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Updated: May 10, 2025
While Colonel French was in Montana for a few days several half-breed buffalo-hunters visited the Police camp and told some ferocious stories about the desperadoes who were entrenched out in the cattle-stealing and boot-legging belt waiting to dispute possession with the new-comers. The scarlet-coated men took in all they said and smiled.
There were three murder cases, two of which were tried. The other cases were petty in nature, the defendants being charged with carrying concealed weapons, shooting on the highway and boot-legging. During the second week he assisted in the trial of two ejectment cases, one of which was lost. The third and most important case was set for the fourteenth day of the term.
The "hole-in-the-wall" or "blind tiger" provides a rendezvous for all the outcasts of society. "Boot-legging" is a common subsidiary occupation for the pander, the thief and the cracksman. Where it flourishes, it serves to bridge over many a period of slack trade.
Matters went forlornly on his way and that night Kirke came around to say that the sheriff had informed him casually that he thought his services would not be needed on that boot-legging case, they had plenty of other witnesses, and out of regard for the family, etc., etc. "Kirke smiled at him. 'Thank you very much.
If you land the job I will pay you $1,000 more, cash down, and guarantee you impunity in boot-legging whiskey for twelve months. Are you patriotic to the West enough to help me put this thing through the Whitewashed Wigwam of the Great Father of the most eastern flag station of the Pennsylvania Railroad? says Bill. "Well, I talked to Andy about it, and he liked the idea immense.
Just across from the farther end of the bar and near the last card table a half-dozen hard-looking, small-town "toughs" creatures who loafed about Sabota's and aided him, as occasion required, in his boot-legging operations or other questionable enterprises were lounging, some standing, some sitting, watching a slow poker game going on at the last table.
Sheriff, he began in a quiet, ingratiating voice, 'I hope I am not to be called as a witness in that boot-legging case. "Matters snarled at him. 'Pooh, he said angrily, 'you can't blackmail me like that. You can't prove anything on me. I reckon the people around here will take the word of the sheriff of their county against the booze fightin' son of a Methodist preacher.
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