Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1873-05-10
TIME soahKDus KICKER.
Copy Of She shameful Carnrd P"hii,h-
.t. ed In Aps,iaunpplis. l.,

Copy Of She s'hnmcfsJ Csrnrd Pnhilsh-
s.a. ed in Hpdiaunpolis. 9.si >, I,
B The following Is the bosns telegram
which arpeared in The last number OF th'
indianapolis Herald. II is VIII olyuuirue.
The Kicker has never been sut Of order,
aud Prof B,gaidur nas never beea kicked
But TO the hasa fabrica'ion: s., VA
Dreadful accident! in hc Courier journal
: once The inpentor OF The Irresshth
I Kicker horr,biy nlangssd ty his cr1 inpen-
ton. rn H
LouIsyiLIE, April 2G.---An app. ving &C
cident occurred in the sditefial rooms, OF
the Courier Journal office last night.
About 10 O'clock, while Prof, ~. e Brsith-
waite Bogardus, the inventor anil patsn-
tee Of the Irresistible Kicker, was seated
at his desk, in mucilagc, tatters aud tears,
wcarily seissoring sourhsrs news from .
stack of valuable and widely ciicuiateu
exchanges. IN exchange fend from Flori-
do, wearing y gray shawl ard a pair o.,
corn!colorel siLo-shi>k .rs,s entered th.
room, emitting mid smell OF, tansy Bit
ters, aud irqulreu for a ccpy 81 the lass
issue Of Ike lamps Bay Flamingo. Mr.
Bogarjrs to d him that be bad nune. TIT
dend ihcA said q copy OF tne week before
would auswcr. s'Na ne
MIR. Bogartus entered into u laborieus
explanation in the attempt 10 make IL
c.sar to the fsnd that the EXCHANGES arr
carried ca. every morning by the eoiorsd
porter, and the fismingo is not h.ed.l The
iiend thcreupon laid aside his shawl, and
reached with his long bony fingers fer the,
exchange hseket. Quick rs iightnins Mr.,
Boeardas sprang to tbr lever, and whistled
down the gipc to have the engineer put en-
steam, For the first liu.e since III eisc-
tiun tho kicker was out vi order, and,
coaiin't be made to xork, the fiend, in tAe
meantims, iaiustrioUsiy paving o7er the
exchanges, ani telling ibsut Major tut
ripper, e,lilorsof ths f.nminso, HI,' vas
"wulh straightforward dsllahs wi,sn The wshi
broke cut, ami lost everything but his
.hopah, sab.
While examining the machinery tosee
what was wrong The thug all al one y
started with full head OF steam on, and
before the professor could get opt Of tLe
wax. the irca hook fas,eaei IN hiss coat
collar ! I'D lifted niia clear OF The hocr, the
trap door opened, ant the incnstrous b2o,
swung out aud began flaming the profss-,
sor' Goa tstis With sbirls en- -aorsr power
His screarns alarn,ei air, Haiierson, WIN,
-rscosniz, rg nj u glance the trouble, seized
he lcyr, and reversed II, being himself
doubled MP with " back Kick iu the s'omli
acb. The machiac was hnal.y stopped,
but not until Professor Gogarius had re-
ceived thiriylor forty kieks intended Tor
the exchange icnd,
On being released he sank fsintins 10
the floor, while Mr.. Watterson, AIR. Viii
liams, aud Mr.. Ballard Smith sc'zsa the
grinning tend by the nape Of his neck
and The slack Of his breeches, carried him
to the front window aud dropped him out,
throwing his shawl after him. Oa exam I
iaaticu /, was found thai the injuries Of
Pro lessor Bossrius wsrs frighlfully Sc
we're, though his recovery Is thought pos
siblo. Besides the confusion OF tins soti
parts, the os coccggis 10 cempound'y frac-
tured and commlnulcd, and he is suffering
from ccncussion of the spleen and extra
yasation Of bile.
lie owes his life TO tie isci OF having
been detained that morning 10 interview
Mayer Baxter, in preparing for which he
had fortified hinlsslf with one OF Or.
Drayfogle's ratsnt Elastic Spiral Sprins
In terviewing Cushions which broke the
yforce of the Kickors attack.
The accident HAS cast II & Dom over the
entire com mnniiy, snd Mr.. Wstterson has
ordered an Investigation 10 ascertain, II
possible, the cause of the failure of the