The Portland daily press., 1895-10-22
A FATAL WOOING.
4 Cowboy EIopement and Its
Terrible Sequel.
BOTH FATHER AND LOVER SHOOT
TO KILL.
Terrible Ride for Prospective Bride-Her
Lover is Dangerously Wounded ana
Her Father is Shot-The Story.

Lover is Dangerously Wounded and
Her Father is Shot-The Story.
Buffalo, Wyo, October 2t.-Jack. Meyers,
cowboy, has loved the daughter OIL
Ranchman Sutton of the '76'' ranch
both long and earnestly. AS the girl IS
but Is years old, the father has stren-
ously objected to her marriage, and has
repeatedly threatened the bold cow
puncher with summary treatment should
he persist in his attentions.
y Last Tuesday night Meyers called at
the ranch, while the father was talking
politics at neighboring place, and ran
away with Miss Sutton. The couple left
the ranch in buggy and chad good
start when their flight was discovered.
Old man Sutton breathed vengeance on
the cowboy, and, mounting his feetest
horse, set out in pursuit of the clippers.
The chase led for many miles through
plain, underbrush, and over creeks.
Meyers and the girl were making for
this place, while Sutton, who was on the
right track, tried to oyertake the young
folks before they could reach he re.
1t was early on Wednesday morning be-
fore the old ranchman came up W it'll
Meyers and his daughter. Meyers's horse
was nearly exhausted after the nights
hard travel and hardly listened to the
desperate lashings of his driver. The
cowboy knew the record of his girls
father and the latter knew that, sho uld
he come up with his would-be SON. in
law things would not be settled without
bloodshed
AS Meyers saw the chase getting clos er
he determined ON bluff. Rising in
his seat he pointed his revolver in the
d ERECTION of his pursuer and fired with
out needing the fact that the buggy was
disappearing rapidly, Sutton dismounted
from his horse, calmly placed himself
on one knee and taking quick but care.
full aim with his rifle, sent ball toward
the vehicle.
There was shout, violent lurchine
of the rig as if some one had twisted the
reins suddenly, and then the buggy flew
in the direction of Buffalo as wildly as
before.
AS soon as Sutton fired his rife he
mounted his horse and dashed off in pur-
suit again. Pursued and pursuer had
neared bend in the road when the bug
gy collided. with a tree and sent the oc-
cupants flying out.
Meyers, weak from the loss of blood
through wound in his thigh, dragged
ullHsSll W Wl6L0 Ui4O uhoODsolotto lolil
of the girl lay, and then half dragged,
| half carried her to place OF safety by
the roadside.
Then taking his pistol from his belt, he
took aim at the now fast approaching
Sutton and fired at him. The ball struck
the ranchman as he got off his horse and
| leaped behind tree.
With Meyers lying on his stomach be-
hind one tree and Sutton leaning against
and behind another, a desperate fusillade
followed Sutton's ri fie cracked at rapid
intervals, while Meyers, almost dead by
this time reloaded as quickly as he could.
While the firing was going on Miss
| Sutton regained consciousness and made
| her way to where her lover was lying.
| She tried to staunoh the flow of blood,
but the wound was so severe. that she
could do nothing.
| Almost insane with fear that he would
| be killed, the brave girl suddenly leaped
| from behind the tree and revealed her
| self to her fathers gaze.
The old man stopped firing and ran
toward his daughter. This act Meyers
construed as meaning charge upon him
self and he fired another shot at Sutton.
The bullet lodged in the old mans arm
and he dropped the rifle. HeAkeptkon
however until he reached the spot
where his daughter was, and placed her
in the buggy. Then he drove to the
nearest ranohsand summoned assistance
for the dying cowboy.
Meyers was taken care of and given
Medical treatment, but it is feared he
will not survive his battle. Sutto.i is
badly wounded. but will recover.