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Show M Indian jjktock and a Mufder1. ! Wnllaa for Iba Ni.wi l)j Joha Klcbolioa.l I HtotlM of Iroatlef III In lb Wrat ' ar Biocadlnilr pipular. Thla li j avinoed by thalr fraquant ai'paaranra ' In Ik public Journal of Ilia countrv. I Man of thm ar wholly, anil athera I larnalj, drawn from Iba Iniasluailjo f of taalr author. Tlio fictional Barwcl t of tha proaaolloni to Bpiiarenlo o- count of an abaanc of oonalalancv la-j la-j twaan ttaalr aavaral faalurra. Utah tad oontlinaua rsgloni coulil fumltb abundant matorlato In Ilia abapa of I atlrtlDf Incldanta fot maoy volumaa i of alary eonttruolaU aiclualvalv from ! , j foata, of wblch toarcaly a nota to mada 1 I for lha purpoaa of aarintuallni tbam. I Tbla bring! to mind aoma f Iba . ! frontlar tirlnc of William N. Klfa, woo aa, for vral yeara, , marabal of Ucdan City. Ha la tba Doauaaur ol a apianulj phy.lqua brawny, broail-aliouiuarail and niua-oular niua-oular an to ttraiigar to lu iMiia. : lion of laar. In February, lb81, ba j migrated to Cochlaa Co,, """; 1 ...l.rn Arlaona, whr baa.labll.h.a a raaob claaa tathaCblrlcaliua Muun, ' lalna. Ha tnuk with blm part vl lilt t family, InoludloK bla wlla Dlaua, a I lama, llaa toohliig woman, notau.a i among har frlaada for barkludarof J haart and and wbolaaoulod botpilality, , j Tlia location of lha rar.eb to about - aavanlv mllaa from, Booi ra, OIJ Mra. 1 Ire, and ao vary grant dlalanr Iron) ' i aw Maiieo. Tba ration waa Itaia. y nipulatad, anl th.r waa ; I loaroaly an Inbabllad apol wllbin ! ,gii of Ilia Flfa aouiloll. Tbafaiullf wara Innuaapoard poaitlon, and oon-I oon-I , ; arquanlly In Inimiiiant daiurar Irom ' daiiredalloua ol ranniailB Apai na In- I uiaoa, who toon began to maka ralda on Ilia atook. . . In Fabruary, Young John i Fila, at Ibal lima lull mora than a i ! lad, mada euaioaiary trip luto tba . niouuialna to prvoura limoar. Ha waa ' acaompanlad by two tolrad man, bulli J a J of lliam a-aoldlara. Tbay aular.d j j n drflla wllb Ibalr taama and wara in i ' I lb act of pranarlac to go to work i I , Km.iblug alartllng oourrU. 'Ilia auond of bbvbib! abola ruo ( j out In lb fnraal, and Iba tbra woodanja aoon oompransnded tuat thay war balng auackad by ' gang nf nakad Apanbaa, who had , lakan poaltloui banind ndjaoant traaa I i and opaoad luallato upon thara. I Than snauad dalarrulnad fight. Til I ., j Fila man aalaad llialr nllmai.d rapllad to lha akTagoa wllh lh rouraga cnm-man cnm-man to wvtlarn frnallaraman. 'lb iruKgla waa brlaf an lar aa ralatad to Jokn'a enmpauijiii, who wara, In Iba aarly alana of lha atlaok, nun ihot down aud aimoat Immadlalaly i-plrad. i-plrad. Voung Fir balng tort alona In auob an uaaqual atrufKla, waa In ax-trama ax-trama parll. Ha taw Ibal hla obanota of aaraplng aiolanl licit h wara oTarwlialmlnglf analnil blm, liui ba navar I t an luatant loat aall oonirol. He nda adaaii lor aoluw lar of laiua rorka on llir fara of a ilopa and maaxgad lo maka bla ailamKirnad Inn lunation mora irouia iy rapidly filling In auma opanluu with aoiallar alonaa. Tba Indiana ohannad llialr poalltona wllh a flaw to oummandlog Ilia yaung man'a mlnlatiira loriraaa, but aaary limaonaof tba allacklng parly ahowrd hirnaail, crark want J..hu'a nlla, and bla apaallanta aoon laarnad Iba naova ally nl oauilon. Maalltltac thay kapl up an llioattaant lira, and Johu'a po,l lion baoaiiia, If .oilula, gradually worr, A bulla! atiuok blui In tna inith and plougbad througk Ilia flaaii lenitibwlia, and olhar mada an U(ly wound 10 hi, wrlal and, lo add to Ilia panl of hla alluatioa, ba aoon diacovarad lhat hla ammunition waanaarly axhauatad. A law mora ahola and ha would ba at lha maroy nf lha aavagaa. Finally bla laat ahot waa flraj and ha aiparlad Ibal lha band would at oaca f uab la and flulaa htra In thort ordar. Ilia Indiana now cbangtd Ihalr larllr. Jnn'a nfla balng allrnl, thay amargad Irooa bluing, but thay did nal ailauipt to carry tbaiitilarorlbyalorm. 11 waa aiueiit tbay Ikougbl that John waa raaaralng a faw ahola lor oloaa fuartara. Anyway they oollactad a larga amouut or bruaii, wbloh Ibay pllad ail arouod tba bid lug place of Ilia yiung man at bay and eat It oa lira, eiiattng II. at ha would coma out and Ibay oould then aaally ahoot bun down. To ear lhat .'obn waa In a hot plaoa would b pulling It mildly. Ma waa boob la tba oeutre of a olrol of fir. Tba flamee roared and crackled, being fanned by a rlaing breeae. He waa lying at full length on lh greund, and tba fire reeubed bla fret aad burned lha heel ol bla boot. Hia eon-aalioua eon-aalioua weie In unlann Willi the terrible ebaraolar of the ailuallnn. Tna lad ray of hope of ,eaie bad about taken flight, whea Ibe breeae elilleued and blew the amoke of the encircling fire down llieoanyoa. nuudanly ba waa aetaed with an Impulae, which oo ouried aa If an audible vole had aug geaied It Aoilug upon II be areae, deabed Inrougli the flamee aud, kaap. lug In Ina Hue of lha tui ke, ran down lha canyon. Ha (alt ibal It waa a raoa fur Ilia, and the thought, noiwlthaiaud-log noiwlthaiaud-log bla wouudai mull, gave liupetue lo bla apeed. Ha naaer atopped until be had covered a dlelauca of Ihraa milee, whan he reached a entailer eom pletelf ekhaualed from leaa of blood, bla trameudoua ezertl'ia nnd the ten-ilon ten-ilon of bleleellnge during in ordeal tbrnugb whlob be had paaud. Tea people at Ike amaliar took care of Ibe young maa for lha lima being, and tent a meaaeuger to bla father to Imorin blui al what had occurred. Th manner of young Flfe'a aecape waa maivaloua, but It eeeana that Ina i Apaoiiea who ware walllag eagerly to murder hlra the meiuenl ba ahouid I emerga from hla hiding plaoa, mad no puraull of him. Uae of th raoegadee of lh gang aflerwarda told oa of Ueaeral Crook'a Indian eoouta lh raaaoa for Ihalr not uetag ao, Tbay aaw lh lad dimly aa be paaaod through lh amok, but war Belied wllb frer aad fall baok, believing lb fjgur to beblagboat. It appeared from vldno which aflerwarda nam to light Ibal two of Apachea were killed In lh attack and lateral albera wounded. When the alder Fife learned that hla two hired men had baa killed, bla aon wounded and hla borate aad barneaa aloleu by the wild Apachea, he rode In baaleto I oit Howie. A company if cavalry waa al onoedlepetohed lo i ur-aull ur-aull of Ik Indiana, lu the bopa of re-O'verlug re-O'verlug the atolm properly. Mr. Fife accompanied lh troope, who followed lh mareudere up ta lha Mrxlcao llua, over wblon lh eoldlera oould not paat. Tna aavage were, however, aoountid by a body of Mrxloin Iroopa, and In lha flghl that aniuod a number war killed oa both ilUre. Aflalreat Ilia Kile ranch ran along wllh oniuparallv ainm.bueaa until lbM, On t ie I -.li ol rie,.einijer of lhat year Mr. File had occaalo lo go to l'ainlial u on bualnrat. lie gave Ina two aona airlcl Inatruntioaa It alay around Iba bouaa during hla abeanca. Thledlrer. Icu waa given with a view lo Ibe protection of Mra. Kile and dengbier, the latter a floe comely girl ofallleeu. After hla Ueperttira, however, how-ever, the boya thought Ibere would ba no harm In pulling in anm Itui In cutting hay on a Aald only a abort die-lance die-lance irom the domicile. There vaa another mala meml er uf Ibe ealabllalimenl, a M.alcan, who had been hired to out voitl In an adjeeont olump ol timber. On thle particular u.y ibla man, an boneal, tallbful fellow, fel-low, waa eugagad lu that kind of labor. Toward noon a Mexican of brutal and forbidding aapeoi, autered the houa. 11 waa a large inau. Hie face waa bread, cheek bonea blgo, forubead low aod abruptly eloping, While hla email dull eyee war ri-allme, furtively (rlanclug from one object lo another; )u,l euch a fellow ae oue would tinaaln capable of any orliue on lh calendar, Inoludlng murder. 1 lUbtleae Una Impreaalun waa made by htm upon Mra. Fifa and hsr daugnler, Ina only Inniatea of tha bouaa at n time he entered li. Their eeutlmenl of dread waadoubtlraa heightened by tbe lad Dial bia wal.t waa eno.roled by a belt HI led with oarlridgee and a larga revolver waa euaeuded Irom II. I na nailveMextcan la aiually auave. fcvan tti criminal claae oomee wnhtn lb le rule. Hut una burly leilow wa an exaggerated exceptlen. Addreai-lag Addreai-lag the ui.alrvo of lh labllahmeai, b aaid: "civ ma a melon." Tub demand waa o implied wllh. Altar eating a part uf ine arllola he announced lhat he mutt be supplied Willi dinner, iuia drcree waa l-o ob-yei. 'lu conversation In trie meutline o mduoted waa meagre an l utaultory. I'liw meal CJiicluued the airauger mad a remark about aomatuing outaldo lha bouaa aud lold Mra. Fife lo look through the window al It, Tula aha did, whaa lh vllllen auddmiy whipped out hie platol, look deliberate aim aud aeula bullet through lb body ol Ibe unfallunale woman, who fall lu in iluor mortally wouu'ieu, Mlaa Aggie, wboae heart wae Blind wllb griel aud auger, took In Ibe lull waigui ol lUe Irageoy. Hue leaped bo-w.rd bo-w.rd har beluved mother, evidently without a thought el her own danger. Hue endaavored lo rata har broalrala aud bleejlbg form. Than II llaabad lule her miaJ thai IhB wurderwr muit be dltpjaed of, aud lha llupraB of her ohareuler eaaeited llaelr. I hB aaaaaalu auapaed ma pl.lol lure tliuea al the heroine girl, but lha weapon mieeed fir. Hhe IxiuoueU into the adulnlng room aod wllh aimoat auperuaiural rapldliy analohed her falhBifa guu Irom lie ac cuatomed plaoa, but oould not at the oomeut Hud tba cartndgea. lu an Inalaal, guu lu baud, ahe waa al lha doocuf the apartment which waa lh ecna of th murdar. Tha blrad man who had been chop-plug chop-plug tlmbar bad beard the ahot which airuok down Mra. Fire. Fearlugaome-thing Fearlugaome-thing waa wrong h ruahed lo tbe heui and entered at lb aame momeut that Aggie appeared In lha partition doorway. Tha aoeo lold lie owneiory, ao tbe fellblul fellow leaped toward lae murderer bad dealt blm a etunulug blow wllh hla flat, which felled hliu lo Ibe lloor. He then Ibraw blmtelf upon lha proalrats form of Ibe aaaaieln, wrenrbad lb platul from bla graap, aod, uuolaaplng ihooarirldg ball aleo took aoaaeeeleu uf that. Whan lh hired man aroaa to bla feet th murdr-ar murdr-ar apraug up Bud ran out through Ilia back dour and reached lb Umbr before be-fore be oould b oaplured. Th hired man notified the two boya (Johu and Waller) .the murder ol their mother, and Ik aoon lu lhat houao-hold houao-hold may b partially Iraaglued, but cuuld not ba adequately danorlbed. The Mexican, who waa a kind hraried man, JoiuaJ lu the general grief. He bad beeaiii greatly atlacbad to lha family, aad held Ita head In apodal eBteaen. Mr. Flf IrBtiaaoted th bualaeaa wh'ch took blm to Tomoetone, aod while thera be lelt great depreaalon of aplrlL He ceulJ a .1 rid hlmealf ol the Idea that aometblug waa wrung at home. Impelled by tbla aentlmaul ha atarled on bla return In Iba evening, reveled Ilia wbula ol the night, aud arrived al tbe ranch during tha follow- lug ctey-Bept, nth. Whan within a quarter of a m .e Tom tn noun he waa met by !,! hire! man, who anowed blm Ihe belt ami plalol of In murderer. murder-er. Th Mexloau lold th tal of lh Iratedy between hit aoba, while lh If ara etreewej down hla lace. Mr. File', breaal waa lalxail by a tumult ol emotion, which oama near proetratlng him. Hut hie d-ermlna-lion aud native activity aaaertad Ihalr way. Within an Incredibly brief lima ! notified lb people In a radlua of thirty mllee of the eceua of th murder or what kad oocurred. At one all Ibal region waa lu a atale of oinnnotion and renckera n.i hi...,. Iiilt.tinu ell ih ollloeraaud Isadlng menol theoouuiv, wai aoon riding raplnly In the uli.o-Ilon uli.o-Ilon of lh Kile homeiiead. A puiao. Ing poet waa argaoiaed, and the lui-live lui-live waa aaplurad at a point In I . foreat a a. ul nlua mliee from thee an of bla crime. Had lb lurault bun delayed but a ebort time lunger the murderer would hev eeiaped to In BDuiiiaineaiid hiaarr..l would have been dllTtruil aud doubt ul. Me waa ttkeu to Ihe p.a where ba oommlllej lb Ueed. Vl tine line nearly on hundred end Blly men ha I aaaeuiblad. It waa a larga aud dr. lenulntd body, realved li.lu a i oin .i.l-! .i.l-! of In wn.leoo Ine d ipo.tl ut It murderer. Th latler w'lt.d and bgg", but bla ealreatie m; writ uo r -punas. Mr. Kile, aoilreatlug bi n aeteral tmii-e, aalJi "Way did y u kill niT wilt?" bul b mad no ;-ply. ;-ply. Tbe oommitte held unaTtiin. outly tuat th oulpilt houl't uie, by hatigtnr, and lhat hla Iddt ahnuld remala auapeuded ln;t.i tarn, aud eay tor tnre uava an l three i.ightt, aa an otect le-aen tit warning lo all crlruiuaia uf bla la,t. Ina fatal none waa a !uate I around tha di-orud mau'a ttec-. 11 waa placet upon a heree aod I'd ue.l.r a latgewo.iu oak tree, ovr a lima ol which th rota waa thrt-wn At a given elg el th uuld Waa ,rkif wlll iranietMuua vlger e,d the tuuriurer f Mra, File died wllhvtlt aatrugg.e. An-cording An-cording tu tna decree of the eorumlliee lb bujy hung In mid-air the epecirled Urn and at in and uf th third uay waa hurled not far from the epol whel b oammllted ihe daatardly ortma whlou foifellad hie own III. Thaluneralol Mra. Fila wee attended attend-ed by th piot'i uf tb aurrouudmg ouelry wi ru . r Ihe neweof bereao fat bad roaco, J. All olaaaea Bought 10 axpre.a, lu varioue waya, Ibalr eym paihy fur lh lamiiy and reepeot lor Ihe memory ul lb good women who waa a.eaaaiualed la cold blood while her murderer waa partaking of bar huaplialny, which waa proverbial among all uar filenda and acquaint. |
