The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-10-25
81 PlaInfield Street,

shoot quick. IN galoot ougntrTve Jcs
took Bob Hill hy III scrun o III pants
n kicked or tLrowed i'm out, an Bob
dive pOnyglzrd TOO quick. Bob Hall
beycr had no sand"
All the same. there was nm old story
20 the effect that once when Billy had
been unaccOuntably absent from the
ranch for three or four days he had
| been I'm town. dcyOting considerable at
tcntlon 10 keeping out OF the bclligerent
Mr.. Halls way.
But Billy's opportunity came one nay.
He had been laid Up week and was
still lame ms the result OF being on the
side next the ground when his pony
stumbled and fell one day and was sit.
| ting at the door one morning about
| IL 80 when the stage came along. Sev-
eral Of rs were I'm the ranchhOuse and
were somcWh hat surprised 10 hear the
wheels outside, for the stage road was
two miles from the ranch. As we
crowded 10 the door we saw "some-
thing was up," for Dyer, the driver.
looked excited.
"NOrnln', gentlemen" he said. And
then 10 Boss Fleming: "Flcmng eX-
pect TO be- hcl' mp over by Five Mile
creek. KIN one o the boys 20 with me-?
III get another man nj parker's. an
rackon thrce'll be 'noTgh."
"Why. yes Of course" was the reply.
"YOu can have more II you WANT 'cm.
I'll go myself But why didn't you
bring guards If you're carrying any val
uablcsi"
Dyer explained. The night before ne
had noticed three suspicious looking
characters In town and observed that
they eyed him considerably. This morn.
ing g had started early, hoping 10 pass
oil tto plncce favornblc 10 "hold IN"
before the three tough looking gentle
men had time TO get located. He had
felt bit backward about bringing
guards. as he did not like TO appear
cowardly, and besides his suspicious
might be grOundlcss. and the laugh
would be on him. There were no valua-
bles except the mail bags.
But the three strangers had passed
him n mile back, evidently I'm n hurry
10 get somewhere; hence his visit TO the
"HX."
Fleming turned to get ready TO GO
he was not the man TO send somebody
else into danger but he was met at the
door by Billy, "hcclcd" with two re-
volvcrs and Winchester.
"ITcllo, manw calculated Fleming.
"Dldn't you hear me say was goingf"
"Don't care ef ye did" answered Bill
ly curtly. "Thar's plenty work ter do,
an my lalgs Is too stiff ter straddlc any
blame broncho." And he climbed pain
fully up on the drivers seat, ana the
stage rolled away, leaving us staring
at each other, unable TO believe our
eyes.
The stage did not reach the Five
Mile nor did II reach ParEer's. At n
place two miles west Of the "IlN,"
where the road travcrscd the edge of
bluff ovcrhanging deep ravne,
there were three shots fired, and brave
Walt Dyer and his two team leaders
fell into the road Then there were
more shots-a rattllng fuslllade for two
or three minutcs-thcn silence.
When we got to the scene we saw
Billy Brag lying across the body OF
the driver, supporting himself on one
elbow and keeping "the drop" on n
man who stood holding up one arm
the other was shattered and hung
limp. Two dead men beside Dyer lay
I'm the road. The whcclers were quiet
now, but their hoofs bad cruelty
manglcd the bodies of their PROSTATE
comrades I'm front.
81 knowcd ye'd come, boys" said
Billy. "clse I'd he'd ter Kill this IN,
stead O savln i'm fer lcctlc necktle
PARTY. They got Dyer fust lick. but
wen they run up ng'm Phln Ellsworth,
they kctched or tartar. Guess | kin
die off real peaceful now"
But he did not die. With ball In
his leg. another travelling around some
where on his inSfp and wound I'm his
throat which eau. es his voice To break
in ludicrous way he still lives aGd
brags of this very exploit.