The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1910-05-19
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piled that Sullivan and he
could not stay in the same town
Then move" said Mcdonald "the county
Will be rid of one rascal. 1t will be rid of more
before get through here"
Captain Bill went to Austin, himself after
Sullivan, that there might be no mistake
about his coming. He presented the case IN
Governor Culberson and got his sanction; then
sent word to his men at San Saba to meet
them, and he arrived with Sullivan promptly
on time. He had expected that there would he
demonstration by the sheriff and his friend
instead of which the streets of the little town
were deserted
Captain Bill began doing quiet detective
work. labor for which he has natural anti.
tude, as shown by the shape OF his ears and
nose, and from the ferret look of his eyes that
this would be so. Good citizens now took
further courage and came to the camp with I'm.
formation The Ranger captain looked over
the field and undertook a case of particularly
cold-blooded sort.
man named Asa Brown one of the mob's
early victims, had been hanged some 10 or 70
years before, and his Jim though he had
never attempted to avenge his fathers death
had fallen under the ban. Jim Brown had
never even made any threats. but he must have
Deen regarded as menace, for one Sunday
night while riding from church with his wife
and her brother he was shot dead from am.
bush, his wife, whose horse became frightened
and ran within range, receiving painful
wound
Captain Bill secured information which con-
WINGED him that one Bill Ogle had been the
chief instigator In this crime.
me murderers now realized that trouble was
in store for them Some of the men began
quietly to leave the country Others consulted
together In secluded places and plotted to kill
BIZ Mcdonald" Sympathizing citizens encour.
m annt
ings-always the first resort of the frightened
criminal-began to arrive In the Ranger camp
captain Bill paid no attention to such communi-
cations; he was used to them. He went on
gathering and solidifying his evidence, prepar.
atory to the arrest of Ogle and such of his as
sociates as the proofs would warrant Ogle,
the tiger" OF the society, as he was consid.
cred, Mcdonald had not yet seen. as the tiger
did not live in the town, and for some reason
had lately avoided those precincts He arrived
however, in due season. Perhaps the brother.
hood let him know that 1t was time he was ia
king hand in the game
Captain Mcdonald, one hot afternoon, was
talking to an acquaintance on the streets of
San Saba, when he noticed stout surly look.
Ing man with the village constable, not far
away. Now and then they looked and nodded
In his direction, and presently an uncompIi.
mentary name drifted to his ear
who is that fellow talking to that sorry con-
stable?" he asked
His companion lowered his voice to dis
Greet whisper.
THAT is Bill ogle" he said, 1.-The worst man
OF the murder mob"
Captain Bill looked pleased
Good bye" he nodded. II want to see Bill
Ogle."
Ogle had crossed the street and passed
through the courthouse to hardware store ON
the other side-where number of his friends
had collected.
Don't go over there. captain" cautioned his