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st Justice.At 11 o’clock p.m. the ranch of Wm. D. Witt Nicknamed Skeet, on Duck Creek was reached. The door was found nailed fast. No response was given to repeated knocking for admittance, but a noise was heard from the inside which apprised them that someone was within. The door was broken open and Witt was found in the chimney with a six shooter cocked in his hand. He was asked to surrender and drop his gun but refused. Fred Golden, foreman of the W. S. ranch at Alma threw his shot gun down on Witt telling him if he did not drop his gun and surrender before he. Golden, counted three that he would load him with buckshot. Witt allowed Golden to count two and then dropped his gun and surrendered; but remarked that if Tom Lyons had been in front instead of Deputy Sheriff Johnson he would have killed Lyons. It is to be supposed that he was enraged against Mr. Lyons for entering a protest against being robbed. The posse then proceeded to the house of Tom Hall at Pine Cienega where they were met by another posse from the C. A. bar ranch. The house was sur- rounded and the prisoner was told to talk to Tom Hall which he did, telling him the house was surrounded and he might as well surrender, which he did with the use of a great deal of profane and vile language.