Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-03-08

II he intended to resist would return
and secure a force that would execute
the law. ! explained that Capt. Nor
VILE had been very clever. He had au-
thority TO have arrested his two sons
and seized the two wagons and teams,
worth anof six hundred dollara
The old man said: Squire, you're q
slick one Do your do. reckon wo
can't help ourselves, but II you had
ave come with crowd we had made
up our mind 10 clean you up off the
face Of the earth"
He sent his son with me and we made
an invoice OF his stock, machinery, etc.
locked the door, and, accompanied by
the two officers, returned to the house.
The entire party scowled at Norville,
but never said a word. The guns had
been depo sited in the parlor on six
hundred dollar piano, as subsequently
ascertained.
/ asked II he would act as custodian
OF the property. This surprised him.
asked II he could make bond In double
the value of the property had seized,
conditioned upon its being forthcom-
ing upon the order OF the United States
court
"WhatP" he said, 'leavc my own
property with me2"
explained that the property seized
belonged to Ladd & Sons, and that I
would leave IL with Ladd, Sr l knew
enough about the business TO know
that he had n large stock on hand par
TALLY worked up that must be flushed.
! gave him authority to do this. This
arrange ment virtually left things MS
they were, only he could make no sales.
He signed the papers and was evident
ly in fine hunor. / then notified him
that the marshal had search warrant,
and he and Mr.. Norvil.e would have to
search the house for unstamped to-
bacco. He jumped up, started to Nor
vile, who was sitting on the opposite
side Of the hrep lace, and said he would
die before tho scoun drel should mako
search. Norville had his forty-four in
his grip sack in his lap, with his band
on It ready TO use. The marshal was
80 indiscreet as to draw his, while the
boys started toward the parlor.
knew there was no danger of the
officers shooting the old man. fol-
lowed them in in time to see them get
bhtiT guns rum bhc bOp VI INC pihuO.
Hastily closing the door and putting
my back agai nst 1t, asked them II
they were fools.
Suppose" said ], ''you kill these
two men and myself as 10 that, can
you kill all the men in the nation9"
But" said the Oldest 1--WE will not
have our father insulted"
ordered them to put their guns back
and pledged them that their father
should not be insulted.
But they shall not search this house" I"
Then you are gong TO resist the
law You are going to force me to
summon posse arrest you all, search
the house, tear up your factory and
ruin your father. That's your game, is
it2 Put your guns down, quit acting
the fool, and you and will make the
search and Norville will remain where
he is"
This compromise was accepted
searched the house, found some un-
stamped tobacco and left
When court came on the matter was
compromised by the old gentleman's
paying all the costs, n small fine and
promising to be more circumspect In
the future. II was afterward ascer-
tanned that Capt Norville, being =
countryman and an old friend, Mr..
Ladd thought he ought not to have en-
forced tho law against him.-Globe-
Democrat