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Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1895-01-03

1898, while attempting to arrest
Gay and Gross for the Wyoming
robbery. Mackey was one of the
posse which took up the chase of the
men, and he was killed May IL. The
two men then got into the Musselshell
country and escaped. The story OF
his wanderings since then are told by
Gay himself.
Gay says that after travelling
awile he and Gross doubled on their
trail and in seven days after leaving
Castle they were back there. After
getting what relief they could from
their friends and staying around in
the hills several days, they struck out
toward Livingston. They parted on
the way, Gross going to Livingston
and Gay toward Bozeman. He
stopped in that vicinity for several
days and then tramped on toward
Butte. He says he suffered terribly
from the cold all this time, not having
any coat. He had left his after the
last fight with the posse. At Butte he
sold his gun for $5 and with this
money in his pocket went to Silver
Bow junction, where he took freight
train and went to Pocatello. Being
wet and co 4, he walked into the
station there to warm himself and a
few minutes later Gross walked in.
From Pocatello Gay and Gross
went to Ogden, where they again
separated. Since then Gay says he
has not seen or heard of Gross. Gay
went to Bingham, a mining camp of
Utah. There he worked at mining
awhile, and located some good pros
poets. He succeeded in Interesting
some capital in his claims and had
himself made manager of the COM
pany. He arrived at Bingham in July,
1893, and remained there until Sep
tember last.
1t was while in Bingham that Gay
laid the foundation for his capture
He became interested with two
brothers named Butcher in some
mining claims, and subsequently
got the better of one of his partners
While on a drunk some time previous
Gay had told this man of the fact OF
there being reward for him in Mon
tana. After Gay had gotten the
better of him on the mining transac-
tion the man remembered Gays talk
and furnished the information that
subsequently led to the desperado's
arrest.
At Bingham Gay had heard of the
"Gost Nine. in the Mojave desert, in
Southern California. He started Off
with the other Butcher brother to
find it. They first went to Delamar,
New, where Sheriff OMAR got word
of their presence. Still travelling they
reached Vegas, New, ,and there got into
a shooting scrape, in which Butcher
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1895-01-03
was shown by what he found on Gay

was shown by what he found on Gay
during the journey. 1t was piece ol
steel wire bent on the end to the shape
of key. With this Gay evidently
expected to unlock the handouts, and
then attack the sheriff. This contri
vance was found in the lining of Gays
coat. 1t is now in the sheriff's pos.
session. From hele Sheriff OMAR
will go with his prisoner to Townsend,
over the Northern Pacific, and thence
across country to White Sulphur
Springs. At Townsend he will take
some one with him to assist in gurad,
ing the prisoner
Gay says he is SO years old, though
will he made thirty-four years ago
shows that if he gave his age correctly
at that time he cannot be over 46
now. He is about five feet six and a
half inches i'm height, and weighs about
16O pounds. He usually wore only "A
moustache and goatee, but when cap
tured he had a weeks growth of beard
on his face.
The story OF Gays life is one OF
crime, but still it is interesting to
read of it. He was a scout for Gen.
Custer many years before that unfor-
tunate officer met his death, and had
lived most OF his life in the west and
for manv years among the Indians.
His first wife was squaw. When the
Black Hills excitement broke out
Gay went to that section and at one
time had accumulated 81 900 in cash
and $4,000 in real estate. He killed
a man at Deadwood, and was tried
and convicted and sentenced to the
penitentiary for eight years. After
serving two yeas OF his sentence he
was pardoned. On his return to Dead
wood he was met at the depot by all
the tough element of the place, with a
brass band, and escorted up town.
The trial and the successful efforts
for pardon had left Gay practically
peniless. He went to Wyoming, where
he engaged in stealing cattle. He has
said since that it was a wonder he
was not killed there. He took unusual
precautions in Wyoming to avoid
arrest. Around his house he had a
big stone wall, and from the dwelling
to the stable there was a tunnel, SO
that when pressed to close he might
escape. 1t was the robbery of a store
by Gay and Gross and another man
that caused the two first named to
leave Wyoming and come to Montana.
They located at Castle. A number of
robberies committed there were laid
to their door, but it was an attempt
to arrest them that led first to the
killing OF Deputy Sheriff William
RAIDER and later to to the killing of
Jim Mackey, and made Gay and
Gross outlaws.
RAIDER was shot and killed May 8,
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1895-01-03
Bill Gay, the Meagher County MUIR
derer, Is Landed Safely in
White Sulphur Springs.
DESPERATE TO THE LAST.
The Story of Their Flight After the Mussel-
shell Fight Told By Gay Himself.
Helena Independent of Dec. "a.

Helena Independent of Dec. 27.l
BiiLGay, one of the noted despera-
does, OF Castle, slept last night in
the Lewis and Clarke county Jail. He
will sleep there again tonight, and to-
morrow will start for White Sulphur
Springs to stand trial on an indict-
ment charging him with the murder OF
James Mackey. Gay got here last
night, in charge of Sheriff James J..
OMAR, OF Meagher county. Sheriff
OMAR left The Needles, Cal, last Fri
day, with his prisoner. They came
by way of Sacramento, where it was
necessary to go in order to get the re-
QUESTION papers signed. They Travelled
from Sacramento by way of the South
ern Pacific to Albuquerque, where
they stopped from Saturday morning
until the same evening. Then they
took the train for Denver, arriving
there Sunday night. They left
Denver early Tuesday morning,
arrived in Butte yesterday, stopped
there one hour and got here between
@ and z o'clock last night. At the
Montana Central depot Sheriff OMAR
bundled his prisoner into a hack and
drove to the county Jail where Gay
was securely locked up. Gay seemed
talkative, but very much depressed
at his capture and the prospects OF
going back to Meagher county to
stand trial. He will try for change
OF venue on the ground that he cannot
get fair trial there.
On all his long trip Sheriff OMAR
had no assistance in guarding his pris-
oner, and he never rested except last
Saturday in Albuquerque and during
the time they were in Denver. In the
cars Gay was handcuffed and wore
an Oregon boot. He was also chained
to the seat and the sheriff sat behind
him so as to watch any one who
might try to speak to him or pass
him a weapon. He knew he had q
desperate man to deal with and he
took no chances. That he was right
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1895-01-03

shot the side OFF another mans mouth.
Both found it necessary to leave
though in different directions. Gay
kept on toward his objective point in
California. Near The Needles, i'm that
state, he was located, and Frank
Keyes and James Rosborough, the
latter sheriff of kingman county, New,
started after him.
The officers traced Gay and a COM
panion, an old man who evidently
didn't know who his companion was,
to a ranch about fifty miles from The
Needles. In order to throw Gay off
his guard the officers rigged them
selves up as cowboys. Arriving at
the ranch they found Gay had stopped
to shoe his horses. He was evidently
suspicious OF them. keyes, who is a
little man, was standing watering his
horse, when Gay got into conversa-
tion with him. The little fellow
played his part so well that Gays
suspicious were disarmed. He re-
turned to his task of shoeing his
horses. Soon afterwards both Off
GERS strolled up and talked with Gay
for over an hour. He evidently had
no idea OF who they were. Getting
behind the desperado, Rosborougn
threw his arms about Gay and pin
ioned his arms to his side. At the
same time Keyes stuck a pistol under
Gays nose and advised him to sur
render. Gay asked him to shoot and
struggled violently. Rosborough
was big and strong, however, and
held on. Finally the old man who
had accompanied him was compelled,
at the point of a Keyes' pistol, to put
a pair ofhand cuffs on Gays wrists.
From the ranch to the nearest point
on the railroad the distance was
twenty miles. Gay was put in a
wagon with one OF his captors while
the other rode behind to watch.
Arriving at the railroad track, they
built fire to warm themselves and
act as signal. 1t was long wait
till the train was due, and Gay got up
to stretch his legs. He stretched them
to such good purpose that he got a
good lead on the officers and gave
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1895-01-03
The Very Worst.

Douglas Jerrold was seriously dis
appointed with a certain book writ
ten by one of his friends. This
friend heard that Jerrold had ex-
pressed his disappointment and ques-
toned him. Il hear you said -
was the worst book ever wrotei"
mo, didn't" came the answer.
81 said it was the worst book any
body ever wrote"
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1895-01-03

1t is sad but true that. however ty-
rannical and overbearing man may
be in public, there is often thin
Tipped and silent woman at home in
whose presence he feels as cheap as
a last years almanac and before
whom he would no more think of
putting on airs than he would dare
to ask her to sing a comic song
Pick Me Up.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1895-01-03

One of the most remarkable ex-
amples of mistaken criticism is
found in Bentley's edition of Milton
Whenever either sense or sound did
not suit the critic, he never hesitated
to amend recording to his own no
ton, confidentially assuring the read
er what Milton meant to say.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-07-26
REV. ROBERT coLLYER.

makerstown, Pa, where he remained
nine years. Having become Method
list, he preached the Gospel on Sundays.
and his wisdom and glowing eloquence
soon raised him above the shop into
scholastic and theological circles. His
religious views changed in the direction
of Unitarianism, and after being ex.
PEELED from the Methodist conferences
he became Unitarian clergyman and
removed to Chicago to take charge of a
mission among the poor. In 1850 he or
ganized Unity church in that city, OF
which he was pastor, until 1879, when
he went to New York to assume charge
of the Church of the Messiah, which
post he still holds. DR.. Collyer has writ
ten several books, and his lectures have
been widely popular, especially his IA
vorite lecture "Grit." The poetic in.
stinct is developed in him to a degree
that makes all his prose merely another
form of poetry. Among the best of his
published poems, and one that will
live to be read and admired by future
generations, is psalm of thanksgiving
written after the great Chicago fire of
1871. DR.. Colyer seems to always look
on the sunny side of life, and his con-
versation is full of entertaining and
amusing "reminiscences.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-07-26

The man who can patent some
method of collecting the taxes in
this city has his fortune made.
Business is following the lead
made by the trotters and PAGERS
and the record is broken all along
the course.
Murderer Holmes is not half as
big a fool as some of the detective
theories make him out. There
will be greater respect for his
sharpness before his final convic-
ton is secured.
That Tyler fruit palace was big
thing for those who put their brains
and dollars into 1t.
Dan Stuart has monkeyed all
that he wants to with Galveston
and plants his foot in Dallas for
the tt-Fitzsimmons fight.
He had no intention of going to
the coast. He was bluffing Dallas.
Uncle Sam should put a little
more power to his elbow and run
in his st. Louis mail OF Sunday be-
fore Thursday. Papers are a trifle
old by that time and this city
wants fresh news.
Houston complains that the grass
in the streets OF that city is so
rank that the curbstones can not
be seen. II Houston could use her
mouth for moving machine that
| grass would soon be cut.
Asquith is going to challenge
the Earl Of Rosebery for the Liber-
al leadership in the near future.
Asquith does not want it now,
while the Liberal minority Is 80
hopeless, but he will take it later.
1t will take a crosseyed man to
see how the Democratic party
squints in Kentucky this year.
The sovereign fool of this CO un.
try is the Sovereign who is going to
boycott national bank notes. II
was not necessary to adver tise
how big fool he was, but he has
done it all the same.
The crop returns from all over
the country are all that could be
desired. Democratic success is
predicated on national disaster
Put these together and draw the
proper conclusions.
| Love is not a thing of the pas,
when a New Yorker will chase q
swift steamer a mile to throw q
kiss to his best girl who is off on a
summer vacation.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-07-26

The English Conservatives have
a fighting majority against all the
opposition forces combined, even
including their Unionist allies. SO
far as the returns are in evidence
the aggregated vote Of the Liberals,
Parnellites, anti-Parnellites, La
borites and Unionists falls fifty be-
low that OF the straight Conserva-
tives. This will give the Unionists
no show in determining the policy
of the Commons, for the Conserva-
tives can carry any measure that
they are united upon against all
opposition. This is a condition Of
affairs that is by no means salts
factory to Cham berlain, who is only
tolerated among the Conservatives
on account of his strength with the
Unionists.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-07-26
FRIDAY, JULY 26, 1895

Dallas does not propose to have
any monkeying with her bonds
and has brought suit for damages
to the amount of $4,000 against
those who sought to restrain the
bond sale. 1t is the intention Of the
city to prosecute the suit vigorous
ly. II Dallas makes out case and
secures the damage prayed for 1t
may put stop to this rushing in
to court with an injunction every
time that an attempt is made by a
municipality to raise funds for the
payment OF debts or for improve
ments.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-07-26
NATURES OWN REMEDY.

II you feel bad; II you are
troubled with annoying headaches
or loss Of appetite; II your rest is
broken at night, or il you are the
victim of any Of the innumerable
complaints arising, from torpid
or disordered liver, bad digestion
or stomachic troubles, try Dullnig's
Chalybeate water. 1t is never
failing remedy. Always on tap
fresh and sparkling, at Geo. Dull
1ig's. SCI If
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-07-26

The statistics of oce an freights
show that the rates are constantly
decreasing. In the schedules Of
cotton and wooden goods the
freights across ocean are only forty
per cent OF what they were ten
years ago, showing that the cost Of
transportation as a means of Amer
lean protection is growing less and
the protection as a consequence
continually reduced. The relation
Of theIe two, protection and the
cost OF transportation, must be
more carefully considered in the
future by the political economists
Of this country. 1t is a part Of the
great protection problem.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-07-26
A BOON TO THE AFFLICTED.

Scientific analysis shows that
the Chaly beate waters of Dulinig's
well are possessed of constituents
which are infallible in all diseases
OF the liver, kidneys and stomach,
the trinity of organs which control
the human system. They embrace
Natures own remedies. Why, then
dose your system with poisonous
drugs, when at your very door there
is a remedy prepared for you
which will bring the bloom Of
health to the cheek, restore disor-
dered digestion, and build up the
vital forces? There is no remedy
like Dullnig's Chalybeate water for
the over-taxed or broken-down sys-
tenn. 1t can always be found, fresh
and sparkling, on tap at George j.
Dullnig's. 621tf
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-07-26

The two most important ques-
tions that now agitate the sensa-
ton loving public are: Did DIR.
Hearne and Mrs. Stillwell kill
Amos ]. Stillwell? also, how many
victims has Holmes made away
with? AS sensational cases these
will hold rank in this country for
many moons to come. The Still
we'll case is of the two the most SEN
sational and the court scenes are
intensely dramatic.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-07-26
CANADA'S NEW FLAG.
A Number of Appropriate Designs Sug
gested by Prominent Persons.

A Number OF Appropriate Designs sus-
gested by Prominent Persons.
Canada wants a new flag, and her
most patriotic sons are at work devils
ing fitting emblem wherewith to sup
plant the old standard. The one here
reproduced, says Once Week, is the
design of Mr.. Stanford Fleming, c. M.
G., the originator of the Pacific cable
scheme. 1t is red flag with the Union
Jack in the upper left-hand corner
and white star of seven points in the
lower right-hand corner. The seven
points represent the seven provinces,
and Mr.. Fleming suggests that in the
event of admitting a new province or
provinces the number of points in the
star could easily be increased. No ex'
ception can be taken to this flag on the
score of beauty and simplicity, but
there seems to be general desire on
the part Of Canadians to see their ma
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-07-26

Roosevelt is running things with
high hand in New York. The
difference between legislation in
tended to be enforced and legisla-
tion for effect in elections cannot
be too sharply defined. BY and by
the legislatures Of the states will
understand that they are elected
by the people to put laws on the
statute books to be enforced. and
not to be accepted as moral pre-
cepts.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-07-26

There is not a man or woman in
this or in any other city Of its size
who is competent to assume charge
OF a ward school and properly con-
duct it, who is not cheap at 81 200 a
year. Any attempt to reduce the
wages Of the principals or teachers
in this city will initiate against
the efficiency Of the schools. Let
the cutting down of salaries begin
somewhere else than with those
who form the minds and instruct
the understandings Of the children
Wisdom and good sense suggests
this.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-07-26

tional emblem, the maple leaf, identii
fed with their flag. The beaver also
has his advocates, but it is difficult to
see how all the national symbols are to
be crowded into one flag. No doubt
the committee in charge will see to it
that good taste is not sacrificed to sem
timentality in so important matter as
the designing of a national standard.
-Scalloped Eggs.-An appetlzmg way
to serve eggs for breakfast is to seal
lop them according to the following
directions: Boil them hard, chop them
not too fine. Line pudding dish with
q layer of bread crumbs, then layer
of cold boiled ham, or bits Of fried ham
chopped fine, then layer of eggs, and
so on till the dish is full. Season the
layers with salt, pepper and little bits
of butter. .Moisten with q little cream
and set into the oven for ten minutes,
or until thoroughly heated.-Boston
Budget
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-07-26

Every year the demand for
United States language grows in
this country, and the managers
who bring over foreign speaking
singers and actors find that there
is no money in them. The PEG.
pie Of this country have growing
partiality to their own language
on the t
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-07-26

That bond issue ia settled. Sell
the bonds. Pay the debts that they
were issued to meet. Collect the
taxes that are due the city without
any circumlocution. Thus will the
credit Of the city be preserved and
the people who are dependent upon
their labor for the city secure their
Just wages.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-07-26
Ezv. RosaRT coLiYER.
Known In All Parts OF the Country ~ the
Blacksmith Preacher.

Rev. Robert Collyer, pastor of the Uni
tartan Church of the Messiah, is one Of
the most eloquent as we'll as one of the
most popular ministers in New York
city. His reputation as an author and
q lecturer is almost worldwide. His
aatainments are all the more interest
ing, as he was obliged to leave school
when eight years of age and work in a
factory. He became a Methodist
preacher, but drifted into Unitarianism.
He was born in Keighly, Yorkshire,
England, on December 8, 1928, and
came to this country in 1850.
The story of that remarkable black
smith, Elihu Burritt, has parallel in
DR.. C0lyer's early life. When he
reached this country he worked at his
fathers trade of blacksmith in Shoe
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-07-26

1t is amusing to hear suspected
Democrat calling out that the Re.
publican party is thinking serious
ly OF abandoning the campaign,
next year, on account of the GER
tainty OF De mocratic success. No
acknowledged organ Of the Democ.
racy would be guilty of such fool
talk. 1t is only the paper suspected
OF Republican leanings that so
talks, to deceive the elect. 1t is
the same game Of "stop thiep that
has 80 oft en- and so successfully
been played. The world is still full
of suckers.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-07-26
THE RED LABEL.

All reliable saloons, grocers and
confectioners should handle Duer-
ler's Red Label Lemon, Strawberry,
Pepsin and Cream Soda Water, as
they are made of the finest fruit
favors, and only distilled artesian
water used in bottling. 69tf
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-07-26
BRICK BRICK BRICK /!

BRICK BRICK ! BRICK !!
To make kiln room we offer, for
immediate delivery, for cash, two
million brick, F. o. B., San An
tonic, at the following prices:
No. l kiln run pressed
brick ........... 1925 per m
No. pressed brick. go. 800 m
Kiln run chambers, stiff
mud, brick. ......... $50 A" m
Brick can be seen at Arkansas
Pass depot.
MACKEY BRICK AND TILE M'F'G
COMPANY,
No. 329 w. Commerce St.,
z 10 If Kampmann Building.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-07-26

San Antonio, located at San Antonio, in
the State Of Texas, is closing UP its
affairs. All note holders, and others,
creditors of said association, are therefore
hereby notified to present the notes and
other claims against the association for
payment. ii. o ENGELKE,
Cashier.
Dated May 25, 1895 us I'm
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-07-26

San Antonio puts her fingers on
the weaknesses of the boosted
school systems Of other cities and
finds by comparison with her own
that she has no back seat to take
She leads in this as in other things,
but she does it SO modestly that
half of her own people do not know
her superiority.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-07-26
STILL IN THE LEAD.

The celebrated getty Beer" man.
ufactured by thu San Antonio
Brewing association Why? Be-
cause it Is the Purest and Best in
the market. When you try it once,
you are sure to ask for it again.
Is tt d & s
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-07-26
HOW TO KEEP CLEAN.

Plenty of soap and water will
keep one clean externally, but it is
CO important to keep the internal
argans and channels thoroughly
oleansed and the blood pure. This
can best be done by drinking Dull
nig'sMinera al Water. 62I