The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-11-16

sel'g kept saying. And when TIE
bandits at length appeared he re-
peated: Now, johnny
The frightened party behind The
rocks were at too great distance to
hear these commands They could
only see what was gcing en-. Mr.
Aickens and bis driver Saw the boy
Jump down from the drivers seat and
run toward them, saw Two OF the
bandits motion TO him to stop, then,
as the boy still ran, saw them level
Their revolvers and FIRE, and saw the
boy fall.
by gum. this is too much" eX-
claimed Mr.. AickenS, and blazed away
at the bandits.
The driver. equally indignant, Let
his revolver speak-ano the cartridges
in these revolvers were not blank.
Colonel Seiig, who had me ouo cf
The coach with the other terror
stricken passengers, uttered a yel',
and his arm dropped TO his side, shot
through the feshy part. Another
bullet went through bold bandits
hat, Leatly shaving of a lock OF ms
! hair.
Such evidences OF their e1cejIsot
marksmarship stimulated Mr.. Aickens
and his driver to renewed efforts.
When the scoun1rels go to shoot-
ing down small boys. it's tine TO butt
n" said Mr. Aicksns, and hota ne
and the driver, jumping cut In fuli
view OF the bandits, pep2ered away
at them right merrily.
sect out. Stop shooting! It's all
q joksn' shouted Colonel Ssl'g, dane
ing up and down in the road with his
injured wing Topping.
TT it's joke, the jokes Oh yoO!"
yelled Mr.. Ai:kens, taking Colonel
Selig for a bandit, and letting fly at
him again. 'Sho t down little innC-
cent boys, will yor"'
The bandits jumped for the cover Of
the trees, and several persons FROM tie
stage ran up and tried to convince the
tourists that it was not real robbery
but a performance fox moving pic
lures.
That's al right, but it doesn't
go," replied Mr.. Aickens, When we
see child shot down in cid blood
and the United States mail sacks
rifed it's time for US to shoot"
IT you don't put up those guoS II!
blow the top OF you block off, Was
the sudden command from one Of the
picture men, and the emphasis Of
huge .44.caiibre revolver was added.
In an Instant two women IN the
tourist party had slipped to the
ground in faint and every hano
pointed to the sky.
stop ycor nonsense and get into
that wagoL l. a ahIc g." was the orcei
to the Jenderfoois, aud set Out u
5his while We finish the picture.
Then the tourists began to raalizt
that probably it vas an imitation r =.
oery, ard they began thrcatcLl. 3 {
nave the entire party arrested for dis
charging firearms on toe public h!gn
way, but {! ey got out Ct the neighoor'
hood as quickly as possible, and The
making OF the picture preceded
WOMEN WERE swOON1NG.
The passengers on the stage coact
armed themselves, and, mounting tht
stage horses, pursued the bandit!
across the mountains. The killing O.
three formed several exciting sections
TO the picture, and finally the remain
ing two were driven to bay in q lionel,
cabin deserted many years ego by
prospector.
After the picture party had con
cluded it's work more real fun began
The tourists had gone into Colorado
City and notified tie sheriff, polic'
and citizens that holdup had occur
red, snd their stories OF awful carnaq
we're almost beyood belief. q pcss:
of probably 1900 persons was imne
diately organized and started for th
mountains. Scarcely had they entered
the pass before they met the pictur
pa, ty coming out.
The night af,er the picture Wa
made the cowboys stole the old stag
coach and burned iuafter shooting tn
: sides full OF holes. Colonel Selig i
IS laid up for repairs in Colorad
Springs, but is reasonably contented
being assured that the excitemen
produced by the real BULLETS tyinI
about made his photographs NOR
real site even than had been hope
fox. New York American.