The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-11-06

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the other supporting his left arm will
his right hand as he walked.
"'Have any of you gentlemen gun?
the stranger asked politely, with lit
tie ring of command beneath his suavt
tone. He had been fighting, remem
Der. All, that's we'll! Will you kind
ly stand guard over these two mer
while I take look at the men in the
road?
STANDING guard over the two men,
one with his arm broken by q ball and
the other with bullet through his
thigh, I saw him take the mask from
the face of the robber with the gun.
He called the driver to him as he light.
ed match and they looked at the
dead mans face. DO you know him?
he asked.
Know him! I should say did,
said the driver. It's Tom McGuff.
He has held me up twice before, but
he stopped the stage once too often.
They looked at the other man who
had fallen at the head of the mules.
The driver did not recognize him.
They laid the dead men by the side Of
the trail to lie until a wagon could be
sent for them; then the two prisoners
were placed on seat in front of the
stranger where he might keep watch
of them, the rest of us sat where we
could, and so we drove to Fort Cum.
mings. There the stranger stopped
with his prisoners waiting to take the
return stage to Silver City. Before
we started on he told us his name.
"'It's Chifield. Henry Chifdeld,
of Corazon County, Texas. I'm
deputy sheriff there, but do some de-.
tective work for stage lines and rail.
roads. Am happy to have met you,
gentlemen.'
''This was all the information ever
got about Deputy Sheriff Henry Chit.
field, one Of the type of quiet, reso]ute
men, handy with the gun, who are not
heard of outside Of the localities where
they live and are glad to shun the no.
toriety Of desperadoes. The stage
company had heard of him and sent
for him, and the fact that he was I'm.
known to people along the line made
him the man to hunt down the stage
robbers, which he did after his own
fashion. With it's leader and one man
killed, and two men booked for the
penitentiary, the Tom McGuff gang
was not heard of again, and the stages
east Of Silver City made their trips in
peace for many months that followed.
Charged the Federals With a Frying Pan.
It was at Bloody Bend, near Spot.
tsylvenia, that most amusing and
at the same time most intrepid act
credited to the record of Lieutenant
G. W. Notes, Of the Troup Artillery,
who for several years was a popular
citizen Of Athens, and who is now the
leading photographer Of Atlanta.
The Confederate forces were behind
a small breastwork and the Federal
forces were preparing for q charge.
The Troup Artillery were stationed
near blackjack swamp, and little
further down the line Maxey's Texas
brigade had been stationed
Suddenly the Federals charged the
Texas brigade. The fight was furious;
the brave Texans drove back the
enemy time and time again. During
one Of these charges General Maxey
for some reason had gone to the rear
for few moments, and when the blue
and gray columns met the Texans
wavered and fell back, and the Yam
KEGS swarmed over the breastworks
and into the trenches.
Just as this happened few men,
bers Of the Troup Artillery were sitting
around little fire frying piece Of
fat bacon. The grease was suffering
in the frying pan and the soldiers were
smacking their mouths in anticipation
of the great repast in store for them.
Among the crowd was Lieutenant G.
w. Notes.
AS the Yankees came over the
breastworks the gun of the Troup
Artillery nearest to them was wheeled
around and in few moments the line
of blue soldiers was being swept by
CALLING fire.
Lieutenant Notes sprang up and
dashed down to where the Texans were
fighting. He carried with him the
frying pan full of hot grease. As he
reached the scene of combat he put
himself in front Of the Texas brigade
and waving the frying pan over his
head, led the charge. The Yankees
were driven back in few moments.
General Maxey returned about that
time and congratulated Lieutenant
Notes on his bravery. Notes pres
enteda rare appearance just then. The
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