The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1894-06-07
KILLED FOURTEEN MEN OUTRIGHT.

KILLED FOURTEEN MEN OUTRIGHT.
The best known man in Arizona to-
day" a traveller remarked who had
Just returned from that territory, rs
Commodore Perry Owens. who has
been sheriff of Apache county, cts
marshal OF Winslow, and is now one of
the guards of the " ellis Fargo express
across Arizona He is an Indianian.
who went to Arizona fifteen years ago,
[ had long talk with him the other
day as he rode on the train, his Win
chester rifle and a couple of navy skies
within easy reach.
w hen he learned that [ was also a
HOOsler :" writes a contributor to the
Indianapolis News, ''and knew his PEG
pie, Quakers. who live near Carriers
burg, III that county. were at once on
the best of terms. When | asked him
if the report was true that he had re-
moved from active life. more men. by
the Winchester line, than any other
man in Arizona he looked panied for a
moment. Then he answered.:
Il was raised Quaker, butOut here.
you see, man can't work at that. 1t
ann suited to the Arizona climatd |
have done a good deal Of shooting. but
it has all been necessary and in the line
of my official duty. Inever murdered
man in my life, never. My good
mother, back in Hendricks county,
every now and then writes me letter
She sees these newspaper reports and
she misunderstands them. You ask if
I've shot 100 men? Well,no, l haven't
that is. unless you want to count
Mexicans. I've only killed fourteen
white men and wounded ffty-three.
Some of them died after they were
wounded. but that was the fault of the
| doctor.
''Iou ask what episode of this kind
| consider the most exciting in my ex
perience? These events are all more
or less exciting, but | think the liveli-
est of these affairs took place over at
| WinslOW when [ was sheriff. l had a
warrant for the fellows arrest. and had
written for him to come in and surren-
| der. He didn't answer my letter
which wasn't treating with proper re-
spect my official position. SO after
awhile | went after him He was at
his mothers house, a double log cabin
built in L-shape. | tied my horse and
went to the house.
''As | knocked on the door [ caught
a glimpse of two faces at window at
my back. The door opened about a
foot, and the man [ was after stuck a
gun out. l let drive my Winchester,
and as | heard him drop I fired over
my shoulder through the window.
The second load caught two, killing
one and SCATTERING the arm Of young
er brother. [ knew there was still an.
other man in the house, ana that it was
dangerous to remain on the porch. |
Jumped out into the open ground, and
as [ did so, [ saw a man sheltering
himself behind a blackboard. [ ran a
few stops and uncovered him. When
L took account of stock, there were
three killed, and one wounded. There
were no further hostilities. The cor.
Oner took charge of the effects, as /
didn't think it would be proper for he
to act under the circumstances. The
whole affair took place inside min
ute.
Il don't drink; | don't gamble. aad !
haven't ever been a fovorite with the
women. Most OF the fellows who are
shot get 1t because they want some
woman to think he's a bad man
They put on Mexican spurs, a sombre
TO. and a cutthroat outfit and start il
for trouble The coroner finds them
with their boots on.
Il know young fellow up at vii
iiams', a nervy little chap, never said
much, but when it came time for work
he could get his revolver out as quick
as anybody. But he was a perfect
gentleman. There was only one thing
he was afraid of-that was dying with
his boots on. One day, by some kind
Of accident it could never be explain
ed-he gotinto a difficulty with Mex
lean, and the Mexican shot him. We
saw he was cit hard, picked him up
and carried him to saloon We ask
ed Dan if be hsd any last request tc
make. In faint whisper could
barely hear 1.-THE said: Boys, take
my boots off" As we did so a smile
broke his face, and he went out like
an angel"