The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-10-06


attempt. Those who preserve becon'
more dangerous than before. IL was I
. question now Of how my enemy woult
, act, but was satisfied as soon MS / Sc
eyes on him the next evening. AT The
siYht of me he compressed his lips. The
failure had fired his zeal, and / rea!izeC
that from this one | must certainly bt
on my guard every hour in the twenty
four.
We played the three games together
sat side by side and smoked our cigars.
The man perhaps feared that | would
wonder and speculate about him. anu
he handed me his card and explained
that lac had come on from tue East cx'
pecting to engage in the lumber bust
ness. His name was printed US IS. t.
Mcknight" II had doubted, some
thing occurred while we sat smoking
that would have treasured me. A man
who was known to me TO be crooked en-
tered the billiard room Tor drink. lie
started in surprise Mt seeing Mcknight,
and was about to approach him with eX-
tended hand when signal stopped him.
Unless Mcknight was II Fly" man lie
could have no knowledge of the other:
pretended to see vacancy, and parted
with my enemy in the greatest good ma
ture. That night an attempt was made
to bore panel ont OF my door, but the
bit was stopped by the sheet iron.
did not see Mcknight the next even
ing nor the next, but he showed up on
the third evening and explained that
he had been to Milwaukee. knew
better. He had been trying to work ont
some new plan to get at me, and had
spent portion OF the time Mt u crooks
resort. lie had hit upon plan. | knew
this from the cordially OF his greeting,
and all through our games ! was won
dCring what scheme he bad hit upOn.
1t was revealed to me at midnight that
very night. ] had bell on my door,
aud at that hour it was vigorously pull.
ed. In case of my being wanted at the
office the messenger was instructed to
ring in certain manner. As this was
not his ring waited for 4 few minutes,
when the bell tangled more vigorously
than before. / slipped on my pants aud
went down and opened the slide in the
door. Mcknight stood there, and when
asked what was wanted he replied:
"Really, old fellow, Lam sorry to have
troubled you, but came TO ask your
advice. | was handed very queer let
ter after | left you, and | want you to
read it and tell me how to act. IN so
up stairs with you"
/ told him that one OF our men was
occupying the room with inc That night,
and advised him to see me Mt the office
next morning. He had planned to get
to my room and pounce'upon me, but ]
snuiicd the game. Next door to me, on
The downtown side, was Il vacant lot.
One day, week after last seeing Nc.
Knight, several dry goods boxes were
brought to this lot aud piled up in such
way as TO form good hiding place
next to my door. scented IN idea us
investigated, and that night, when with
in square OF the place, met Il couple
OF young fellows and Offered them
quarter to 20 and dispiacc the boxes,
explaining that vagrant had taken up
his quarters there. They went with n
whoop, and man rushed ont OF hiding
and rushed off. 1t was Mcknight.
The next day | was sent out Of the
city and was gone two weeks. had not
been back two hours when discovered
that boy was logging me about. He
was no doubt in the pay OF Mcknight,
who would now be ready for some other
move. | had no sooner reached my
room than | made the discovery that
the window bars had been tempered
with, two having been wrenchGd out and
all loosened SO that q little work would
remove them. That night asked
friend to stay with me. While | sent
him to the room before dark l made my
usual rounds and did not turn in until
II. Ii Mcknight was looking for me
he saw me. We turned out the gus,
placed our revolvGrs ut hand, and sat
down near the window to wait. At
o'clock Mcknight climbed shed from
the alloy, entered tho Insurance Office
by back window, passed through two
rooms and appeared at the widow OPP
posite mine. When he had raised the
sash he pushed plank across the five
OF space, and rested the edge on my win
dow ledge. lie waited and listened and
then came across. We moved to the
right and left, and he could not see lis
us he put his face to the bars. He must
have been certain that was asleep. for
lie began work, and soon had az open
ing by which he could enter,
Mcknight had come to kill me, but !
did not thirst fOr his life. As he bent
TO enter the window ! fired over his
head and uttered shout. lie straight
cned up, lost his balance, swung hall
way round and tumblcd to tho ground.
1t was only from the Bcpond story, aud
had he alightcd on his feet he mishtnot
have been hurt. But he turned over
and struck head first, and never knew
what hurt him, his neck being broken
by the collision. When be was dead he
was identified US New Orleaus Gook
named Red Pete, and when he wroteme
tho letter he was In Joliet prison. His
only weapon was knife, but one thrust
Of that would have settled me forever.