New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-05-25
49, TERRoRIzIXG 4 WHOLE TOWN.

DERING MEN AMONG HIS ECCENTEIclTIES
- TERRORIzING \ WHOLE TOWN
William W. Cottrel. the eccentric, fire. eating Mayor
Of Cedar Keys, Fla, who Is nov seeking heaI'itui
recreation and evadinG the United states officers IS
man with history His horizon has been bouhueu
by the sensuous delights Of mixed drinks and the IN
vgorang pleasure Of Notwithstanding. from HIS
cradle up. lie is a who despite his small stature
and lock Of vi|orou, ply siquc has made mh'cn
famous in his city by career Of vaoron' DEEDS. y"
though NOT naturally courageous. he can do more tah
most men-hc can subdue crowd Of angry women
lie cannot Dc called philosopher but his knowledge
of human sufficiently extended 10 enable MN
to know that no argument i, convincing even 70
brave man. the click OF u revolver Consequently
il has been his practice for some time 10 carry deadly
weapon two about his pcr4on and the pTomptnc's
with which he VIII level a pistol. with or without
provocati0n. unaImcd men and deiencelcsS women
has for him the reputation of being determined
ana dangerous customer Even "A boy his non
like daring betrayed Itself Upon occasion. shortly
after he had cft hi, mothers apron strings, he had an
alteration with Old man. This person was iS'o"t
seventy years Old. and he vcnturcd the strength o
his gray hair, 10 dispute some statement made by inc
embryo Mayor Of Cedar Keys. This was an Insult
which the boy could not brook and he determined to
carry hi, point by vigorously applying his boots 10 his
opponents Sims lie was thcrcupon promptly seized
10y bagCy part OF his trousers, laid across the "iu
mans knees aud corrected
But this ia not have The effect of dampcnng his
ardor. He wa, determined to convince the old man
that lie was right his opinion Of the question they
had been debating, aud went home fearful but IN
daunted lie related the circumstances Of his reverse
Ia hi, uncle and another relative, and they accom-
panied him to The old mans homo, and found hlh III
his garden plot. The two Young men seized him. ana
then CotTcu showed what hero he was Tic pun
mcllcd the old man until h. thoroughly exhausted
In stained
nine times From this time he vas respected In
the community. aud he has since surpassed himself.
\ DESPERATE now
He has enlulaed all the heroes ot the dime novels,
and now AT the comparatively youthful acc Of twenty
eight he ha- achieved the distinction Of being wanted
By the police desperate Of the worst character
and has local reputation possessing all me most
unworthy trait, Of The vagabonds II the great west.
Dead shot Dick. Jack Iarhaway am other dime novel
hcroc, never possessed tenth part Of his Naor ana
humor.
lie comes Of good family, Ms father having had a
large estate and considerable property In slaves before
the Rebellion. one brother. James Cottrcl. keeps
dry goods store IN Cedar kcy, and IS reputable ctI
zen: and another brother. Thoma-. mere boy who IS
euploycA - clerk In the place. is most eN
culplary Young man and a enthusiastic Proinbluonlst
The father prominent u politics al one time ana
was upon ono occasion spoken Of for Governor oi the
state lie died several years ago, aud since then
William tpttTci has LNtl Wl!t 'Ali44h.t'iiN 4''
short time after tie marriage Of one # h' sisters IT,
,boi hor husband In cold blood. The two men were
out fishing In a boat and hsd negro b'y "i'h '.''"'
ia wait upoI them Thcy a!.p had bottle u "hi'HeF
And William ~, into cheerful state IF nebfia'''N'
II was A biz bottle and held enough whishcN 20 IN
toxicate ship, company, and after inc Two VIZ" Va
drank each Other, hca,ls several tme- william l.
came oppressed with 1T Of philanthropy III, No.
was sober. lie must oia 10 the ie'u't'e' ana "'''
lam ed him the bottle III, brother IN ia" objected
g. drinLio. from the zane bottle with negro ana
william being avcfse 70 such petty p'clu1l'e SOU
his objection with couple q bullets. lie va ''o
.equcntly asral-ncd f)r murder. bat Vas A'P"'c y"
wha, ground, is not generally known.
HIS RECORr As = MURDERER.
co,,,eu il, credited With The killing u three or four
mon and he ~, maltrcatcd several oth"s-. 10 one
/ H. c,,r Kc,. dared - tl~art HIM IN anything. aad
| 600 ,,ur- In.lslmau who va ,fayir- ai h'"t
,r.,s the principal hosiery the town. h'd q NAi
ROXY esc,pc after offending him. lie WA I'ai4"- again
| the counter DO TIE btrroom. AMI a. j. ''''"''
with the rriton abroad. he was uaihs d.>d't''- ~
marks about the country. suddenly The -lt' FORM ~
| wIu,.r, "a cottreu doomed iu the doorHay N'ef
i,.,.,i,. a. a moment % the stranger, conversation
he drew Ds pistol and told the E.s!.'hman he "'n1
make him ~. 4 chalk mark ont 81 town. Ana N' '.'
r,crbody in cedar Key wondered at the restraint '
! ma, unnn himself ~ Ills delight in shooting I''p4e
| seems unhounded. -,
81 socIa IN''''H" "'' 49,. ,......
| 20 oIp'-e '''''" 81, ~, t,. ,... -.,..,,.-
| Cottren t'd AHe Nap'e''' ~ '''" 80.
aad The meeting adjourned Ih N"'I'. ''' "..'
afterward declared that tcy never NM" """
90, ONT If the room. lut they were thankful u'' N'
escaped with whole SKINS
a ., ,,, under the iururnce n liquor '1iiftlI
""," .....,.ti. ma, rather c.vru IL
l.ld talking and inclined I" i'cl H''"''" ''
tout wy In which DC s, followed hy his o"i
inc P''''.''"' ,,.. ..d 80. tho 1f
shadow. H"t ~ '' '' l., .-,r ar.,t
| dan, 60 CEDAR Key, r'o1 h4.'"- ~" "' "'"
| 800. .,t.dt In his CUPS. and mis- g. BIS alno,'
/ VIZ" ,t, ,t ,,,,,r ~ Cedar Key. &. CO.
| normal '"h~"'.' ' ',., H. a, ,iuio.
/ centric. lie VIII shoot at dN}b"IN' IL o.. ''.'
,o,,. cr,1v and viii rush down The street revolver
, .1,.,.... a, r.r,olo Sometimes De usod e
! lh manu. '"''.''- ,.t.. 49,. . ,-...l.,t- .t,rc and
divert MS "'''' IVY ,,.o u. ,r,ald lccl