Capture
This occurred on May 7, 1895. A posse was formed and they set off to capture Buck. They discovered him on a stagecoach going from Berryessa to Napa, and a wild chase ensued. From the San Francisco Examiner of the next day, we read:
- "One of the robbers jumped to the horses ahead and leveled his guns. He waved weapons and spouted profanity, all the while threatening to 'blow' the driver off of the seat. The two robbers were armed with old style Colt revolvers, and he cursed at everyone, especially the Chinamen".
The capture of Buck by Sheriff Bell reads like a Wild West novel. He was so badly wounded, and had lost so much blood that many thought he would not survive the ordeal. He did recover, however, and returned to San Quentin to serve yet another sentence.
Buck was not as well known as Black Bart and other Western gunmen of the time, but he created fear wherever he went, whether it was on the streets of Middletown or pushing the barrel of a gun at stagecoach drivers. Although he was arrested for his robberies and attacks on the general population, Buck had his hands in many other criminal activities including, cattle rustling, but he was never brought to justice for any of these crimes.
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