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Justice Along the Rio Grande 1
there Is no chance of his becoming a burden on the community."When I blew in there a walking arsenal came up
to me and asked: 'Well, what's your business in town?'
"I didn't have any, but I kept the information to
myself. 'Now that you make a point of it, my business
isn't any of yours,' I replied.
"'I'll damn soon make it mine,' he said and drew
out his forty-five.
"'Put that plaything away,' I advised him, 'or I'll
take it away from you and spoil it on your face.'
"'I guess we better go in and talk your errand over
while we're having a drink,' he conceded, so I was introduced
to Shafter and eventually to Bob Dent. Later
I bought a ranch there, which I still have.
"Game laws are not usually strictly enforced in
Shafter, but Jim Bailey had been violating them more frequently
than we thought advisable.
"One day he came into town with three does he
had shot, and boasted to everybody in the place about it.
It was decided that an example would have to be
made of him. Bob Dent was a little nervous as to just
how Bailey would take it. After figuring the problem out
with Luke Russell, he planned to have the latter charged
with killing forty-seven quail and then fine him to show
Bailey others were receiving the same treatment. Russell
agreed and when his case was called before the court
pleaded guilty. He was fined $30 and costs. He promptly
paid with money that had been supplied him.
"Jim Bailey stepped forth for his case.
"'Are you guilty?' asked Bob, after announcing
that the defendant was accused of illegally shooting does.
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