The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-04-04

But I'll arrest them and you can
try them in the regular way"
Bullock's quiet manner won the
day, and It was agreed that the law
should take It's ordinary course with
the murderers.
But Bill and his two pals" had
no idea of submitting to arrest. "Tell
Cap. Bullock, If he wants us, to come
and git u.s." they said, defiantly-
and the words was carried over to
Bullock.
1--WE don't low no blamed ten
derfoot' to tell us we cheat" the
three rascals added. "And we don't
low no sheriff to arrest us. We
won't be arrested, and il Cap. Bull
lock fools with us we'll fix him."
Again the word was taken over
to Bullock that Bill and his partners
said they would fight to the death
before they would submit to arrest.
Nevertheless, it was "up" to Bullock
to arrest those three men or to lose
his reputation for courage, and prac-
tically his life. II he showed the
white feather for moment some
desperate would shoot him while his
back was turned. 1t was only as an
undefeated marshal that he had pow
er over these roughs.
The murderers knew Bullock
would make an attempt to capture
them, but they did not know from
which quarter the attempt would
come. The marshal had so many DIFF
ferent ways of tackling a fellow that
the three miners were worried. II 1t
was a straight shooting ARRAY, they
were ready; but they feared some
thing--they knew not what-when
Bullock started after them.
| Bullock went about his business
very deliberately. He sent word to
| the three desperadoes that they had
better come In, surrender themselves
and stand trial-thereby saving
themselves the trouble of having him
come after them.
But again the trio hurled defiance
at the marshal. and, retreating to
their log cabin, barricaded the door
and yelled through the window that
they were ready for siege.
But Bullock paid no attention to
them. He sat in his little Office and
smoked. Some miners, new comers,
sniffed, and declared that Bullock
was a coward and was afraid to go
after the men he wanted.
But the old timers, men who had
known the captain long. knew bet
ter; and they also knew that cap.
| Col I'M n,,f
The marshal's very quietness had
disturbing effect on the wanted
men, and during the night they evac-
uated their log cabin and took refuge
in an abandoned prospect hole where
they thought Bullock would not find
them. 1--WE are afraid he would dy'
Mantle US during the night" they
told an acquaintance later. The!
took provisions into the hole will
them, and there was little stream
of water at the bottom, so that they
! were ready for a disappearance o
several days, or even a week, If nee
essary.
The "hole" consisted of a shat
some fifteen feet deep and a tunne
running into the hill from the bot
| tom of the shaft The tunnel wa
: about twenty-five feet long, and be
} cause of an elbow it was quite impos
| sible for any one to come down tn
, shaft and into the tunnel withou
} being exposed every minute of tn
: time to the bullets OF the despera
l does.
r The three men were observes
stealing away from their cabin int
4 the old mine, and Bullock was In
Q formed as to their whereabouts. The
e he quietly came out of his little Office
I walked down to the shaft, and mad
5 a minute examination of 1t, and re
! turned to his office. Before doing sc
n however, he pulled up the old ladde
I which the original prospectors ha
o left in the hole. bad Bill" and hi
Q partners were thus loft without an
It means of escape unless some frien
!. let down the ladder again.
= Like so many OF the Western mir
o ing towns at that period, Deadwoo
|, had a considerable Chinese populs
r ton. most of whom had come direC
/ from the Celestial kingdom. Thes
ss Cinnamon had brought with thei
It their own peculiar games. musical II
l, struments, and implements of peac
p and war. Among the latter were
Ie number of stink pots.
1t is impossible for white man
'e adequately describe Chinese stin
L pot. II is, to say the very least, d.
s. serving OF its rather suggestive nam
n. but no one has ever heen able to fl
10 ure out just what 1t does or does nj
ir contain. When a people who consi'
In er an egg in which the bird is ju
ie beginning to hatch choice delicac
re or VINO Will pay large sums for Q
hit egg which has been kept in putrl
In black mud for several years to pro
r. erly season." starts to make som
ht thing which will smell bad enough
their own olfactory nerves, they ca
sn evolve thing of which a white ms
T. cannot even have faint conceptio
BY And that, In short. is a Chinese stir
I" pot.
Is, The next morning when Bullo
he came from his room he found that
" general holiday had been declare
he every mine had closed down and eve
re miner was in the streets, watchi
he to see what " Cap. Seth" was goi
ne to do.
ed The captain walked down to Q