The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-21

the lifeless body of her husband-ali Just
as she had dreamed II.
Inquiry revealed the fact that the shoot
ing had occurred as If had appeared 10
Mrs Ramsey. and just as she described IL
10 half a dozen witnesses before leaving
Hayes City The officers had come upon
the thieves in the afternoon of the first
day out. thirty-five miles from Hayes CITY.
az they were concluding their dinners,
and preparing TO continue their journey.
They had mounted when they discovered
the officers riding down upon them. The
thieves knew Ramsey. and their nfst
thought was TO escape from him at all
hazards. They accordingly put spurs TO
their horses leaving their stolen animals
behind The officers spurred up their
horses also. and were soon chasing the
thieves across the plains. The two par
ties were not less than sixty yards apart
when Ramsey said 10 Shepherd. after
having summoned the fugitives 10 halt;
We'll don't see that there is anything
TO do but TO bring them down. You take
the one on your side and III take the fell
low on my side
This speech had scarcely been spoken
when the two thieves turned IN their sad
dies with pistols presented. It was plain
To be- seen that there must be a deadly duel
there and then.
Won, you surrender" shouted Ram
sey
.'Neverf" was the reply
Then we Will XIII you"
Fire away"
Give IL 10 EN-" commanded Ramsey.
There were four pistol shots coming so
closely together as 10 sound like voiley.
One Of tho thieves. the one az whom
Ramsey had shot. reeisd and tumbiei from
his horse dead The other reeied but did
not fail and Shepherd spurrsa on after
him. not noticing that Ramsey did not fol-
lew. After gaiiapiRg Short distance the
second man fell from his saddle, rnortally
wounded.
Turning then for the first time Shep-
herd, who unhurf. discovered that
Ramsey had been knocked from his horse.
He had been sho: through and through.
the hail raising near his heart There was
ranch a fe~ miles distant. and Sheph.r,
determined 20 make an effort 70 &c: his
friend 10 u. tie also decldcd 20 leave the
thieves whore they had fallen. ''putsh
rete'' proved ~ he the man a, whom
Ramsey had directed his aim He II vas
no had shot Ramsey. But Ramsey's shot
Rad gone straight home passing fh.ough
Pets's heart. The other thief was also
mortally wounded and seon died Their
bodies were covered over with stones and
left whera they had fallen. The stolen
horses were gathered together and returned
so their owner,
As for Ramsey. re VAS taken 70 the
raneh referred 20 and was there given ey-
cry possible attention. IZut sfrex lingering
GA in srea; pain. he iies' at - . clock
~ the night succeeding this shooting At
tha e.ss., hogr when Mr~ Ramsey was
having her strange and startling dream
The body Was then placed III TIRE ranch
mans covered wagon and the cort@g-
| started FER HAYES C5ty. meeting Ms. Ram
ssx on the road
Tee anguish % tAa woman las rifiahlo.
See refused q, - CorTf0Ftszs after her h1ls-
hands death. and san weeks after tae
flretsf she was 3 rsyfTE mania. Four
fuan.s,s asterwaFd her unhappy spirit de-
! serted 'fsr aeeh ard she iotrssi her hus-
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