The Butler weekly times., 1888-02-15
4 HUGE PRACTICAL Jo. E.
A Philadelphia Drummer Unpleasant'y
Surprised At Benham, Tex.

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mer has just come to grief in III 8.
city in manner that will cause ui-
Hunted fun for the citizens for many
weeks to come. Last Saturday thels
arrived III town a young Hebrew
d, umner who represented a jewe, y
house in Philadelphia This was tl.s
young mans FIRST trip TO Texas, aud
he thought it Was way back country
where style was not wont to dwell.
He dressed himself up in the latrst
Broadway agony, and proceeded 10
pi omenade the town, eyeing evr,y
girl he met. His actions Wei g not @,
ed by several young men Of the tow,
who determined to take some OF tue
conceit out of the drummer. They
accordingly formed band of e,shs
or ten, and agreed upon plan OF ac
ton. Two of the number INA "a
friendly advances to him, aud p,n.
posed to show him the town by
night. To all their plans the yom.H
man readily agreed, and about ID
o'clock vt night the trio static o"s
in the west part of the town to .n
alleged beer garden. When about =
half mile from the square in II d..
muddy and thinly settled POI t,on
the city, the drummer and his escot
were suddenly conf onted by 1--WE "r
six heavily armed and desperate
looking individuals, who called ~
the trio to halt. The dudes esco. /,
according to preconcerted ii RAM
ment, made break TO run, and The
drummer, who WAS almost frightc"' 1
out of his wits, thinking it reguae
Texas hold-up of course ran a.- 4.
Immediately the armed party. en-
nenced regular fusilad-, about
twenty shots being fred alter thu
As ing patty. One Of the guides
fell and cried that he was serious y
wounded. This added terror to the
thr"ughly frightened youth. who
had gained the middle of the street,
and regardless Of mud and goo l
clothes WAS running for dear HE.
Police Officer Weathersby, who had
started to learn the cause Of 30 muc
shooting, met the fleeing figure "f
the "mashsr," aud throwing hi4
: pistol down into his face told him ta
stop. The officer assured him that
= no harm Was intended and allowed
y him to come on - town, where he
had remarkable story 10 tell Of hls
escape f, ON the band Of desperation
Presently the boys who had acted
as escort struggled in. one of Their,
limping from Al alleged bullet wou d.
The drummer WAS informed that his
. life war III danger; that his act'on4
J. had incensed many Of the citizens,
IL who would surely kill him If he did
:. not soon make his escape from 'h,s
q town. He was advised - disguise
himself and leave a. soon ~ possib a
= This suggestion be agreed to "ci
u upon the next day, and went to h''
room at the Crockett House, locking
u hinseli in, and spent . sleepies:
'e night. Yesterday morning he sen
y for a barber, who went 10 his rood
~ and cut off his long cherished mus
le tache. He then sent for slouel
y hat, old Cat and ducking overaiis
q When he put on his disguise, az
III Was about t" start TO the depot, H.
~ other drummer put him on to the Jos'
y Bv this time, however, everybody Il
'h town had learned of the affair, AIT
o great crowds Of people gathere'
w. around the depot to see the tender
he foot of the East. So annoying ii
"a the ieering crowd become to tn
Ut masher that he begged the depo
Il officials to lock him in the freigh
u room until tue train arrived. Thi
TO was done, and the verdant youi
an from Philadelphia says if he es'
ne sees Bouharn again it win be throug
TO telescope. Nothing has caused s
he much interest and fun In this plae
for years