The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1916-01-13

He did not ctop TIL he was In his
room at the hotel. 'Now," he said.
locking the door. "sit down. Yes, you
bet, got q warrant against Brick VIII
lochi II was sworn out by q fellow
named jeremiah Kimball. You know
him 40 Red The forms regular,
charges weighty. Brick wilcox was
once q member Of Red Kimbalrs gang
He's the only one that didn't come in
to get his amnesty. Sect Well, he
killed Reds brother-shot i'm. Gled-
wares coming on to witness IT. VIII
lock will claim he done the deed to save
Gledware's life-his and his little gals.
But Gledware will show II was other.
wise. Red told me all about II Bricks q
murderer. and. worst Of all, he's q 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 signilesL"
But there's no truth In all this rot
Brick had to shoot Kansas Kimball"-
well. let him show that in court.
Ny business Is to take him alive. That
amt all; that's just the preface. Lis
ten. II 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
= q highwayman. Why, he shot one
Of Reds witnesses. and he shot the
driverl"
Il know something about that hold
up" cried wildfred scornfully. "It
must have been done by Indiana"
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-snifflng for
blood! There'd be more excitement
against Brick wilcox II there was
more community. but such as they b
d concentrated"
understand that Red wants revenge
and has misrepresented this Indian at
tack to tally with his other lies3'
IL wouldn't say nothing against Red,
old tap. II amt gentlemanly to call
dead folk liars"
Dead foikr' echoed wilfred. start
Ing up.
Il knowed you didn't understand
that Reds OF the trail forever" ME-
roo rejoined gently. II knowed you
wouldn't be accusing him 30 rancid
had you been posted on his funeral"
Wilfred felt a great relief, then q
great wonder
Yes. he's dead. don't say he's bet
ter off, don't know-but I guess the
world is. don't like to censure them
that's departed. Brick wilcox IL still
with US. and him the county can't say
enough against His life wouldn't b
worth two bits II anybody laid eyes
on I'm. Consider his high handed do
lngs. Wasn't II enough In the past to
I'LL Reds brother. but what he must
seeds collect his pals, stop the stage
coach. shoot two men trying to get
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 II was yesterday, II you ask
me-what Is saw when We men OF
Mangum comes out Of our doors7
Three corpses lying on the sidewalk
side by side. You say what corpses3
WAX 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"
II knew the bodies had been carried
away from the trail" exclaimed VIII
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 90 he could be added
too. You didn't know the three Of them
had been left on the street to rile up
every man with blood in his veins.
Why. wilfred. it's an insult to the
whole state Of Texas. Such highland
ed doings amt to be bore. IL Brick
wilcox don't want TO be tried In court,
In that an excuse for killing on all
that might witness against him7 IL
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 wen have an
other No Mans Land ! am the-er-
as sheriff Of Greer county ! am al
am the angel Of civilization. you may
say"