The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-15


Sergeant ne said, where are Chris
Eberlein and Perdo lopez
sir"
may be that two men can steal 20 steers
and set away with them I've heard
OF Just as strange things as that. Hunt
nose Two men Up and l think we can
Three days passed Neither Chris nor
bedro put in an appearance. On the
fore Col Bradley could send for him a
gang OF cowboys and regulators rode into
me post T1ey were armed TO the ears.
Fedro saw them and started for the
tran. They rode him down. lassoed him
and led him out 10 a big tree known as
Bradley's koost They halted under the
lariat over the big limb, from which more
than twenty men have been hanged.
SWhere are those eattle?'' asked Toory
4 don't know" said Pedro.
String him up said Scott
Inc rope frightened and Pedro shot up
INTO the air. he swung suspended a mo-
ment and was then lowered to the ground
here are those cattle?" asked Scott
again when Pedro had come to.
ASK Chris" said Pedro.
Up he went again and was again low
time.
Where are those cattle?'' asked Scott.
This is your last chance"
fedro hesitated. The slack in the rope
disappeared The moose began TO tighten.
Come on, he said, finally. IN show
you. But Chris will kill me, and he
waiting for me now"
The regulators started Pedro ahead of
5nem with the moose around his neck
Inc other end of the lariat was fast to
scott saddle. Pedro made straight for
me Little Bonita, at the point where the
NeeVee herd was stampeded. Reaching
the river he turned up stream, walking
waist deep in the water. The regulators
Hold on said Scott. tightening the
larlat. Where does this lead?"
=, Come on" said Pedro, I'm going to
the cattle
He followed the rivers bed for about a
mile, to point where a deep, narrow
canyon opened into the mountain. Turn
ing into this canyon he followed it for
ABOUT 100 yards, then turned sharply to
the left, doubled back, and brought his
captures face to face with the mouth of
a pig cave The trail of the cattle. which
mad been hidden by the water in the
river was now easily seen on the rocks
ana sand. The men entered the cave AS
they pushed ahead they were forced to
dfstnoi,pt ~ far = 49, 49, -, - "
mel grew narrower and just when it seem
ed about to close to man and pony it
turned sharply and opened up into a big
cavern. Inc men stopped, surprised.
In this cavern We're the stolen cattle
Chris was busy killing and skining them.
At the farther end of the cavern was an
underground lake of clear water An old
indian canoe was drawn up on the rocks
on the edge of the water. 1t was evil
retreat
of savages centuries before. The walls
hieroglyphics.
Chris was so busy that he did not OBJ
serve his visitors. Scott walked toward
him, and, drawing his pistols said
Hello, Chris. We've come for the cat
Chris grabbed for his rife, but. seeing
Scotts pistols he raised his one hand
| grinned, and said:
'All right. take EN-"
Scott divided mo I'M n arff
| One drove the cattle back to the ranges
| and the other took Chris and Pedro t
the guardhouse at Stanton. After they
| We're locked up, Scott and a party oil
/ ranchmen returned to the cave They
/ found over 1900 hides. Pedro and Chrf.
alone knew Of the side entrance, so Z
! known as Hel's Hallway, because il
| seemingly has no end. Here they hit
their hides until such time as they coulC
| sell them safely to wandering greasers
| The carcasses they sold to Toulose, tn,
| beef contractor at Fort Stanton.
Chris and Pedro were tried for cattl,
i stealing and got twelve years each. The,
| were taken to the little abode jail a
| Lincoln. one night the Jail door wa.
smashed in and Pedro and all the othel
pF prisoners rsdS were set at Hoery When tn,
the jail empty and Chris sitting in tn,
| doorway.
whats up?" he asked.
Every one went" said Chris "I'y,
got eleven years yet, though"
month later he was released and TIL
unexpired portion Of his sentence wa
RENTED upon condition that he Shout,
leave New Mexico and never enter it
I'D almost sooner do eleven years,
said Chris; but he agreed to the condi
tons.
He lived in Arizona for several years
| but later turned up with the Thirteenth
from New Mexico. He chung to it unit
| he died.