PROMPT JUSTICE.

Feilding Star, Volume III, Issue 33, 11 October 1882, Page 3

PROMPT JUSTICE.

At a place in New Mexico called Las Vegas, a man, named Huttei, was walking in the street with his wife, wheu an Indian desperado, known as Navajo Frank, threw a lariat around Hutter's neck, put. spurs to his horse, and rode off at a rapid rate, dragging llie man over the rocky street for a hundred yards or more. The shock came so suddenly that flutter had no time to take in the situation, and the lariat gripped so tight around his neck that his face became black. About one hundred yards frem the spot where he was lassoed, a hj'slander pulled out a r revolver and shot at the Indian, who then drew a knife and cut the lariat near the j pummel of the saddle. Hutter was ly t ing in the street terribly bruised and mangled, bis long beard being entirely torn out. He was taken home, and will probably recover The fiendish Indian made his escape, but in a very short time a mounted posse captured him, brought _ him back to the city, and placed him in gaol. Subsequently a crowd of citizens assembled at the gaol and demanded the release of the prisoner, but were refused. They tben entered by force, the cell keys were handed over, and Navajo Frank was taken out. After a desperate resistance ' by him. a rope was put around his neck, and he was marched to a telegraph-pole, where the noose was tightened, aud he was hoisted up aud left hanging iv the air. - Frisco Post.