The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-12-12
.NHHE WINGS Oh RHACH
FLAP PIacidIy Oyer the Quiet
Village Of Fulton.
HIS HONOR, MICHAEL STEIN,
Attempts to Arrest 200 Cock Fighters
on the Premises of an Opposition
Saloon Keeper-AlI but Two
OF the Party Get away,

Mike Stein has declared in favor Of
law and order in Fulton, Heretofore
that little municipality over the hill has
been considered a safe rendezvous for
cock,6ghters, dog fapciers and such like,
but the doughty ex,member OF the Ohio
County Returning Board, new Mayor
and Lord High Everything Else, Of
Fulton, has put a quietus upon such
unlawful sports and swears by his whis-
kers that Fulton shall be a quit and
orderly village so long as he wears the
robes Of the Mayors court,
Last night about two hundred men
from Martins Ferry, Fulton, TEladel,
phia, Wheeling and Bellalre, gathered
In q stable on the promises OF Lawrence
Heller In Fulton, and began what
promised to be one Of the most exciting
mains in the cooking annals OF thai
town, There were about thirty beautiful
birds In the house, and several fine
bouts had been fought, in which q very
gamey flavor had been discovered, and
In which the birds drove the steel into
each other at q rate sufficient To- satisfy
the cruelsst observer. The battles haC
been long,winded, and the sports had
been raised to a high pitch Of excite
ment and were putting up their money
in quantities sufficient to make someone
wealthy before morning,
While the fight was at Its height, and
Just after two fine '~'shake'bags" had be
gun their exercises, interference CANT
from the least expected quarter. "Hon,,
Mike Stein, Mayor, opened the door anC
poked his head inside. His little eye
sparkled with tiendlsh delight, and be
Ing naturally rather close together, shon'
like q single star. His scraggy whiskerJ
unkinked~t themselves, and he announced
In stentorian tones, to the 200 men II
the room, snow you'se fellers yist con
sitter youselis unter arrest"
For moment the crowd was flle'
with CONSERVATION, but when they say
that the honorable gentleman was alon,
and that he intended To arrest them all
the situation became amusing, and tn
crowd fell back to the wall iarthest ava,
from the irate officer. AS he advanced
toward them, they, by common consent
executed q double flank movement, an!
hurried out OF the door behind him. Al
escaped in that way except the two me-
Who were handling the birds In the pi
and one thoughtless fellow who iumpe'
ont OF a window to the ground, twent,
feet below, and almost broke his back
This one was picked up by his compan
ions who had been more fortunate, AM
was brought to town In q hack. TIL
handlers succumbed to circumstance
and were taken in by the "constabulary.
They were asked to put up $40 each 70
their appearance which they readily di
and were released.
Mr.. Heller 10 said to have been yer
much incensed over the occurrence, an!
report has 1t that he expressed himse,
TO Mayor Stein as follows; "Now Mix
Stein, you come here an break up IN
bizness ven you knowse you sell bee
on Suntay und keep q poger room yiit
like l do.n 1t was indeed q merry sigh
to see his Honor championing th
cause OF order and law, and 1t made hi
acquaintance laugh outright.