Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-12-24


toward the bridge, where the road
crossing of the Little Missouri river 3is,
/ called, to them to halt and surrender
mot thatI expected them to surrend-s
der, for we expected a fight and was
ready Tor IT. They answered in plain
English, Go to hell.'''
The Fight Begins
sf# We had taken up our position In all
small ravine at the rear of Stone Il
house and had quite an advantage, I
so when the answer came from the
gang, who were then a distance Of |
two hundred and fifty yards from us;
to Go to 1,ell!"'5I said, Put it to sern,
boys! 81 and put it to 'enfswe did.
I will go back a little now anw ex-
plain that only six Of the gang started ]
out, the other one, called BILLY the 4
Kid being delayed fixing his saddle !
9at the saloon, and when the shooting
began, he took up a position behind a 1
post. in good range and view of us. 4
The first intimation of this was BY
his, killing Jack O'Hara. one Of our
men, the ball striking him in the left
side and passing clear through hin.
He stood within four feet of me-
When shot he dropped his gun, put
both hands on his wound, and said as
he fell, Boys, I'm shot, but stayed
with you as long as could" Another
one of our meme Fred Willard got
Craze across the shoulder fro mthe
Same source. The ball went through
the coat at the point of the shoulder
blade. even making a mark on his
/ undershirt, but not touching the skin
IA. While all this was taking place we
were giving the main part of the gang
the best we had, killing two on the.
spot. A. M. Willard lost the lower
part of his left ear by a ball Harry
futile was riding gray mule, which
got SO frightened that he bucked for
all he was worth and prevented his
rider from shooting at us. futile got
"a shot in the point of his left elbow
which shivered his arm to the should
4 er. This caused him ito fail off his
i mule. Turtle then crawled to cabin
/ a short way off, occupied by one
/ Shuster. aeg :5,.5
! Jack Campbell got: a scalp wound
! which knocked him off his horse. He
4 crawled to the brush and made his
!, way down the river to a ranch about
, four miles distant. s5s. ST.
Excelby, the leader, was shot In the
thigh and made for the brush, togeth
er with Billy the Kid and the Other
remaining one, whose name we never
! learned.
4 All Thieves Horses Killed. G
2 All were now dismounted, and W.
killed every one Of their horses il
( order to prevent the ones who wen
i to the brush from getting them t,
: ride away on. +
2 Excelby, the Kid and the other one
as soon os they got under good cove
/ in the brush, began to shoot at any
i body they could draw a bead on. Som.
d cowboys who were at the saloon ant
who took no part in the fight eithe
way, were fired upon by the three out
II laws. One Johnnie Cunningham, whs
was standing in the door Of the saloo1
was shot in the heart and fell square
in the doorway. Another cowboy
Jack Harris, got shot in the groin
He died from blood-poisoning in three
Z weeks. This sudden attack, of course
, now turned all the cowboys on oul
side, and they We're not long in fin
5 ishing up the three outlaws who has
/ fired and killed two of their number
: That night Jack Campbell, who had
gone down the river to the ranch be
fore mentioned, not knowing of the
killing of the cowboys and thinking
that he had friend among them
wrote a note to his supposed friend
| asking him to bring i'd manwoho,
aohlAS ulLu W UTIuS IT'LL uOWu d MORSE
> as he was afoot and wounded and
wanted to get away. The note was
: given to ME, and after reading it
proposed we get our horses and go af
= ter Campbell, take an extra horse
, along, which could be tied to the cor
{ raj in sight of the house where Camp
: bell was hid, the receiver of the note
then to go into the house and tel
, Campbell that his horse was ready
j. The night was moonlight, and We
: could see well. Meanwhile the res
r of us were to stop behind the stables
t until Campbell was in good view ant
E then to call for his surrender and take
him alive. This was carried out to the
: letter, all but taking him alive I OF
L horseback, took up my position jus,
!. at the corner Of the stables, and wheI
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