The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1896-02-29
THE W" DIED GAME
.If You Are Impatient, Swing Me Tn
Now; Amt Afraid to Die"
lie SAID.

DALLAS, Texas, Feb. ga special to
tho News from Wichita Falls, Texas,
says
"At $50 tonight a mob Of several
thousand persons attacked the Jail here
where Foster Crawford and The Kid
who were captured today were confined
After a show of resistance on the part
of the authorities the mob battered in
the jail doors and forcibly took pos
session Of the prisoners. The two men
were taken to the bank which they
attempted to rob yesterday and an i'm
provised scaffold was erected. The first
impulse Of the half crazed mob was to
burn the prisoners, but calmer counsel
prevailed.
"Yells of Hang the Kid first went up.
Then others, No, hang the Oldest first
THE Kid refused to say a word and
those having him in charge yanl1ed him
onto the board. The scene was a wierd
one. He had on high-heeled boots,
pants and a deep-red flannel shirt,
which added a gruesOme brilliancy to
the scene. In a moment the rope was
about his neck and man who some
say looked like one of the men whose
horses had been taken yesterday, shin
ned up a telegraph pole and fixed one
end of the rope across the cross-bar.
All this time the Kid was jeering at the
crowd, laughing and cursing. He never
quivered. He was asked to say what
he wanted and was told he would be
given hearing. He said: by God,
that's all right. If you are impatient,
Cui
die, not a damn bit of.it Pull the rope,
by God
"A voice in the audience: You're go
ing to die now. Tell us your name
The Kid: L don't give a damn if
do. It's Younger Lewis and my father
and mother reside in Neosho, Mo
ANY messenger from a voice in the
crowd
Wei, tell my father I was not
scared; that 7 died like nervy man.
Anything for your mother?'
NOT word. She will see the mes
sage to the old man. Say, you fellows
go and look in that dugout and you
will find $4,000 there
The Kid, OF Younger Lewis, as he at
the last moment called himself, con-
uhued chatting and laughing with the
efoWd, poking fun at them and cursing
lor moment and then someone yelled:
llne is up The Kid said: L am 20
years old. l am game and ready to die
40 ahead with it In an instant he
was pulled up above the. throng. He
never quiVered or kicked. He just went
up IN the air and is hanging there now
lie was the coolest man in the crowd
CRAWFORD WEAKENED.
All the While Crawford was specta-
tor Of the scene. He began to weaken
ana confessed, giving some valuable
information. He placed the RESPONSE
oillty for the crime on the Kid The
MOP showed him UP to the improvised
platform and his head was about on a
ieVel with the dangling feet Of his
eoinpan;on He asked for Captain Bur
nett. The latter was spectator in
Tue crowd. He went to Crawford and
had a long talk. Crawford had worked
vi Burnetts ranch for years and was
q trusted man. Crawford confessed to
Tue robbery of yesterday but denied the
murder.
When they began to look for a sec
viio rope he begged for whisky. 1t was
sven to him. He addressed the crowd
ia ia Comanche, English and Spanish.
nose who understood him say his ut
.erances were incoherent. The rope
eooh arrived and it was put about his
neck. He fell forward either in faint
" from the effects of the liquor. He
was soon strung up with his compan-
.oii' and their bodies are still dangling
In midair.''
THE CAPTURE.
'ort Worth, Texas, Feb. 26.-Foster