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


AOOAgAMue0 from Feature PaWel
enter: I will be there next Friday and will
iats ready
This letter was written on Tuesday.
saw 1t about one year later. Sure enough.
on Friday Slade was there with four of his
men and an extra coach. Smith had been
IN PIante's store about an hour trying to
raise a quarrel with Plante.
Slade PrOvOkes Trouble
'Slade was informed of all this. He went
to Smith in the store and approaching
close to him said, Smith, you said lately
that no man could call you a liar and live.
Pull out your gum, for I am going to tell
you what I think of you, and I eXLect TO
be shot The two men stood about ten
inches apart, SHADES left hand on the right
shoulder of Smith. Looking at him square
in the face, Slade said to Smith, You are
a liar a thief and a murderer, and the
greatest coward on earth for you killed 2
man who had two children to support. to
get his wife, and you did not succeed, but
l shall punish yOu severely for it,
Saying the last word, he showed Smith
four feet away. Smith nearly fell over on
his back. Slade then told his men to go to
work. They took Smith, tied his hands
behind him, and walked him about 60 feet
away to the gate beam. Slade threw a
rawhide lariat around Smiths neck, threw
the end of it over the beam and pulled
him up until his feet were Elevated three
feet above the ground.
"'Get Bacon said Slade. So SHADES men
took the coach, as ordered, and went after
Bacon. They returned, stopping the coach
so that Bacon would be close to Smiths
body when he got off. AS he stepped on
to the ground, he saw Smith. He struck
Smiths body about six inches above the
knee and causing it to swing back and
forth. With an oath he said, You -
, I will meet you within an hour and
will whip J. out of you.
THE same kind of a role was put ABOUND
BacOn's neck and he was pulled up in the
same manner that Smith had been. The
ends Of both lariats were tied to a post
planted in front Of the gate. They were
left there all night.
''There was a man who had been work.
ing for Plante, named Ben CarrOn. He had
about $1,000 in cash. He dug the grave
near the corral fence, outside.
after the hanging, Slade and PlantC
took q buggy and went down to see Mrs
Bartholomew and to tell her what had hap
pened, to see what she wanted to do. Sh'
said she would like to go home to Omaha
Nebraska where her father and mOthe
lived. She said there were about 40 heaC
Of cattle, 80 head of horses and 100 chick
ems on the Bacon and Smith ranch. Slad
said to her, You can have all IL you vii
hire someone TO stay here On, no., sh
replied. i do not want TO stay mere an,
longer Slade said to her, Get ready an
come down with me 60 see my wife tn
distance was about 100 miles. She agreed
A Rough Burial.
"GOing back, Slade sold the ranch an
stock to Ben CarrOn for $1,000.
Next morning came the burial. Slad
took down the first man hung and fOun
S2O3 in his pockets. In the second mani
pockets was found $32O.75. Slade took tn
rope Of ais man over his shoulder, dragge
him across the corral as one would a dea
coyote. The lower rail Of the fence Ops
site the grave was 10 inches above th
ground. He pulled the body into th
grave through that opening. The OthC
body soon followed. Slade walked arOun
the corral into the store. Ali was over.
"Slad told Mrs. Bartholomew TO g
lready to go with him. She was soon read,
Slade presented her with $1,000 or NOR
lone thousand dollars Of this was In go
coin. Plante was a witness. She got in
the coach and went along with Slade, hl
money In sacks and pillow cases. 81
stayed with Mrs. SHADE nearly a mont
THE latter made from her own old clOthe
enough clothes to last the children for tW
or three years. Slade said to Mrs. Ba
thOlamew, IL you could have had yol
father and mother with you and stayed Z
=ithat ranch, you would have made mo.
y money, FOR the ranch and stock are va
Re worth $10,O00p
ooh, Mr.. slade,' she replied, the ran'
@ was not mine.
= 'Oh, yes it was. After those men kill
vOur husband up there, ana we had p
them out OF the way, everything was your
i am q good deal Of an Indian that way.
made those fellows pay you for the lie