The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1915-09-10

HT WILLARD BLAKEMAN

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2xryS Back i'm the fifties when the
tzssrsstoS DeadshOt began to think of
,-ekszs4F On. the hue of civilization the
IssczSsas Was how to make begin
sfsg- Eien had gone elsewhere for
wvxssS who had consented to marry
na.zS snd go to DeadshOt without be-
SSAac aware Of what kind of place 1t
HanG Eaasilies had sprung up about
-Hrss>.suples. and it Is generally con-
VsNESG ttat a place containing women
sszxs si;dldren requires different man
RxSsrsoa from one In which there are
Sxzstg z1san and the only law is gun law.
*rzsrxsseless the shooting went on. and
'ssSSSEa there were number of women
EseS1ssStIgws and children made father
&assg~
Starr SOME time there was talk of
sssgIzssg the gun play, but nothing was
gssnR- all three little children, whose
-zsxSSsr- Had died a natural death, were
s1e1xged OF their father by an un-
y1Hssrcnf. one. This came home to the
''ssrEns' Of Deadshot, inasmuch as they
IxS's1figed to provide for the children.
Tn sy5n1blings were loud and long.
suxSs zffy desire to stop the gun play
rssstyssdI new impetus. A knot of
sssxx we've standing on the only street
YEP Ina- town discussing the matter
7wsnna Andrew Hunker. grinding his
eRsSSfrftn pair of timber jaws, said:
fssesrts,- 20 long as we was all men
Sssnsast~ the gun was first rate
sgrxass for our differences, bein' much
'cIEss affective and less expensive than
Ns1Rs> ssziiaren. among us it's different
-1As Sndust that woman should be
SsrETga& of her husband and his sup
STE- because he's suspected of holdin'
aaSo sccs o. clubs when there's only
sssrsss u regulation pack. And when a
S&Tm2Swer with children is put out o.
lsaEzssSsS the care Of his children falls
s.EvSse town.
--9Szr. X reccymend that we have an
asrt1xup asylum in Deadshot, to be paid
sskSrHu them as gifts the better Of sich
GsssztE.srs with 'em. Supposin' we start
,osSsxx,& Scr the purpose in this way:
AxrsZ ysansas bores Il hole in another in
!NsG3ss0s pays a thousand dollars for
i;akcyrixil&ge. When the fust thousand
.ye1aNaup Wen begin the buildin' o. the
'szszfua, and every thousand comm in
= x3Ssr- ifsat goes to carryin' Oh the COOL
pzsexS-
STATS aiT very WELL" remarked Cy
AEaass but who's goin' to levy on the
-Ezm straa bores the hole?"
MT Hmker ground his quid trifla
tIxkgsxf and slower and continued:
y sxke II. for granted that the senti-
Innnaz 81 this yere town has turned agin
i1snGsa o0xtG', particularly in the bodies
of kids. l offer myself as
slwh" ccA enforce the penalty, and l
issxxmif any doubt that l kin git all the
SzsuHcnnce-L need"
TNE2 .citnched the argument, and the
sTsasr evening a copy of the decree,
Elssszsss NY u self constituted committee.
Vwnssgsted throughout the town. Mr..
ilASxfex's name, written in style to
Irsnxxx one Of John HancOck's OH the
1 srs&.asfonf of American independence.
teskftsss yest. and those who were dis
sgas1 10 sneer at the document. on see
signature, desisted. The women
4xN1red, seeing in the edict promise
ls9fxsng able to keep their husbands.
ilierseysral days after the posting OF
gxkvzDsiee the town Of Deadshot was
s&zxsfse 5th of July. Not pistol crack
esssS. 4snne Of the men were seen going
sasakxe without their revolvers at their
lrsS adicating that they would rather
gsssSss than be held for the thousand
Adkssn penalty. But by and by the no
sxuS Boistened by the rain, did not
4sax2 NV formidable, and there were
kzs7se sfat they were forgotten or at
.&uz aad lost their terror.
GsszNznsEuing two shots In quick sue
,rss6sseFyang out in cabin where two
76ixTgere playing cards. A third shot
akSae5 few seconds later. The
-pssssr3ss of the edict gathered at the
nssgrod controversy and found Ben
iKHu-M on the floor stone dead with
,sassT1fiet holes In him. Jim Murphy
xHyzmhurt.
Nsrz bunker stepped up to Murphy
ssssaeManded his arms. Murphy, who
seq sxId his revolver. looked inquiring-
fSzasas hIs face. then at six men back
ssp.sstn, all having cooked weapons in
1sxss h@nds, and surrendered.
E1f body being examined, it was
.ltstsnx 20 contain two holes. The CON-
.Gszdkssz after due consideration, decided
ssdSwAarphy must pay $1,000 a hole.
zE'0as decision staggered the citizens
: tsfKs&isfot. Some declared that Muir
shesS .3aving fred I'm self defense, was
{ ssssEkxste to the fine. Others declared
SskSes ;k.910. for two holes, especially
fsssRxoae would have killed the man
-sHrdp1e Il. was exorbitant. The COM
-tskasxr gave out that the price Of Dor
ruz hSses i'm human flesh was rising
sznts&xJ were. thinking of making 1t
lSesr9eHt higher. They had nothing
snsawlthany other consideration than
ssctUssry the payment due from hole
ss4nspSst so much hole.
nnrcy was gambler, and, since he
sasSrs Snryed 10 lose, he had plenty
'ssxxxsts with which to pay his fine
SEfssexed $500 as voluntary subscrip-
Ma uking the nest egg for the or
tzyl.EsSyium $500. A hundred dol
szsnyss expended for q lot and ma
Ia. No.. "a Co.. h.