Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-06-23

daughter was married / did not see
livery much of her. She died and
have some grandchildren living In New
York state.
| Then / went to Deadwood, S. D.,
where l went into the mining business.
/ married again and my wife and l
worked in the mine. She was killed
by falling rock. l was struck in the
head by another rock and badly hurt.
Since that time l have not been able
to remember very well. l cannot re-
member the dates Of Clusters last
fight, or many other things that were
very interesting to me. l have had
two farms. one in Montana and one in
Dakota. / sold both of them and ev-
erything else l had and started to fol-
low the races.
! My travels took me down into Tex
as; 1 don't remember the name Of the
place. 1t was a little town. / went
into a saloon to inquire the shortest
trail to certain place. The place was
filled with cowboys. One Of them,
whom / recognized as a tenderfoot,
Istepped up to me and asked me to
drink with him.
| II told him that I had some busi-
ness to attend to and / could not take
the time. He told me that If I did
not drink with him he would fix me.
was without arms, and l told him
that 1 did not want any trouble. AS
talked with him 1 recognized him to
be man by the name of Dave Leahy.
I had known him in the east, and 1
remembered whipping him.
| II recalled the incident, and told
him If he would come outside until
got my gun l would repeat what
gave him in the east.
by this time his brother stepped
up and placed a gun at the back Of
my head. 1 told the two men that
would fight them a duel. We got on
our horses and started. / killed Dave
after the second shot had been fired.
don't remember the brothers name.
but he shot me in the left hand and
had to have 1t amputated. 1 killed
him with the next shot. Texas was a
small place then. The boys took up
a collection for me. and 1 had almost
$500.
II then bought two race horses. 1
took the horses to all the big meets In
the east and made good money with
them. brought them to Denver from
st. Louis. Then 1 took them up to
Cheyenne. When came back to Den
yer some one stole the horses from
me. One Of them was worth $4,000,
and the other l was offered $4,000
| for After I lost the horses 1 was
practically broke and have been ever
since"
"Deadwood Dick" has been in the
county jail once before. He was SEN
fenced to thirty days on a vagrancy
charge, and his time expired last Sat-
urday. He was arrested again Sun
day and started his new sentence yes
terday.
When arrested before he received
letter from a man in Colorado City
asking II he was one Of the scouts un-
der General Custer. The man said in
the letter that II he were he would
give him something to do and see that
he never wanted for anything.
I"Deadwood Dick" never answered the
letter. In referring to it yesterday he
said: IT have always been able to take
care of myself, and although am al
most 80 years old. will not live off
any one. When I can't work I'll go
to the poorhouse."
"Deadwood Dick" Is also quite
poet, and the last verse of a compost
reads as follows:
'The truth is l am old and discour-
aged.
My clothing Is seedy and poor,
And the merchant, God knows I don't
blame him,
Refuses to trust me for more.
But I'll pay the last cent and be hon
est;
No mortal on earth will 1 rob;
Then toddle away to the poor farm,
The John Smiths will give me job"
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