Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-08-24
[" BULLY BSll-
rRE ApvENrCKEs or MINER AT NJ.
nANOY CITY

~ A.
nANoY CITY.
The latest reports from the cnal regions
LAY that among the individuals wounded in
known as " Bully Bill" This mao is fsir
representative OF a class that may be con
sidercd TIE natural outgrpvth of the state OF
Soelety which exists or has existed for years
~ mat section. Last winter the mayor OF
hahanoy City was shot and killed. The sas-
piclon folEted so strongly toward an Irish
man narned noeherty that he was arrested
ana tried n Pottsville, his counsel maintain
ing mat only by such n change OF venue
could he be sec lred an unpretndicAt trial
Several swore Point blank that they saw
Dogherty shoot the Official, while fully a
dozen swore as positively that 10 was an
other man altogether. one who had len inc
country. Dogherty was acquitted. and upon
his return "a Mahanoy City was driven
in triumph through the town in a car
rage decked with flags and sireamers
About the same time Bully Bin killed his
man, and was acquitted ON the ground Of
self-defence. When he came hack "a Maha-
noy City his carriage was furnished with
four horses more gaily csparisoned than his
rlvals. Some weeks later, while nogherty
was walking the streets OF Nahanoy City
with a lady, he was shot In the hack by al
nnknoWn person, who almost touched him
with the muzzie of his weapon. hut he was
not harmed In the least, Tor the reason that
he had on a steei jacket. nogherty seems 70
have been LEFT alone after this. and fire wax
opened upon Bully Bill. who e. a WelShman,
aud whose righ- name - William Thomas
The first attempt WAS 90 blow him up hy
means OF a diurer- kettle nllsi with pow,ieT.
This was place. IN the middle OF The road
which BIN was accustomed % take on his
way into MahaIoy City. while the assaSstnS
MD themselves behind the ferCcs. A marty
coming out OF thC place saw the kettle. and
one OF Them stouped u pick 40 IN when a
grun voice nom behind the fencecallel out.
let that Kettle alousi" The men not p1lg
left ~ alone, bat related what had haupanai
and Biil beard 81 IL in time - take another
route nome.
ON the 2sth ~ June last. while BIN was An
The employ II Fisher Hazari. owuer or tn
stables NJ about i've o'clock iu the mprning.
A. be went I'm four men, who were ID Inging
on the outside, opened a fuSllade with revolt
verS. Bin felt himself struck. and fell on
purpose, IN me 1elief that they wouli cease
firing, hut. a they continued banging away.
he lcap-i up. dashed into tho stable. Sprans
out OF the back window. aud got away. Fullv
tWeptN shots We're llScha rgpf. but the aim
was OF tire " Hest character. for BID was hit
only three 'imes--in The neck. leg and body
az OF them being grazing shots. which rauSet
little iuounNeuitnce. During The firing one
OF the best horses belonging - Mr. HazarF
was killed and q mule wounded.
On Tire 18Th OF july BIN entered a car on tho
Lehlgh valley railroad at NahanOy city. Tor
the purpose ~ gOirC home u Shoeru akcrsp
ooilicry. when M noticed a number nf roueh
characters watching him 50 narrowly that
he became alarmed and leapct out pf the car
while The train WAS In motion. several of
Tie men rushed ont On the platform and fired
AT him. but Bits proverbal good fortune
carried him away uriscatleI. Both NJ these
incidents are mentioned IA the argument of
ago.
iect az dCmOrallZiug Ban. who became al
dicted 10 drink and Of such idle habits thar
ne was discharged shortly after no rpSump-
Ton OF business for lnatten'iun 20 work.