The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1883-05-30
THE WILD COWBOY.
How MalRye station, In California, was
BulldOzcd by n Desperate.

BuildOzed by Desperate.
Majave Station, on the Southern Pacific,
was the scene of wild excitement on Friday
night, the turmoil increasing as train No.
%, bound to this city from Los Angeles, en-
tered the depot 1t was about six o'clock,
and the light peculiar to the prairie cast u
dim, uncertain shade over the four wooden
shanties composing the town and over the
depot aud the stationary train The pass
engers betook themselves to the hotel for
dinner, and noticed with no little apprehen-
sion scattered groups of men who conyersed
in low tones. The four buildings which
constitute the town of Maiavo are built in
line, facing the railroad depot These con-
sist of an end saloon, grocery store, the
hotel and the hotel proprietor's residence
From the corner saloon, about six o'clock on
this night, issued cowboy. His black
SLOUGH hat bullst-holed and shabby, rough
greatcoat, flannel shirt, corduroy trousers
and top boots denoted the desperate, which
conviction was speedily strengthened by his
drunken movements The rough leaned
against tho walls of the saloon eager for
sport, which presented itself in the shape of
a man and dog. 81 say, captain, is that dog
yours 7" said he, pointing to handsome
retriever which was lying at the feet of the
man thus addressed. The answer was in
the affirmative, when the questioner hauled
out pistol and fired point blank at tho dog,
narrowly missing BOTH He then, by way
of diversion, fired at some men standing q
few yards distant. His drunken play was
alarming but still the men declared that
there WAS nothing much to be alarmed at, as
he had been shooting all the afternoon and
had not yet hit anybody.
One of the crowd at last cried out -
Here comes Mcdonald he will settle his
hash for him." By this time the cowboy
had entered the hotel and was standing al
the bar, questioning the passengers as to the
time of departure. Shortly after five shots
in rapid succession were heard, and soon the
cowboy thrust half his body through the
hotel door and fired ut all he could see.
Soon the space between the train and the
hotel was cleared mon rushed headlong to
the cars others fled to the desert. The
shooting ceased and melancholy cortege
left the hotel sustaining a half dying man III
their arms. II was the man Mcdonald
His friends supported him to car and lad
him down in berth, where he received the
prompt assistance of DIR. Meyers, of Sheri
dan, Idaho. His wounds were three-ont
through the neck, causing an ugly though
not dangerous wound another through the
shoulder blade and the third through the
ribs. The man sank rapidly and in few
minutes all would have been over with hin
but for tho fortunate circumstance of thu
! presence of doctor on the train.
The cowboy in few moments demanded
to SEQ his victim. He sat alongside tn,
berth and expressed himself deeply grievet
at the circumstance. 1t was your fault
JIM" he said "you fired the first shot
now didn't yer2 You gave me near call
Jim; ye know ye did, and did it in defence
I'll pay for you, Jim I'll telegraph for I
bition to kill man,"
The doctor forbade further conversation
as it only irritated the wounded man and
caused alteration between the two The
cowboy expressed his determination to fol
low the wounded man to Bakersfield, and
then nurse him till he got well, SO that they
should be able to meet in fair and open
fight. The cowboy then staggered up and
down the car, and it was only by much per-
suasion that he was led into the caboose
He said his name was j. J. Wilson, of
Bishops Creek He did not know the
other man. The wounded man, in answer
to inquiries, declared that they were engaged
at cards, and that he fired the first shot in
self defence. Wilson was arrested when the
cars reached Tehachapai station, San
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