The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-01-13

mission so far as they were cohOoihVu'
saturday night came. and according &c
promise the tie-cutters we're on the street, nu'
merous and noisy. Seeing a commotion at tht
rear OF a cheap hotel. whore a number OF the
men had gathered. Mcdonald went over there
and found Reeves surrounded. Without hesi
tation he showed a way through with his pistol
until he stood by Reeves side. Reeves had
arrested a man aud a general riot was immi
neut. The prisoner was very drunk and dls
orderly and demanding that he be allowed &c
20 to his room. Catching the drift OF matters
Mcdonald said:
IAN right. take him to his room, II he's
got one; IN take care Of this crowd"
There was something IN the business-like
confidence Of that statement which impressed
the crowd And then he had such a handy
way Of holding a six-shooter. Nobody quits
wanted 70 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 9
general stampede started. for Il was called out
that Reeves had struck him. Mcdonald said:
stop. YOU fellersi The fool fell down
I'll kin the FIRST man that interferesl"
That was another discouragipg statement
from a man who had n habit OF keeping his
word. Il seemed 20 the crowd that an officer
like that didn't play fair. He didn't argue at
all. Somebody was likely 60 get hurt n they
tut Z ANN NAtNA sun avn u AlNAa
10 this end were started hero and there. but
they didn't get near enough 90 the chief actor
10 be effective. Finally. when Reeves and his
prisoner sct out for the calaboose. the crowd
moved in that direction, timing their steps &c
a chorus Of threats and profanity. Reeves
and Mcdonald made no reply until they ar
rived NJ the lookup; then. the disturbers being
there handy. the officers began gathering them
Ia. a dozen az a time. II was a genuine sur
nrIan unrfw for the ffaRnnW They WNFp fO0
much astonished for any concerted movement
and when invited at the points OF those guns
20 step inside and make themselves az home
they did not have the bad taste 10 refuse.
The turbulent tiemen were sober and sen.
sible by Monday morning and allowed 10 60
under promise Of good behavior
Mineola suddenly became o moral town
Amusements OF the OLD sort lantluished.
But by this time Deputy BIN Jeess WAS not
satisfied with the quiet life. He had found
his proper vocation-that OF active. enforce
ment Of the law-and he was moved TO pursue
Il In remoter places. A certain desperate ne
gro outlaw by the name % Jim Bean had com.
mitted crimes In smith county, whence he had
escaped TO Kansas. There he had killed a
city marshal and returned once more TO Smith
county. which adjoins Wood on the south
This was the kind OF game that Deputy
Bill always enjoyed hunting Il was worth
while. He made frequent stillhunts along tbs
Sabine river. tho dividing line between
Wood md Smith, hoping to locate his quarry
He had heard n rumor that a certain
family OF swamp-dwellers we're in leagu,
with the mon. and. rejecting on the mat
ter. he concluded to visit this house. both
for the purpose OF Investigation and to borrow
a shotgun. which he thought might be NOR,
useful In a man-ohase than his rife. AErivini
az the suspected house. he told In his mildes
manner a tale Of a wounded deer not far away
aud borrowed a shotgun M well as the infor
nation that the men and dogs OF the place
were IN the brakes. lie now began a careful
still-hunt Tor HIS game and presently came ml
upon Jim Bean, who was on a horse. with
shotgun. guarding some stolen hogs.
Before Bean could move now Deputy Nc
Donald had him covered and commanded hin
to get on his horse OF he would shoot hin
IDEAS. Bean obeyed and Mcdonald threw hi
leg over his saddle and slid 20 the ground
still covering Bean with his gun, Student
Bean made a dash for a large tree. turpin
TO shoot Just as he reached this cover. Mo
Donald was too quick, however. and let &
with a load OF buckshot which struck Bea'
IN several places, causing him 90 make on d
the direction OF a slough toward thick hidini
Mcdonald now mounted his horse and starte
in pursuit Of the wounded Jim Bean. Bloo'
stains made the trail easy to follow
Soon a powder horn and then a pa
OF boots lay in the path Of flight MoDcl
aid followed six miles TO q cabin occupied b
negroes. Bean was not In the cabin. but barr
foot prints led into the woods. The maj
hunter followed them and hnally oyertoo
their owner. II was not Bean. The ofnoC
had been tricked-nean had escaped while nj
pursuer had been following this false lead.
was Dark now and further search was hop
less. Next morning the outlaws had vaniahe
from the country They never returned an
were heard OF no more until some time afte
when news came from Wise county that bot
the Bean brothers had been killed reslstir
arrest.