The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-27

ueSe exclusion ACT on the McNlCan ppl
der have been highly commended by the
Washington authorities, and recognized
by the Highblnders, who placed price
OF $4,000 on his head, which stands today
Oc late years he has held highly re-
sponsible position with one of the largest
bank protective associations In the United
States. and as superintendent of ITS Sc
cret service has established an enYlable
record Of success in running down bank
burglars, These stories are confined to
his earlier experiences In shc west the
scenes of which are laid in Arizona and
New Mexico near the Mexican border
The Last Frontier, which until recent
years was Wild and lawless, and where
the typical bad man" OF pioneer days
made his last stand)
1t was through the kindness of my
friend. Jim Baldwin, sheriff of the next
county, that / was first made aware
of the existence and celebrated quail
ties of Mr.. William Rodney, better
known among his intimates by the so
briquet of Laramie Bill /" Baldy,' as
the boys called him, dropped into my
Office at Tucson, Ariz., on n pleasant
afternoon in June, 1909, seated himself
comfortably, and having applied
match to the cigar j handed him, cast
a critical eye around the room.
Pretty snug quarters you We got
here here Keno, >, he observed eG1mpiaeen,t-
ing for old Uncle Sam. hey9 Don I
know ms ] d object to putin IN spell
as United States marshal myself. Any
time You feel like tradin' jobs awhile,
just let me know, Will you?N
''Thanks," responded, "but l guess
I'm not looking for change Mt pres
ent. How are things down your way?
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.. Well, " returned the sheriff, thought
fully, Il can't say ar how there S been
anything come of as pervided the boys
with extra lively entertainment. There
might have been If we could have come
up with them parties as turned a trick
at the Blue Moon mine about FIVE weeks
ago, 1t was late at night when the
game come off. The assayer. fcller
by the name of Hawkins, had been re-
tortin the amalgam OF the week s
cleanup and runnin the gold into bars.
He was workin late so as to have the
bullion ready 10 be taken away the
next mornin'. Two big bars had been
turned out of The molds and Hawkins
was busy round the furnace. when he
was hit from behind and Knocked cold.
When be came to he was tied hand
and foot, with handkerchief twisted
into his mouth. and the two bars Of
bullion was gone. The boss found him
about seven III the mornin united him
and sent him to the bunk house to have
his bruises fixed up. Then he got hold |
of me and l gathered a posse together
and started out after the ROBBERS. We
picked up the trail on a rise overlook
in the camp. where they had hitched
their hosses TO an ironwood tree, and
followed it due south"
"What luck did you have7' asked,
AS the sheriff paused and chewed Ian.
guidly on the butt OF his cigar.
mot much,' returned Badly, dis
gnstcdly. ,"They had too good start
Of us and made their getaway all !
right. But they was seen by some
chaps we met along the trail, and it IS |
a pretty even bet from the description
they gave us that a Mexican named
was the men we were after. This !
bunch had been hangin' around for |
some days before the sticll.up, one of
'em pretendin to be sick. and the 9th |
ers lookin' after him. They claimed |
to be sheep herders Just passin
through on their way home. -
$50 YOU had your trouble all for |
nothing, - [ remarked, sympnthetically. |
just that affirmed Badly, with a |
sigh. "The boys that made up the
posse were sure enough disappointed, |
countin as they did on some free-fur-
all shootin' and fun. But ! allow that |
none Of 'cm was riled so much as Lar
annie Bill Rodney, A good scrap is |
meat and drink TO Bill. and he was so |
powerful wild over not conuectin with |
them Greasers that his temper was clean |
spilled, and he was most ready TO pick |
a fight with some Of the lads because
they loshed him
"Baramie BILL 7 repeated. "I'vo
heard you mention him before Who
is he, anyway You always speak of |
him as if he WAS something Of bor-
der terror. Does he eat EN- alive, or
keep private graveyard?N
A sour smile crossed Baldy's expires |
siye features. It was evident that he
considered my POPULARITY ill-tmed
Laramie Bill" nc said solemnIy,
ain T a Joke by no means. He's one
of the whitest men. the best shot and
bulliest allround fighter that ever
come TO Arizona. If ever you re in need
of deputy that II stick to you
through thick and thin. YOU take a tip
from me and send for Bill He s ridin
range now with the Sandy Ferguson
outfit. but if it happens that you want
n good man in a hurry any time, lem
me know and / II get him for YOU. Just
TO give you an idea of what Bill IS like
] II tell you somethin'. Did You ever
hear of what he did down in New Mex
leo a couple of years ago1 But OF
course you didn't. seein' that you
hadn' t heard his name till few min
utcs ago.
"You see, he struck fellow that d
had bad luck and was nigh on dead
broke, and he done the square thing
by him and they came TO be pards.
This other fellow was real quiet and
good appearin'. and the BOYS all liked
him. Well, one night he was havin
little game in the back room of a store