The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1905-06-17

'Bucky" that very little money had
been secured and the affair was of
very little importance.
"Bucky" disagreed with them. A
robbery had been committed in his
county and he proposed to catch the
bandits. He was refused inside infor-
nation by the railroad authorities, but
he took up the trail nevertheless.
Canon Diablo is rough gorge lying in
mountainous country where the trail
could easily be lost. Through barren
mountain ranges, across country
where honest white men had seldom
ridden, he and his posse followed the
outlaws.
More than once the robbers we're
engaged at close range. Several times
they tried to ambush their pursuers.
All the horses ahead of the sheriff's
posse were impressed or stampeded
1t became imperative to. change the
jaded horses of the posse The near
est ranch was thirty miles away, near
the border line between Utah and
Colorado. To this refuge O'Neills
party was making its way when vol
ley poured in on the men from but
tress of rock. Buck" led the charge
which followed. None of the posse
were injured, but two of the robbers
were wounded in the running fight
which followed. With fresh horses
the whole party could have been cap
tured, bit the delay necessary to Sc
cure fresh mounts allowed the out
laws to escape.
"Buclly" was after them hotfoot a
day later. The robbers were met
again, and two more of them killed.
The pursuers were again delayed on
,, account of the jaded condition of their
bronchos. O'Neill himself was at no
needs to secure fresh mount. He
was riding horse called Sandy,
which had twice swan the Colorado
, river with his master on his back.
,, "Bucky" had standing offer to bet
that Sandy could cover more and
rougher country than any horse in the
territory. Since leaving Yavapai
, county "Bucky" had not once changed
, horses. Sandy was still hitting the
trail with the reliable gait that made
him the wonder of everybody.
"Bucky's" impatience got the better
i of his prudence. He was hot on the
, trail and he did not want to wait for
his men. He hurried forward alone,
keeping an eye open for the robbers.
He came upon them camped in Wah
Weep Canon in sort of cave. With
his usual quickness O'Neill had them
covered before they could reach for a
gun.
Hello, boys, what's new?" was his
easy greeting.
For full hour he held the despera-
does under his gun before the rest of
his party came up. By taking them
in camp he secured all their baggage,
concealed in which was $3.50, ,OOO-the
loss that the railroad had said was of
no consequence.
"Bucky" had covered the expenses
of his posse both ways, expecting to
be reimbursed. But the supervisors
were friends of the railroads and re-
fused to pay the expenses because the
sheriff had technically violated the
law by leaving the country without
asking their permission. He carried
his case from court to court, but lost
in the end
The sheriff who went out of his
county after desperate in those
early days always faced the probable
ity of having to fight for his prisoner.
His friends were likely to line up in
defence of their pet outlaw. On one
occasion ''Bucky" followed a criminal
into New Mexico. He rode into a
town where the man had just passed
through. The people eyed the sheriff
suspiciously and declared no such
man had been there. O'Neill knew
they were lying and followed his man.
He came up with him a short distance
beyond the settlement.
The robber opened fire on the sher-