Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-04-25
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the day on which Flynn would releas,
and muster out his army. That oc
CURED month later. Flynn hat
come to the conclusion that Doran hat
gone for good and that he could dis
pcnse with his dangerous and expen
sive standing army.
AS soon as Doran was informed o.
this he set out for the Springs, but
Flynn also had his spies, and was ad
vised by what train Doran would ar
rive. Gathering eight or ten men
he set of for Malvern. the junction oil
the Hot Springs and Iron Mountain
railroads, to in--cept and kill Doran
| Doran learned OF this. and left the
Iron Mountain train at Arkadelphia
" miles below Malvern. and 50 miles
| overland from Hot Springs. This dis
and his gang searched the train al
Malvern, and, of course. failed to find
| their man. Fearing an ambush. they
dropped back to Lawrence station. Z
miles from Hot Springs. where they
spent the night. Returning to Hot
Springs the following day. they were
chagrined to find the opposition house
OF Doran running in full blast.
Doran. finding that Flynn was reluc.
tant to begin trouble now that his
army had been discharged, became
the aggressor. In front of his gam
bling room on the second floor there
was a porch. and on this Doran sta
TONED a sentry. He then mustered
his force, consisting of ten or a doz
en- men, in the saloon below, out
sight of the street. Flynn and his
friends, In order to get to their game
had to pass Doran's door. This they
lid, going up town to business in the
evening and home about 10 O'Clock ir
the morning, in closed carriages
banked by several empty ones, so that
it would be difficult to tell in which
one the party rode. Doran sent spy
after he had completed mis- prepare
ions. to Flynns house. to ascertain
m what carriage Flynn would ride
l'he spy was then to walk down the
street with the carriage and when II
passed the door give a signal to the
sentry on the porch. who would fire
INTO the carriage. thus letting the par.
ty in ambush know that they were
needed. The spy gave the signal at
he proper time and the sentinel nreo
nto the carriage. killing John Flynn,
cousin OF the leader
AS the shot rang ont every one not
party to the quarrel sought shelter
while the Doran party rushed into the
street and opened fire on the carriage
AT the first voiley the coacnmnn was
killed and the horses ran away They
we're stopped block below, and Frank
and Billy Flynn jumped out unhurt
although afterward l43 bullet holes
We're counted in the carriage.
Doran and his friends had hnstened
after the runaway, and as soon as II
was stopped. were met by the Flynns.
to whom their friends had rallied.
The factions lined up not ten yards
apart and the shooting began. Two
OF the Doran faction. and three of the
tlynns, including Billy, dropped at the
nrst iire. Billy, shot clean through
the breast with Winchester as cali.
Der bail, staggered into store and
fell
Again the guns cracked. this time
wounding four Dorans. though the
leader was unhurt. and killing Flynn
adherent and wounding Frank Flynn
in three places. Though each size
had repeating rifles the firing sound
ed as though done by platoon.
Thomas roler who was Killed In n
street fgnt in March, 1889. was then
chief OF police, and he now appeared
on the scene. For some time he had
expected that tho trouble would come
to a head, and had PLACID a loaded
shotgun In the Valley bank. near
where he thought the trouble would
occur. and near where it did occur
Snatching the weapon he rushed into
the street and ran between the fac
tions, threatening to shoot any man
who refused to surrender. Why ..e
was not killed has never been ex-
planned, even by Flynn himself: per-
maps because brave men shrink from
in1uring another brave man with
whom they have no quarrel. Toler
drove the DOran party into a store.
disarmed them, rounded up the Flynns
ana performed a like service for them,
after which he marched both factions
to the county Jail and turned them
over to the sheriff In the trial which
followed, two or three received short
terms in the penitentiary. and the
rest. including the leaders. were ae-
quilted.
But as Doran was a stFanser. while
Flynn was a property holder. the
sympathy of the town was with the
latter. and Doran found ii wise to
leave. He was killed some time later
in TT. Smith, by Bud Fiagg. FRANK
rlynn was laid up by his wounds out
a short time, while Billy. the most
desperately wounded of ali vino were
not kifed. recovered in surprising
manner and is living somewhere in the
west today. The affair aroused the
solid citizens OF the place. and tne
Flynn combination was never there
after able to carry matters with Q
| high hand.