The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-13

ing shanties. I thought it best not to
follow him, so we waited until he was
out of sight and hearing, and then we
rose to our feet, brushed the snow from
our clothing, tip-toed around the fallen
ti'4ec and my Young friend keeping close
by my side, we made a dash for the
door.
fortunate for us, the alleged muir
derer was sitting on rude stool with
his back to the door, his feet perhaps
ten or twelve inches from the floor, his
arms resting on his knees while he was
reading some yellow backed literature.
My revolver was within few inches of
his temple before he could say Jack
Robinson l commanded him to throw
up his hands and he looked up at me
with a sullen, dangerous gaze, and
made a motion as if TO draw his re-
volver. l warned him that instant
death awaited such action. and told
him to hold up his hands quick Then
he weakened and did as he was hidden.
II have placed scores of men in irons
myself, and have seen others before put
men in irons, but to this day 1 have
never seen man so quickly
and so dextrously placed in irons
as that boy accomplished the
feat on this occasion. 1 instruct
ed my assistant to search the
prisoner and he took from his person
two loaded revOVerS and some $1,000 in
spurious money. I then placed the man
in the center of the room, and, giving
the boy the two reVolvers that he had
found, informed him that 1 was going
out, and my return was very uncertain,
that he had better keep a sharp look
out. I told him to keep close watch on
the prisoner and if he moved hand or
foot to fill his body full of lead, for we
were in too perilouS position to stand
on ceremony.
The boy smiled and said: Never
min boss, you go ahead. Wen both
be here when you come back.
81 went out and down the path taken
by the other Desperate, and in short
time effected his capture without any
trouble, and brought him to the shanty
where the two fellows lived.
with my young assistant standing
guard over them, ] searched the shanty
and succeeded in finding various arti-
cles necessary to cause their conviction,
and While thus engaged my young
friend warned me that a number of
persons were cOngregating about the
cabin. 1 stepped to the door and or
dered them On pain of death to dis
Derse to their places of abode, and we
then took up the line of march to where
our team was tied
I'VE had progressed about fifty yards
when the man known as the COlOfSuO
KID. stopped short, and said: I'VE do
not have to walk, you can't make Us
walk. and you must provide us With a
conyevance l replied that it was true
that / could rot make them walk, but
mat on wonder bluff three miles away
was tied a team of strong black horses.
They have been securely tied with a
strong rope halter, and with that halter
orCund their necks I could drag them
ort 7 said: Take your choice and be
01,icl, about it, too He sullenly start
ed up the path, and in due time we
reached the conveyance ana hao our
prisoners lodged in jail.
ON the way up the path one OF the
men turned to me and said; Boss, 40
you have any idea where you would
have been now had you broken tWlg
when nearing the cabin? replled
that 1 did not care to talk about that,
ard the man reiapsed into silence.
Il have been in many places When
| the danger of personal violence and
! death stared me in the face. but among
| the number of men that [ have been
associated with in work of this char
| acter, I have never met nor heard of a
| case of greater genuine personal cour-
age and heroism than that displayed by
my faithful assistant on that occasion;
! a boy not over seventeen years of age.
1.-The men were convicted and SEN
tenced to the penitentiary. Since then
| Colorado Kid has lost his reason and
| is now a raving maniac in the United
States insane asylum.