Year: 1871

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JOSEPH on THE TRAIL.


knowing that it was almost certain death
for one man to venture within the clutches of
the "I.eaping Panther" the L. S. Marshal in
listed that Joe should take some men with him.
Declining all company, he one evening mounted
his horse and crossing the river rode in the dl-
rection of the Kiowa country. Nothing was
seen or heard of him for nearly month, and
many of his friends, who were aware of the
nature Of his ride. were fearful that Joe had
at last been oyercome.> Those who knew him
best held out that he would turn up all right,
and offered bets that he brought the chiet in
with him. The latter were right, for just
twenty. eight days after he was last seen enter
ing the woods, he rode into town with the
"Leapng Panther" bound hand and foot on
pony in front of him. while two squaws, who
proved TO be the favorites o: that worthy. were
on ponies behind Joe The latter parsonage
rode quietly through town to the Jail. where
he turned his prisoner over to the authorities.
Upon being questioned as to how he effected
the capture. Joe stated that he made q circle
around the Kiowa country and entered it from
the west. Knowing every foot of the ground
he had no difficulty in finding the village of the
Kiowas and his man The latter at first re-
garded Joe with suspicion. but the judclous
use of bottle of whisky and some tobacco,
together with any amount of unadulterated
lies-in pure Kiowan-as to where he was
from, finally caused the chief to think it was
! all right.


Joe stayed around the camp for over week
before he could induce Leaping Panther to
make visit with him to some neighboring In
dians. When he finally consented to go with
l.: o.al,Ia1 70, foka txro nf his xrivas
with him. This did not suit Joe, but fearing
to arouse the chiefs suspicious he made no
objections and the whole party moved off in
the direction of the other Indians whom Joe
said he wished to visit. BY liberal use OF his
tongue Joe induced the chief to make detour
from their direct course so as to bring them
near Fort Sill While riding along one day
and when well out in the Kiowa country, Joe
suddenly brought one of his revOvers to cover
the chief while with the other he halted his
wives. Telling the chief that if he moved he
would kill him, Joe, under q threat of instant
death, compelled one of the squaws to remove
all of her husbands arms, aud then to securely
tie him with thong OF buckskin. The whole
transaction did not detain the party over hal
an hour after which the horses heads were
turned in the direction of Fort Smith. Al
night Joe would tic the squaws to separate
trees, after which he would tie the chief tt
himself and in that way pass the night. From
the time that he was placed under arrest, the
chief, Indian-like, preserved stolid silence
never opening his lips except at times to order
one of his squaws to perform some service.


THE JOURNEY.


Tn this manner Joe travelled over two hund
red miles, partly through wild Indian country
and all through country in which white
face could not probably be found This is bu
one Of the many instances of Joe's daring, ant
of which large volume could be written
Throughout all that country where all ar
armed from their earliest years, Joe is recog
nized as a superb shot with revolver-th
favorite weapon. Some feats which he ha
performed with this weapon smack of the mar
vellous such as snuffing candle, driving nails
etc Horse thieves are Joe's especial pets, n
: invariably bringing back the animal stole
while the thief is never heard from. Joe say
they are always put away Tits supposed the
are--with about half ounce of lead lodge
in their brain. Never engaging in qnarrt
unless forced upon him, Joe is credited wit


having furnished 20 less than seventeen jot
h for the coroner, not counting the horse thieve
who always get taWay.-Menlphis Aralanche.