The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1900-10-04
A TERROR 10 OUTLAWS
The BangulnaTy Record OF a Quak-
or In Arizona
He Never Murdered . Elan Rut lie Had
Killed MAny One IN Performing
the Duties Of Ills ohlCe as
Sheriff.

'sThe beatrknown man In Arizona to-
day. . traveller remarked who had
tus. returned from that territory, ais
Commodore Perry Owens, who has
been sheriff OF Apache county, city
marshal OF Wlnslow, and is now ono OF
the guards Of the Wells-Fargo express
across Arizona lie Is an indianian,
who went to Arizona fifteen years ago
I had long talk with him the other
day Ss he rode on the train, his Win.
chester rife and couple Of navy Sixes
within easy reach.
"When he learned that ] was also .
Hoosier," writes Q contributor to the
indianapolis News, "Snd knew hts
people, QuakeTs, who live near Carters-
burg, IN that country, we were al once
on the best Of teYma When I asked
him II the report was true that lac had
removed from active life moro men, by
the Winchester limo, than any other
man In Arizona be looked panied for .
moment Then be answered:
81 was raised Q Quaker, but out
here, you zee, 0 man can't work 0t that.
II amt suited 10 the Arizona climate.
] have done good deal OF shooting,
but Il has all been necessary and 10 the
line OF my Official duty. Inever muir
dered 0 man 10 my life, never. My
good mother, back In Hendricks coun-
ty, every now and then writes me Q
letter. She sees these newspaper re-
ports and she misunderstands them.
You ash II I've shot one hundred men2
Well, no. ] hAven't--thAt Ia, unless
you want 10 count Mexicana, I've
only killed fourteen white men and
wounded fifty-three. Some OF them
died sfteF they were wounded, but
that was the fault of the doctor.
"'You ask what episode of this kind
] consider the most exciting In my OK,
periencep These events are ell more
or less exciting, but ! think the live
hest OF these affairs took place over al
Winslow. when was sheriff had q
warrant for the fellows arrest, and
had written for him TO come in and
surrender. BE didn't even answer my
letter, which wasn't treating with
proper respect my onioial position. Sc
after awhile went after him. He wei
Ut his mothers house, double
log cabin. built In Irshape. tiled ms
horse apd went 10 the house. AZ
knocked on the door caught gitmps,
Of two faces ut Q window o. my back
The door opened about o foot, end tht
man was after stuck q gun out lie
drive with my Winchester, and 90.
heard him drop ! fired over my shout
der through the window. The SECOND
Load caught two, killing one and shat
tertng the arm OF younger brother
knew there was stifl another man II
the house, and that II ives dangerou
10 remain on the porck. Jumped on
into the open ground, and, Us ] did 90
saw man shelteElng himself behin'
o buckboaYd. ran Q few steps an'
uncovered him. When took accom-
Of stock there were three killed on
one wounded. There were no turtle
hostilities The coroner took charg
OF the effects, as didn't think II woul'
be proper for nue. 10 act under the cir
cumstancea The whole afYair tool
place inside minute.
"I don't drink. don't gsmble, an
haven't ever been favoFite with tn
women. Most OF the fellows who az
shot get II because they want som
, woman TO think he's bad mar
, They put on Mexican spurs, Q sou
brero. and eut-throat ontfit and staS
10 for trouble The coroner Ands ther
with their boots on.
81 knew young fellow up 81 WI
llams'. o nervy little chap, never sal
much. but when 1t came time for wor
he could get his revolver out ss quic
t - anybody. Dat he was perfect ger
tiemAn. There was only one thing h
: was afraid of--thst wns dying with hi
boots on. One day, by come kind {
eccident--it could never be explained
be got into difficulty With . Mexican
Q end the Mexican shot him We ssw b
3 was hit hard. picked him up and carrie
him into saloon. We asked Dan II h
had any last request 70 mako. In
;, faint whisper-we could barely hea
it-he said: "Boys. take my boots of.
= As we did 10 . Smile broke over h