I walked towards them then.
It was easy enough to see that it was a hold-up, pure and simple.

I was about fifty yards from them when I saw Swift, here, raise a knife to jab it into the boy's throat.

Texas and Rawhide were both holding the kid's arms and bending him backwards so he couldn't do anything.
When I saw the knife, I began to shoot." His eyes sought those of Bill Wilson, standing in the crowd near the door.

"That's the truth of the whole matter," he said, speaking directly to Bill.

"I didn't try to make trouble; but I couldn't stand by and see a man murdered, no more than any decent man could." He paused; and still looking toward Bill, added: "I didn't even notice particularly who the men were, until I went up to the boy.