William Walters Again in the Toils of the Law
source date: 1891
availability: public-domain

William Walters Again in the Toils of the LawAbout three weeks ago, William Walters alias “Bronco Bill” was sojourning in the county bastile and enjoying the hospitality of Sheriff Lockhart. He had an invitation to remain until the next session of the grand jury. Bill was not inclined to sponge on the sheriff and one fine day last month one of his friends who is not being cared for by the sheriff found means to get a handsome 38 caliber revolver through the bars and into Bronco’s possession. William had been on his good behavior and was allowed considerable freedom in the jail corridors and the night after having received the pistol Bronco and a fellow prisoner were out in the corridor later than usual. Suddenly the guard found himself looking into the muzzle of a revolver while Bill, who was at the other end, requested him to unlock the grated door. The guard com- plied with his wishes with considerable alacrity and Bronco, in accordance with a previously arranged plan, secured a horse while his fellow prisoner marched the guard two or three miles out of town and then graciously allowed him to find his way back.

grated door. The guard com- plied with his wishes with considerable alacrity and Bronco, in accordance with a previously arranged plan, secured a horse while his fellow prisoner marched the guard two or three miles out of town and then graciously allowed him to find his way back. Bill was galloping towards Mexico and congratulating himself on the moral courage he had displayed in denying himself the pleasure of a prolonged visit at the county boarding house but at the same time he was possessed of a desire to reach the land of the Montezumas at as early an hour as possible. The next night about ten o’clock he purloined a fresh horse from Henry Holgate at Deming and continued his journey.