Democratic Sentinel, Volume 8, Number 19, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 June 1884 — On the Safe Side. [ARTICLE]

On the Safe Side.

First Western Desperado—Well, did you kill old Col. Rich ? Second Desperado—Yes, I fotched him. “How did you do it?” “I found him riding on his horse along a lonely road and had plenty of time to aim. ” “But where is his horse ?” “I did not touch that. ” “Did not take the horse?” “Certainly not. In this section they will hang a man for stealing a horse. ” Philadelphia Call.