The Butler weekly times., 1897-09-30


ing there and herd of cattle calmly
fed on the pasture land Where
the Federals stood vas the golden
yellow of hay fed Here Frsnk
Jame wandered around for few
momee,s drinking in bis surround
ings with almost passionate eager
ness. Then be told the story, quiet
ly st first, but as he proceeded bis
face lighse1 up, there was ring in
bis voice and his whole frame seem
ed ready for the fray again
The day before we had bad lit |
tie skirmish down in Goslin's lane,
between Columbia aud Roche port
l don't know what day it was. We
could scarcely keep account Of
months and years at that time,
much less days We killed a dozen
Federal soldiers 10 Gosin' lane aud
captured wagon train ofprovisious
aud stuff Out in the Perche bills
that night we joined forces with
Bill Anderson. was with Captain
George Todd, one of the hardest
fighters that eyer lived; but less dee
perate than Anderson.
But Andei son had much to max e
him merciIess. You remember the
treatment his father and sisters re-
ceived at the hands of the Kansas
Jay hawkers. That night We camped
on one of the branches leading into
Young's creek, not far from The
home of Colonel Nj G. Singleton
There were about 225 men, all told
ia our combined command. Funny
isn't il?? I've met or heard of Mt least
10000 men who claimed to be witt
Ouantrell or his lieutenants during
the war, when the truth is ther'
were never more than $50 or 4Ot
from cne end of the war to tn
y other.
In the morning Anderson tool
about thirty of his company ant
, went into Centralia. I was not witt
7 him. nor IVES any of Todi's company
q In Centralia Aud. rson captured
@ train. carried , if a lot of stuff, $40
y down some soldiers who were o.
! the train, and did other things abou
which 1 know nothing save fror
heresay, and which Todd condemn
4 ed when the boys returned.
& In the afternoon Captain Tod
detailed detachment of ten me1
under Dave Pool, to go out and II
: connoiter. We had heard thel
# were some Federal troops in tt
,f ueighborhood. This squad WI
"a composed of Dave Pool, Wood an
~ Tuck Hill, Jeff Emery, Bill Stewar
= John Pool, Pay'on Long, Zae
~ Sutherland aud two Others who's
a names l don't remember. The
20 were to find out if any federals we
of around, how many, and, if possib.
skoll' them down toward our cam
n Pool did his duty we'll. He four
!, out the location of the Federal
1 rode close to them and then gallo
r rapidly away, as if surprised to S
:, them. The Federals followed
il. have never found anybody wi
"a could tell how many there were
* them. Pool reported to us th
= there were $50, and he was usual
os very accurate. On they came frc
Centraiia. Pool and his men car
4 on and reported. Todd called O
rv mount up, mount up"
oe The sharp piercing eyes OF Jam
on flashed Il can see them now, u
~ der On tnat ridge On they con
tie 1 dou't care what your histories ST
Of they carrie d a black flag. 1t VI
rot apparently black apron tied to
1e stick We captured it in the bat
.rs that followed. No, we had no f.
,;t- We had no time to ees one, and
no chance to carry it if We had O
,ba The Federals stopped near the r
;do of the hill. Both sides were in /
view of each other, though nea
rk half mile distant. The FEEDER
!. m dismounted, gave their horses il
ain charge detail! If men and prepa
m. to fight.
vas John kroger, funny fellow