Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-03-20

the coach and was covered with
blood and said he was bleeding to
death. lie was dreadful sight,
My six shooter was away back,
packed up in my valise but my shot
gun was in a nearby carrying box. |
opened the box, got out the double
barreled shotgun and loaded II. BY
this time the brakeman was at the
front door of the coach with his Ian.
tern, going out. and obstructed me in
my effort to get out. | carried the
gun concealed but cooked at my side,
trying to push outside TO get on the
ground but was held back by the
brakeman. AS he crowded out, ! saw
the glimmer of Jacks gun, as he
swore a great oath commanding us to
go inside as he would shoot to kill.
"At first the light of the lantern
revealed his full form but some way
he got into the shade and pusni ~
| The shotgun TO one side of the brake
man | very quickly aimed and irei.
! At the moment almost of the report
! CT my own gan, | ieir tingle az my
left arm and realized it was shns-
Passengers said there were two is
/ ports. almost together, the difference
/ In, oh. .a1,
Jack subsequently told me he saw
| the buttons of my uniform and shot
al my left breast. intending to shoot
me through the heart, but that the
load from the shotgun just as he
pulled the trigger of his gun, hit his
right arm and jostled him, causing
him TO shoot my left arm instead ol
the heart shot he attempted.
Jack told me he shot with his left
hand and at the moment his finger
pressed the trigger the buckshot free
fron. my gun unsteadied him.
at was to this he attributed th'
miscarriage of his pistol fire.
Jack remarked to me later. 'fU'
saved your life by the tenth of sec
J ond.' Everything about the shooting
, happened very quickly. The mai
, who had been shot was the bloodtes
picture ever saw An artery In tn
, jaw had been Gu, and blood flowe
freely.
After Ketchum received the loa
/ Of bmckshot in the right arm, 1t weaf
/ ened him, so he told me. He said h
then went back around the engine an
that he was so weak child coml
i, have pushed him over We talked
, over together several times and ono
he said, Well, Darlington, It was
. square fight
h 'fIe was very illiterate and had IA
I ability to express himself. Durin
( his trial one day, he remarked
t me. looking wistfully at nearby VIII
{ chester held by guard, l coui
0 snatch that gun and get away II m
chains were off Another remark wa
@ iust drop the chains and give me
/ six shooter, and II there are an
g guards left, they win, jump out II
window
Is "On the morning ne was arraignt
t, az be sipod up to listen to the !
n dictment he quickly cast a lightnit
II glance over the crowded court roof
Il evidently hooking for friendly fac
but not one was In sight.
h. Ills pals were all afraid OF him. l
o was quick. brutal. treacherous al
Ie domineering. Those who knew hi
q believe his companions in erin
m hoped for his conviction At large
- was liable 10 turn ON them any m
n mept. Both before and since his 9
n. gecuilop / have met different persoI
who knew him. or knew well his b
n tory. They claim his brother Ber
10 was afraid Of him Jack alwa
I'd claimed that when he was a hoy b
~ brother treated him cruelty, that
would tie him TO a tree and whip hi
ID numerically. On behalf of his re
TO tive however II is asserted th