The times., 1899-05-07

father was in California he was a witness
in murder case and it was his testimony
that hanged the murderer. who was a
brother of Myers. She told me that che
and her sister were taken prisoners by the
Indians, and that Myers was with the In
dians at the time. They did not march
them far that night before going into
camp. The Indians had cut forked sticks.
stretched the girls fiat on their backs,
driven the sticks over their ankles into the
ground and also over their wrists, and in
this way had made them fast while the
captors lay down and slept She succeed
ed in loosening one of her hands during
the night, and finally freed herself and her
sister. They started to make their escape
by running, but had not gone far when
they found the Indians were after them.
Maggie having outrun her, Mary had hid
den under bunch of brush. when she
heard the Indians capture her sister.
We then took off our serapos, wrapped
up this girl as comfortably as possible, and
took her about a mile and a half to a
grove Of timber. took her in front Of me
on my horse. When we got to the grove
we cut bough5 and made bed as COM
fortably as we could, left her there and
started to hunt for her sister, telling her to
be perfectly easy and that no one would
molest her
Just at daybreak we caught sight of the
Indians campfire, only a short distance
from Sagebush Mountain. We tied our
horses and started to crawl into their
camp. Within few yards of the camp We
saw three Indians asleep; also a white
girl, tied to the roots OF a tree only short
distance from where the Indians were ly-
ing. We had crawled within a few feet
of the Indians when we discovered an
other person in sitting position. little
tn or f,, t1,a
Indian with the exception of his dress.
We were SO close onto them now that
We dare not whisper to one another and
everything had to be done by signs. But
we thoroughly understood Each man
fired at his Indian at a given signal and
not an Indian got to his feet. When we
threw our pistols on the person sitting off
BY himself with the intention of firing on
him We were surprised to hear him cry out
in good English: Don't shoot l am a
white man.
The Capture of the Renegade.
/ knew that he was not prisoner. con-
sequently as soon as we got to him we
took his guns away from him and bound
him. We next released the girl and she
told us who the man was. We took her to
where we had left her sister, making the
prisoner walk in front of us, hoping all the
time he would give US some excuse to
shoot him down before we got to quarters.
When we got the two young women to-
gether l started Maloney to headquarters
for an ambulance, also sending my report
with him. We had to take the girls about
five or six miles on horseback in order to
get to a place where the ambulance could
get to u.s. and they were in such condition
that we were Obliged to travel very slowly.
1t was late in the afternoon when We got
to headquarters. / had the women taken |
to my quarters in the camp, and | started |
to get some fresh water for them. when |
met the commander. He asked about my |
prisoner and for an answer l directed him |
ot the young women in my quarters.
l was gone some fifteen or twenty min
utes for the water, and when l came back |
/ met the colonel. had been with Colonel |
Elliott a little over two years, and this |
was the first time l had ever seen him |
when l thought he was mad all over. He |
said:
Captain Drannan, I want that man ex- |
ecuted at once, and l want him executed |
Get them in front of your tent there, !
spread down blankets so they will be COM
Portable, and see one of the hardest-hearted |
villains die that God ever put breath in
/ Immediately went to work preparing |
for the execution. I asked the young wo-
men II tHcy CCulu NltiieSs MISS -udiy
said, Yes, l could readily see him shot,
hanged. or burned"
i pinned piece of paper over Myers
heart and told Davis to step Off eight PAGES
in front Of him. AT the word three"
the entire scout force, five in number,
should fire in rotation. according to their
rank.
We had searched this man Myers when
We first took him prisoner and supposed
that we had taken away all his weapons.
When everything was in readiness and /
had counted 'one," he said. Are you
going to shoot me down like dog with
my hands tied?"
/ took out my sheath knife. walked up
behind him and cut the rawhide string that
bound his hands and began counting "one,
two." but before l had said three"
Myers drew knife and started for the girl
who stood by my side. When the scouts
saw the motion they fired before l had
given the last word, but not all together
Myers fell at the first shot, came up to his
knees and tried again to get TO the girl.
The second shot struck him and he fell
again, then turned on his hands and knees
and tried again to strike the girl. when a
shot struck him full in the forehead
We kept the two girls with us about two
months before we could catch a train going
to the East. When the first train came
along going West, l went to it myself,
told the emigrants of the circumstances of
the girls, and asked the women to donate
some clothes. which they did very literally.
With the first train going East the colonel
sent the girls back to the States.-Chicago
Record.