A DESPERADO'S END

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 153, 7 October 1910, Page 7

A DESPERADO'S END

Bostwick, the notorious desperado who killed three men and wounded three at his home near Atlanta, Georgia, on June 27, was found dying in his barricaded home at four o'clock the next morning, when a company of the National Guard rushed and captured the house. He expired, within,an, hour. Five children in the house with him Were rescued uninjured. It is supposed, ihat a bullet fired 'invin<r th r fight .struck him. For fear of hurting; the children .the soldiers did not fire. They assembled on all sides of the house 220 yds away, and at the command "Forward!" moved ~upon the place at the -double! Those in front, kicked in the door and entered with drawn revolvers, i Bostwick was found on the floor unoon-1 scious, and the terrified children were] huddled near. .Their father had keptj their on the floor all night, and thus ! they escaped the bullets. When the police went to arrest Bostwick, the latter barricaded himself,, and, opened fire, killing the three men mentioned, including the chief of police and two sheriffs. Three deputies fell badly wounded, but they will proKably r-cover. Bostwick,'knowin? that the posse- would not fire on his US tie boy, sent hh s'>n from the house j te pick up the revolver from the dead .chief of police. A force of soldiers, po- | lice, and civilians kipt the house under ■ fire all night anl until next morning, when Hv- company of troops was ordered j to advance and capture Bostwick at all I fOSt=.