIis
him. First be had one follower, then two
then half dozen No man could kil
thau and M man darat m artarupr ?,