The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-01-10
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Bunk Gadsoe came to Flagslona
when the town was merging FROM a
modern inferno 60 a respectable town.
About half the population spoke OF 1t
as the city the other haif-thc bal
half cailsd it the camp BunEs adj
vent created something OF furor on
the shady side OF Flasstone tor he
brought with uim the reputation &C
tfteen years of horse stealing. an old
Colts revolver with eleven notches ir
the handle, and the fame of having
passed four years in the Texas aeni-
tentiary. whittier lac had been sent hy
an awakening deed OF killing a sheep
herdet with shot nred in the darl.
through o thin board partition.
When Bunk landed In Flagstone te
wore a new Prince Albert and win
chester 10 say nothing Of small clothes
and lessee aatfllery concealed ahous
his alVpie person He was big his iool,
waFherce and his talk large. Ills first
9sove was TO hire a room over the
Plaza saloon and hang out sigit-
Bunker Hill Cadsoe Attorney al
law" The next DAY half the town
knew that LAWYER Gadsoe had com 80
town to defend Pass intake the rustlor
then in Jail under charge of murder
ing Colonel Forest 10 the desert OF
Shifting Sands. above Jolla Gadsoe
explained that he had spent his prison
term studying law and that ne mean
TO follow his new profession on high
plane"
However. lawyer Gadsoe made q
bad start. for his client Bass intake.
was hanged. and n.e whole Comanche
county breathed a sigh OF relief in
spite sf Gadsoes publicly given had-
yangne against Judge jury and prose
cutiou After that the man from
Brazos didn't flourish as lawyer He
began TO show his Old Colt. with its
fatefui notches, and toll stories OF lis
desperate deeds. In june he got into
scuale with Jt-s Brownlow and KILL
ed him Ia a iiny BIownlow had been
foreman of the jury inat convicted Ia-
take. and there was q feeble show of
prosecuting Gadsoe The jury in ne
first case stacl's as they say in tie
West and the next one let 1adaee 80.
fndiag that the killing OF Bgownlon
sas a ease of seifsdefense That tle
eision established Gadsoe in FlasstoHe
He half-bailied. half esioled Pete Car
roll into selling him a half interest ln
the "Bueket OF Bloo1'-ihe only I've
dance han and gsmbling ioint in town
~-aRd thea he got into politics.
There wasn't q man around that
cared for his game Some hated,
some despised him, but the bad man
looked ieery" ct his notohed pistol
always. ih view-and the good people
feared him as a bold bad man. a laa-
terms -jawed. stoop-shouldered giant
with the facial expression OF a hyena,
he yet chung to the legend that he was
a lawyer come to Flagstone TO
practice his profession on a high
nlaRe. while his daily life was siinis-
ing. bullying. sinister continuance Of
the oniy life he knew or understood.
Inside Of six months he was recognized
by all classes as a boss" The tough
est OF the lingering frontier rowdios
feared him. and the decent people
agreed that It was better TO avoid hio
than 20 incur his venom For these
reasons when a new town marshal bee
came necessary Bunk Gadsoc got the
job
Being now duly authorized and ap-
proved authority. Bunk extended his
sway 20 that decree that every game
ID town payed tribute 70 him and the
mqniApal authorities began to praise
his dominance over the alawless ele
ment" There was no doubt about hisi
dominance. There wasn't half-arG
half bad man Ia town that didn't fawn
before his prowess and the silent voice
of his notched pistol Fighters from
the bnls and cowmen of tried mcttle
who bisw in from the mines and the
ranges. and who had heard Of bunk
Cadsoe. telt honored 90 have q drink
with him. but drunk or sober noboiy
dared to WaiSep his anger or summon
thc famous weapon that hung always
al his right hip. He gave Offensive
men hours 70 leave town without SO
mu a. arresiing thsm.