The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1915-12-08

room at the MOTEL. NOW" he said
locking the door. sit down. Yes, 70,
bet. got a warrant against Brick VIII
d lockl II was sworn out by fellow
named Jeremiah Kimball. You know
him as Red The FORMS regular
charges weighty. Brick Wilcox wa,
once member of Red Kimball's gang
He's the only one that didn't come In
to get bis amnesty See? Well. ht
killed Reds brother-shot i'm. Gled
wares coming on to witness 1t. vii
lock will claim he done the deed to save
Gledware's life--his and his little gals
But Gledware will show it was other
wise. Red told me all about 1t. Bricks d
murderer, and. worst of all. he's a muir
derer without an amnesty-that's the
only difference between him and Red
Well, old tap. | took my oath to do my
duty. You know what that signifies"
But there's no truth in all this rot
Brick had to shoot Kansas Kimball'-
well. let him show that in court.
My business is to take him alive. That
amt all; that's just the preface. Lis
ten. IL you'll believe me the stage that
Red and his pards was incoming here
to swear out the warrant. they was
that there stage was set on by this
friend of yours. Yes, Brick has gather
ed together some of his old pards and
is a highwayman. Why, he shot one
of Reds witnesses. and he shot the
driver!'
Il know something about that hold
up" cried Widfred scornfully. at
must have been done by Indians"
Red saw Brick among the gang.
He recognized him. Well, Red and his
other pard gets on horses they cuts
loose and comes like lightning and gets
here and tells the story. and maybe
you think this community amt a-rear-
ing and a-charging and a-sniffing for
blood! There'd be more excitement
against Brick Wilcox if there was
more community, but such as they is
is concentrated"
"Mizzoo. listen to reason Don't you
understand that Red wants revenge
and has misrepresented this Indian at
tack to tally with his other lies?"
II wouldn't say nothing against Red,
old tap. 1t amt gentlemanly to call
dead folk liars"
Dead folkr' echoed Wilfred, start
ing up.
II knowed you didn't understand
that Reds off the trail forever" Miz-
zoo rejoined gently. II knowed you
wouldn't be accusing him so rancid
had you been posted on his funeral"
Wilfred felt great relief. then a
great wonder.
Yes, he's dead don't say he's bet
ter off don't know-but | guess the
world is. | don't like to censure them
that's departed. Brick Wilcox is still
with us. and him the county can't say
enough against. His life wouldn't be
worth two bits if anybody laid eyes
,n i'm. Consider his high handed do
ngs Wasn't il enough in the past to
kill Reds brother, but what he must
needs collect his gals, stop the stage
coach, shoot two men trying to get
Red, and one of 'em the innocent driv-
err? You say yes. But hold on. That
amt all he done. No. sir. The very
next day after Red swore out that war
rant-and it was yesterday, if you ask
me-what is saw when we men of
Mangum comes out of our doors?
Three corpses lying on the sidewalk
side by side. You say what corpses?
Wait. I'm coming to that. One was
that driver, one was the pard that got
shot with the driver, the other was Red
Kimball his own self"
Il knew the bodies had been carried
away from the TRAIL" exclaimed Will
fred in perplexity.
But you didn't know they had been
brung to town all this distance to be
laid beside Red. You didn't know Red
had been stabbed so he could be added
too. You didn't know the three of them
had been left on the street to rifle up
every man with blood in his veins
whole state of Texas. Such highland
ed doings amt to be bore. If Brick
Wilcox don't want to be tried in court,
is that an excuse for killing off all
that might witness against him? 1t
might Of been once. But we're deter
mined to have county of law abiding
citizens. Such free living has got to
be nipped in the bud or We'll have an
other No Mans Land. | am the-er-
as sheriff of Greer county l am al
am the angel Of civilization. you may
say"