The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1877-12-07
4 BOI'.S Defence.

The scene WAS in Sacramento street, in
font of Il nell known hotel 1t was TWEEN
Iy-iwO yenIs ago, ana san Francisco MAS
in her infancy.
Quite a crowd had gathered on the street,
anu the centre of attraction was a big fcl-
low. HhD stood with IA newspaper i'll his
hand TavIug and cuIsIuG.
''N hats the ntaif:r, W of ?'' asked Il
newcomer, who was evidently familiar miih
tn, IIa,e man.
'.MaIrer?'' returned Wolf. for that was
his name, ''maItcr enough, an rough
enough IL II be foi some folks. Them young
wheIps that piInts this paper has gote an
I,i,bIIshcd something bout me. ., III fix
en- They'd better neve. have beeu horu
They'd better 60 an kiI! themselves after
en- minutes It'il be caster dca III fur
en-"
Wolf was noted desperate, who. it was
said, had killed tuuIc than twenty men,
and buL few knew hIm " ho did not fear
hirn lie Was At 'hat time chief of gang
ui luafrrs AID gamblers that we're nearly
always - bc found luungIng around III the
vicinity alluded to, aud tlIs' bing the
whole uci .hborhood daily with riolus CON
duct IhrIe was any law III those days
II was seldom ex cutcd against such char
act,Is, AID ia The full CONSCIOUSNESS that
they we've feaIed they did pretty much as
they pleased.
The new sparer which had given such
aca,lIy utt,.uce 10 Wolf was "a little week ly
journal and its office Was IN The second
stony of II building on the same street WITH
,he hotel have rIcntloned, aud only "A lew
rods distant. 1t was published by young
mcu-Ur. ] might say. boys. f"I they were
uutv eighteen aud twenty years old, re-
sp,ctivrly-named Darrell and Hay
The paueI and it's youthful proprietors weIe
ai,ea,, well known III the city OF San Fran
cIscO.
The Article which had excited the wrath
oc the Iutfiau " off was bold denuucIa
i,ou of hIiuself and his crowd for their law
less couducI, and 1t particularly mentioned
INN by uaiur character ziug him as ii
..blu.trri,g bully" 1t was the Sork of
younu Darrell, fearless boy hailing from
,,u,. at the " estcru States. Before leaving
I'm. home in The Mississippi Valley, he had
,cuulrcd "a fair education, so that he could
al least edit "a newspaper III those early
d,;y. and he possessed, besides, that cour-
age and daring which may be natuiai III the
il 81 place aud which ale more thoroughly
,ieveluped 10y the exposure to dangers ana
b,rdshIps. Young kayhes WAS quite DIT
t,t,ut klud of peISon III poiht oi cohfaSt'
b.,up of an unusually timorous nature
~, r,,u,n To the sceue ON Sacramento
s,,eet. Working himself mp int" his worst
,,oo6--aud his best was BAD enough,
-, kuuvs-Nor tone the paper To
,,uus aud started .or the publication "f
flee. He was followed by a curious faboie,
,,ost cf whom were e!aied with TIE pi"S-
u,ct of Il murder, though there were SOME
,,,,s.ut who would have demonstrated Win
.,;I hearted mau had they dared
..I.st you WATCH said Wolf, AS ne
,e,cLed ,ne door, .rf We want I" see their
bIo,dy care .sses tumble out y tie wlhdrt
r. won't he long. don't spend much
time on scn ielleIs
t. r,st the intention Of the cruel hearted
man Actually to cut the thr"ats Oh thc wv"
bu,isl journalists ana thro" t'i'" o''''
ouJ Of tie window, Tor thc Sfat"'ca''"' "
m. crowd a~d the further exaiiatlon oi ms
II, fearful name So, the mob on the
.,.t waited the issue with feverish eH-
,,,i,o as Wolf. iiuurishing ms khIe
I'D revolver entered the rude frame o"iiu
ing and rushed mp stairs.
'"S m ,,,,c,usc:ous of their danger, the two
,ou,,y editors were busIiy ehgasec P"'"'l
In,, their usual work III thef P!'h''''N1 VI
60 Jf they had heard the noise without
nv 80, ND mo- attention to IT, supp's
-, ,.,s merely "a street row SUCH AS they
accustomed To hear every day. Dai,
m ,x,s sitting at rude table "fit'ng' an"
K,vpes was sitting ut tue counter "''""s
mo some papers for tue man.
rbcy beatd the clatter oi bea'y o""'' '','
,Ie stairs. hut supposed IL W"~ s"'"e io"E
- .''i,,sr canning up to subscribe iof the pa
ncr or perhaps to see lawyer WHO a. 1..u
ried a couple of rooms on 'ne san. ,' ',,,
hniId,ne was only two-story one
~ a.. s.e,ud Hoo: was occuptfu eHcu-
~" ';''a,v nv them and an atto'ney-'heif
s'vsw he,ne separated from his by "a mar
f''o'is .I,,.,v that was reached by the flight
OF ..Ah'ha! I've got ye, my yoang 'mps
.xclai,ned the despernd", bursting ~.