The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-29
TALES OF WILD DAYS WHEN
THERE WAS ONE.
Death OF Man Win the Golden
Tooth" - How Chris Madsen's
Long Shot From Horse Saved
"Bill" Grimes.


Spanish-American war. and now chief
deputy under United States Marshal
John Abenathy of Oklahoma.
Following the breaking up OF the
James gang in Missouri and on the
Kansas border. remnants of the band
went still further west into the Rocky
mountains and many OF them remain
I'd In the old line Of business, hold.
ing up stage coaches In particular,
for number of years. The Fifth
cavalry at this time was putting in
a considerable part of its time in
guarding the stage coaches over the
mountains, and in particular the stage
line to Cheyenne. Upon Eagle Pass
the stage coaches met and at the
hour of meeting, there was as a rule
a party Of United States troops some.
whore In the vicinity to project them.
A leader of the James gang rem
nant for several years was known as
The Man With the Golden Tooth"
With several of his boldest followers
he had planned a double hold-up on
Eagle Pass. figuring to hold up and
rob the first coach that arrived, and
then complete their job when the one
from Cheyenne put in its appearance.
On this particular coach were a party
of mining prospectors, supposed to
have with them plenty of gold, taking
1t back to the states.
On this particular day Sergeant
Brule, a companion of Madsen in the
Fifth cavalry, was ordered out with
two men to guard the Eagle Pass.
They were sheltered behind some
boulders just below the level of the
pass. when they discovered the band.
1t gang on the other side. The troop.
ers were but three against eight or
ten of the bandits. Brule determin.
ed to await the arrival of the first
stage and see what would happen.
There was only short wait and
the horses had been halted but an in.
stant on the pass, when the bandits
surrounded the coach and with cool
daring ordered the driver and the pas.
sengers to throw up their hands. AZ
the order was given, however, a bul.
let from Sergeant Brule's rifle winged
the Man With the Golden Tooth
and each of Brule's companions pick
ed of man as the three troopers
climbed over the rocks onto the high.
way. Seeing the blue coats of the
ing the Man With the Golden
Tooth" and two others OF their com.
panions dead.
Following the death of their leader
the other members OF the gang were
captured Jy troopers and turned owe,
to the Wyoming authorities. They
were placed in the state penitentiary
but later escaped by locking the ward
en- behind the bars and stealing all
the guns and ammunition Sergeant
Chris Madsen was given command of
a squad to trail and recapture them
Madsen took with him a oue-eyed
half-breed Indian. ST. Clair by name.
who made reputation as guide and
scout, and Jim McAdams, a long g.time
scout and Indian fighter. After fol.
lowing the trail for several days Mad.
sen and his two comrades finally
came upon the outlaw camp earl,
one MDE:Ig. The outlaws oulnuul.
bered the troopers, But McAdams
broke into the camp with shout
and an order for the bandits to throw
up their hands Immediately Madsen |
followed him through the underbrush
and shortly after him came St. Clair,
the Indian.
Believing an entire company of
troopers were after them the outlaws /.
quickly surrendered and were all !
by McAdams before they
were aware that their pursuers were
so few in number. The leader of
the bandits was then very angry and
taunted 81, Clair in particular, offer.
ing to fight him under any conditions. /.
St Clair threw down his weapons
and asked Madsen to loosen the lead. T.
er IN order that they might fight It /.
out with their fists. but Madsen woula
not hear to IT, and the bandits were
soon behind prison bars again An.
Of them We're afterwards sentenced
for long terms in the prison.
Madsen served twenty years in the
regular army and after that was
deputy marshal in the west, serving
under General Joseph Shelby when he
was United States marshal of the
Western district of Missouri and still |
later under United States Marshal
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