There they halted while some of them went in
and returned, bringing with them a man by the name of Jack
Gallagher.
There was a log cabin immediately across the street with a
fireplace in it, and to this house they marched Gallagher and put
him inside.
Leaving a strong guard around the cabin, the balance of them
started out as if hunting some one else. In a short time they came
marching another man to the cabin by the name of Boone Helm, who
had one hand tied up. It seemed to comfort Gallagher to know that
he was going to have company on the long trip by the short route,
and "misery likes company."
The third man was brought in a few minutes later whose name was
Hank Parrish, the fourth and last that day being Clubfoot George.
They were all placed in the log cabin under a strong guard.
About the middle of the afternoon the crowd reassembled at the
cabin jail, took the prisoners out, and marched them up the
street. Mr. Boone and I walked down the street by the side of the
crowd, and after they had gone one block, for some reason they
came to a halt, when Boone Helm sang out in the most profane
language he could have uttered, saying: "Hang me if you intend to,
or I will have to go and warm my sore hand."
They marched on up the street to where there was a new log house
that had been recently built and not yet covered.
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