The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-01-31
SAN BASS LAST STAND
How Texas Rangers Pursued that Noted
Outlaw to His Dramatic Death.

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horses slod to .hn rail whsea s~pars
aters the ~rsa~AY grum ere street
aud az &C bad reas sol, tss believe that
~s @egw gaining on ths tnen vac wsfe
hnnsiag. ws argued hat The heTs~s
~e aAw might h- thssis aupnsa. aaa
tibet they ~.fv perhaps inside the
| Ia fgosata drinking. $50 &C took fisut~
I rr grips on orr earbincs. whitb ~s
held in ons right hamas, ~" siocka
resting on nmr knees. and lssssssncd
/ oar long batye.ae' Colts tn their ho}v
Afers
! We weFe still quite q say from
/ N. saioaa when w. wrf. startled
lbs hearing the muffltd rfaee of
| pistol The sound came from the dis
/ rsctinu Of ;he Grimes place aud was
followed In quick succession BY tso
/ other reports A. We urged our
/ horses forward we SAW q mwn rush
! from around the corner OF the bar
room. as though be had left tn"
front door OF the shack, spring 20
where the three borses stood. huF-
| rtedly unhitched the halter and
vault to the saddle on one OF the
steeds. Two others were close at
! his heels, and following the lead OF
the first man, each jumped upon one
of the remaining horses. The three
men dug their heels into their horse $
side and galloped. with whoop and
a ven. down the main street toward
the opposite end Of town.
While the horsemen were hurry
ing away another man came from
land as he staggered across the mar
row plank walk he held his hand 10
his side and appeared to be In great
distress When our horses, piunging
land leaping. dashed mp to the run
Iaway the old man threw his arms
around one of the posts supporting
the shed. swayed TO one side, sunk
to his knees. and finally releasing
his hold on the post, rolled over on
the planks, gasping and dying, the
blood trickling from three bullet
wounds in his chest. The unfortunate
was Grimes, the barman, and as Col.
Ross took a flying leap from Vhis
saddle and kuelt beside the culver
ing body. joe in voice made husky
from the hemorhage in his throat
said: That's Bass and his gang
Colonel. they've fixed me,
People were out from every
where. attracted by the shouts and
|
leaving Grimes about to breathe his
, Hast. Colonel Ross returned to the
- saddle and led his anxious troop II
{ pursuit of the fugiires, who were
/ ! still TO be seen, passing through
cloud of dust their horses hoof'
had raised, just about the outskirt.
Iof the town.
I'VE urged our steeds with the
lash of our rawhide whips, and by
the time we had passed the las
, house and the chase was leading over
| | the prairies we had gained consid
| cradle on Bass and his companions
Colonel Ross himself was the
, first to fire. and. standing up in his
= stirrups, with big pistol in each
r hand and his bride rein dangling
about his horses neck, he pumped
. shot after shot al the fugityes. Anc
then we began TO shoot. and our car
bines cracked angrily on the cleal
p air as the leaden pellets sped OF
= their death mission The distance
was too great and our shots wen
= wild. but as We steadily gained or
5 the robbers a different story wal
? told
We all knew that there was
I big reward out for Bass dead o.
alive. so we directed our aim chief,
: al the outlaws horses.
4 I'VE had gone about mile o.
9 maybe a little more from town. ant
I the lone tree hove in sight, ant
= when the robbers were close to tn
|. silent sentinel OF the prairie wei
4 directed shot carried Bass broad
2 brimmed hat from his head. TIT
Z bandits during the chase were eve
Z turning in their saddles and biazini
: away ~ rs. but their position II
o shooting made their aim bad. ant
= not q single ranger was struck
n We kept up a mercil.ss fire, AM
several times bass swaycd In hi
. saddle dangerously near 20 fall
{ and from his motion we knew tina