The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1910-05-12

friend you'll be killed. sure.
Well III go over and see" Captain Bill 70
piled quantity, continuing Straight toward the
mob store.
As he entered there was a little stir then
silence. Evidently those present had not eN'
pected that he would walk straight among
them. Here he was-they could kill him and
put an end to all this trouble In short order
But somehow they didn't do H. There seemed
no good moment to begin. Captain BIN walked
and faced Ogle.
Come outside" he said quietly. Il want to talk
to you"
Ogle hesitated
What do you want to say" he asked sui
ienly.
Captain Bill laid his hand on ogle's shoul.
der.
Il want to say some things that you might
not want your friends TO hear" he said-and
a quaver in his voice then would have been
death-"Come outside."
Outside Captain Bill led Ogle TO the middle
OF the street II was blazing hot and the sand
burned through his boots but he could talk TO
Ogle out there and keep eye on the others too.
Nov. Bill Ogle," he said IN his deliberate,
calm way-"I know all about you. | know how
you and your outfit murdered Jim Brown-iust
how you planned IT. and how you did It. I've
got all the proof and I'm going TO hang you II
there Is any law in this country 10 hang a man
for a foul murder like that That's what I'm
here for. and am not afraid OF you. OF any
Of the men over there in that store that helped
you do your killing. You all a lot of COW.
ardly murderers that only shoot defenseless men
from ambush, and I'm going to stay here until I
break up your gang. II I have 20 put you every
one on the gallows behind the bars, and I'm
going to begin with you"
As Captain Bill talked the sweat began to pour
OF of ogle. and his knees seemed to weaken.
Presently they could no longer support his stout
hn1xy and hs. hauu L.. ~.
trying weakly to make some defense
Ogle made several attempts TO get on his feet
finally succeeded, and went back to his friends
Next morning he was taken TO Jail and a
strong guard was set
CONSERVATION now prevailed among the mob
and its friends.
The examining trial of Bill Ogle was an event
In San Saba. Josh Mccormack was chief wit.
ness for the state and was a badly scared man.
In spite of the fact that the Rangers had armed
him and guaranteed him protection from the
members OF the Buzzard's Water-Hoe crowd
Other witnesses on both sides were frightened
enough, for nobody knew what might happen be.
fore this thing ended
When the court OF examination adjourned Ogle
was held without bail. Through the efforts of
District Attorney Lynden IL was decided TO trans.
fer the case to Lano county for final trial
Lynden making his fight for the change on the
grounds that no fair trial could be obtained I'm
the San Saba court.
In Llano county ogles case was fairly tried
and he received a life sentence When the
next election of county officials came around
tho old lot was wiped out clean, and men OF char.
acter and probity came into power The roads
that led to the Bad Lands were kept dusty with
the emigration of men who had formerly gait
cred at Buzzard's Water-Hole, and In their steat'
came those who would give to San Saba noble,
enterprise and worthier fame