The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-01-31

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I hnt apptns9aitng that Bass was acre
hsgt and knowing thst BE woala
make desperate flsh,. ae checked
Our horsss igifle and proceeded s'
[ a slo@ey gait
nass slipped from HIS saddle
aud Kept hla fs.t wi'h as etfors and
We coula p-sv Murphy shaking hands
wlfh aim az thought bidding hif0
good bye Bass xtil keeping the pls-
tot clutehed ln the band Murphy sas
/ ~rsngsag Murphy took q ruunine
jump into the saddle 81 Bssss
horses. turned, directed last I'm
gerine look al his chief aud hen
gave the word To m. animal tn DO
hts beat. The hors. sped over the
plain sud as ~. gave Bass ong fu-
Iturp undivided attention Murphy
aud The third man got clear al oar
net entirely aud ia.s we're soon lost
ITO sight in the distance
Bass. when he gave his horse TO
Murphy he Was moved to t0e kind-
ness because be felt he had his
death wound VAS within few
yards Of he big tree. aud stAgger-
ing and stumbling over III. buIa'nE
roots. he placed hts back against
the trunk and. holding one pistol
against hts breast coolly proceeded
10 reload the other One pistol quick
~ reloaded he held II IN the curve
of his arm. while he put fresh car
tridges in the second Then he
straiehtened himself up. With his
Datk aSdiuNt titt tt'f @Sbh q FAFH'N' 80
either hand and awaited our APP
proach.
We paused about 200 yards from
the tree and held a council OF war,
Bass was wounded. we knew. and.
without a horse. he could hardly es-
cape us and as we wanted 20 earn
the big reward for capturing him
alive we concluded 10 wait. think
ing that perhaps he would drop from
loss of blood.
I'VE walked our horses slowly
around the tree in a great circle,
and Bass. with difficulty, moved in
smaller circle. his back still sup
ported by the trunk, as we moved.
holding his pistols ready but making
| no attempt to use them. This circlin1
continued for nearly an hour, and
; Bass. we could see from where we
] sat perched in our saddles. with our
2 carhines ready on our hips, was
A shaking and trembling and with
5 difficulty moving at all. At last the
: end came; the stricken outlaw stop
ped. his arms dropped 10 his side and
, his head sunk forward on his bos-
ON. We thought he was done for
t then, but were mistaken, as NJ
suddenly braced up and. with the
70 thumb of his left hand. which seem
ed loath to relinquish the pistol, he
: managed TO whisk out his white
handkerchief from his trousers peck
, ct. Bass, holding the handkerchief
: between his thumb and the stock OF
his revolver. waved it weakly over
his head
= 1T was the sign of surrender, and
r we were all glad; but Colonel Ross.
4 fearing a trick, motioned to the
= robber to drop his weapons. Bass.
t with a tired shake OF the head. eN-
l pressed the negative sign. ana
5 again waved his handkerchief. We
remained where We We're debating
a what to do, and fearing that II q
r man was sent forward 10 accept the
Y surrender. Bass. as a final act oi
vengeance. would shoot him. No
r body appeared anxious TO approach
l the desperate, and the colonel solV'
] ed the problem by ordering us all q
2 advance. We moved forward in
| slow trot, and when We reached th'
= tree Bass sunk 10 his knees, just az
e poor Grimes had done It few hours
r earlier. and fell forward on MS
< face. We dismoun,ed and gathered
a about him. but found that be hae
4 not tainted. only having fallen ron
/. weakness. Two of III. men atts nap.
! ed to take the guns from the cioseS
5 fists. but Bass fe.bly Iorked hii
], arms away and said with an effort
c I don't give up these. III de VII
, 'cm in my hards.
One OF the taugcrs VAS dispatch
"a 60 Rount rttk and returned i'
Lid title while with % wagon. Sc bod.
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