The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-01-28

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as an affront to ALL They sent word
{ to the officers, at last, that they Woulo
ohe on hand in full force on the fol-
Sa1z lowing Saturday and that the Gala
49, hoose might as well go out OF com
,,icc;on an far as they were concerned.
saturday night ocame, and according 10
,,roo,;eo tho tie-cutters were on the street, nl
narons and noisy. Seeing commotion at the
rear of cheap hotel, where a number u ~
had gathered, Mcdonald went over there
and found Reeves surrounded. Wltnout nes'
tation he showed a way through with MS plstos
until he stood by Reeves SIDE reeves snae
arrested man and general rloC was .ni -.
nent The prisoner was very drunk anu US
orderly and demanding that he be allowed to
20 to his room. Catching the DRIFT OF malte '
Mcdonald said: il
"All right, take him to his room, Il II
got one I'll take care OF TINS crown.
There was something in the Duslness-llKe
confidence Of that statement which impressed
the crowd And then he had such Mandy
way of holding six-shooter. Nobody quite
wanted to die first and Reeves started for the,
back entrance Of the hotel with his man. AS
they entered the door the fellow reeled against
the casing and fell to the ground Then a
general stampede started, for it was called out
that Reeves had struck him. Mcdonald said:
"stop, you fellers! The fool fell down,
I'll kill the first man that interferes! !"
That was another discouraging statement
from a man who had a habit OF keeping his
word. It seemed to the crowd that an officer
like that didn't play fair. He didn't argue at
ALL Somebody was likely to get hurt if they
didn't get that gun away from him. Movements
TO this end were started here and there, but
they didn't get near enough to the chief actor
to be effective. Finally, when Reeves and his
prisoner set out for the calaboose the crowd
moved in that direction, timing their steps tor
chorus of threats and profanity Reeves
and Mcdonald made no reply until they ar
rived at the lookup; then, the disturbers being
there handy, the officers began gathering them
in a dozen at time. was a genuine sur
prise party for the tie-men. They were too
much astonished for any concerted movement
and when invited at the points Of those guns
to step inside and make themselves at home
they did not have the bad taste to refuse
The turbulent tie-men were sober and sem
/ sible by Monday morning and allowed to go.
under promise Of good behavior
V Mineola suddenly became moral town
Amusements Of the old sort languished.
But by this time Deputy Bill Jeess was not
satisfied with the quiet life. He had found
1 his proper vocation that Of active enforce
i ment Of the laW--and he was moved to pursue.
it in remoter places a certain desperate ne
gro outlaw by the name Of Jim Bean had COM;
smitted crimes in Smith county whence he had.
escaped to Kansas There he; had il killed saS
city marshal and returned once more to- Smith
county which adjoins Wood on the SOUTH
This was the kind of game that Deputy
4 Bill always enjoyed hunting It was worth
while. He made frequent still hunts along the
Sabine river, the dividings line between
B Wood and Smith, hoping to locate his quarry
q He had heard a 81 runlor that a certain
y family Of sWamp.d ellers were in league
with the men, and, rehecting on the mat.
ter, he concluded to visit this house, both
for the purpose OF investig cation and to borrow
a shotgun, which he though might be more
useful in a&man-chase than hts rife Arriving
B at the suspected house, he told III his mildest
manner q tale of a wounded deer not far away
and borrowed a shotgun as well as the infor
nation that the men and dogs of the place
S were in the brakes. He now began a careful
!. stillhunt for his game and presently came full
upon Jim Bean, who was on a horse. with So
oAA&I6 III EudA 6tUleA uU6Ss
Before Bean could move now Deputy Nc.
Donald had him covered and commanded him
TO get OF his horse or he would shoot him
dead I. Bean sobeyed and Mel Donald threw lis
leg over his saddle and slid TO the ground,
still covering Bean with his gun. Suddenly
i Bean made q dash. for q large tree, turning
4 to shoot lust as he reached this cover. Nc.
6 Donald was too quick, however, and let "a
with q load Of buckshot which struck Bean
/ in several places. causing him to make OF sin
the direction Of q slough tow rds thick hiding.
B Nc onald now mounted his horse and started
pursuit Of the wounded Jim Bean. Blood.
stains made the trail easy to- follow,
3 Soon powder horn b and rs then u Is: BAH
#sof boots lay ii the path ofy fight. Don 81
Sald followed SIX miles to al abin occupied ~
negroes. Bean was not ia the cabin, but bare.
foot prints led into the ods. The man.
4 hunter olloWed them and finally. overlook
their owner. II was not Bean. The officer
had been tricked Bean had escaped while his
Spursller had been following this false lead
was dark now and rther search Was hons.
less. Next morning the out ANS had vanished
from the country They never returned and
we're heard of no more unit some time after
when ewss came from IN ises county that Sh,,tI
the sReans rothers had been killed resistine
h arrest