The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1895-01-10


TIE VERY FIRST THING LIFTED OFT OF TIE
box WAS \ LONG OFFICIAL ENVELOPE.
Pawncc. rode north to the Mini Ska
until they struck the cavalry trail
near Painted Lodge. then followed the
battalion on To camp. Schultz and
Schramm had neither been seen nor
heard Of 10y the battalion since they
were sent back from Bear Fork.
CHAPTER VIII
1t was on Wednesday morning that
Old Tintop marched away from Ran
som. 1t was on Friday morning
dawn that the robbery occurred at
Mindcn, Friday at guardmounting
that Schultz and Schramm reached the
post. Friday noon that the new
f the robbery came to Major Rhctt by
which time the two couriers were
lgain up and away, going, as we have
seen, 70 have a quiet dinner by them
elves in the town before starting To-
return to their detachment Tanning.
proprietor of the Empire stables. said
they had unsdddlL,. in his corral about
half-past twelve. had told him 10 feed
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the cool of the evening; but they came
back hurricdly juat before three, sad
died mp. paid their reckoning and left.
He knew Schultz we'll; the other was n
stranger twenty years younger. Con-
way. keeper of the thriving restaurant.
said the sergeant and his friend came
in about one. lie knew schultz well
also, and schultz ordered a good din
Nor 60 be served, with bottle Of Rhine
wine, as soon as convenient. Thev
were shown 10 the curtaircd alcove at
the rear end Of the house, farthcst
from the bar. and were waited upon by
The Mongolian combination cook and
waiter. Meantime. everybody coming
INTO the bar was talking IF the rob
berry, and finally about half-past two
Conway went himself to the box Occu-
pied by tho Germans. and told them
the news. They got up 1T once, left
their wine and coffee unfinished. and
hastcEed ont toGct further particulars
\ few minutes after three they were
seen riding brislily away on the Min
den road, north of the river. 1t was
saturday morning when the shcriff'S
'AAANNAf NNAN NOhN IA pun suit VIC PETTY
going by rail TO Pawncc, rs has been
said, then taking horses and riding
over to the lower valley of the Ska
the other followed the trail. On Sun
day evening members of both parties
met near Painted Lodge one coming
back from the command TO report that
Schultz and Schramm were not there
and hadn't been there, the other riding
eastward hard as they coull to catch
the malefactors whom they believed
still ahead off them. Between the two
the Germans had slipped out some
where and gone none could say whittier.
When Monday evening came there
was news indeed. Tintop, by forced
march. had jumped between the Sioux
raiding parties and the agency, whittier
the renegades were now returning.
and there had been battle to the
death. The fight had come off some
where among the breaks on the north
side of the Ska Sunday afternoon, nine
ty miles from the agency and hun
dred from the nearest railway station.
The news came from Indian sources en-
tircly, but neither agent, interpreter.
mission priests nor soldier guards could
tell by what means they got the Ii
dings,an no Indian or breed would
tell. That they believed il authentic
was evident from the walls aud lamen-
tations of certain bcreaved SquawS.
MI the agent could telegraph was that
Il collision had occurred and the losses
were heavy on both sides. Tuesday
morning dawned with no further par
ticulars worthy of credence. But when
No, came in for breakfast at Butte.
Col. Rand, inspector general of the dc.
partment, stepped brislIly off aud in
quired FOR dispatches ut the Office of
the hotel. Receiving several he was
shown AZ once 20 Maj, Graves room.
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