St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-04-08

quarters, wanted to turn her out Of the house
and disown her. But Wyatt, the brains of
the family, said this would be playing into
the hands of the arch enemy, Clanton. He
would Immediately marry her and both
would be happy. This would not suit the
Earps, and they resolved to keep the girl
away from Clanton and prevent meeting or
communication between them if possible.
The girl was a real heroine She was edu-
Gated in California convent, and while as
full of romance as an egg is of meat she had
a sense of honor that made her sustain her
family in the quarrel with the faction of
which her lover was chief. 1t was a marvel
to many people why the Clanton gang did
not attack the carp headquarters immedi-
ately after reaching Tombstone to revenge
the death of the McLowry boys and Billy
Clanton. The reason was that Jessie was
confined in her brothers headquarters, and
Clanton would not run the risk of killing her.
When the Earps retreated from Tombstone
they took their sister with them. This was
the reason, perhaps, why Clanton refused to
become member of the sheriff's posse and
join in the pursuit of his enemy.
Three months later, however, when the
Earps were living in Gunnison, COL and, of
mysteriously disappeared one night. The
result of inquiry convinced them that she
had fled in company with Ike Cianton. This
was pouring salt and vinegar into their fes-
tering wounds. The whole band comprising
Virgil, Wyatt and Julian carp, Doc Halliday,
Curiey Bill, Sam Saunders, Texas Ike and
Monroe Tucker, armed, mounted and pur-
sued. The lovers had about four hours the
start, but they were easily trailed. They
headed for Arizona. They expected pursuit,
and lost no time. They reached Lake City,
eighty miles from Gunnison, in twelve hours.
Both were on horseback. From Lake City
they started for Ouray, 100 miles by regular
road, but getting afraid of pursuit they left
the road and crossed over the trackless
mountain going $4,000 feet above sea level,
and finally reached San Miguel-thirty hours
without food.
Here they rested for two days, being con-
WINGED that the pursuit they expected was of
their trail. They were to a certain extent
right and to certain extent mistaken. The
carp party went to Ouray, and, finding no
trace of the fugitives, became convinced that
they had made short cut to San Miguel.
From Ouray to San Miguel is less than thirty
tous mountain, yawning gulches and impass-
able canyons. The Earps, however, essayed
the journey and made it within twenty-four
hours. They reach San Miguel about 10
O'Clock in the morning, and as they rode
down the winding trail the fugitives saw
them. Clanton and the sister of his arch
enemy had been man and wife about twenty
minutes, an Episcopal clergyman having tied
the knot.
Clanton, though as brave as any man,
knew that it was hopeless to join combat
with seven or eight men practiced in the use
of firearms. But, being accustomed to dan
ger, he knew how to act He grasped his
trembling bride, rushed from the cabin
where they were resting, and made his way
to the nearest mine tunnel. The miners
were just changing shift, and were surprised
at the haste of the visitors. Clanton told the
miners his story as sincerely and eloquently
as he could. The miners were all Irishmen,
and Irishmen love lovers. They became par
tisans of the fugitives without thought or
consideration. Clanton intrusted his bride
to one of the miners, who took her into the
bowels of the earth, away from all danger.
Soon the Earps arrived and demanded the
fugitives. The miners answered with more
spirit than politeness.
The Earps invited a parley, which the
miners granted. The Earps said that Clan
ton sought to dishonor their sister because
of hatred for them. Clanton who stood in
the tunnel, within easy communication, sent
back word that the lady they sought to dis
honor and reproach was his wife. The Earps
tried diplomacy. which failed, and finally
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the mine if the fugitives were not surrender
ed. The miners presented arms and an
nounced their readiness to receiye ali at
tack. The Earps tainted them with shelter
ing coward, who had to seek the bowels Of
the earth like a squirrel to evade Just pun
ishment. Clanton sent back word that he
was ready to meet any one of the carp party
in single combat. The Earps held confer
ence, and Julian, the youngest and braveSt
of the tribe, volunteered to fight Canton. 1t
did not take long to arrange the preliminar-
les. The carp party were required by the
miners to move of about a quarter of mile,
and the miners obligated themselves to re-
main in the Toulouse, from which the tun-
mel cut into the hill.
When all was ready Clanton emerged from
the tunnel, pistol in hand. Julian carp was
waiting behind an ore pile hundred yards
away. The two men approached each other
with pistols elevated When they were with
fore the report of his shot had ceased echoing
Clanton fired and lodged his bullet in the
heart Of his enemy. Julian carp fell dead.
Clanton retired to the tunnel and forty
miners, fully armed, turned out and served
notice on the carp party that Clanton had
proved his bravery and sincerity and they
were ready to defend him. The Earps buried
their dead. Then the miners held meeting
nothing can be formally done in a mining
camp without meeting-passed resolutions
sustaining Clanton and ordered the carp
party to move out.
The Earps, understanding the miners and
the characteristics of the people they were
dealing with, retired. When they were out
of sight Clanton and his wife came out of
the mine and took their departure in the di-
rection of Rico. The Earps, though making
promise that they would not return. merely
made circuit, and rode around San Miguel
striking the Rico road about ten miles from
the former place. They found fresh horse
| tracks on the road and concluded that those
| they.were in pursuit of were in front Of them.
They followed on with haste and overlook
| Clanton and his wife at Rico. The Earps
/ reached town while Clanton and his wife
| were at supper When they discovered them
| they fired volley through the window of the
| hotel. One bullet struck the bride and the
| husband escaped. He grasped his wife in
| his arms, rushed to the back yard, and from
| there to the corral where his horses were
quartered. He mounted the first saddled
| horse he met, and with his wife bleeding
and insensible in his arms, rode into the
! night It was in October, and already cold
! In that latitude and altitude. He rode all
| night tenderly caring for the precious bur-
den in his arms. and at sunrise next morning