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

TO be elected TO q second term in Hayes
City. his three predecessors having been
killed before the expiration Of their re-
spective terms OF Office. II have gone
through one SIEGE" he said, land / arm
going TO try again. The chances are that
l shall be killed. but l will take the
chances"
1t was in October following his visit 10
Denver that Mr. Ramsey was called upon
TO 20 In pursuit of two horse thieves.
character well known on the frontier in
those days as Dutch Pete" and known
by no other name. accompanied PAL
whose name is not known at all ans! one
night made raid upon a band OF horses
belonging 10 man living in Colorado
and ssampedei th!rty-fve head OF them
When the owner awoke the next morning
he found his animals gone but he was
able TO ascertain that the thieves had
taken their booty In the direction OF
Smoky H.ii or the Republican river. His
first impulse. as he sfterward explained,
was TO pursue them himself. but remem-
eering the skill and courage OF Ramsey
IN running down such characters he
changed his mind and went 10 Hayes CITY
and put the case I'm his hands
Ramsey checrfuily took charge Of thu.
matter, securing Frank Shepherd, a friend
in whom he rad confidence as an assist
ant In the work before him. and. kissing
his wife gocsi-hy. rode off In company with
shepherd. going toward Smoky Hill with
the intention OF cutting of the retreat of
the thieves
Mrs. Ramsey somehow seemed 10 feel an
unusual desire 10 hold him back although
she said nothing 10 him for she knew that
ne would attend 10 his duty I'm spite OF any
sorssodings of hers. wh%h he would con-
slider childish womanish fear
At midnight the entire household was
startled into wakefulness by harrafying
scream that seemed - come from the d.
r~e;ion 90 Mrs. Hsmsey's room Al were
a~ir IN q moment, and all rushed netl-
sneii into her apartments They found h.,r
out - bed. IN her night clothes and her two
children. ore ~ Ihcm A mera baby. cling
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| children. thoroughly frightened a. Their
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