The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-30

women. Not any Of the slant. eyed Ccestials
Tho railway bridge. over tho Pecos River
near here Ia perhaps the highest structure oi
me kni II tns TH5d ci16,sny T6 n. hlSh
/ 327 fe.t below il. Two years aGo Peter Kerri-
gan. VINO, had Been a section hand. stopped in
1 wages. snnnt the money at theln!ace where II
! cool beer and Justice are on tap. When tho dol
out. That also il Justice Peter made Il vol
yetY tnIE for credit. hut l!oy, pointed to plac-
S aFH g} sao of ne az Nile. snm'"'r'' An
|,Al roslt, me Ioo!. sad Peter IT'S only
III II. az a S4r2 an, vLil GS taki IN? IT. IT. III
r., ths many ,J"g day. dye m9ndY"
s 1%T Ne In oRt Had he heaf hof Test He
to-t-'cI ior moment and fell heal!onR. lie
Ms l".l probably before he hit the water
n"tnG coroner. held an Inquest on IT,. The
facts w"r" 20 ratcut that he did not think il
felt H. Il pu. a",5 u the dead man and found
~ mona. y. lii IND n ak. shooter. how
"yy.r AIMED irside " the ,wnistDarl. This
.r ,roc H ha, S, pa msTneG al !, Tor Irinsf
thI h" Na- 'orT drunk indeed. Row listened
To- statement. Nv one Cr two men who hHd seen
TIC, q t4,si lriahrun tumble, and then said;
TN der"Hs'I j. deceased because of too
much viva, ny and too mlnh water The YER
Iit + accidental deaf" from drownin'. rro-
lll'eO , IflNkplNr-s. Evidence proves thet
in his life me III de sas"l carried n gun,
III deoeu-eh +. ,o"r! so ~ rarryIn' concealed
w"crtns. - lcrcHs"l has no money. tn gun
Will ue co1Nstiout"d t'r t pay this here fine.
C.to il adlourh"l
The au"hm"n OF IN, Langley neiRhborhood
lHN"@- but vigoiruS attamp ts to suppress gen
t!etucn " pirn'inn im"lIlntions Bean has al
why's - n ~ hem. They have not often
Luh"n II" trouble 10 bring arrested thieves be-
;,re him bat u has sometimes h4prened and
clear the road 10 the penitcntiary Six wears
o%o uol0rionB iustler named Dick Woods
Whom vt rros~ad he would fec across the iIiG
Graui', Iwu,s returning when he excitement
had di"l down and resuming his, cow-llftng
cnrnc" nt the .r"Int where 1t was interrupted.
J. wrs Is "a hiun to run the stolen cattle into
NnNiro disruSe % them there. gambie and
nnd o" "T r Pr tee ne % stSe ee when he
wa broke, This NJ" ie him exceedingly un-
po'W,nr. The lnnr"hnnrs Of l.anHtry, the faro
dealers aud u'l"r- thought that the least
,o"d@ g., ii have imr you'd have been 70
give his. ,onn'rymeh II chap"r AT some Of his
one ,dny at hgh noon q dozen OF tho rGhl ed
storkmrn uuour led Wood. in the road and
s H% he s'n aa n@ h t t0T d.y n his Is
right arm alone and II rolnrlete inventory OF
Us ,won"dt You'd have Nod hook The
airy Of II iuest on the sleyc-ike remains. is
s'ill treasured Oh tho raac hes as he acme ot
This here uartv come 20 his death rum
too many u me cher 5iks' cows an, bout TO-
hnoLerl r!s',is IN tn, %an's OF parties un1e-
When vociicronsly congratulated by the "un.
hehnuwnst rnrtieS. and invited to take as
accsntcA xii ri"trrroi hosritniNiss wth=on
easy grace aud mCIeetly muttered in response
'l.t's nil. ea common sense" Indeed. con,
std"rnG all the circumstances. no one could
-ah"tra~ i'm. IN whatsoever far coun-
try hH may be. ellembers Row bean. and will
keep On remembering him while life lasts.
danCinE tarp d"a.rr who came Into Langtry
two YEAR ago a',, opened room next door TO
the beer asdln4ti'o shor Ills custom was
good arh h made much money. 1t seemed
difficult thtn.; - beat his game for any amount
larger tL,n -. Any zig :, let was certain to
AMI kent no one In the lookout chair, SAYING
that everything was on the square and he
ie no one George PAYS gambler an. t fr'm
tonic, heard " the I,nnCtry game and droppsd
of to try his ucf The eel imi, 81 Si0o' win ne
him made two lint NaGers, which he lost.
stood lille iii the end Of the deal leaned over
his chair. grabbed the box. broke It open
showed the a.tonshed c3wmen that 1t was
ca 9rqsg as om bs en.T ,ei and ,hen w
the crowd. which .surgcl toward Beans Office.
They had Grasshonpsr Him. NJ VIZ them r ITS
charge against him. OF course. was swindlinE.
The squire listened to the evidence, and then
gave judgment III ms usual cGTelul anu even
fashion:
This here pris'ner STAINS convicted Of ono OF
h mos heenyus crimes of " ich 20 fall'n man
IA gamble. Somrtimes a feler'll steal hecasa
he's hOngrvan sometimes ne II murder becase
he's nghttn' mad ur drunk: but man thetll
deal brace fuyro would kick his OF mother
The sentence ~ tn cote Ia thet you be hanged
by tn neck till you're dead. dead. dead. an
may tn Lord hev mercy on 70 sin-sick soul |
Tn cote bcin' III onliest Officer pres'nt will act
as-SherT. collcctin' fr tn cN'cootlon the sta !
tootory fee Of so as purvdsd in this here
book
Headed by the cote" the procession took it's
way to large MESQUITE tree growing on the |
western edge OF the village. Here II halt was
made and a rawhdc lnrat produced. The
prisoner. nearly dead with fright. was sup
ported by two MeNicans. ordersj 10 hold him
M to be worked of in PROPER style Davis. |
who thought the a'Iar had gone far enough
and who saw Int Bean was thoroughly in ear
nest. took the Magistrate to one side and told
aim that an equitable division OF the gamblers |
roll" among his victims and his expulsion |
would be punishment enough. Roy ac-
Nuiesced with readiness. The lnria' was
taken from "Gra.shoppcr's" neck and he was
turned with his face to the west The after
noon had grown old.
"Yonder's tn settln' SUM-" said the Squire
Travel"
Then ho kicked "Grasshopper' violently
twice.