The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-07-19

of his fe4lings st the time, said that be was
sure his face had assumed every color OF
the rainbow. Masterson insisted upon
drinking with his friends, and said that he
would be glad to meet the Gothamite, and
later in the evening his wish was grauted.
During the rest of their stay they received
marked attention from MasterSon, who
met tie representatives of the leading
dailies of the country and made very ia
vOrable impression on them.
Luke Short, with record almost as long
as that of his fello v-townsman, is one OF
the most dapper little fellows imaginable.
Not over 35 or sc years old, dressed IN a
light suit of blue serge, with jaunty straw
hat on his curling hair. he looked like a
well-to-do, happy o-lucky son of a wealthy
father, whose chief aim in life was to get
all the good things possible out Of it.
Johnny Murphy is a typical sport, short
/ aired, with a rudy face softened by
blonde mustache which curled about hand
some mouth. A two-carat diamond flashed
in the front of his white and pink flannel
shirt. These were The most dangerous men
in Kllrain's corner, and it was limited tina
should any trouble begin they each had
their man in the opposite corner marked
for target.
CHIEF HENNESSY'S PRECAUTIONS.
Dave Hennessy, the chief of the New
Orleans police, is a medium-sized nan,
somewhere between So and AZ years old
He is considered one of the most fear less
men of the south, and Masterson hadn't
been in town many hours so rumor has 1t,
before he received word from Mr.. Hen
messy that SO long as he behaved himself he
would be all right, but if he INDUCED in
any of the little idiosyncrasieS which had
made him famous, he would probably be
sorry for it. as he would be watched more
closely than any other man at the ring side.
HennesSy was at the fight, and he had
with him, posted at different points about
| the ring, half a hundred men who do not
know what fear means.
Who knows that this precaution was no t
| the cause of the peaceful ending of the
affair, for it was SAID the day before the fight
that Kilrain could not loSe-that is, that he
would not be permitted to lose. That
meant breaking into the ring, and what
would follow does not require the most
vivid imagination to picture.
Bill Houston, wealthy man, and quiet
one when not opposed on a question of
what he considers his rights, was the man
that was said to have been chosen to oppose
| MaSterson. He is a prominent politician,
owns large plantations, and is one of the
solid citizens of the Crescent City. He is a
sallow-faced man of 45 years, of medium
| hight, dresses plainly, but elegantly, in
black, and is polished gentleman in man
ners and address He has been
| mixed up in numerous difficulties, but
he has never come out second best. His
most narrow escape was when he killed his
latest man, des sporadic nomed Fourier
| They had quarreled, and Fournier vowed
vengeance. Houston turned the corner of
the street one day as Fournier stepped from
a store across the way, and pulling a large
navy revolver, fired point blank at him.
| The bullet struck Houston full in the chest,
on the top button of the coat, SCATTERING it,
| just the top button of the waistcoat in a
! similar fashion, cut a cravat pin in two,
and drew the blood from his chest. The
| force of the missile was so great that Houston
thought it had gone clean through him,
and drawing his pistol he walked deliber-
| ately across the street toward his foe, whose
| pistol refused to work. Fournier had but
| one eve, and he was vainly engaged in en-
| deavoring to get his gun in working order.
| When Houston got within twenty-five feet
he halted, and taking deliberate aim he
| shot bullet through Fournier's neck, and
| he dropped dead Houston always carries
| two pistols, one on each side. so that should
| an opponent ever close with him and seize
either hand, he can still reach for weapon
and defend himself.