The Saga of Henry Plummer Book 1 by Sven Skaar (PH 3-1) (1959) (97 pages)

es . shootin*® at ‘the:posse!. For God's sake, hold your fire before you jkill-us all. Wright :and.-Johnson: ithe? nassage. He recognized a mound of stacked river boulders. This was it alright. Unnoticed, he ‘ldropped behind the shelter of a huge rock and whistled sharply. In an instant a volley of shots! burst from the hydraulic cut; then others, cracked from’ the road ahead. Plumer. could. see, the red streaks of fire coming from behind boulders and .trees as the Williams party, now utterly confused and in the darkness mis took the Sheriff's posse for the bandits. Plumer lay in safety emptying his gun toward the cut, adding, to the confusion. Against the dim he saw the Sheriff sag to ‘the ground, his voice choking on a shal Johnson spun around, flung most .,on top of him. and touched Wright--he was dead Johnson’s beat of his heart shake, now that’ it was over. He in: his’ pocket,’ found it and drank it greedily. The night wind that had come up was cold, yet .he drink took hold and he felt better: ‘Calls for Halt could, “Williams, Williams, you're are’ already down! .Hold: it, shold Plumber reached out his hand/]} or nearly’so judging by the faint breathing came in wheezing, .agon-]) ized gasps., Plumer. began _ to], fumbled for the flask of whiskey]! was. sweating, but gradually the}: He did not move from his shel-}, ter, but called as loudly as he]! starlight. of the November night,. growl as he did so. Next, Mar-], his arms.in the air and fell al-. , Plumer knew that Webster had also heard him, for in an instant all was still again.and: the crickets: and. frogs recommenced their pressing, . rhythmic chant, as’ though nothing had ever interrupt: edit. u. ey Quickly Plumer rose to his feet and began to bellow orders, taking hold of the situation. “Butterfield bring your lantern, over! Teal, hurry after Dr. Hunt!) We're takin’ the wounded to Bald-. win's, house. ‘Williams, Lockhart, make a litter -we.-got to get] Johnson .out of. here before . he bleeds to death. Everybody. casi ‘lively!’ . . ! Marshal, Sheriff Both Die of Ambush Wounds. As the posse carried the body . : of. Sheriff Wright and the gravely . : wounded Marshal ! Johnson to Baldwin’s house on Gold Flat, not one of the posse gave a thought tothe bandits still hidden in the mine cut. Stunned by the enormity of the events the men did as Plumer directed. They carried the litter with as much care as the darkness and rough road allowed, hoping that Dr. Hunt would arrive in time to save Johnson’s life. As they eased him onto the porch}. of the house, they heard the}' clumping gallop of the bandits’ horses running out from the cut and into the Marysville wagonroad; no one remarked about it, or made an effort to pursue -grief and bewilderment had left them numbed. Johnson Dies ‘Nevada City Marshal David. Johnson died before Dr. Hunt’ reached Baldwin’s house, and with a show of tenderness, Plumer drew a linen sheet over Johnson’s face. = Softly Plumer suggested that someone go to town and inform the people of the loss they had suffered. Dr. Hunt said that Plu-! mer seemed best suited for that! painful task and the men agreed. : Plumer’s voice was still husky; with emotion as he said, “Pll send Coroner Grimes out right away. Butterfield and Teal will Stay with the bodies till he arrives. The rest of you come with me, we still have a town to protect.” The principal speaker of the evening had just been introduced when Plumer Stepped to the balcony of the National Hotel and motioned for attention -_— wm Ae

es . shootin*® at ‘the:posse!. For God's sake, hold your fire before you jkill-us all. Wright :and.-Johnson: ithe? nassage. He recognized a mound of stacked river boulders. This was it alright. Unnoticed, he ‘ldropped behind the shelter of a huge rock and whistled sharply. In an instant a volley of shots! burst from the hydraulic cut; then others, cracked from’ the road ahead. Plumer. could. see, the red streaks of fire coming from behind boulders and .trees as the Williams party, now utterly confused and in the darkness mis took the Sheriff's posse for the bandits. Plumer lay in safety emptying his gun toward the cut, adding, to the confusion. Against the dim he saw the Sheriff sag to ‘the ground, his voice choking on a shal Johnson spun around, flung most .,on top of him. and touched Wright--he was dead Johnson’s beat of his heart shake, now that’ it was over. He in: his’ pocket,’ found it and drank it greedily. The night wind that had come up was cold, yet .he drink took hold and he felt better: ‘Calls for Halt could, “Williams, Williams, you're are’ already down! .Hold: it, shold Plumber reached out his hand/]} or nearly’so judging by the faint breathing came in wheezing, .agon-]) ized gasps., Plumer. began _ to], fumbled for the flask of whiskey]! was. sweating, but gradually the}: He did not move from his shel-}, ter, but called as loudly as he]! starlight. of the November night,. growl as he did so. Next, Mar-], his arms.in the air and fell al-. , Plumer knew that Webster had also heard him, for in an instant all was still again.and: the crickets: and. frogs recommenced their pressing, . rhythmic chant, as’ though nothing had ever interrupt: edit.. u. ey Quickly Plumer rose to his feet and began to bellow orders, taking hold of the situation. “Butterfield bring your lantern, over! Teal, hurry after Dr. Hunt!)

We're takin’ the wounded to Bald-. win's, house. ‘Williams, Lockhart, make a litter -we.-got to get] Johnson .out of. here before . he bleeds to death. Everybody. casi ‘lively!’ . . ! Marshal, Sheriff Both Die of Ambush Wounds. As the posse carried the body . : of. Sheriff Wright and the gravely . : wounded Marshal ! Johnson to Baldwin’s house on Gold Flat, not one of the posse gave a thought tothe bandits still hidden in the mine cut. Stunned by the enormity of the events the men did as Plumer directed. They carried the litter with as much care as the darkness and rough road allowed, hoping that Dr. Hunt would arrive in time to save Johnson’s life. As they eased him onto the porch}. of the house, they heard the}' clumping gallop of the bandits’ horses running out from the cut and into the Marysville wagonroad; no one remarked about it, or made an effort to pursue -grief and bewilderment had left them numbed. Johnson Dies ‘Nevada City Marshal David. Johnson died before Dr. Hunt’ reached Baldwin’s house, and with a show of tenderness, Plumer drew a linen sheet over Johnson’s face. = Softly Plumer suggested that someone go to town and inform the people of the loss they had suffered. Dr. Hunt said that Plu-! mer seemed best suited for that! painful task and the men agreed. : Plumer’s voice was still husky; with emotion as he said, “Pll send Coroner Grimes out right away. Butterfield and Teal will Stay with the bodies till he arrives. The rest of you come with me, we still have a town to protect.” The principal speaker of the evening had just been introduced when Plumer Stepped to the balcony of the National Hotel and motioned for attention -_— wm Ae