The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-04-09

variety dens we're crowded. By uightfau
| several railroad men struck the town and
| complained that they had been robbed a
| dozen or Two men had been forced to look
! down the barrels Of revolvers while part
| ing with their dust Soon the whole town
was in an uproar over the roDberies. About
! 200 railroad men congregated and they be-
| gan discussing means Of protecting them-
| selves.
Big Kid WIS generally regarded as the
man at the bottom Of all the trouble, aud
the men decided that II the Kid was out of
the world there would be fewer shooting
scrspes and robberies. The crowd was in
deadly earnest. and when one Of them
yelled: LET us go down 10 the Big Kids
dive they yelled approval
ave want a spokesG shouted two or
three voices and several yelled in answer:
Whats the matter with Hefy."
Hes all right" roared hundred voices,
and the bIg man from Yale was pushed to
the front His life among the men had
made them see that be was made OF the
right kind of material Few knew Of bis
\ ale foot ball reputation, but "Heffy,n as
they call him, stands over six feet in his
stockings and weighs 200 pounds. He urged
the men to keep quiet aud led them through
the streets that ran between the ilI-arranRed
cabins and frame shanties. Arriving az
the "hang-out" Of Big Kid, Heffelfnger
stepped forward and said:
kid, we have come to the conclusion
that you are not wanted in this town. We
will allow you until o'clock tomorrow,
Monday, morning TO leave Skykomish."
mo, no." yelled the crowd, "hang him,
hang himm
The cry was taken up, and in an instant
200 men we're frRntically crying Hang
him Hang himm A score of them started
toward the Kid, who was ready in a twink
ling to sell his life dearly.
stand back ' commanded the man from
Yale in stentorian tones as he spraUg be-
side the big rufian and faced the angry
mob of men. Keep cool, men; now listen
to reason }" he shouted; but the crowd did
not want to listen. Revolvers were drawn,
but Heffelfnger stood unarmed and held
the crowd at bay.
drop that gum" he would shout first at
one man and then at another. He talked
to them, saying that they should not hang
the man, that the courts would deal with
him, and that they should not have his blood
upon their heads.
The crowd listened for awhile, but soon
broke out again in wild cry for the death
Of the Kid. The latter stood covering by
the side of his protector, for his brash cour~
age was leaving him.
When guns were whipping out for the
second time HetfelhnRer thought that his
time had come, but with rare presence Of
mind and nerve he said:
boys, you can't have this man.
This declaration seemed to astonish the
crowd Couldn't have the man! What
could be mean! Did he defy them, or vas
he going to defend the life of man whom
he knew was a rutlian OF the lowest TYPED
The men who had been yelling the loudest
became quiet when they saw that their
leader wanted them to heed his advice. He
could look down a gun aud stand by his
men even though the moment he said so he
know that he had tempted death. This was
display OF nerve that the rough men
around him could not help but admire.
There was a short silence, reVolvers were
lowered and Yale's old athlete was master
of the situation. Big Kid shot him glance
of gratitude.
"Yod have until O'Clock tomorrow
morning to get out Of Skykomish,n Heffel-
| finger said TO the tough, and a man in the
! crowd added IF you are not gone by that
/ time you will hang as sure as -.n
The Kid was permitted to sink away.
! Quiet was restored and at 9 o'clock on Nom
| day morning Big Kid was not 70 be found.
Since the affair the railroad men speak
Kindly of the manner in which their leader
prevented them from lynching the Kid.
They swear by him, as one Of them said to-
day:
Nobody but HeR could have saved Kids
life without gun play"
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