The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-29

part, and weapons of every description, from
shotgun to bowie knive, being used
Mach of Thompsons deviltry was committed
in spirit of fun. Going by the Ray
mond House, in Austin, one night, he noticed
number of guests on the piazza, tanning
themselves.
Lets have some fun" said he to his compan
ion, and, walking behind one of the strangers,
he fred his revolver twice in rapid succession
into his chair. The man was hit by one of tho
bullets, but was not fatally hurt In the excite
ment, Thompson escaped
Once when in partnership with man named
Lorraine in the gambling business at Austin,
Thompson. who had drawn more money from the
bank than was due him. was turned off when he
asked for more. Drawing his six-shOoter he put
one bullet through the check rack smashed the
globe of the hazard dealer with another and shot
off gas burner.
Hearing that woman named Fannie Kelly
had spoken of him in uncomplimentary terms
he visited her at her house and opened the in
terview by shooting the keys out of her piano.
SCATTERING the mirrors and snufing the lamps
with pistol balls.
Only two weeks before his death he wrote to
Jim COPYRIGHT, of Fort Worth, saying:
have got place to go, and am coming up there
to run your town. understand you are running it
now.
To this COPYRIGHT replied
am deputy city marshal here. I can run the town
without your help. You need not come.
Ben had one or two fights with COPYRIGHT and
knowing his pretty WELL let him and Fort
Worth alone.
King Fisher was younger, slighter and more
genteel than Thompson, although the latter
sometimes dressed elegantly and appeared we'll
Fisher was quiet and of pleasant address. An
old admirer said of him the other day that mo
man was ever wrapped up in tougher hide than
Fisher" He was run out of Mexico for robbery
He lived on the border generally. He had killed
many men, his choice being Mexcans He had
deadly antipathy to the ''greasers," and en-
joyed killing them. When Fisher left Mexico
the last time he had several stolen horses in his
possession. His party was pursued: When he
reached the river he told his men.
"Wait here till go back to the top of the hill.
If they are so close that won't have time to
get the horses across, will fire my gun and you
will shoot the horses"
He rode back, and soon the report OF his gun
was heard. The Mexicans came up soon after
only to find lot of dead and dying horses.
Fisher was the man who presented to
Horace Greeley. in 1870 or 1871, when the ven
cradle editor was in Brennan for the purpose of
delivering address before the Agricultural
Society Mr. Greeley had expressed desire to
see a typical Texas desperado and Fisher good
humoredly posed before him in this character
Mr.. Greeley looked at him searchingly, and said
he did not like to ask an improper question: but
he would really like to know how many men
Fisher had killed.
Only one" was the prompt reply.
why said Mr.. Greeley, with look of sur
prise. II was told that you had killed five Mex.
leans at fandango on one occasion, to say
nothing about many other like crimes"
''MeXicans" calculated Fisher with string
of oaths which startled his inquisitor; 81 don't
call Mexicans men,
Among other stories of this mans murderous'
exploits in Mexico is one to Che effect that he
charged through town on the other side of the
Rio Grande with nine pairs of Mexican ears
strung to his bridal rein.