Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-03-17
.MAGNANIMOUS MAC.
Another Scene at the North
Dakota Capital.
ATTEMPT TO SHOOT A LEGISLATOR.

Correspondent Who Didn't Stand on
His Privileges, But Gave His Inform
ant Away-His Pistol Taken from Him
by the Man He Tried to Shoot-Grit and
Magnanimity of Alex Northumberland
win in Hotter Water Than Ever.
BISMARCK, March IA score of the
lost prominent men in the state, smarting
under the charges of rascality in connection
with the lottery Doodle scheme. Saturday
attempted to wreak vengeance upon Condo
Hamlin, st. Paul newspaper correspon-
dent, and were held at bay in the Sheridan
house lobby with revolver by big Alexan-
der Mckenzie, who had but moment be-
fore snatched the weapon from Hamlin to
save his own life. 81 got my information
from Attorney General Goodwin" shouted
Hamlin, and he was at once assured that
having removed the mask from the attorney
general, he would suffer no violence, al
though shouts of Put him outp continued.
The Accuser Draws His Gun.
When Hamlin, who had made wholesale
charges of bribery against nearly all the
prominent officials of the state, appeared in
the Sheridan house early Saturday morning,
Mckenzie, who had been bitterly attacked,
| approached Hamlin, grasped the lapels of
his coat and said: "What did you lie about
me and my friends for in your papers" With
this remark he laid his hand upon Hamlin's
shoulder, whereupon the latter drew his re-
volver aud attempted TO shoot. MckenZ lie
grasped the weapon, thrusUing a finger un-
der the hammer just in time to prevent its
discharge.
Nothing Small About Mckenzie.
Hamiin now made desperate struggle to
release himself from the embrace of the stall
wart North Dakotan, and during the strug-
gle the crowd pressed forward, evidently in
tending TO do violence to Hamlin. McKen-
zie wrenched the revolver from Hamlin's
grasp and crowded the young man into the
corner.
BY this time over twenty men who had
seen the performance were trying to get at
Hamlin but Mckenzie turned upon the
crowd and warned all to keep back. He
would allow no one TO assault Hamlin. See
ing that the crowd was then determined to
be revenged on the correspondent, Mcken-
zie, holding Hamlin's revolver in his hand,
said he would shoot the first man that
struck blow.
A Scene Worth Dramatising.
ment before had attempted to kill him, and
doing it, too, with the very weapon which
had been aimel at him, was a sight SO thrill
ing that the angry crowd cheered in spite of
itself Having saved Hamlin from violence
Mckenzie gave him his revolver, saying:
"There, take your weapon and shoot me if
you want to. am not afraid of your gunp
Hamlin put the gun in his pocket and said
to Mckenzie: Let's shake hands and be
friends"
"No," replied Mckenzie, II will not shake
hands with you. You are not my friend,
and you have attempted my life"
Exit Correspondent Hsmiin.
Representative Stadelman then ap-
preached Hamlin, and, reminding him that
he was one OF the men whose character had
been assailed, demanded the source OF his in
formation. By this time the crowd was
again surging around Hamlin, who, still
fearful of violence, said his informant was
Attorney General Goodwin. Mckenzie
then demanded that Hamlin 20 with him to
an adjoining room, and warned all others to
keep away. After being in the room sew
eral minutes the train arrived and McKen-
zie escorted Hamiin to the platform placing
himself in the door of the Sheridan house to
Keep back the crowd while the correspondent
boarded the train and was carried beyond
the reach of his enemies.
The Champion for MagnanImIty.
After Mckenzie had placed Hamlin aboard
the train the excitement abated and CONVEX
sation turned on the courageous and mag
unanimous act of Mckenzie, and all agreed
that he had broken the record and that not
one man in 10000 would have displayed such
heroism. All agreed that Mckenzie "a we'd
Hamlin's life. Tor the crowd, nearly all of
whom had been assailed in his article, be-
came frenzied at his attempt to shoot
Attorney General Goodwin's path from
this time ON will lie rocky He had been
suspected "a the source of Hamlin's informa-
ton, and now that the correspondent has
confirmed the suspicion the men who were
pricked by Hamlin's pen will lose no oppor-
tunity to get even with Goodwin.
Has Probably Gone to Stay.
When the paper containing Hamlin's sem
sational article reached here during the
height of the lottery excitement the &C
cused legislators We're furious, and one of
them bought revolver and declared he
would shoot Hamlin on sight. The latter,
however, snuffed danger from afar and left
town for home on an early morning train,
but continued to roast the lawmakers at
long range. Now that he has been run out
of Bismarck a second time his return is con-
siderei doubtful