The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-11-19

wood As soon as I heard of il | deteh-
mined TO find him II it was within human
possibility 10 do so. l hired Horace Clark.
with four horses. and drove TO Sun river.
There a reward of 500 had been offered
TO find Casey, bu; no one had succeeded
IL was still showing. but l struck eat in
the storm and drove 20 Twenty-e ght
Mile Springs that night Then took one
of my buggy teams and hunted all the
range between the stage ruac and Sun
River the first day. | found nc trace
Then l returned 10 the Lake station.
changed horses and started out little
after dark. IL had stopped showing row
and was moonlight. Before starting l
put a little lunch in my pocket. After
driving about two hours from the Lake
station 1 discovered Caseys track. I
followed that track on foot and horseback
until the next day. 1t was about two
o'clock in the afternoon when | discov-
cred him about six or eight miles from
me He was still driving The horse and
rig. just crossing and turning around and
then recrossing n big drift or snow. He
was evidently out of his head He kept
crossing the drift and turning until 1
reached him. The horse was skin and
bones. although 1t had been fat and sleek
on leaving Sun river. Neither man nor
horse had anything 10 eat for ten days
and nights
LAS | went up TO Casey there were Ice
les hanging down from his eyes to his
collar and all over his face.
Are YOU frozen bad. Casey?' asked.
,fs.r NJ
and at last said:
No. amt froze much
II took out the little iunch had and
said: DO you want something 10 eat2'
HE said; Yes. I've had nothing TO eat
since day before yes,erday.'
He had evidently lost all track Of time.
in fact, he was quite incoherent and
could tell little OF where he had been
driving all those long days and nights OF
The snow-storm.
Il gave him q little to eat. while put
M horse in the cart and hitched his
horse behind.
Give me come tobacco he said. Il
haven't had a chew since day before yes
terday
Il gave him swallow OF whisSey ard
4 chew OF tobacco. Then I started for
Twenty-eisht Ade Springs With him right
across country IS fast as could drive
! got TO Twenty-eight Miie Springs along
in The evening ana had AR. Kelly hit h %
nthe evening ard had Mr.. Kelly hitch
up a fresh team to carriage. while Mrs.
Kelly made some SOUP After Casey hal
eaten the soup. ] gave lin a iitfia more
whiskey. and we started Cor Bentoa
While driving into Beator Casey get
rnora laxative. and said
.''T thought 1 was gong 70 die. Tain
nothing 10 die
When / got 20 Fo-t Benton J sum
rnoucd tao doctors. D. Turner ard an-
other whose name don'; row remember.
They examines his legs and said they
must be smpstated 80 / made them
measure his legs ard ampu;ate them
exactly alike Then ] had two attend
ants a, risnt and ono n Tire daytime Il
STAY with hsm untn he could get out.
bought a pair OF legs <cT him and started
{ subscription was offered free trans
pr-taiion TO take hin. 20 sEy place ~ the
state q r5isc money for hffn, but Re US
Sensitive about begging. - n oalie1 IL.
ana would net 20 Anywhere except 10
Helena
What became of Casey sf,srwsrd?'
III Rove was asked.
About 1860 was raised for him hy
subscription. ali rarss g the state cor
tributiaS something ! gave he money
to him aud advised him q put i iHs0 cat
tie PIT them n some good czitieu-an .
hards 20 hcue 70 hts m5tier N WtEcsn-
sir. ard 20 10 school Anea Re- got
through school 70 cone back ard take
charge o. his casiie He bought 30 81
So head u nsifers placed fben ~ uV
Turner's hands. bat iasiead n zoins
herne he vert ~ roTfh ans bought ?
hotel While n the hotel rgsisess -
cot % drinking Ore Gay ~ rad = dis
p.sse ui.h 9 guest. wso EFT iae house %
20 away. casey followed and threaie-fs
n ssof rim II. ran 'Errsd around
ard sf1ea hf- .rstsssiy 18th RS -ss~.
Il rad letters from C4seY's u.arhfr.
al rv5-ts8 v1th tears. iaSnAirg r. r
whss I rad so1s Ter hs- nos- ~ had
sos u sz-t1c 3 short fizae before h
vs. =h,. The xkois thsng ca-r 10
ahe-t $50. bit ths rsst rs raises ~
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