The state herald., 1907-01-04

WHO TODDeu me.
Evidently they've cached the
spoils," said one of the mon. 81
Cheney and Lonergan were not say
ing anything but they were doing q
heap of thinking.
Where was Guthrie all this time;
why hadn't he been taken with them?
The mob made them put on their
clothes and marched them down.
stairs and out on the street. Quickly,
Cheney glanced over the mob which
numbered about 200. He saw Guthrie,
and unobserved by any one a sign
word, "soldiers!" The sign consisted
merely of badly made right hand
salute. Guthrie understood. Cheney
wanted soldiers and there was no tlmo
to lose. Guthrie knew Camp Mac
Pherson was seven miles to the north
ward. Cheney had told him that last
evening. But seven miles is h long
distance afoot.
Tied to tree short distance down
the street was COW pony saddled and
bridled. Guthrie watched his chance
and when the time was opportune un-
hitched the cayuse, vaulted into the
saddle and was gone. The mob were
too much occupied with their prisoners
to pay any attention to this one rider.
AS soon as Guthrie was out of sight
around the hill he dug spurs into the
pony's flanks and rode like the wind.
Never had that pony been SO ridden
even In the widest stampede. The
seven miles were covered in record
time, and Guthrie dashed into Camp
Macpherson hatless and his pony COW
cred with foam. Capt Benson, COM
manding troop NJ. Ninth (colored)
cavalry, was just at his breakfast, but
when Guthrie was brought to him and
had told his story he yelled:
Orderly, have the trumpeter sound
Boots and Saddles and be damned
quick about IT,"
The stirring notes Of the trumpet
rang out full and clear In the morning
air, and in very few minutes some so
brunette troopers were In line waiting
the word OF command. Guthrie had
been given new mount and rode
with Capt Benson.
"Fours right, trot. march!" and
then "Gallop. march." and away they
went.
Meanwhile. down In Smedburg Judge
Lynch was holding court. In those
days mobs bent on vengeance were not
prone to be slow.
The prisoners were marched out In
the public square. The court consist
ed OF seven men, and Buck Ewing was
chosen to preside. This same Ewing
knew Cheney was secret service man
from Gen. Grierson's Letter. He knew
him by reputation to be bad man
after a crook. and Ewing's conscience
told him that he Ewing was the
crook Cheney was after at this time.
Most OF the caravan were strangers.
All they wanted was "an eye for an
eye. and tooth for tooth" The boy
had identified" both the men ms his
assailants-the mob would do the rest
and before more government men
could get out there Ewing and his
gang could make n get away" up into
wyoming. Great head. had Mr..
Ewing.
Cheney and Lonergan knew things
looked against them. All their hope
was In Guthrie. II they could play for
time the troops would get there. they
would be saved and Ewing and his
crowd could be rounded up at one fell
swoop.
The court was convened under n
cottonwood tree which later would be
the gallows. The boy again told his
story and said he was sure Cheney and
l.onergan were the two men who had
slugged and robbed him.
Cheney asked him some questions; /;
80 did Lonergnn. Time. time was what
they were playing for. A good horse
could cover seven miles to MnePher-
son In 30 minutes II pushed hard: and
Sid Guthrie would push for all he was
worth. lie must he N, the camp now.
Thirty-nye or 10 minutes more!
Against them WAS Buck Ewing. presi-
dent OF The court. The evidence was
NIL In and Cheney asked 10 make a
few remarks. lie talked % minutes.
when he was abruptly cut on by
Ewing The court retired TO deiiber-
ate. and the deliberation was not
iengihy-about i've minutes for de-
cency's sake. The verde, was guilty
sentence. death by hanging
Immediately,
Cheney and Loncrran knew they
We're mighty close to death. They
were not afraid OF II. but to die In such
way. nj the hands OF mob led by
Ewing. the man they were after, Two
ropes were procured. two barrels
stood on end. side by side. The pris-
onors were placed one on cach their
hands tied and the moose placed
around their nrckH.
This time ioncrgan spoke up and
for fiye minutes talked. Then cheny
had his last say, Only n few minutes
more and Guthrl. would bo back with
help. II not-wcll. good.byi
The mob We're intent on watching
IN. execution and failed TO not. thai,