Arizona weekly citizen., 1895-03-02
HE ALWAYS RODE.
A Nevada Bad Man Who Had 0
 Cinch on Stage Drivers
When He Intimated That He Waneeo . Ride the Jehus U ouid Very Oose- quIousIy Accommodate Him
 on the Instant

Rlde the JCnUS FC1y O~~S
 quIousIy Accommodate Him
 on the Instant
 ssMv first meeting with Sam Brown, who figured so tragically ln Nevaoas corlv- days" said A. F.. BastrOp, the ,oininO man. to a writer for the New ,-o,.ls Sun. was as 1 came into Vlr- .;nia City one evening on the inland '4aoe I was riding on top with Shorty fredwin. one of the best known of the <,ld-.ime drivers, and he was chocK 1ulI ,,f the arrogance which charac'erizeo fbe men who followed his eminent call mo. There were some eastern passen- COTS aboard whom Shorty had snuoDed and overaved until they scarcely dared fo sneak to him. He had just returned an answer of cutting irony to pas sengcr 7ho had ventured to inquire now much further it was to Nrglnla Citv. and as he handled the reins was s1,rvevino the scene with a sniff of con tempt at creation in general We were ,.linbing the long hill six miles rom Virginia City when, through the dusk,
 q man Ioorned up ahead walking Tn the same direction. He stopped as the stage came along and asked for lit into town. His request was refused oy the driver, who hallooed to the horses 70 get along and not fall asleep m the traces.
 ..sYou won't, eh?' said the wayfarer, in whose gruff voice there was trace of surprise. Do you know who aIn?
 ".No. don't know, answered shorty, cracking his whip at the leaders; and
 what's more, don't care euss-
 .s.I am Sam BrOwn.' thundered the stranger, and I reckon my names good for a ride on Ben Holidays or any other stage line in Nevada Do you
 want
 At the words Sam Brown, Shorty brought his four horses all back on their launches with one jerk. ".Whoal Whoar he shouted, as he tugged at the lines You headstrong beasts, will you ever stop pulling! FIX cuse me, Mir Brown, for keeping you waiting. It's these plagued horses won't stop. l didn't recognize you in the dark, Mir Brown. Will you step inside or ride on the box with me?
 
 Glad to see you, Mir. Brown, and all ways honored to have you ride on my coachr
 'sMr Brown climbed grimly to the | box, took his seat unthankfully as by | right of possession, and was the guest | of honor into Virginia City. Shorty | was extremely polite, and his tones to | his horses even were apolOgetic all the | rest of the trip. Sam Brown was man of immense physique and for I midable aspect. His long hair was, ac- \ cording to his custom, pinned up under his hat-he used bowie knives for that purpose by popular report; 1t was when | angry that he shook it loose and flung | it like mane about his shoulders His revolvers were plainly indicated be- | heath his long black frorl1 coat and | Caere cU.Iu Ve no doubt that lurking | in coneealment somewhere about his | person was the historic knife that had | let out so many human lives He might | De described rather as an inter- | esting than agreeable companion,
 md Shorty was relieved of pain | ful suspense by finding as the | minutes passed ths.: ho showed no dis | ,ositiOn to revert to thC firat words of | heir collo,luy. Indeed. iir. Brown,
 those usual manner had the types of | inability that a grizzly bear mani | csts in his different moods, SofteneG | alo solDe.h.Hg like tc' .: nee Of his | cmDanv r..,;er the iadUe-ce of a
 whisky bot1 ie passed u!s by mining Il f~ | .lade soEae Eri.aiT .ia.I4O-C:.ss Tc:-lc ri,s, | u witich :,i> drivcr an,t i.'yseh daly ! laughed wis.i an ;et~e. s.;. ].l e ~s;.- en- | jOyInent. -.S the eutranCS C. ..-;. .'-s.lal- | ventura s,iCOa on the ,3rin ',.. S' rect of the ely, Sir. Brown aiis.i.tel in ' style, the cynOsure of attGa, ,;C., for su | who witnessed his -co,-iS~. shorty rallied amazingly after his dcpar, ure, and he swellcd with pride at the bar rooms that night as he told at every | second drink of having brought Sam Brown in on his coach
 | Our renowned fellow passenger was | probably, taken all around, the most | hardened and dangerous ruffian that | ever figured in the red history of the Pa | cific slope. Upto the time that the vigil | ance committees got into operation his reign of terror was supreme in Nevada The number of men he had killed was | variously computed, but the list was long one, and some of his deeds of blood were of uncommon atrocity. It was his pleasant custom to walk into store or saloon and demand fifty dollars of the proprietor, which was usually handed him without protest. One un- fortunate clerk who refused the tribute ne shot dead across the counter
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