Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-08
Monday Recalls Arizona
When Only Cattle Added
To MeSG's Usual Beaut,
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had to handle was in the arrest of a
Mexican who was working for Hotch-
kiss and Good, road contractors. That
was on road camp crew and the
Mexican inhaled little too much
hooch and went on the rampage
Everybody took to the brush, and one
was sent on the run for me to come
and get the bad man. Well, wasn't
counting any chance to have them put
lily in my hand and that wasn't en-
couraging news when they told me
what was wanted. But 1 went.
when 1 got to the camp, I asked
one of the Mexicans that had beer
run out where the fellow was who
started the excitement He pointed tc
a big tent and said He's in there.
Let's get him, 4 said, motioning to the
Mexican to lead the way. He jabbered
excitedly that he wouldn't go inethere
for the other fellow would kill him
That made me think that if it was
that bad, maybe we had better two OF
us go in SO the bad man would have
twice as large target to shoot at
and he wouldn't be so apt to miss so
having my overcoat on and my six
in my right-hand pocket, just walked
behind the Mexican I had asked tc
lead the way and pushing the nuzzle
Of my revolver against his back, I said
to him, Now, you lead the way into
that tent And, believe me, he led the
procession. s
"We found the bad actor inside, but
he was as calm as any Of them.
took him out and had no trouble with
khim at all.
Mans Dance Manners Bad
."The nearest I ever came to getting
the contents of firearm was when ]
went to arrest man wanted for high
way robbery. When got to the place
where he lived, he guessed my purpose
and started around the house in one
direction and I went the other way
We met at the door to cabin and
there was a Winchester lying which
he just grabbed it as I got up and ]
covered him before he could lift it.
said to him, You lift that and I'll
Shoot Well, he held to the rifle and
got it about half up, but he did not
lift it clear and did not fire. Finally
he eased down with the rifle and ]
cuffed him and took him back with
me. And while he had to go back, he
beat the case.
"Once at a dance, I had OCCASION
while was a deputy, to use little
force, but it was more amusing than
serious. There was a fellow who had
been taking too much and was rough
with his language. He asked one OF
the ladies to dance and she declined
Well he baWled out, I don't care a
damn whether you dance with me or
not and added some other emphasis,
I didn't like his manners so I stepped
up and took him by the collar and
tossed him out. He got furious and
came back for more and saw it was
possibly unsafe to handle him with
gloves SO I slammed him with the butt
of my six and he lay down to think
it over. After he had taken his time
for the thinking, he was quiet and re-
spectacle. the remainder of the eve
ming.
In Texas Panhandle
'But some of the most exciting and
amusing experiences came back of my
experience as a deputy sheriff With
Allen Chalk, who later married my
sister, went to the Texas Panhandle
where we worked for the Matador out
fit. Then. they were running thou
sands and thousands of cattle-I do
not know how maryland using hum
dreds of riders. Back in those days I
could throw a rope. with the good ones
and I wasn't afraid of any of their
wild ones in the horse line. And, too,
i could clip a turkeys head with a
rifle at 40 yards and could kill a deer
Or antelope at the range limit of the
rifle. But my eyes fail me on the gun
business now.
when was down in the Panhandle,
I killed one of the biggest antelopes I
ever saw and it pleased me so much
thought some of my people ought to
share the joy with me. So got a
team and hauled it to the station and
sent it by express to my brother-in-
law who then lived at Abilene, charges
collect. Say, when he got that ante
lope, my guess is that he was one of
the warmest- men in Texas that day.
The express charges were $27 and the
meat was worth only 81 or SIS, SO he
had a right to be warm, I agree.
No Turkey Neck for Them
''Chalk and 1 went down to Roaring
Springs for a little vacation We
and started to look around for
the meat for the mess. Turkeys were
plentiful and so we killed all we want
ed We. didn't bother about the neck
or the dark meat. We just sliced off
the nice portion of the breast and
broiled it. Believe me, we had some
eating.
zone morning we started out and
just below the springs came upon al
panther. Chalk had his rifle and II
had only my trusty six called to
him to shoot the panther. He was less
than 100 yards from it and was even
closer. He fired and think he must
have been a bit excited for he shot low
and the panther jumped and just as
one might expect, when he stopped heE
was closer yet to me. Chalk took an
other aim and over-shot and again
the panther got closer to me. In facti
he came so close to me that both the
panther and were scared and was
SO close TO it that think felt it's
breath. Anyhow, I pointed the re-
volver in the direction 1 believed the
panther was and pulled the trigger
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