Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-06

Ger, BUD BaileW, was killed IN Wich-
ita Falls, Texas.
& DALLAS, May 6.=P-The pass
ing Of Buck Garrett Of Ardmore re-
called a vivid picture Of the gigan-
tic, old-time southwestern peace Of
ficer TO a Dallas newspaper man
who came into intimate contact with
him nine years ago after Clara
Smith Hamon had shot and killed
Jake Ramon. republican national
committeeman and n OF Okla
homa's outstanding political figures.
II was Garrett who brought the
young woman back from Mexico
after she had been traced 70 Chi
huahua City by Sam Blair. then a
Chicago newspaper reporter.
IS Pairs Pistols
Upon meeting Garrett. he extend
ed his left hand for a greeting. His
right was stove up" II was indi-
Gated the fearless gunfighter had
disarmed a dangerous antagonist by
fetching him a wallop on the jaw
rather than by adding a notch to his
pistol handle.
Sheriff Buck was reputed to be
the possessor OF 90 pairs Of pistols.
The Dallas reporter actually saw
two deem desk drawers full OF them.
Pistols OF all calibres and conditions
tiny .25's 70 cumbersome ass;
pearl-handled. wooden handed.
horn handled. blue steel. silver plat
ed and some carved and ornament
ed gift guns. Always they were IN
pairs.
How fast are you. sheriff. on the
draw" Buck was asked one night
by a reporter who was n Of several
ENJOYING the sheriffs hospitality
during the nationwide search for
Clara Hamon.
Fast On the Draw
about this fast" abe big mar re-
ulied. and In a.tenth Of a twinkling
his gun was out in an extenoeo
right hand.
aYeh. but that's the right; how
about the leftP" gibed the olaSe
newspaper man.
well how's this?" responded
Buck, and in the same instant ~
fast as the eye could foloWs 0us
was the left hand gun.
SHERIFF can you ride along y
road and pop telephone wires WIN
bulletS?" he was asked.
Nav, but ! sure can give those
little glass knobs hell" he replied.
bucks chief deputy at thai time
was Bud Ballew, another big man.
RED haired and fearless. Bud was
reputed TO have shot and killed
about a score OF men in his long
service as a peace officer. he was
shot and killer several years ago
Jhy City Marshal Mccormick In
N fchita Falls. Texas.
Bud Raising Cain
one night while the international
search for the missing Miss hamo
was on the faint sound OF WIG yeLS
and the whir-r-r-r OF pistol SnoIs
penetrated TO the sheriff's office.
pretty . the telephone rang 2
n sober, serious look crossed BUCKS
face. ..,,,,.
somebody asked.
Ing cain"
suck. followed by two or three OF
the more daring. fastened several
blocks TO the center OF Aromore ;
business district.
There stood the big read headed
Bud In. q semi-circle OF onlooKers
IN front Of Ardmore's tallest build
ing. an
awhoopee, whoopee, whcopee,
shouted the red head. whlrled IN a
rircle and then cut loose with ms
six gun a the top floor windows OF
the Simpson building, then ara.
more's outstanding skyscraper. buo
disdained the use Of the new IAN
rIed automatics, or even OF n olo-
or double action gun. HIS trusted
u,eanon was the old-fashioned SIN
PIE action gun which needed COCK
inr before IL could be fired Never
theless. SO expert was he at IAN
ninr" the hammer that his shootlne
sounded like a continuous explosion
Undaunted, big Buck walked up
TO Ballew.
Gimme that gun you crazy fool
Buck demanded.
Docilely Bud. the man with posi-
hiv n 3 OF notches on MS gun
raised over the shooting iron. Do
rIIev he followed Buck away 10
.sleep II off, at the same Tune
nlaintively murmuring:
..Aw. Buck. don't bawl me out.