Deadwood Free Press Vol 3 Issue 1

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Deadwood Free Press Vol. 3 Issue 1 January 15, 1879

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DoomeD anD DamneD CarfielD HangsStrangles slowly on rope; crowd pleased

Killer and criminal Randal Carfield diedthe death of the life he lived: violent.

Carfield, a highwayman who has plaguedthe community for crimes ranging frombank robbery to attempted murder, was

hung after a trial presided over by JudgeRod Eun with prosecution by attorneyDusty Gallagher. There was no defenseattorney, and none was really needed.

Townspeople had little sympathy for thevillain. Why, I was at the Gem when hewas braggin in front of the wanted posterlast evenin, said a comely dancer from theGem while awaiting his brief t rial. Folkswant to see him hanged.

This fella damn near killed me, I intendon seeing this up close, stated one of thehighwaymans village of victims, MissEcho.

Hes a no good, he dont care aboutanyone but himself, said Miss AgathaUdimo.

There were a few people who didntagree. Youre all ready to hang him b eforeevidence and witness, a kangaroo court thisis, stated an unsavory witness to the trial.What about them lawdogs what shot upthe town yesterday chasin that feller, theygonna get justice too? me an another ladyalmost got shot by them.

When Judge Eun called for a reading ofcharges, Sheriff Glen Devon announced,There a whole goddamn list of em aginstthis fucker.

Among them he listed, robbery of Miss

Spartas hotel and the theft of money, andthe shooting of several individuals.Carfield was accused of shooting the

legal force pnce or twice. First occurrencereckin was just me, but yesterday, hell, heshot up my entire goddamn force.

Judge Eun summarized the charges asassaults with a deadly weapon, robbery,disorderly conduct and attempted murderand the attempted kidnapping of MissMahalia Bertrand and the kidnapping andtorture of former Sheriff Gus.

Ol Augustus squealed like a piggytoo... squealed the loud and clearly insanedefendant. Carfield behaved boorishly

throughout, clearly either mad, or deathwas coming or ... fully expecting deathwas coming and at peace with it.

I motion we dispense with the normal...uh legal round of proceedings...and seein

as how we have an insurmountable amountof charges here that could take a monthof Sundays ta do the legal wranglin on...the prosecution requests a quick sum-mary judgement by the presiding Judge,stated the prosecutor, Gallagher.

Aint ya gonna ask me how I pleed?I was ready to swear my innocence on astack o Bibles I was, Carfield stated.

I dont believe there is anyone here thatwould raise up a defense for the notoriousvillain we have in custody here, Gallagherstated.

Why Judge I believe all these chargesya have on me are a genuine conspiracyagainst meself, Carfield said.

I will speak one word in his defense

your honor. I do hear that the man waswillin ta empty his own pee pot during hisinternment at the county jail, Gallaghersaid.

Your honor I object to these statementson account of injun Sam the lawyer is anasshole, Carfield said, referring to the law-yers buckskins. Lawmen harassing andtryin to assult me... ya can even see themarks on my face where they done triedto beat me in the cell... handcuffed causetheys cowards afraid of a fair fight.

Lets hurry this up... I gotta piss and I

plan on doin it before I hang it goes downin my boots so none of ya grubby cock-suckers can steal em, Carfield said.

Eun dispensed with unneeded timewasters such as the defence and called theman guilty.

And as found guilty of all charges...in accordance with the laws of the town ofDeadwood, I have no choice but to orderyou hung by the neck, until dead... so helpyou God, Judge Eun intoned.

God wont help the man, Gallaghersaid.

Let this be a lesson to all who seek to do

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Editor and Publisher

Neil Streeter

Reporter

Addison Leigh

Contributing Writer

D. A. Kuhr

Typesetter

S. Morigi


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eDitorialLetters to the Editor1879 Should BeGlorious Year

The test of a town, whether it lives orbecomes a ghost town, is etched in twoforces: its economy and its people.

No economy is stronger and no peoplebetter tested than those of the Black Hills.Why not, for we are Americans even ifthis land is not part of America yet. Itwill be.

Around the world, the jury is out onthe year. We read with interest how DullKnife and his savages escaped Fort Robin-son (see story this issue), but if we judgeda year on the number of times Indianscaused trouble every year would be bad.Its becoming the norm.

In other parts of the world, yes, thereis trouble. TheBritish willapparently bebothered by warwith the Zulus,a tribe of sav-ages who can nodoubt be easilyex t ingu i shedbut surely at ahuman cost toboth sides.

It will beAmerican inge-nuity that ridsus of these trou-

bles. I list onlyone inventionas an answer.We read withinterest that thenew telephonehas been installed at the White House, nodoubt improving the ability of the Presidentto receive and exchange information andorders. We are fascinated to read how elec-tricity is bringing light without the needfor gas to places at a store in Philadelphiawhere they actually power illuminationthrough currency and flowing wire calledfilament, if we understand it correct.

It is reported the young man who isbringing New York to homes - yes homes,not businesses - in New York, Mr. ThomasEdison, got the idea while in Wyominglast year observing an eclipse and watch-ing the light glow around the edges of hisbamboo pole.

His Edison Electric Light Companypromises a future of continuous and br ightillumination, as it is reported these devicesare brighter than candles though not asbright as a good lantern.

I read with great interest in the Times

how a prison in Ohio has replaced its dunk-ing tank with an electrical tank to keeporder. A disobedient prisoner is placed inthe old tank, but instead of being drownedin water he is touched with a rod that con-tains this electricity. While its applicationmay actually improve health, the blind-folded prisoner does not know where hewill be touched with the jarring sensa-tion, and will often cry out as some painis involved.

The incidence of repeat offenders hasdecreased by 45 percent, an impressivenumber. One marvels at twenty years fromnow when electricity comes to Deadwood,

and we can punish someone in the jailswiftly. Perhapsthis will helprid the world ofcrime. Perhapsthis will rid of usof war, if rebel-lious miscreantscan be turnedwith just a fewprods from asimple device.

Maybe thatsa dream, but ifthat dream wereto come true, itwould come true

from America.I linger on

the subject ofelectricity notbecause I planto pull a fila-

ment out from under my coat and plant iton Main. Perhaps someday we will. ThisAmerican invention is an example of ourcontinuous ingenuity and progress. Withsuch inventions, darkness becomes some-thing of the past - so too will other chal-lenges. We will use technology to makeit easier to build brick buildings, a firstmatter in this town. No doubt there will bemachines to create newspapers, battle fires,and ease all sorts of chores now facing allof us.

As Mr. Edison states to the New YorkTimes, Well, some few improvementshave been made in gas since its introduc-tion to the public some 60 odd years ago,and I rather guess there is a chance forelectricity. At any rate, we are going tostick to it until we can find out what wecan do with it.

God bless the ingenuity of this nation!

Editor,\We are now into the new year of 1879.

The flow of gold from the mines continuesunabated, and our town is growing byleaps and bounds. I predict great fortunefor those who are willing to work hard and

practice prudence and frugality.Let us all commit to working together to

bring prosperity to our town.

Jacob S. RichardsDeadwood

Editer,I knows ya caint do much bout the

weather, but, mebbe ifn a big impoortentman likes you was ta pray ta the Lord,mebbe he would see fit ta warm things upa tad. Now fer me and Charlie, it aint allthat big a thing ta be out inta the cold.Why, hell, dang, I growed up playin in thesnow with nothin more than some leggins

and a blanket on. Like I says, cold donhurt me so much, but, I seen some of th

ones what aint gots much money an theyis sufferin.

Why, this one pur feller was a sittin ona barrel wit nothin but a thread bare shirtbetwixt him an th cold. Then this runnynosed girl runs up to th man, she aint got

no bonnet on, nor a coat. She calls thispur feller her Pa an lets em know shes ahongry n cold. Well sir, me an Charlie wasa mite teary eyed at that. I tole Charlie, Ijest couldn stand it, sos we took em overto th Cafe and made sure they both gotfilled up on some good hot food. I wantedta do more, but dang, I was outta moneymy ownself.

So now ya sees why I wants it ta warmsup some. I jest caint stand ta see them purlittle ones a sufferin thata ways. I wantsya ta thank Charlie the next time ya seesem too, cause he done wrote this fer me, anthe Lord bless em, he done got a collectionfrom th miners to help them kids too.

Ezra an CharlieDeadwood

wrong or harm the folks of Deadwood,Eun said.

The doomed and damned Carfield wasthus led to Main Street and a hastilyimprovised gallows. Deputy Bram placedthe noose around Carfields neck. Therewas a call for last words.

My last words... yall kiss my ass andIll see ya in hell, Carfield sneered, unre-pentant at the end.

Only if yer buyin drinks, SheriffDevon said.

Perhaps because of the highwaymanspressure on the law, Carfield was given

no merciful drop in which his neck wouldsnap, and so when the sheriff kicked awaythe box he was standing on, Carfieldstrangled slowly.

Carfield was choking and gasping forair as his legs kicked and flailed. His faceturned beet red as spit gurgled forth in afountain of death.

The prick deserves it, said one man,definitely not the sheriff, watching theordeal.

Several children who witnessed the inci-dent commented that they found this expe-rience instructive. They said they werereinforced in their plans to live Christianlives and stay on the non-hanging side ofthe law.

Judge Eun, is it true that ya hang a fellafor his crimes cause ya dont wanna wastea bullet? asked child Miss CarrieAnneKungler, a witness to the hanging.

Carfield eventually strangled.The devil have ya now! said one

man.Mister Sorrowmans not the Devil!

corrected child Miss Elizabeth Vita, think-ing the man meant the local mortician.

Been a long time, since we haddastretch a man in this town, said JudgeEun afterward. It will go to show, wemean business about law in this Town.

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Savages Escape from FortRobinsonOn the evening of Janu-

ary 9th of this year, theCheyenne Chief Dull Knifebroke out of their confine-ment at Fort Robinson.

From what this reporterhas been able to learn, thesoldiers had allowed thewomen and children to visittheir men. Using this privi-lege, the Cheyenne womensnuck guns and knive to thewarriors.

At a given signal, thewarriors opened fire ontheir guards and killed sev-eral. The entire band thenfled into the night. Pre-liminary reports indicatethat Dull Knife is headingin the direction of the PineRidge reservation here in theDakota Territory.

Capt. Henry W. Wessell,Jr., Commander of FortRobinson is in pursuit of

Businessman Escapes DeathNoted businessman Mr. BlackjackLandar escaped assassination late Wednes-day by a vile, anonymous youth. Mr.Landar did sustain a leg wound, fromwhich he is recovering.

Miss Angie Newalls lovely foot wasbesmirched by the dead mans body whenit landed by her, but she is reportedlyrecovering from the scrape.

It happened in the Bella Union immedi-ately after conclusion of the faro tables forthe evening.

Witnesses said the youth talked to noone except Mr. Landar, apparently trying

Killing spree ContinuesSleeper Slayer Sent Server Snoozin

Refugee Flint Taunts Authorities With CluesKilling the man

who tried to feed himin jail was only thestart for MadmanFlint, a killer whohas escaped from thejail and left bodies atthe Red Bird and themines, among otherplaces.

While details arekept close to thevest to avoid tippinganyones hand, it is

reported the killerhas been leavingclues.

Said one lawmananonymously, Hesfuckin leading us ona goose chase.

The spree beganwith discovery of the body of a laborerwho had brought foot to Flint in jail. Thevillain speared the victim with a bed slat,

A would-be and unidentified assassin lays dead in the Bella Union aftershots rang out toward Mr. Black Landar. Present were proprietor SalissaWilder and Angie Newall, right, who sustained minor injuries when thecorpse landed on her foot.

to distract him while moving toward thedoor, and freedom. The young man soughtto distract Landar but failed, so Landarwas looking when the youth drew. Theavenging would-be victim Landar madecold meat of his attacker, assisted by armedspectators.

It is widely believe that one Flint, acriminal, was responsible for the attackthrough an intermediary.

Law enforcement immediately decriedthe incident. We shall capture these vilemen and reclaim Deadwood for the virginsand children, said Sheriff Glen Devon.

the hostiles.Before riding out Capt. Wessell was

heard to say, We shall br ing them back,

either walking or draped across theirponies, but back they shall come.We applaud the bravery of the gallant

Captain and pray that he and his men meetwith early success.

This reporter would also warn all mento arm themselves whenever they go intothe countryside. The savages are said tobe desperate and as been shown by pastbehavior they are not reticent in taking ofinnocent lives.

This newspaper will ensure that thepublic is kept of informed of this crisis asdetails become available.

a dinnertime apple dropping into the mansblood and coming to rest by the right sideof his chest.

We shall protectthe maidenhood ofour women. I fearthis man wont stopat just one victimthough, said aSheriff Glen Devonat the scene of thefirst crime. Heturned out to bequite right.

The nature ofthe crime was vio-lently done. I aint

see someone killedso viciously in along time, Devonsaid.

Little is knownof this man Flintexcept he has twovicious but pic-

turesque scars, forming a three-clawedprong.


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Happy new year!1879 Promises Bright Future for Deadwood, Future Chicago of the Plains

The year of 1879 dawned on the largest city of the Black Hills with pride and joy.

No better yet can be envisioned as the mines continue to produce, feeling hungry

businessmen with gold and hungry miners and the businesses that support them with

payrolls.

We asked several citizens what their New Years Resolutions are, and happily report

these:

Judge Gallagher: I might want to runfor state legislature some day if we getstatehood. Well no doubt petition for state-

hood soon.

Untoward lewd gentleman: New yearsresolution, get some free pussy in here!

Clay Kungler: Well in the new year, Iresolve to after my term is mayor up Idlike travel and declare my candidacy forgovernor of the territory. To make sure thehills are represented. And the first thingIll do as governor is reach an agreementwith the Indians so we can get a railroadrunning through here.

Mrs. Addison Streeter, owner of theBlack Hills General Store and ProspectInn: Update my store with the latest infashions and other goods for a booming,

progressive city.

Deputy Bram: Now is the accepted timeto make your regular annual good resolu-tions. Next week you can begin paving hellwith them a s usual. A New Years resolu-tion is something that goes in one Year andout the other.

A Deadwood gentleman: Speakingfrom experience, New Years resolutionstend to fall by the wayside. Mine wouldsimply be to resolve to keep next years.

Deirdre Sparta: I resolve to shop moreand get more shoes this year.

Benoit Baguier: I resolve to spend moretime with dancing ladies.

Deadwood Maiden, name withheld frommodesty: I will read each issue of theDeadwood Free Press religiously, fromthe first page to the last, and savor theinformation so important to my success inculture and life.

Mr. Marty: To wield the shotgun thatI got for Christmas with ferocity and righ-teousness to uphold the honor of womenand safety of patrons at the Gem Saloon

where I am employed.

Jonny, Gem bartender: To employ therole of bartender as an opportunity to shareChristian wisdom with others while listen-ing to their woes, looking always to changewoe to opportunity and the recognitionthat through each sky must pass cloudsbefore they part to reveal the sun.

Carlton Mornington: Gonna try ta makemy fortune this year .... I aint much fordiggin, mebbe I will find me rich widow.

Glen Devon: To apprehend that g___d___ ugly son of a b___, two bit, c___s__ing horse-loving p___ of a bastardJoe Verwood.

Adele Kling: I intend to learn toshoot.


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Neil Streeter, publisher of the Free Press:Encourage someone, anyone, to build abrick building in this town to begin trans-forming our Main Street into a moreprominent one. Assist in formation of afire brigade in the spring to protect thetown from blazes. We can start drillingin warmer weather, and in the meantime,everyone be careful with fire.

Customer of the Gem: Heres my resolu-tion ...That I would stop makin em.

Mr. Ezra Macarthur: I dont reckon Iwill give up drinkin and dancin with thegirls. I reckon I could go ta church a bitmore.

Judge Rod Eun: Oversee constructionof a three-story masonry courthouse togive structure to the growth of our boommining community whose economy growsbroader every day.

Angie Newall: I guess it would be tohave a prosperous year with the store. Iwill be getting in new materials.

A Gentleman: Nothings new this year,just one number up.

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