The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-03-18

"We cali ourselves the Hatton gang"
This ia the language of Charlie Bristow.
A clear blue eyed little lo-year-old boy u
Horton. He with his four companions
were brought to police headquarters yes
terday by Officer Lee Cone.
"Where are You from?" said the officer.
From St. joe" replied the three older
bows. "No! we are not" chimed IN the
smallest boy, spelling things as that article
of humanity generally does. I'VE are
from Horton"
These four adventurous youths OF wild
and exciting imagination have been
reading books which tell of wanderin g
heros who leaving their homes have travel
ed around seeing sights and encounterinS
all kinds of adventures. They have read
OF the Dalton gaGg and their thrllling
encounters and were on their way TO Enid
to scalp Indians, shoot buffalo aud hold up
the Rock Island passenger train when
they were thus early cut OF from their
outlawry,and desp erado dolngs.
There WAS some opposition TO their 60
ing as they are all sons of business men at
Holtou. So late evening before last
Charles HSttou, the captain, slipped out
the back gate of his daddy's residence and
whistled to John Hopkins whose father
lived lust across the alley. John WAS
living in readiness and slipped down the
water pipe with his shoes swinging round
his neck They next proceeded to George
Roush's dwelling aud hammered at the
barn door for George made believe he had
gone to bed but had in reality gone into
the hay lott. They were going down Main
street of Horton when Charlie Bristow,
who was detailed to get the grub. appeared
grooming under its weight
How did you get to Wichita ~
'We came on the freight. We paid tn e
'brakey' to let us ride this far. l have an
aunt here" said Captain HattoD, and
| thought could get her TO let US stay with
her all night.
The clerk then went through their pock-
cts and found in the gang" the following
articles: Forty-eight cents in money, six
cigarette pictures, two old letters. strings.
nails, toothpicks, one pair of dice and two
old pistols very rusty and such as are hred
by cap and ball.
the dissenting voice raised against the
captain.
some small town." said he, "and then
what fools we were to come up town all
| in a bunch with our overcoats swung
across our arms. But we gave that police
man a run. He ran after US for six blocks.
/ whistling and calling after US 10 stop or
he would throw his club 1t US.
''See that iron pipe up there, and do you
| remernbe how we slept there one nlghtf
| said the boy called Hop" Yes" said
the other. They referred TO the time when
they once before attempted TO join the
desperadoes of the territory aud were held
| over in Wichita for inspection.
Are you the trustee? said they look
! ing at the colored turnkey, Charlie.
"What do you want?" asked he.
"Why here is dime" taking out lC
cents, Get us apack of cigarettes-Sweet
| Caporal's, be sure that you get this kind, y
| Offering box for a sample.
What time will we get out of hereF
| They asked of Sutton and Woods, when
those two officers were questioning them
| about their homes and their fathers.
! "Welli IL your folks don't come, not
more than thirty-six days. We feed you
/ for three days"
"How much will you charge" said the
small boy.
Nothing. But after three days we
| feed you on bread and water" This was
enough, and a woe-be gone look settled
| like a cloud over their couDtenances
| Last evening the officers telegraphed the
| parents and by this morning will receive
| an answer when the boys will have to re-
turn home, doubtless, TO tell their thrill
| ing ad venture to their young friends.