The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-11-15

He Is on Track of the Murder
er of Mrs. AmeS.
Is VERlTABLE SLtUTH
Some Incidents in the Career
of the Deputy.

Smith, the surviving victim OF the trdS-
edy at Davenport, last week, has re-
covered from her wounds sufficiently to
tell her story.
There is as yet no clue to the muir
derer. One clue after another has been
followed only to come to naught, but
there is no relaxation Of vigilance. and
when it is remembered that it is Sheriff
Bill Tilghman who is after the murderer,
he has no reason to feel that he has
made a sure escape.
Sheriff Tilghman, of Lincoln county,
who is in charge of the searching parties,
has record as a taker and subduer OF
bad men that is uneGuaned in the south
vest He is tall and slim, straight as an
arrow, has geen blue eyes, and is not
afraid of anything living. He never gees
excited. talks but little, and in the per-
formance of his duties does not seem TO
know the meaning of the word failure.
in his youth he was a government scout
tn this territory and southern Kansas,
and has lived the strenuous life of a dep
uty United States marshal for years. get
ting his men by good generalship, more
than by gun plays although when the oc
casion demands, he can shoot quick and
straight a couple of exciting events in
the life of Sheriff Tilghman viii serve to
illustrate the character of the man who
the Lincoln county assassin is trying TO
escape from:
When Bill Doolin was in his prime,
he was more feared by Oklahoma officials
than any other outlaw that ever infested
the territory. Doolin had many charac-
teristics that caused him to be viewed
with alarm He was a dead shot; he never
knew fear; he was cool as they make
them, and, all in all, he was as mild
hammered a villain as ever cut q throat
or held I'D a train. Oklahoma, however,
got too hot for Doolin, and he went 10
cover for a while. Tilghman, then a dep
uty marshal. never left the trail Of the
bold bandit, and finally located his man
IN little town in Missouri.
When Tilghman reached the town where
Doolln was hiding under disguise and
wearing an assumed name. the officer
happened into a barber shop and there,
waiting for a shave, sat Dooin. The
outlaw at once recognized the officer.
but the latter. who also knew his man.
with magnificent nerve, walked TO the
rack, hung up his hat and asked for
bath. Doolin was narrowly watching
Tilghman and the officer knew that a
false movement meant death, but he
never gave a sign and followed the por
ter into the bathroom. Doolin, thinking
himself unrecognized. relaxed his vigi-
lance. and in an instant, Tilghman APP
peared with cooked revolver, and the
words: Hands up. Doolin. I've got
L.
TO pull his gun. but Tilghman poked his
revolver into the outlaws ribs and dis
armed him. DoOlin, who saw that re-
Eistance meant destruction. yielded and
promised Tilghman that If he would not
iron him he would return and make no
effort TO escape. The officer brought
the dreaded desperate home TO this city
without irons and placed him in the fed
eral JAIL where shortly afterward he
successfully planned and executed n jail
delivery. DoOlin was at large only q
short time when deputy marshals riddled
his body with buckshot and ended the
career of a genuine bad man. When
Tilghman reached this city with his pris-
oner. the latter had an experience never
before accorded TO an outlaw. A public
reception was rendered him at the court
rooms, and all one afternoon curious
people filed past. shaking hands with
the desperate.
The other incident was one Of those
exciting man hunts and desperate battles
on horseback that only happen in the
southwest. and concerns the final cap
ture OF Bill Raider who is now doing
n forty-year stunt in the penitentiary
at Leavenworth, Kan. Raider was the
exact opposite of Doolin. He was the
scrappiest proposition that ever went to
the brush and was Il thorough dare
devil He finally learned that his case
had been turned over to Tilghman and
he knew that he had to fight or clear out
He chose the former cource, and finally
the officer and outlaw came together in
the brush. in the Triangle country.
They opened on each other at the same
time, but shot from Tilghman's gun clip
ped the middle finger of the outlaws
right, or pistol hand. and he turned his
horse around, first biting off the mangied
finger and splitting it at his opponent
and rode away. TIghman knew about
where the desperate would go for his
treatment. and he waited until the rext
morning and crept close to the log hut
Nti14t ne St1sEl0Nttu ms man NNutu bts
and waited developments, armed with q
double-barrel shot gun. loaded with buck
shot About sunrise. Raider came out
of the house and stretched himself up
TO his fun height. Tilghman covered his
man with the shot gun and commanded
him TO throw up his hands" Raider
went after his revolver. and the officer
let him have both barrels and down he
went. Tnghman brought the outlaw 70
this city and gave him the best medical
treatment. Both the wounded mans eyes
were swollen shut where the shot had
bounced OF his head. He had half a
dozen wounds in his chest, and one CT
his arms was broken. AS lie was prop
ped up on couch. smoking q cigarette he
turned ana asked his captor: '-Tnghman.
you didn't shoot me with bird shot. did
you"
NO. Bin. answered Tilghman, both
barrels were loaded with buck shot"
We'll" replied Raider. If you had
shot an eighteen csrat outlaw Ike me
with me shot. when got out of the pen
itentisry 1 Mould have come back and
murdered you.
These are only two incidents out OF
hundreds that have occurred IN the lie
OF BIN TAghman, and ne has succeeded
IN making Lincoln county a good place
for law breakers TO keep clear OF.