The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-12-16
HE RETURNED ALONE.

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Some weeks after.
HE RETURNED ALONE.
And it was ascertained he had left
his family at Gallaghers Mills. At
this time Taylor IL Stout were pre-
pairing to erect an immense distillery
and Blackwell was given the contract
to furnish the rock for the foundation,
which had to be boased down the
river some three miles. For this pur-
pose he employed a number of hands
who like himself were fond of bowl
ing UP and old chums during the
progress of the work they had many
a high old carousal. Every Saturday
as a rule being specially devoted to
BachanaIian reveis. At these times
they would visit a little doggery
at the station, and when they desired
AN EXTRA GOOD TIME
they would 60 to headquarters, three
miles across the country. Among the
hands, however, was one, little fel-
low named Williams, who had formerly
resided at Merrinac, but owing 10
rough, backwoods encounter, be had
been compelled to an enforced ab-
sence of several years. He returned
just in time to take job with Black
well, who agreed to pay bin as he
did the other hand S1.25 per day.
Williams during his wanderings had
learned to shun the bowl and as con-
sequence was never one OF the caTous--
ers. The wind up of the job was OF
course celebrated by a very grand
time lasting from Thursday until
Saturday Manchester and other points
had been visited and Saturday found
the force at Merimac,
STILL DRINKING.
Each other good luck. This being
the final pay day the men were call
ed up and paid s1,00 per day and
informed it was necessary to hold the
other quarter of dollar to pay for
the drinks as Blackwell was the
bruiser of the country meme dared to
demur, or at least did not, until
young Williams was called up hej
protested that as he had drank none
of the liquor be was entitled to his
full pay, his protests however were
not needed and hot words eDsued,
which ended In Williams declar-
ing be would have his money |
before train time, as he wished to 60
to st. Louis, or he would take its
worth
OUT OF BLACKwELLs HIDE
This wac q threat the latter could |
not brook, and he invited his diminu-
tive antagonist to walk out and try |
it. Nothing 10th, Williams went,
and just outside the doggery, gave
Blackwell one of the worst whippings
a man ever had. In fact, it was 80
quickly and 30 thoroughly done, that.
before the latter's friends could inter-
fere, Blackwell was lying senseless
and bleeding on the ground, and Will
liams had boarded and was steaming
away on the train, which had arrived
as the battle begun.
Blackwell was conveyed to his
room, and between
HIS THRAsHlNG AND THE BAD WHISKY
DRANK,
IL was a month before he was able to
be out of bed. As be had always be-
fore been acknowledged the champion
of the country. it was known this
sudden rnffling of his plumes would
be certain to end in some desperate
deed, in order to regain his renown,
and there was considerable conjecture
as to who would be the unfortunate
victim, since the prime cause OF bis
fall had escaped. j..
In the meantime, the true status OF
affairs between Mrs. Busch and Black
we'll. had reached Galagher's Mills.
and that worthy matroD had been
ordered to leave the neighborhood.
This reached the ears of Blackwell,
soon after he was able to be up, and
he at once went in search of her |;
finding her removed, he took his son
Hamp, and armed with two revolvers
and bis never erring rife, he went to
the mills. The two Gallagher broth
ers and two of their hands were at
work. Without any ado Blackwell
said,
"soys. HAVE COME TO KILL YOU"
and raising his rifle, shot one of them
dead. AS he drew his revolver the
other three men, who were unarmed /,
rushed at him with clubs, but the
foremost fell, pierced through the
heart with bullet from Biackwelrs
nistol. and the other brother fell, Sc