The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-04-04

and were IN nrst class working order.
The pots we're wrapped singly In
pieces Of paper, and the waiting
crowds had no idea what Bullock
was doing in Chinatown.
The marshal sauntered ieisurely
down to the deserted mine, and half
the town followed him at a respec-
table distance. Bullets might fly at
any minute. and the miners wanted
to be ready to get to cover without
loss of time.
Bullock didn't say a word when
he reached the mouth of the shaft.
but he produced one of the stink
pots. carefully unwrapped 1t. and
threw 1t to the bottom of the hole,
where II broke on the rocks, Its aw-
full smelling contents being scattered
over the floor of the hole.
Another pot quickly followed the
first. and added its odor to the al
ready horrible stencil down there.
But the gas, being heavier than the
air, remained in the hole.
Then the crowd saw what Bullock
was up to, and they raised a mighty
cheer when they realized the predic-
ament OF bad Bill" and his part
| ners.
Bullock knew that Bill and his
men we're guarding that portion of
I the hole which could be seen from
| their tunnel, so he kept out of range
| of their pistols. Edging around as
far as he dared he threw another one
of the pots. The aim was good, and
it went right into the mouth of the
tunnel. Another followed the first,
and both broke as they struck the
rocky sides.
In about half n minute out they
came-"Bad BILL" Curly" and
Scar Face" simply falling over
themselves and each other In their
efforts to get out of that tunnel and
into the pure air. Bullock and his
guns were forgotten In the indescri-
bable stencil emanating from those
awful stink pots.
But there was no relief The air
in the shaft was as bad as that in the
tunnel. And the ladder was missing!
While the gasping, spluttering
wretches were cursing and shouting
for some one to let the ladder down,
another stink pot came sailing over
the rim of the hole and landed fairly
in their midst, whore it broke and
added fresh horrors to the already
sufficiently polluted atmosphere.
Then the trio knew what it meant
Bullock was after them and had
routed them out Of their hole. They
couldn't get out of the shaft, but the
stencil was SO great that they couldn't
stay in 1t, either.
Accordingly they surrendered un-
conditionally, and, following the d.
} rections of the marshal, who re-
mained out of sight behind the brink
: of the shaft, tossed their weapons out
through the mouth of the shaft and
begged to be permitted to get out
} themselves as quickly as possible.
zone at q time there, boys" called
Bullock. 'If any man comes out OF
: that hole before / tell him to I'll
, shoot his head off as 1t appears over
the rim." And Bullock lowered the
ladder.
: "Bad Bill first" he called, and
. bad Bill" with his fingers to his
. nose, rushed up the ladder and was
quickly tied.
"Now Scar Face" and that wor
: thy ran up the ladder, to be bound
9 in his turn. Curly" met the same
e fate when he came up a moment at
4 terwards.
: Next time / send for you fellows,
y said Bullock, quietly, II hope you'll
y come In and give yourselves up anC
h save me the trouble of coming aftel
n you"
y Bullock's arrest of the three mos
4 desperate men In the Black Hill
: without shedding a drop Of biooC
was so much admired by the miner
t that he had little trouble after that
u and remained marshal as long as h
: wanted the position. Early in 190l
s President Roosevelt appointed Bul
= lock United States Marshal for Soutl
s. Dakota, a post he still holds.-Th
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