New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1893-10-04

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IN the rear Of tie Rainsfo1a resi- Ienc.a.
1t somewhat resembles Betty's younge,
brother, who was absent from homo q:
the time. In q belt Were two ~eyalver.s;.
and o winchester rife ives grasned e rn,-
~ in the right hand. The figure hurried
across the mountain by way Of a foo
path. and On reaching the public road at
the dark, Shady spot disappeared G.:-
hind a log among the laurel und erbrusll
along the roadside. ~. 49,. ...
In 10 minutes there was heard tie
sound of the tramping of horses fot.
Ille figure behind tie log became alert
ness Itself in an instant. Tie wincIlas-
ter was trained on the road, where a
small opening would reveal the passing;
horsemen. AS they came up it could 10
seen that by some means Jim Spz:in :
stoa had succeeded in getting five Of MS
captors III advance, riding single Gic,
and was talking in a cheerful tone to tie
one ii the rear. As they came on Jim
cautiously gathered up the slack Of bis
bride reins and scanned that lau1a!
thicket with bated breath. For an ill.,
slant fc1niIinellke finger pressed the
trigger OF the sleeping winchester, ana
then calne sharp report, the scream Q,
a horse, and down went tie rear guard.
Bullets cal>,o from that ttl1c..:et Ike hi!
and seemed to take effect entirely ainl. a.
the horses.
The greatest confusion prevailed:
among the cEncers. Two were entl:-
gled IN the trappings Of their sl;:i:
horses, and Il third was Oh the ground
in danger Of being trampled to DEATH ,,y
the excited animals OF those yet mount
ed. In less time than it takes to tell i
the firing had ceased and the cloud @:
powder smoke foateu away on the le,zt
atm csphere.
At the beginning Of the firm; ia
had dashed into q side path and llisAr-
peared. lis horse came back in u few
moments, however, indicating that H.
had dis1nounted and lied to the thick
woods. Ten minutes late, he was join2,
by the ECyisl figure, EhO handed hlnl
the winchester and one revolver. wiel.
they vanished into the nndtrDru.5n.
" hen Captain johnson had restored
order, lie found all Ct hi; men Safe, D;,;
three OF the horses were dead. It seem3
that the attack from ambush had bel.4
made On the horses. A search of tn
woods was made for the escaped prison.
er and the attacking party, but it was
d vain search. Behind the log in the
laurel thicl1et were u half dozen car
fridge SHELLS and a small footprint in the
f0nSp f1arth That WAC all
Two hours later, when the officers re-
turned to the village with chayrin pic
tuled on their faces to get q couple more
horses Betty was going about her house
hold work singing blithely.
AS the officers came up, two Of the
horses carrying double, she went to the
door Ill apparent great surprise and was
an interested listener to the story OF the
attack as related by Captain Johnson.
He said the onslaught was made with
such fury and sr7ddeness that the horses
became unmanageable to such an extent
that himself and men were unable to use
their firearms. They left the country
without again seeing Springston,
Springston gave up his unlawful bust
ness, and a year later he and Betty COM
menced housekeeping in a neighboring
settlement as man and wife. He some
times tells their children how disguised
young woman once rescued her lover by
shooting the horses of his guards. He
calls that woman 'Brave Betty, the Jail
er's Daughter. "-Charles A. Hartley in
Cincinnati Enquirer.