or two confederates, for at the time that he…
source date: 1890
availability: public-domain

or two confederates, for at the time that he was run out on the flat back of town, other parties kept up a continual fire straight down the Main street, making it dangerous to go out of doors. Owing to the scarcity of fire arms it was impossible to arm but very few. Otherwise he would have been taken much sooner.