The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-16

able methods. but such was his dash and
bravery that he ran roughshod over those
isolated communities for several years.
Finally he extended his operations to Lake
City. Fla. That place was originally
called Alligator" as may be seen on
maps published before the eivil war. The
citizens decided to change the name. and
passed an ordnance imposing fine Of IS
on any one who, knowingly and intention
ally. called the towH by its old name In
stead Of Lake City.
Daniel had not been there long before
he took Saturday afternoon on to I'LL
up on mean liquor. and, mounting his
horse. he rode about the streets until he
found the town marshal. when he asked
him the way to Alligator. The marshal.
John Iangford. was a plucky fellow, and.
seeing that Daniel intended the remark
as defiance. he attempted to arrest
him. Daniel resisted and shot the mar
shall dead.
He then dashed down the street, firing
right and left, killing negro and wound
ing several others A posse was formed
and chase made. but Daniel barricaded the
road few miles below the city, and dur
ing the battle which followed another man
was mortaliy and several seriously wound
ed. ana the posse was compelled to with
draw for reinforcements When the larger
body returned Daniel had fed and had sew
eral hours the start BY riding hard and
taking byruads he eluded his pursuers and
finally reached the town OF Fort Myers In
the southern part of the state.
There he continued his career, embolden-
ed by his successes. and was finally drawn
into quarrel with citizen, whom he
shot and killed. but he was wounded in
the melee and arrested. while the arrest
Ing party was conveying him TO prison
the ron OF hts victim Jack Faulkner, came
UP behind and shot him In the back, In
fiicting a mortal wound and ending the
career OF the desperate. The youth was
never tried for the killing
Jim Gay. the last Of the quartette. and
possibly the youngest was a conscript at
Is. during the closing months OF the war.
He was naturally OF q rowdy turn. and his
short existence in the civil war but In
creased his taste for reckless deeds. His
home was near the little village of Mcul-
trie. in the heart of the pine barren region.
negro having been arrested for some
trivial crime. Jim and companion were
deputed TO take him to JAIL On the way
they were compelled to cross the Ociocknee
river. and when In the Uidst Of the dark
swamp Jim proposed to the negro to run.
as they were willing for him To escape he
having committed no serious. crime. The
poor wretch followed his advice, and when
but a few yartie away Jim Gay deliberate
ly shot him down. The body was thrown
in pool and Gay reported that he had
escaped.
His companion, however. proved 10 be
little too talkative. and the truth of the
affair leaked out and warrant was Is
sued for Gays arrest. He armed himself
and took to the woods. Soon I, became
known that he had Joined the Kuklux
Khan. and for several years his name
ranked almost with those Of John Law
renee and John Gomillan. Many were
thu dark deeds perpesrated by Cav and
his gang among those lonely pine bar
rcns. where people lived at far distances
apart and news Travelled slowly
At length the Federal authorities we're
asked to send men TO Moultrie 20 sup
Iress Gays gang A company ~ soldiers
was sent from Albany, but. kno wing sy-
cry track and trail through the woods and
he was surprised while asleep IN his hid
ing place by n re Of soldiers. ana IN his
fight a bullet knocked his Rat of He
turned and tire1 at the soldiers. wounding
an eff.cer. ana then disappeared in the
swamp.
Large rewards were offered Tor his can
ture. however, and as the life Of an cut
law had become somewhat irksome. he
entered snto a plot with Jim Murphy. a
Citizen wao vas no. suspected of having
anything 10 DO with the khan. ana ira
latter aait IN wait FOR him ana erected
his CAPTURE. Gay received half the reward
and Murphy the other hall. In the division
afterward Gay and his friends 50 worked
upon tina Witnesses that when his trial
came on only Eight penalty WAS imposed,
and he was soon free again
The kskisx Khan, however had fallen
iEso dssrspute, ard he fsGnf his occuna-
slors gone. He :hsn turned his assentsor 70
dealing in wild lands, and he soon got
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