Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-06-13
A CowARDLY ATTACK!
A Vile William Makes an Attempt to
Throttle the Hooter THE
Rooster Gels Lef!.

Throttle the Hooter Tile
Rooster Gels Letf!.
Wednesday, while we were coming on
of the Maverick saloon, kept by the gentle
manly Ed La Place, with the intention q
proceeding quietly to our home and secur
ing dinner and then returning, we were me
by The notorious Jim McSweeney. AS oul
readers know, he is dangerous and IN
scrupulous man, and had to leave the
States for various crimes. He sccosted ii
roughly at the same time
REACHING INTO HIS POCKET.
We instantly saw that his intention was
to make murderous assault upon or life
Had we been armed, we should have re
turund the FIRE before he could draw, and
left him
wELTERIyG IN HIS OWN BLOOD,
but being without gun OF any kind, and
having q family depending upon us for
support, we put down our frat thought to
clinch the william and
FIGHT HIN WHILE LIFE LASTED,
aud turned and ran down the street, think
lug in this way to avoid him, as We plainly
saw he was drunk and not responsible for
his actions, and we did not wish him to
DIE By OUR HANDS
No sooner had We started than he called
for us to halt, aud Immediately gave chase,
thus confirming our suspicious that the at.
tack was
COLD FLOODED AND PRENEDITATED.
We had not gone 70. wNAa We ia some
way ran into Jim's foe bulldog. Western
Terror, and fell down several times in very
rapid succession. We at lsst regained our
feet and
LIT OUT LIKE SCARED CYCLoNE,
Jim valuable dog keeping q close hold Of
our coat tails aud barking as much as
possible under the circumstances. The
murderer still pursued US all the time ut
tering
FIENDIsH AND UNNATURAL CRIES
which would have instantly curdled the
very life-blood in the veins Of an Eastern
journalist, but We being long accustomed
10 the free life of the West did not give
them a minutes attention. We rau rapidly
ACROSS toward Coieau street, and would
have soon left the gcoundcel behind had it
not been for the dog, which intelligent ami.
nal still
HUNG ONTO OUR CoAT.TAIL
ike grim death and somewhat intsrfered
With our progress, so that we ran too near
Hank Barton's valuable COW pony, which
became frightened and rushed against us
aud caused us to roll over and over 6 mum.
Der Of times. Regainlng our feet, and with
he dog still in position, we again started,
With the fiend in hot pursuit. At this point
he boys connected with the Grubsteak out
it came ont of the Senate saloon and
aklng us for horse thief began firing
AND UrrEsING UNEARTuLY rELLs.
Not caring to return their fire, we simply
eturned the wells and dashed msdly down
be street. We could almost feel the hot
breath of the pursuer. The intelligent dog
vas now hying straight out behind, which,
oyether with the confusion Of the moment,
,sused several prominent citizens not to
and they also join in the firing
While the clerks from Bull Il Whackers
upply store, thinking we were prisoner
escaped from the county Jail, very properly
,egan throwing eggs al US (See b * WIS
arge new sd. in this weeks Hooter.) About
his time several cowboys on horseback
md
FOOT
oined the chased, while the coroner came
n from a side atreet riding male, no
ioubt attracted By the
HORRIBLE WELLS OF THE ENEMY.
After running about four blocks farther we
reached our fine nov office next to the
Grand Pacific Saloon and rushed 10 Oar
coming was 30 preCipitate, as We might
cav that our composi'or dropped handful
Of solid ronpareil aud
BLAZED AWAY AT US
with his Smith & Weason. We crsSled I'M
der the desk, aud friends came IN aud re-
moved the dog, and informed W that the
woud-be murderer bad stopped exhausted.
We received many congratulations over
our show of speed which is said was never
surpassed in the West A few moments
later the cut throat came in. Our friends
held us from
LEAPING AT HIS THROAT LIKE TIGER,
and he offered the lame excuse that as he
was abou. 10 leave for the East to reside he
had wished to pay his subscription, and had
reached in his pocket for the money. he
then handed over the dust aud went out.
We DO NOT BELIEVE HIS STORY,
and bad he not lef. for the East the same
afternoon should have had revenge If il
cost US our life. As il is, let hygoues be
bpgonea. Our life was attempted BY base
sssassi, but it will be noticed that the
Hoo.er is out on time as usual, which fact
the go called editor of the vile opposition
sheet down a. the other end of town will
please make e. note OF.