The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-04-16

in a most cold-blooded and tortuous
manner.
It has been stated by many writer's
that liquor was the undOing of Slade,
but it would seem difficult to be-
lieve that all of SHADES crimes were
the result of strong drink and the
frenzy of drunkenness. Take for ex-
ample, the murder of Jules. It is re-
ported that Slade tortured Jules in
a most barbarOus manner before he
killed him and then cut off his ears.
Stories have it that he carried these
ears in his pocket for years after
ward.
There are varying accounts of the
manner in which Jules was KILLED.
The story which seems to receive gen
eral credence, is that SHADES men
found Jules in a secluded retreat and
brought him to their leader. Slade,
ordering the man securely bound to
a post in the cattle yard, back of the
station, allowed his victim to re-
main thus all night (and in that re-
giCn the nights r always cOld). In
the morning Slade used the helpless
Jules as one would a target, nipping
off a little flesh here and there, and
now and then clipping off a finger,
while Jules was begging for Slade
to kill him outright. Finally, reload
ing his gun, Slade dispatched him,
and his body was inferred in the rear
yard Of the station.
Mark Twain and SIade
Mark Twain, in his "ROughing
It." which has to do with the exper-
fences of the humOrist in the West.
tells of the fate of a bartender
who had won the i'll will of
Slade. Slade entered the saloon and
asked the bartender for brandy. See
ing the bartender reach under the
counter, H'Slade smiled upon him
that peculiarly bland and satisfied
smile Of his, which neighbOrs had
long ago learned to recognize as a
death warrant in disguise, and told
him to none of that. Pass out the
h~igh-priced article So the poor bar
tender had to turn his back and get
the h1gh-priced brandy from the
shelf, and when he faced around.
again he was looking into the muz-
zle of SHADES pistol. And the next in.
stant,' added my informant, impress.
sively, he was the deadest man ina
ever lived"
Mark Twain further speaks OF
Slade in the account of his stage trir
across the continent. The bumorist
met Slade at Julesburg. SHADES rem.
Latlon was then at its height. MARI
Twain and Slade had breakfast to.
gteher, and the writer thus describe,
his experience:
oTn dino RsD,o - --AAV
StauOn, and sat down to breakfast with
halI-saVage, half-civilized cOmLanv Of arm
ed and bearded mOuntaineers. rancbmel
ana station employees. The most gentle
many appearing, quiet and affabIe office
I'VE nad yet found along the road in ia
overland cOmpany's service, was the Der
son VINO sat at the head Of the table. at M
elDOW. Never youth stared and shivered a
/ 1 dlq when l heard them call him SLADE
p Here was romance, and I was sittin,
race 20 race with t!-lOOking uDOn 1T. hob
nODD1ng with it, as it were ! Here. right b
my sue was the actual ogre who, in fight
2 ana OraWls and various ways, had take
the lives Of twenty-siX human beings. D
All men lied about him! 1 suppose il wa
the prOduest STRIPPING that ever travele
to see strange lands and wonderful DeoEI,
r lie was so friendly and so gentle-sDOB
en- Ghat / warmed to him in spite Of his aW
! ful history. 1t was hardly possible 70 re
aIlze that this pleasant person was the pit
D 1ul scOurge of the outlaws, the raW-head
nd-blOOdg-bOnes the nursing mothers Z
the mountains terrified their children Will
4 And to this day / can remember nOthin
. remarkable about Slade, except that hl
face was rather broad across the cheel
bones, and that the ~cheek-bOnes were lOi
and the lips peculiarly thin and straight
but that was enough to leave something
Z an effect upOn me, without fancving thr
the wner Of It is a dangerous man.
: THE coffee ran out; at least &c was r,
Y duced to one tin cuLful, and Slade va
Z about to take IL when he saw that my Gu
was empty. He politely offered to on {
but although I wanted Il, / politely d,
+ ctned. / was afraid he had not killed am
body that morning ana might be needin
diversion. But, still, with firm pOlitenes
/, he insisted on filling my cup, and said
z had Travelled all night, and deserved 90 be
q ter than he; "a while he talked, he PLACID
ny poured the fluid Co the last drop.
, thanked him and drank 80 but it gave "a
no comfort, Tor j could not Feel sure thI
. Re would net feel sorry presently, that
q mad given N away and procee0 % kiA a
70 distract hig thoughts from che loss. ID
nothing O. GLE kind occurred. we left hi
9 with enly q des& teople % account 60