The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-01-25

historically said. Those Ire lhe men
who robbed me-
Evidently they've cached the
spolls, said one Of the men
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 them2
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 zoo, He saw Guthrie,
and unobseryed by any one sign
passed between them. 1t meant one
word. "soldiers!" The sign consisted
merely Of badly made right haEd
salute Guthrie understood. Cheney
wanted soldiers and there was no time
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 long
distance afcot
Tied to a tree a short distance down
the street was COW pony saddled aud
bridlei Guthrie watched his chance
and when the time was opportune un-
hitched the cayuse, yaulted into the
addle and was gone. The mob were
100 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 fanks 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 cov-
cred with foam. Capt. Benson, COM
manding troop NJ, Ninth tcolored)
cavalry, was just at his breakfast, but
when Guthrie was brought to him and
had told his story he yelled:
sOrdegly, 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 a new mount and rode
with Capt. Benson.
"Fours right, trot, march," and
Z then "Gallop, march," and away they
went.
Meanwhile, down in Smedburg Judge
r Lynch was holding court. In those
/ days mobs bent on vengeance were NOT
q prone to be slow.
e The prisoners were marched out In
e the public square. The court consist
i ed of seven men, and Buck Ewing was
e chosen to preside. This same Ewing
? knew Cheney was secret service man
v from Gen. Grierson's letter. He knew
K him by reputation to be bad man
d after a crook. and Ewing's conscience
d told him that he (Ewing) was the
II crook Cheney was after at this time
y Most Of the caravan were strangers
IS All they wanted was IAN eye for al
eye, and a tooth for TOOTH" The boz
h had identified" both the men as hs
m assaiIants-the mob would do the res
le and before more government mel
d, could get cut there Ewing and hi
" gang could make a get away" up int
rs Wyoming. Great head. had MI
lie Ewing.
ic Cheney and LOnergan knew thing
p looked against them. All their hop
II was in Guthrie. II they could play 70
s. time the troops would get there, the,
g. would be saved and Ewing and hi
as crowd could be rounded up at one fel
be swoop.
is The court was convened under
Of cottonwood tree which later would b
to the gallows. The boy again told hi
story and said he was sure Cheney an
b. Lonergan were the two men who ha
Ip, slugged and robbed him.
en- Cheney asked him some questions
ut so did Lonergan. Tine time was wha
20 they were playing for. A good hors
cculd cover seven miles to MacPhel
It. son in 30 minutes If pushed hard: an
Sid Guthrie would push for all he wa
Cd worth. He must be at the camp nov
Thirty-6ye or 40 minutes more
ha Against them was Buck Ewing, pres
Ias dent of the court. The evidence wa
all in and Cheney asked to make
few remarks He talked 25 minute
- when he was abruptly cut of /
~ Ewing. The court retired to delibe
=. :. ate, and the deliberation was nj
~ lengthy-about five minutes for d
~ ~ cency's sake The verdict was guilty
las ~ sentence, death by hanging tim
~ - Immediately"
,ch Cheney and Lonergan knew tn,
we're mighty close to death. TIT
were not afraid Of It, but to die in sul
~ q. way, at the hands Of mob led
ne Ewing, the man they were afterl Ty
90 ropes we're procured. two barre
~ stood on end. side by side. The pri
~ ~ oners were placed one on each the
~ - hands tied and the moose plac
~ ~ around their necks.
'N7 This time LeneIgan spoke up al
for five minutes talked. Then Che
'eu had his last say. Only few MINT
w more and Guthrie would be back wi
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