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

ing shanties 1 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
tree, andumy young friend keeping close
by my side, we made a dash for the
door
Fortunate for us, the alleged muir
derer was sitting on a 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 yeiiowbacked literature.
Ny revolver was within a few inches of
his temple before he could say Jack
Robinson [ 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.
81 have placed scores of men in irons
myself, and have seen others before put
men in irons, but to this day L have
never seen man so quickly
and so deXtrously placed in irons
as that boy accomplished the
feat on this occasion. I instruct
ed my assistant to search the
| prisoner and he took from his person
two loaded revolveTs and some $1,000 in
spurious money. l then placed the man
in the center of the room, and, giving
the boy the two reVOlYerS that he had
found, informed him that L was going
out and my return was very uncertain,
that he had better keep a sharp look
| out | 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 a position to stand
| on ceremony.
The boy smiled and said: Never
min boss, you go ahead. Well 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 We're cOngregating about the
| cabin. I stepped to the door and or
| dered them Oh pain Of death to dis
De1se to their places of abode, and we
| then took up the line of march to where
our team was tied.
1--WE had progressed about fifty yards
when the man known as the Colorado
| Kid stopped short, and said I'VE do
NOT have to walk you can't make US
walk. and you must provide us with
! conveyance' I replied that it was true
that I could not make them walk, but
| that on yonder bluff three miles away
was tied a team of strong black horses.
They have been securely tied with
strong rope halter, and with that halter
around their necks I could drag them
| ont 7 said: Take your choice and be
nuicl1 about it, too He sullenly start
ed up the path, and in due time we
! reached the conveyance and had our
prisoners lodged in Jail.
lon the way up the path one OF the
mer turned to me and said: Boss. do
veu have any idea where you would
have been now had you broken a tWlg
when nearing the cabin" L replied
that / did not care to talk about that,
and the man relapsed into silence.
81 have been in many places Wnen
the danger of personal violence ana
death stared me in the face, but among
the number Of men that | have been
associated with in work of this CHAR
acter. | have never met nor heard OF
case of greater genuine personal cour-
age and heroism than that displayed by
my faithful assistant on that occasion;
| a bow not over seventeen years OF age.
'sThe men were convicted and SEN
fenced to the penitentiary. Since then
Colorado Kid has lost his reason and
| IS now raving maniac in the United
States insane asylum.