The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-09-01
HE TOOK DELIGHT IN KILLING.
UNCOMMON SAyAGERY or A
BLACK DESPERATE.
To Gain Wild mrs D~tspleasure Wa Al.
most Certain Death Hunted for verh,
~ . Posse. His Last stand as a rIsht
to me Death Some Of Ills .rimr-

Ca the Death Some Of IiI. Grimes.
CHARLESTON. 4. G. Aug 80 The k.Ils
J Of wild BILL otherwise known a. vi.
liam johnson, the highwaymau and uur.
derer. has caused the greatest sati-fa,'On
In the mining section above the cry. vr.r.
the negro was especially dreaded Nn,r
he toppled over from his hiding rlnr. Ia
tho rafters Of his cabin with a r.f. AN
In his brain the community had RS 10
to rejoice that he was dcni Fpr v...
a poss. had been tracking HIT 'Ir..si
the swamps and the wild oouLfr,. I4t.
nimbls and feet 81 foot, he cut through 'Ue
briers and the underbTush and ,.uu,.i
capture.
Finally. when cornered. he clipped into
his little cabin. The posse moved uu c.,sa
to the cabin and caliei on Johrsuu 20 SUE
render. lie answered with a rfr ia.
The shot was returned and Tor a ~
! moments the lead poured thruurN 20
cracks In the hut. making It hot fur OPT.
desperado. In a little while T. 60 TOO
warm for him and lac climhcd to the fai'rIs
where there was lee danger from tie r4..
! let's But even there he was not seCuge ( r
a rife ball cut through the dry wood ari
ploughed deep into the negro's head lie
Ien ~, " 81
PooI n IT, IT, 49, 10 - -N.eu
and chained
johnson died u he wished IL dcy
git me- he said TO one Of his black com.
pehi'hn, " . -, ~.
die In no soft bed
Wild Bill seems TO have killed men simply
for the Joy 1t gave him To zee them Ia fhs
agony OF death. A smile OF suprem" hapI'-
ness spread over mS hIIoi 80
whsh DC y &c uS.n a.. Ia, rn't
amu .aan t. hr.stb which I'D No, go,
the last gasp ior nrssen mnicn uIa nov 'vine'
t9Ia 'ho nn,lJ 49, On his re- ~
Pieee, ne .ouu ~ snd nn $50 %a
sIymIy "Ts rSnaa,a $780, 80
tonoW pnns ~, $50
num- ou' Wv, ri" 49,
Ia non.annences n he at,.mp, .houLi
TAI
The crime thst resuIteoi tne ueathoi wa
Bil was the muruer OF W.hah buihs,
Burns was killed near the botoh mines
while he was leaving a friend house alter
q serenade' IL wah uark anu pu,ns NaLN''
behind a man who stumbled rs thst you
Johnny alkerF asked Burns ahu t~i'fe
another word was passed Whd biLl wh'r.rd
and bred. the Dali STRIKING BURNS yust U'ioN
the heart. The other negroes knew mat
t was a murder Tor whlch thefe han hot
been the least p~rovocauon out they N"e
not willing To rsi-e the POM with johnson.
johnson escaped after this kiuing, but
he appeared AT the euse OF the swami
q short time later, and got Ia more trouhls
before going back 70 his retreat lie -at
down 10 a game or SKIN, ana there was
enough liquor IN MIN 70 make MN danSerohs
III my card In tuEhel, nc st,u' IN Nh
you, and he looked AZ Tom Smith ono ofths
players. Smith The carr vas
turned, and. true 10 MS WORD, johnson
WhlpD@0 out n FeNolNeT, put " Gloss 70
Smith and fired Inc PAL entered the
mans neck. ana the blood trlchIsd out IN .
little stream.
The sight OF the blood eefnch 70 nrddfn
the negro and he Jumped quickly N ~,
iect. In another IocSet lie had a second
revolver, and this came out like a Fash
With both weapons pOint"i he ca.iec on
the players u drop their ,ash into hls hat
and his fingers toyed with tfe tigg'rs
At the players he-ita'ed one negrh showed
signs OF resistance. ana q buI'et Whistler
10 clo.e 70 nus ear thet ne sho Nsu ans money