Show failure of justice the disbanding of the deep gulch vigilant Committe ee after a short and inglorious career was due partly to general circumstances but more particularly to the treachery and lad of civic pride in n the institutions ot of the camp displayed by ile II 11 e stanton whom the committe comm ltee itee had marked for Us its first victim even before the day when ike broke loose there had been a growing feelan g that the camp was too strenuous in its mode of life and that frequent and un ed gun plays were driving away all would be investors 11 II e s behavior strength he had been too ened this feeling been too free in the use of his revolver even for deep gulch camp where the eti quette on this subject could sc be called right his perform performance ante on the day in question had culminated in forcing a staid eastern tourist who had strayed into the camp by some mischance to dance a cancan on top of the bar while ake 1 by numerous and well aimed shots tried to cut off the rim of the silk hat which had excited his ire ardt harily the camp neild have looked on this proceedings as a simple and harmless jest but after the tourist had shaken the dust of the camp from his feet it developed that he had visited the camp with the in of buying a in m ne tie then the wrath of the camp bubbled over Is that the way to treat a man looking to sink good money in our played out minesa inquired amos Pete Jrr earnestly of a group of in dinnant citizens can we expect the moneyed men of this great amer lean nation to hurry toward deep gulch mining camp when hen the only inducements offered are to hive the tops of their silk hats shot off and to be b e told that khat it if they dont don t dance quicker they will lose the tips of their ears earsa Is that the way to ap peal to the bankers of the rich and effete easta the fhe sentiment of the impromptu meeting seemed to be that any ap peal to wealthy investors which was meant to be effective effect ie must be put in a different form ike stanton had struck a blo v at the prosperity of the camp and 11 II e being a citizen of the camp will be a good man for the vig blants to practice Irac i tice on added amos peterkin if things don t go smooth ly it won wont t be as bad as it if we were beginning with alth a stranger it if ikes ike s got any proper pride in the camp blamed if f he t to be proud of the opportunity it will give the vigilante lants a chance to get sort of let ter perfect as tl at actor chap used to say but ile II 11 e stanton evidently eNi e dently was lacking in proper pride in the camp and its institutions the situation didn dian t seem to appeal to him in the least want me for a blamed amateur vigilance committee to practice on he fairly roared bristling with rig it bous wrath going to use one of the oldest and most respected resi re si dents of the camp when they had an az ax 0 0 17 A bance bance shot from a rifle brought down his horse extra tourist who wo we ilan t have bei be i missed and bild w 0 ild ba hae 0 jut billed thi billa well nell too much for in mi int m going to besl lesion n is as a citizen of this camp and throw in my lot with them big e river fellows but when a gentle nan has been selected as proper material fc alu lice by by even an amateur N lance committee it b loaves mm him t hange 51 A his place of residence as quid ly as may be ile II 11 e stanton overcome by his emotions at having been selected for pratt ae ce purposes dallied too long attempting to drown his sor rows and express his indignation the res lit was that the vigilance committee was aas 0 and on his trail when he was m as barely clear I 1 ol 01 the I 1 71 vy IV s very brave about drawing a gun on a man whose hands are tedi t edi sneered ike camp tamp ike urged his horse to greater speed so did the vigilante lants then a chance shot from a rifle brought down his horse ike I 1 new the game was up and philosophically seated himself by the roadside to await the arrival of the committee he real iced that further efforts to escape would only mean a shower of well aimed bullets when the vigilante lants reached him the list of 0 his offenses beginning with the time be hed up a crowd in a gambling house and ending with the misplaced gayety which had driven an investor with money fiam the camp was recited 1 1 I he unanimous sentiment of the committee was that hanging was the only thing which would squire 11 II e stanton if s account with tl tie e 0 iti aged properties of deep gulch camp ikes ike s arms were bound ind he was led to a near by tree there a rope was prepared up to ebis time ile II 11 e bad watched proceed ings with languid contempt now his scorn b nibbled over I 1 don mind the boys stringing g me up he said in deep disdain and a looking straight at amos peteri in ii but I 1 do object to having these I 1 last st sad formal ibisi conducted under the leadership of a berned eastern ten kerfoot mud turtle had ike simply sworn at amos or abused him in ordinary western par caneo that worthy wo we id have passed over his remarks in silent contempt A man about to be lynched has cial privileges of speech but to be called a berned eastern tenderfoot mud turtle that was enough to jar the sensibilities of the bertna best na aured leader of a vigilance commit tee amos drew his rev revolver olier very brave about drawing a gun on a man tran whose hands aie ate tied sneered 11 II e again repeating his re marl s apropos of tenderfoot mud tur ties but it if these ropes were off and yo i stood up in front of me I 1 d change your ugly face so that even the mud turtles would be ashamed of you amos promptly signified his will argness to accept this challenge ike was untied but he still was fled it if this thing Is going to be done at all he said earnestly for the reputation of the camp I 1 want it done right it its s the first prizefight and the first lynching with me any little breaks dent don t matter but you want ant the deta 19 1 right so that if ou on try it on a stranger you won t make a laughing stock of the camp under the direction of ike the ar range ments demandel by strict eti etl quette were made A ring was cleared seconds chosen a timekeeper select ed the members of the vigilance committee ommittee beamed with hith approval of ikes spirit as they worked here was a min whom it was a pleas u e and nd a honor to hang a man who had the credit of the camp at heart and orld A spare no pains to make the affair a s access there was no thought of treachery but sullenly sud lenly while the members of the committee were occupied with A I 1 arrangements sirra arementa age menta for tho the coining coming irstle contest ike sprang to one side and setz seiad d a pair of 0 revolvers which had been laid aside by a busy vigilant a before the rest realized what had 5 happened lie had tl Is e crowd covered then came the command to put up I 1 hands one man nas just a little slow A bullet shattered his arm that ended unnecessary un delays by 1 the il holding the committee under cover of his revolvers ike stanton marched tl em to a considerable distance from their horses then he lie backed up to the horses piel ed 0 it the fleetest one and a second later was fleeing over oer the hills tie tle vigilance com cittee then rusl ed for their mounts but the start gained by the ous ike was too great to be overcome and there was a man said amos Pete rhin bitterly after the re tui a to camp whom we d always 3 i given the best treatment treat trea nent trient and were preparing to send off in good style and arid look at the way he be played it on the boys treacherous why a rattlesnake Is an openhearted open hearted christ lan ian gentleman compared with that ike stanton edwin J webster in new york times |