The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-29
Friday is REMNANT bargain Day.
How Bill BaTSlOrd Arrested Three
Fingered Jack.

The Deputy Sheriff Went Alone Into
the Teton Basin and Brought Out
the Horse Thief and Two of His
Pals, Burying Third Before Ho
Started Back.
From the New York Sun.
81 say" said Col George Barry at the
Lotos Club one nights last week. Il sec
they've got Three-fngered Jack at last.
Killed him down on the strip ono day last
week. He went into little town down
there with a lot of other bad men, and
got filled full of fine, little holes
'Well, sir, by CAD there was a horse
thief for you. He lived simply to steal
horses. 1t wasn't business with him, it
was passion, and he was a most exalted
supreme high ruler, grand past master Of
the art. There isn't a town in the north
west where his record is not known, and
not a ranchman in Wyoming and Mon
tana, and half dozen other states who
won't be glad to know thatThree-fngered
Jack has passed in his checks.
It's curious, too, I've heard men
who knew him, say that Jack
was soft as woman about some
things, and as hard as woman about
others. Barring horse stealing he was
honest as the day, and there wasn't man
wearing six-shooter who'd go further TO
risk more to help a pard' Outof di ficulty
I've heard it said that some men don t
know what it is TO be afraid. Harry Du-
cello used to say Threefngered Jack
couldn't comprehend fear when he saw it
in others. / rather guess, though. that
% Tg tfFar1 nf tom
sedslckness is. Jack never would have
been seasiC5. III bet that sinking SEN
sation of cold never struck the pit OF his
stomach. I've often thought that one
reason sailor men are, as a rule so brave
is simply that their stomachs are well be-
hdVed.
But what started out to tell, was
about the only time | ever heard
of Three-fingered Jacks being arrested.
He had God knows how many fights with
officers, lost his two fingers and got his
distinctive title in one OF EN-. / think
Bnt somehow he always managed to come
out first best. Barring perhaps Scott
Hyde, there wasn't quicker man with
gun in Wyoming or Montana and when
he shot he usually snOt straight
well, sir, ! knew a man atCheyenne
when / was stationed at Fort ID A Rus
sell, whose bu mess was catching thieves.
ing horses was with Three-6ngered JacK,
only, if such thing was possible. il was
a id sight bigger passion His name
was Barsford, Billy Bdrslord, and he was
deputy sheriff of Laramie county. He
was a fine, big fellow, unusually quiet.
and the quickest man to move ever saw
If there was anything Billy Bars ord was
afraid Of ne never met up with il, as
they say out there.
One day Billy Barsford made up his
mind he'd get Three-fngcred Jack
There'd been big bunch Of ponies run
or from some ranches in the Swcetwater
country aud the job was laid to three
fingered Jack. Jack bad O regularly or
gained band. with headquarters over In
what yyas then called tho Teton Basin
bat see they call IL JaCkson's hole now.
j. is Just below whore Robert Ray Ham
iit0n's dead body was found iu the creek
Jack band MAS made up of some Of the
toughest men in Wy0ming good shots.
nup riders. and bard citi tens. as good AZ
fight as 10 a drink, ana always ready for