The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-01-20
GIVE ME A SMOKE

Don't you give me any of your chin
music, " replied my visitor. II am a bad
msn and propose to run this institution
awhile Then he pushed The stove door 10
and said don't you dare TO open that door
or I'll pulverize you" With this brought
myself down from against the wall and at.
tempted to gtt up. remsiking, 81 guess
you won't and If you can't behave your.
self | will pitch you out OF the door,
With that be grabb d me by the knees and
crushed me into the chair, say ing, "Don'i
you move. Pm daisy, i am I"
IGRAsPED HIS THRor
and struck him in the face. The blow
staggered him and sprsng to my feet say
ing, "Get out of here" He went to the
door aud opening it said, "COms in, Joe. .
With that his companion, low heavy set
fellow, with a mustache and dressed in a
checked suit and soft black lat, came in.
Il guess you'll not put MS out by a
damned sight" said the big man, "we're
daisies and don't inteud to GO" With that
they attempted to advance upon me when
i sprang to the door aud pulling it back
spraDg again before them. Then struck
the big fellow, knocking him out OF the
door TO the middle of the stable entry
the other one came at me and
THREW HIM OUT.
Following them into the stable. By this
time The big fellow was up and come at
me again. i gave him smother blow
knocking him out onto the pavement and
By that time the little one was close to me.
/ struck him again when be run outside
and went out and gave the big one few
more knocks and told him to leave. Wh.n
be started i saw the little fellow trying to
draw something from his pocket which j
took to De pistol. Not having any arms
| went back in the stable and out through
a side door, where / sent boy after po-
licemsn. Mr.. Werderman came down
soon after, and, finding everything over,
went up town and that was all there was in
il, except both fellows we're here previous
10 The difficulty, and the big one was try
ing 20 trade of his overcost and the little
one inquired for farmer who had been
here, but left before night. Mr..
Moore, who had his team here
came down soon after the difficulty and he
and j took lantern and looked srOund.
WE FOUND THIS KNIFE,
showing an ugly two-blade knife, of the
barlow pat,ernl, saw the big man try to
&c. il out of his pocket when | struck him
he second time and suppose the. blow
knocked il from his hand before he could
open IT,"
II think know who one of the men are
from your desIription," said the scribe.
Are the police hunting them?,
"No, sir"
.-,,,-o 80 a..
anyhow before morning"
In com ANY with one of the gentlemen,
The reporter started up the street, and ss
they got in front OF the Star saloon two men
pass, d into il.
There is your mao" said the reporter,
'if il is tie one / suspect"
Entering the saloon they were face TO
face with
WITH OUR FRIEND KING.
But 10. what change was there in his
in short In sporting psrlance
be hid as beautiful a head put on him as
ever shown up in prize ring.
us that your MANI?
"That is enc of them, the big one"
in very short time Mr.. King was in
charge of the police, who found but little Of
his $40 left, and on his person was the fol-
lowing letter heretofore mentioned.
DECATUR, ILL, Jan. IA. 1885.
DEAR Bro Your letter of the 10th
inst, directed to your mother, was received
this date, and requests me TO write you
this evening as she is now stsying with me.
| have Just written to J. A. B., by her order
directing him to forward to you postofice
order for $40 and says 10 say to you, for
God, S s.ke to collect your property together
and return to your family and take care of
them as she considers that is the
first duty that you owe to any person on
earth. Mother and / are going to see brother
ice in about ten days as soon as j can get
put of court aud she wants you to write her
1t Joe's, Baysrd, Gutherie county, Iowa.
She says that from all reports she don't e1-
peci Joe to live long, as he is declining
every day. / will have to close by hoping
10 hear from you soon ard that you may
recover your usual good health and return
10 your family. Our folks are all well.
Your brother, j. III. Many.
He also has in his possession q number
of deeds and mortgages on property 10
Iowa, in the name of Marry and of his
wife.
From the proprietor of the Star saloon,
he reporter learned that Many, or King,
had beea put out of the place just previous
% his arrest for attempting to pick pockets.
So ends chapter two.