Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-19

quietly while tie legal document was
read; At its conclusion; he said:
Mr.. Sheriff. | don't doubt your au-
thority down at Mandan: but my opinion
is YOU nave no legal or moral right to
make an arrest in the Little Missouri coun-
try. Now. ii you want the honor of the
company of me and Bill on your return
to Manddn. YOU hni better take MS ana
the ~d"sperado strobe ont and rode away
accompanied by his comrade. The marquis
had employed 4 man named Paddock TO
act in the capacity of foreman on his
ranch, aud when the sheriff arrived these
two had armed themselves with rifles to
assist in making the arrest. As the men
gaiior"d away from the saloon Paddock
and the marquis started through It clump
OF bushes to head them OFF,
"Suri"ndrr'' shouted Paddock. as the
two desperate men move in sight;
TO hell with YOU answered Dick as
he seiZed one of tn" revolvers i'll his belt.
Crack "crack.' Two rifles spoke at
once. DICK companion zen rom nus
pony mortaliy wounded. Paddocks aim
had been perfect. The bullet from the
marquis. rifle had struck the belt buckle
on Dicks person and glanced of harm
lesSly. The desperate dropped his re-
voivrr. and threw zap his hands. With
out further trouble he accompanied Silcr-
if Harmon to Mandan.
The story as written was the one told
about ihrl streets of Mandan ate: th''
Murcs aSsumed all the responsibility for
the killing. stood examination before Jus
tice OF. the Peace Collins. and was dis
tti.lIS't. Later. ne WIS summoned itiNl
the Morton county grand jury and was
again tXOuerated.
lie had adopted The cuItoms of the coun-
try and demonstrated mis- right 10 all the
privileges OF citizenship in tn" Bad Lands.
Yellowstone Dick WAS lined Tor disorderly
conduct and the marquis paid the fine.
DICK became one of his trusted employees.
and guard of honor tor the wife OF his
employer. The lady WAS something OF ii
Diana herself. and stories are still told up
III that country of how she would take long
hunting trips, extending over weeks and
months. with Dick for her companion and
escort. She killed many elk and mountain
sheep. and was credited with at least one
grizzly bear i'll the businesses Of the Rocky
mountains.
After the marquis had killed one cow
boy and frightened another into reputable
behavior, his very rich father-in-iaw c;ime
West 10 see that the young man was prop
eilN defended in the courts of justice. After
the Very general and entirely righteous
verdict of 'IustiiiabIe homicide had been
rendered. Baron Won Hoffman remained
to take 4 few technical business uhServa-
tionS Of III" operations of the stock com
pany for whose maintenance his mouse was
furnishing money. 1t did not take this
shrewd tinancier long to determine that the
stock range as a mCnermaking venture
was Il total faiinrr. Although il was said
that Non Hoffman was worth from $40.
100000 to $2o,Io eco. he evidently considered
the investment too expensive even as 4
source OF amusement Tor his daughters
handsome husband. Within Il year or TWO
the descendant of the ancient French no
hility took his departure from the Bad
Lands. Teddy Roosevelt. the well known
New York politician and magazine writer.
succeeded to the proprietorShip of DE
Mores vacated range. and has ever since
used the premises rs Il foundation upon
which TO build magazine romances. Little
Missouri station has become the thriving
village Of Medora. while through the
grassy valleys of tn. BAD Lands range
countless thousands of fat sheep and large
herds of sleek, fat cattle.