The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1910-05-19

friend, you'll be killed. sure"
We'll. I'll go and see" Captain Bill re-
piled quantity. continuing straight toward thp
mob store
AS he entered there was little stir then
silence. Evidently those present had not es-
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 1t. There seemsG
no good moment to begin. Captain Bill walked
over and faced Oge.
Come outside" he said quietly, 81 want to taIk
to you"
ogle hesitated.
What do you want to say?" he asked xuE
lenly.
Captain BIZ laid his hand on ogle's shout
der.
i want to say things that you mighk
not want your friends to hear" he saie-ansE
a quaver in his voice then would have been
death--"Come outsidei'
Outside, Captain Bill led Ogle to the middle
OF the street. 1t blazing hot and the sand
burned through his boots, but he could talk to
osle out there and keep an eye on the others too
Now, Bill Ogle," he said in his deliberate
calm way-'I know all about YOU | know hoyr
you and your outfit murdered Jim Browu-iust
now you planned It, and how you did IT, I've
got all the proof and I'm going to hang you n
there Is any law In this country to hang n man
ior foul murder like that. That's what I'm
mere 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 are all a lot of cow
ardly murderers that only shoot defenseless men
from ambush, and I'm going to stay here untfi
oreak up your gang, II have to put you every
one on the gallows or behind the bars, and Prra
going to begin with you"
AS Captain BIZ talked the sweat began to pour
off of Ogle, and his knees seemed to weaken
Presently they could no longer support his stous
BODY and he sat heavily down In the hot sand.
trying weakly to make defense.
Ogle made several attannte 10 cot m hi,
hnally succeeded, and went back to his friends
Next morning he taken to jail and n
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 VIII
ness for the state, and was a badly scared man
IN spite OF the fact that the Rangers had armeoFt
MIN and guaranteed him protection from thu
members of the Buzzards Water,Hole- crowd
other witnesses on both sides were frEghtened4
enough, for nobody knew what might happen be-
fore this thing ended
When the court of examination adjourned osle !,
was held without bail. Through the efforts os
district Attorney Lynden II was decided to trans
Ter the case to Llano county for final trial..
Lynden making his fight for the change ON ms.
grounds that no fair trial could he obtained fr
the San Saba court.
IN Llano county Ogles case was fairly tried
anu ne received life sentence When the
next elecuon OF county officials came arouu6
the old lot was wiped out clean. and men Of che
acter and probity' came into power. The roads
that led TO the Bad Lands were kept dusty with,
tue emigration OF men who had formerly gath
ered al Buzzards Water-Hole and In their steaf.,
came tnose who would give to San Saba noble,-
enterprise and worthier fame