The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-05-03

like into their midst. At one camp three
Chinese were left dead. All but decapi-
tated. and five others had their Threats
cut At a second camp the butchery was
repeated; and the excited villains were
devastating third settlement when a
party of Americans, attracted by the cries
Of the agonized Chinese, appeared to
drive them away. They left their Shastly
work reluctantly. actually under fire
In the excitement following the Rich
Gulch outrage. the California legislature
took up the question Of suppressing Muri-
et2's band. = joint resolution was in
troduced, authorizing the payment of a
reward of s. COO for the capture of the
bandit. dead or alive. 1t was especially
provided that every assistance should be
given by the California militia TO one
Harry Love. a picturesque scout, for
mer Texas ranger and man-hunter OF
reputation on the Pacific coast.
Though the mountsineer was a man of
action and fearless, he was diplomatic.
He had no intention of starting on a
chance directed chase of Murieta, and
with no knowledge Of his friends and
enemies. He believed that Harry Love
was an efficient officer. but he knew that
love lin quite different sense was a
powerful ally in any plot TO capture the
young Mexican
Working through Pancho Daniel, q
member of Joaquin's band. the girl An
tonia Ia Molinera. with Pancha. play
traitor. When Murieta found that his
companion had stolen Antonio away. in
stead of following the pair himself and
carrying out his threat 10 kill them both,
he sent another bandit named Verasa
to do the work. But Veraga came under
Harry Loves influence. and was induced
to desert his leader. Meanwhile. the girl
alarmed by the activity of Murieta, had
divulsed TO the officers all the knowl-
edge she had Of Joaquins hiding places.
Murieta's power over his followers be-
gan To wane. and a number Of others
deserted him; ne had trouble over another
woman whom he installed in Antonio s
place; and Harry Love was gaining the
knowledge TO a successful pursuit. With
eight men whom he could trust, and
who were promised share of the reward.
Love went out TO follow Joaquin until he
came upon him.
From the mines OF Calaveras county,
down through Stockton and the San Joa-
ouin valley, farther south along the trail
the outlaw knew so well. Love traced the
little band that Murieta led in person.
On to Los Angeles they went; then the
bandit, with six companions. started
south again. Love learned of the move,
l.,
and followed hard upon the trail. And
because Murieta had grown careless In
the three years he had plundered, Love
and his men rode straight into the camp
in the TETON Pass at daybreak, as the
seven outlaws squatted about little fire
where coffee was boiling.
Murieta was some distance from the
fire with a can OF water in his hands,
cleaning his horses back, and did not
at first recognize Loves men as officers.
He approached to join the conversation
between the groups, when one of the pur-
suing party who was known TO Joaquin
stepped forward TO demand the surren-
der of the seven. Mu-ieta recognized h s
enemy. ran to mount his horse as it stood
without saddle or bride and calling to
his men to scatter, urged his horse into
the brush where the mountain dropped
steeply down.
But Love. who had selected Murieta
for his own quarry, was as good a
horseman as the bandit. He followed the
wild chase, shooting TO cripple Joaquin's
horse AS the animal fell Murieta aban-
doned it and plunged on afcot. \ sec
ond bullet from Loves gun brought him
men protected by rocks and trees. An
other of Loves bullets found a mark on
Murieta, and before the fight was over.
In which all of the leaders companions
were either killed or taken. the desperate
young Mexican was dead. "Three-Fin-
gered Jack" fought the posse until he, too,
was killed.
Love carried north. as CHASTITY relics of
his work and proof to the California legis-
lature that he had earned the 5000 re-
ward, the head of Joaquin Murieta and
the manned hand of the fierce Garcia.
news of the killing got abroad. 1t was a
debated question whether Love was a
general benefactor or an arrant villain
and licensed murderer. Indeed, it was
more than limited by the sympathiZers
OF Joaquin that Love had killed the
ed to Mexico. But he was. beyond ques-
ton, killed at TETON Pass.-John NJ. Os-
kison, in New York Post.