The sun., 1893-07-09
cooD STORIES OF THE PRESENT DAE
The Mystery or the Deaths Mt tho Tavern
on Golden Hill.
co,p.riah. 1898. .y eaa,,,. u. 1,~,.j


east and west between the capital cities Of In
dnnn and Illinois, was tho favorito route Of peo.
plo moving West" by wagon. II was q stngo
route. and there were road houses or country
taverns at frequent intervals. Many OF these
buildings, converted into farmhouscs. arc still
standing. while others were abandoned when
tho railroad was opened. and have long since
passed out OF sight Within n few miles OF
tho limo dividing the two States tho high
way winds up n long hlll. On the crest. on
the north sido OF tho road. are the black
cned foundation stones OF tho old Golden
| Hill Tavern, destroyed by fire yenrs ago.
FortyrodB east OF the site Is n deep gully. with
crock at tho bottom except Ia dry weather,
Tho farmer who owns tho land will tell you
that this place Is called Dead Mans Gully. and
that for tho last twenty years the number OF
siQhtseers has averaged 500 year They
havo worn q broad path from tho site OF the
house to tho bank OF the gully.
Tho Golden Hill Tavern. us 1t was known in
tho old days, was presided over by man
known as Bill Endicott 1t was not stnEe
station. but nevertheless a favoiite house with
travollors. The man was scarcely i've feet
high. weighed only about 100 pounds. and 1t
| was tho general opinion that he was about
| gono with consumption. His wfe was singu-
| lar contrast She was @ feet inch in hoight.
| weighed 100 pounds and was as stout
as tho average man. Both man and wrfe
| were glum and unsociable. and the very
| opposite OF other landlords. but tho
faro was bcttcr and the price cheaper
| than anywhere eso on the road. No ono ever
found out whether Endicott was their real
| namo or just whore they came from. but it
ho oPSsdHS ndor nsa ssssea s0
| man about 30 years old whom everybody
na bo.h sgse ag OF Toms
wie. They were As glum as their employers
wants OF guests were always promptly at.
to- "aa SHS Ms, they
Tho tavern on the hill had been open about
and and Sn On s psSpS RsI%
character. and the horse he rode was known vHI to
Of linn for two % months. his h Wis Sent sent imam man
9yer the ropte h9 wns snpnG@sGd @ to haze taken
bns Wss
f"a Wien FOR
ton. he said that Baker had stopped there
pushed on. saying, that ho had been delayed
during the day aud must make up for 1t. The
Ese i a0 DRs By ss
10 be %he @ h sos
on, q second was institutod:.. 4 resident Of
o. Vis 0hq EWardei made
Hil!sdale. III. and he set out on, horseback
soSo Sssy IN % %nGnsy msS % With his on
When nothinr had been heard d rom H him m0't for
Only traced to the Golden Hil sYcrn ' but SG Ss
we're found who put up there with him. When
to pSG g vss1
n rnH n Al krno -fn. 10, l
rs,. xss useless to ssk further questions. for
other guests Was % "S Snd o. nome ene
could dispute n his statement. When a most
Of robbers made their headquarters in a thick
tavern the next soD IRIS foret
etty sShed but
AZ az asEss thaSss ;:.s and 5eSSs9s
held accountable for tho two. murdo?s "''0
The. The reward :, offered for y, WardelI induced
H h%Hn He sGt shs sRs same ann 1S,
he sSe hsa
stance. that stage going east had stopped ior
tRs Ha 1hi fss s & it tf hs
ins Essn 6S5 aoIsd 5sd not %st Wssas %ad I'D
no DGSRs sas mss %Srs as %arde sss Sssss
dsappearance between the TWO tayorns. Then ,oa
SHt s at dUdsn
SHAVED Of Ills u bsara hG
shHainEe%d iHi % ,his clothes. and took new start:
One iii and did not 2" to tho table or st ,T0H in
man about and evon talked with him. rUubsH but
could CO I'D. not m Tomsmber me whethSr he wore whiskers
he pte breakfast with them the other not g
bcna sGSn ssarahoS pass that the
now there was deman that tho gang m Of 4 rob. OBJ
bers and murderers be broken up at any cost. q
one could locate them nor ADVANCE GS any proois
At one tps me woG moGS a than 100 people
ways and in the course Of a month a e score s Of e
ptranEers trnpEHH Tere arrested on suspicion All
the nnS was
gated instead OF being cearsd Up Just fGst as the
aSea SGnST wam E ole IN H aInnn
kaPids; had p4snsss rs which called him to m
th ne nc drove and th the country
'od nm ind%napos % anu Williams Will nefSSs %as wfrs ae
and had two or three patent
hat he travelled about the State and finally =.
St ogt fqF nos by the sot. It
npposed y Is it was he work q highway bandits 7
f %S % hs S '50 Gus his is asa fGaS
n; hat no should koep his eyes wide open. and e.
Mr. williams, AZ " he ' afterward uiaGnI relatod
cached the Golden Hill Tavern about 3 o'clock VI
f the a titerno0n. ter iie intended to ride on for n
4 tho barn a!tep light feed he had cast n b
hoe 1t was two miles back to q blacksmi
hop, and Endcott offered to send his man Tom
With tho horse Tho blacksmith aftorwalyl said at
hat the shoe had been prIed or in the barn. q
he horse was not returned until about dark cA
nd Willinms then decided to remain ali night of
ONE immigrants ate supper. and there werO W
hroe tcamsters to stayal night In pursu- Is
nee of policy ho had outlined. Williams told
ach OF these men who he was. his business. G.
nd where ho was going. He told them That
nder no circumstances should he sct out
ntil after breakfast. and something was tn
MD bout tradn horses next morning. VIII | a,
ANS had q bedroom or the dining room. 1t ,'s -,
ad q window and a second door. both open d.!
ig on tho back yard. There was only strip til
CARPET on the floor. while tho furniture ro