River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-05-12
friend "vou'll he killed. sure"
HA7 Is Dill OGLE"

friend you'll be killed, sure"
"Well, I'll go over and see,' Captain Bill re-
piled quantity, continuing straight toward the
mob store.
AS he entered there was a little stir, then
silence. Evidently those present had not ex-
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 it. There seemed
no good moment to begin. Captain Bill walked
over and faced Ogle.
Come outside" he said quietly, 'I want to talk
to you"
Ogle hestated
"What do you want to say?" he asked sui
ienly.
Captain Bill laid his hand on Ogle's Shout
der.
ct 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. 1t 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.
"Now, Bill Ogle,' he said, in his deliberate,
calm way-'T know all about you. I know how
you and your outfit murdered Jim BroWn-just
how you planned it, and how you did it. I've
got all the proof and I'm going to hang you IL
there is any law in this country to hang a man
for a foul murder like that That's what I'm
here for, and am not afraid of you, nor of any
of the men over there in that store that helped
you do your killing. You all a lot of cow
ard1y murderers that only shoot defenseless men
from ambush, and I'm going to stay here until
break up your gang, if have to put you every
one on the gallows or behind the bars, and I'm
going to begin with you"
AS Captain Bill talked the sweat began to pour
off of Ogle and his knees seemed to weaken.
Presently they could no longer support his stout
body and he sat heavily down in the hot sand,
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 it's 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 Buzzards Water-Hole 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 it was decided to trans
fer the case to L1ano county for final trial
Lynden making his fight for the change on the
grounds that no fair trial could be obtained in
the San Saba court
In L1ano county Ogles case was fairly tried
and he received life sentence. When the
next election of county officials came around
the 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 gath
cred at Buzzard's WaterHole, and in their stead
came those who would give to San Saba nobler
enterprise and worthier fame.