The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-10-10
'INJUM FIND UNI PAPER TALK"
The Spirit Of Old Hatch Was Dreaded Much After His
Death as He Had Been During Life.

Hatch had been in command less than
four seconds when a third shot was
fred in this mutinous engagement, and
that bullet pierced the young leaders
right lung. At this point the gang
seemed TO lose heart, and NOW as young
Hatch Wheeled his horse and faced
them rot hand was raised against
him. His face was hard. and his half
closed eyes were full of hate
--H0tch-a-hdW is dead" ne said. way
ing a hand toward The fallen leader.
"ktll1d by one Of his Own people. he could
not have been killed otherwise. Behold
Hateh-a-kawkaw the new leader, ATho
cannot be killed. and he pointed proudly
bunel mad passed gut The gang were
aWed by this tndispuua6le evidence of a
charmed life. and only grunted and
glanced Sllspici0uSly at one another.
Does any man say. young Hatch went
on. that HatCh-d-haW-haW snail not
command? II any man would lead this
band, let him first be shot as nave been.
and If he die not. then let him eat of the
lizard, the rattleSnAks4 and the Owl. and
If he I've he shall be chief of ahe Red
Band
This WAS unqueSdonably a fair propo-
Stttoa. but there were no <dkers- Three
or four members of the gang refined their
horses close together and discussed the
ma tier while young Hatch kept his small
( eyes playing from one flank ito the other.
| for he was not quite sure about the
( charmed life he pretended 10 enjoy.
w & afv Wli4NiSt SAl1 one OF Inc fDD-
/ bers, speaking for the conference com
/ mtutee '-tllaI Ratch-a- ESaw-<Aw shall
J rule. but not as his father Iled-
! And what fault can you ind in that
I just man. demanded tale leader
{ That we object TO being left dashed tOf
a tree TO be eaten up alive" saitt~the
/ spokesman
( ment's Thought Hereafter whenra man
I deserves chastizement, he shall be shot
( as becomes a WARRIOR, and the Sang
Z grUnted their assent.
In a shallow grave they cached old
| Hatch and by his st[< his assassin The
J COWBOYS in their retreat had seen the
| fight and the fail OF the deSperatedeader,
| and nov from the cliffs above they witt
messed the silent funeral After the OBJ
sequieS the new header plItslnimself at the
I head of the gang. and they filed out over
( the foothills.
That night when they had encamped
( the peace pipe was brought, and sYhen
young Hatch had eaten the Fart of an
| owl and the head Of a rattlesnake, he
then swallowed live lizard. They all
smoked, and Observation-Disclosures was de-
clared chief of the Red Band of Robbers
Now said the reformed half breed to
| his cowboy companions. -'We can frIglItenl
/ this gang out OF the country IN another
I sleep. Old Hatch has assured them q
Thousand times that If he should ever be
killed by his band that ne would cOmt7
7 back when they slept and blind them and
tear out their tongues. They believe
! this. " he went on, and If We can cause
Old Hatch TO move ADOuL from pis4ce %
place, they VIII know he's after Enena
! and fly the country
The gang would camp, the half-breed
! argued. near the springs 'Hoss-Shot-
| En- springs. they are called because a
/ crazy Indian cdmped there FOR weeks and
shot all the horses. wild and (LIne. that
came there to drink. He fdnCied that
\ horSeS were evil spirits. and as tine In
dams never Kill a person who is malid de
tate Hoss-Shot-Ern was not mole5ted I'm
I'll the cowboys came and killed him off.
/ then the springs took his Aame.
As soon as it was dark the cowboys I'M
covered old Hatch, carried him Eway am
/ propped his lfeless body up by ting
springs. and when the Red BAND came
down to water their horses they found
the dead leader sitting there in the
moonlight. with his rifle resting across