Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-12-16
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A Hacking bronco Rrselpisat4d De.,h
From wouad sustAinra I-oas ago
A slide Of sand from the moubt.in
side that rises just east oE the "a
fort the other day tore open one ~
the graves that were made b. r.
soldiers some years ago. says "a
Fort Te.srosa. \. 81. eorrespondens
OF the New York Sun, and dlseiosas
ths skeleton Of . man who was onee
we'll known here, who came 10 M
death in an unusual fashion. MI
name was Richard belong. but known
among his associates As Long Dlek
When the Mexican Central railroad
was first constructed Dick was err
ployed BY the company as 4 earpen.
ter. and, the wages being good. h
rapidly accumulated stakeOf sever.
al Thousand dollars This done. AZ
started back for the states, ana 4.
luck would have il. IN train that
was held up b. bandits. That Is tOsay.
a number Of bandits boarded a train
at station and started throngA the
cars. two 70 each car. 10 rob IA
passengers Dick had been ID Mexi.
co long enough and understood such
circumstances ~ 10 acquire a violent
pre- udice against the ordinary n.
habitants IL riled HIN greatly 70
have one Of them get the drop On
hlm. and he sat with his hands under
the muzzle Of the bandits reyolver
as pale as death v hen the thief
who was taking the valuahles came
70 the seat be noticed Dicks pallof.
but mistook IL for = sign 81 fear, ana
50. having been very successful 70
far. he lost bis caution for : naomeat
and turned his head 10 call the other
bandits attention % Dick That
was a very bad mistake for the IAN.
dit The moment be turned his head
Dicks big hst took him under shs
ear Dick was as strong ~ an az.
and the blow killed the bandit. broke
his neck, they say.
Nevertheless, ia falling the thiefs
revolver discharged and toe bullet
struck the seat and glanced into
Dicks Side But Dick was game aud
picked up the revolver. opened IRE
on the bandit who was ca guard
that sent tho rest of the gang nying
on he train. aud then tho resi- 81
the passengers gathered around Dick
A surgeon fOuud the ballet wss
lodged someW here Ia the muscles *
the back. but hal no instruments 70
cut II out. SO he dressed the wound
and by the time Dick got up the road
20 spcorro. n ~. whore he intenaea
to stop. he felt 20 well that NJ de-
cided not 10 have Tho ballet cut out
a. all. he eventually recovered. %
all Appearances. and coming TO the
Iulerosa region became q cowboy
He had hecn here few weeks whoa
q man came along breaking bronchos
Tor the cow OUTFIT Dick watched che
man through two muunts and then
said be could break one % Is desire
70 pitch In less time than the pro-
tessiOnal could, aud backed bis offer
sikh - Both men mounted at the
word. and both got good shaking
The two ponies pitched a. only plains
ponies know hos 10 do. but both
we're conqu erred ia space % time
20 nearly equal that tho contest vas
h@GtNENA y 0F1W ana 3 new mount TOT
each man called for. But Dick vas
out % the game lie had d0wued
his pony's spirit. bat when be had
done 50 his head rollcd from side 70
side, because 81 dizziness aud hc was
groaGiug with pain
something gave way" he said.
and II must have been the lead Of
that id Mexican
He was right 10 his diagnosis, ha
got OF his pony. bat soon fell 20 the
ground. and in a short time died A
surgeon who examined the corpse
said the bullet had lodged near the
main artery there aud the wound vas
not fully healed He was Of the
opinion that il would have killed the
man sooner or later no matter hos
he had cared for himself. but the
tremendous iolting while trying %
break the pony had broken down Che
wall Of the artery and death soon
followed He was buried ia tho sol.
diors' cemetery near the fort