The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-03-25
A Young Mans Unsuccessful
Attempt to Play the Role
of a Deaf Mute.
He Procures a Revolver and
Attempts to Get the Drop
on Charlie Holland,
Who Was too Slick for Him, and
Soon Had the Young Fraud
in DURANGO.

A rather we'll dressed young man entered
the PostOthce Exchange saloon Wednesday,
and after looking around few moments,
produced a card on which he wrote: al viii
play any man In the house game Of pool
Tor SO" Surprising the man to be deaf
and dumb as he pretended, Charlie Hol-
land, one OF the ProprletOrs, wrote on
card: NO playing Tor money allowed in
this house. II you want TO play for the
drinks or cigars, AL right
One OF the parties IN the saloon finally
engaged the stranger in a game of pool for
the drinks. Several games were piayei.
when the deaf and dumb man becoming en-
ragged at his ill luck, broke his cue on the
floor. He was given to understand that he
would be required t. pay 81 for the cue
which he finally reluctantly consented 10
do, and left the house.
Shortly afterwards he met one of the
parties who was present in the saloon when
he broke TIE billiard cue, and approaching
him he applied to him vile epithet In a
loud tone Of voice An alteration was
prevented by bystanders and the allegeI
mute lit out.
About twelve o'clock, as Mr.. Holland
was out In front OF his saloon for the pur-
pose of extinguishing the light, his whiloLl
customer approached, and drawing a re-
yoiver, demanded the return of the 81
which ne had paid for the broken billiard
cue. Holland darted into the saloon for
the purpose of securing his revolver, while
his assailant ran to the Hotel Kaiser.
where he entered and registered as Charles
j. Lewis, Cincinnati, Ohio"
Mr.. Holland notified Officer Gossage of
the occurrance and the officer went 10 the
hotel and noted the number of the room
occupied by the erractic stranger, but did
not mo!est him then, intending to arrest
him In the morning. 1t had been but a
short time after his retirement, however,
before "Mr. Lewis" was observed
on the street, Officer Gossage
recognizing him from the descrip-
tiOn furnished by Holland. Lewis was
followed to the lunch room of the Missouri
Pacific bar, where he was arrested. He
resisted arrest and talked glibly as any one
could. He was safely landed in the cooler
but upon being searched DO revolver vas
found upon his person.
Lewis was arraigned In the police court
yesterday morning on the triple charge OF
late hours, dlsturaiDg the peace and carrying
concealed weapons. He was fined "a on
the first charge and $50 on the latter two.
Lewis was interviewed in his cell yester-
day by a representative of the BAZOo, and
found 70 be young man of more than or
binary intelligence, and of rather prepos-
sessing appearance. In answer to a ones
ton as TO The reason of his strange con-
duet, he stated that he bad
enacted the role of mute
merely fer fun, and became enraged
when the party with whom he was playing
pool stole ball from him, and when he
found that others in the saloon were en-.
deavoring to play him for a sucker. He
denies having a revolver in his possession,
and says that he has not carried one for
some time. He says that he has been
drinking some, but was not at all intOxi-
Gated.
Mr. Holland in response to the inquiries
OF the reporter as to the course be would
pursue in the matter, stated that it was his
intention 10 prosecute the young scoun-
drel TO the full extent of the law, as he had
positive evidence to the effect that, Lewis,
or whatever his name is, skulked in the
rear of the saloon for some time, endeavor-
ing to shoot him through the window.
Also that he had heard that the young
crank had made threats that he would get
even on account of being made to pay for
the broken billiard cue.
Lewis takes the matter quite cody and
is doubtless hard young citizen.