Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-05-27

MN The Vgmt Trail MtR omntcH ghuay in America Cradle of Lao dOrdr in MommaM "A
WW SecmcMuC Career of CptunJ Il. Sd: lis Trmhros Killings The Murder of JM REM WD

bitter enemy of his predecessor man
whom Jules had once discharged. A team
Of horses was discovered by Slade, who
at once accused Jules of driving off and
hiding the animals for his own use or
disposition.
Siade Wounded
Jules made many threats against the
life of Slade, and not long after the
finding OF the horses, Slade, upon OPEN
ing the door OF a store to which he had
gone TO make some purchases. was greet
ed with the contents Of both barrels of a
shotgun. Lying on the floor, almost NOR
tally wounded, Slade whipped out his
revolver and severely wounded his as
sailant. Their wound kept both Of them
confined for some time, but Jules was
The first to recover.
AS soon as Jules was strong enough to
leave his cabin, he visited the station
where Slade was still lowering near
death. Looking in at the door, he shout
ed brutally: When he is dead. you can
put hin in one of these drygoods boxes
and bury him."
Slade, defiant in spite Of his pain, lift
ed himself as best he could on his bunk
and replied: II shall live long enough to
wear your ears on my watch chain. You
needn't trouble yourself about my bur-
ial." land as the story reveals, Slade did
just the thing he here predicted.)
jules Narrow Escape
Just at this moment, the Overland
stage pulled up to the station, bringing
the superintendent on a, tour of inspec-
ton. Finding Slade near death, the sup
erintendent issued orders hat Jules REM
be seized. With q rope around his neck,
the Frenchman was led to the crossbar
OF. the corral gate. Three times he was
drawn up and strangled till he was black
in the face. When his limp form had
been lowered the third time, the super
intendent accepted his promise to leave
the country. and he was released.
For weeks Slade fingered at the station,
and finally he was taken to st. Louis for
treatment. AS as he was strong
enough, he returned to his division, with
eight OF the bullets and buckshot re-
naming in his body. Jules REM, in the
meantime, had been trading cattle In
some parts Of Colorado. He openly boast
ed that he intended to return to SHADES
Central division of the Overland and
get him. SHADES friends old him that
he must be prepared to kill Jules on
sight; and, after consulting with the Of
icers at Fort laramie who gave him the
same advice, he determined to make
short work of his enemy Just as soon as
the opportunity arrived.
Death of Jules
Hearing that Jules was at a nearby
station. Slade sen four men ahead to
capture the man and hold him prisoner.
He, with a friend, followed on the next
stagecoach. What happened at the stage
station has been told in many different
stories all widely divergent. The one
version which has gained widest circula-
ton is to the effect that Slade, finding
Jules securely tied to a post of the cor
raj, began shooting at him. wounding
him each time in a spot that was not
vital. his continued over a space of
several hours, Slade haunting his victim
the meanwhile. He is then said to have
1t1tn L anI A,xt %F 14r ~-.. un--
story more generally credited with being
true, however, is graphically told by N.
p. Langford in his 'Vigilante Days and
Ways" as follows:
Jumping from the box of the coach
upon his arrival at the stage station,
drawing a pistol from the belt Of a by
stander and remarking, I want this, he
then came out at a rapid gait and walked
to the corral in the rear Of the station
where e was q prisoner. AS o as
he came in sight of him he fired. intend
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