Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1912-05-02
HERE AND THERE
SABBATH REFLECTION.

SabbA II REf Leu HUN.
The promptness with which the
bandits had shot down any one who
came within range of their guns
had so intimidated the crowd that ii
was with difficult that the sheriff
secured twelve volunteers TO follow
him in decisive move against Smith
Six men were arranged at each end of
the bridge, and at gwen signal APP
preached as near to the entrance as
was deemed safe. The sheriff was
with the men at the west end. When
they pausd he climbed to the top of
huge pile that had been driven be-
side the approach TO the bridge to
keep the grade from crumbling away.
From this position he could see
through the bridge. At first glance he
saw nothing. He was about TO hop
down and try another position when
a small black object lying on the
floor of the bridge caught his eye.
Close scrutiny revealed it 10 be hat
Just then scaping noise near the en-
trance made him focus his gaze
there. A heavily booted foot was
seen to slowly push out from the
north side of the entrance. From the
position of the foot, it was evident
that its owner was lying prone upon
his back. Suddenly the foot was with
drawn and the other one was reck-
lessly pushed into view as if the man
was spuirming and writhing in agony.
The sheriff now told the men what
he had seen and told one of them to
take his place on top of the old pile
and watch closely the entrance of
the bridge while he and Crissman
went around and entered the bridge
from the asst. When the sheriff and
Crissman entered the bridge from the
east end they could see the PROSTATE
form of Smith lying at the west end.
They approached him cautiously with
guns ready. When they demanded him
to surrender he only groaned and
drew up his legs. They saw at once
that he was mortally wounded and
past doing any moreharm. When this
became known the bridge was soon
filed with people. Cedrics stiffen-
ing corpse was hauled up by the legs
and Strengthened out on the bridge
floor. He was then carefully iden-
titled, after which the sheriff spread
horse blanket over the CHASTITY,
gaping thing. The crowd was con-
siderably excited. They surged about
Smith. One big british fellow lost
his self-control and kicked Smith in
the side, whereupon the sheriff re-
buked him severely. Smith was taken
to town on mattress in spring
wagon and given medical attention.
Three bullets had passed through his
body when the men fired into the
bridge. He lived until morning, and
what he told on his death bed made
made many of the details Of this
story possible. He was buried with
out ceremony in secluded nook in
an old neglected grave yard. On the
night following the capture some
young people who were on their way
home from neighborhood dance saw
dim liht moving about in the old
bridge. They paused in the road TO
watch its movements. Suddenly the
moonlit quiet was broken by loud
splash in the water beneath the mid
die of the old bridge. Then all be-
came silent again, and the dim light
vanished. 1t was rumored about that
Cedric's corpse was sewed up in a
blanket full of sand and dropped into
the river. Be that as it may, its rest
ing place has never been revealed.
ITO be continued