The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-04-26

pawn shop. Three of tho robbers were
a%fterward killed in Deadwood. but to go
back 60 looking at u gun. You may think
Won ,yould make a bluff under the Circum-
stances but your hands would rise before
you knew it.. They would go up as natural
" IN YOU open your mouth when you talk"
~
Another man in the party discussed the
matter. He said: II have been thore, too,
but a sensation far worse than that and one
that seems to penetrate the very marrow OF
your spinal column is to fire a gun square
against Il man and hava it miss fire. The
shock that follows almost takes a mans
breath away. | went through the expert
ence once when in Il very tight place. 1t
was a ten to one bet that the slowest man
would be killed. 1t so happened that got
out of it without any damage worth men,
tioning, hut | never forgot the shock. |
felt very much as l imagine a murderer
feels Just before the drop falls. Another cur
lous sensation ia to hear for the first time a
fusillade of shots in a room. You think
that every shot kills q man. l remember II
row in a gambling house one night when
fifteen shots were fred in rapid succession.
The room was so filled with smoke that it
was impossible to see for ten minutes.
Then we found that not one man had been
hit"
l heard an interesting bit of gossip the
other day concerning ODonnell, who
killed Gary, whose evidence convicted the
Phoenix Park murderers. 1t is strange how
small occurrences will sometimes change
the events of life or bring an end to life,
for that matter, as in the present case.
O'Donnell is we'll remembered by many
residents of Eastern Montana. He worked
on the Northern Pacific railroad for a time,
and was afterward a rounder and a gam
bier. tie finally accumulated T2OO, and
started for a trip to New York. On the
train he fell in with a party of bunco men,
who fairly covered the country at that
time. They introduced the rather attract
i've game of three-card monte, and
O'Donnel became an easy victim.
possession. While feeling very sore over
his loss he met a railroad detective to whom
he related his tale of woe. The detective
ARRESTED the monte men and took them to
Billings. He found 81, 900 in the pocket of
the leading operator. He gave O'Donnell a
tip to swear that he had lost 5000, and his
advice was followed to the letter. The men
were convicted. and on the following day
O'Donnell started away with $500. This
was more money han he ever dreamed of
having, so he decided to go to Ireland in
stead of New York. He held out on the
other side while his money lasted and then
to South Africa. Carey was on the
same steamer with his family. His little
girl disclosed his identity, and O'Don-
nell, desperate and broken down,
killed him in the hope of obtaining
friends and money along with notoriety.
Manager John G. Remington of Ming's
Opera house, received a funny letter the
other day. This is a literal copy except the
picturesque chirogrophy:
To the manager of Grand Opera house,
dear Sir.
i want to become an actress, will you take
me on your stage. / am IS years old, i am
an orphant and would like to go to Mon
tana. i have Always wanted to be a actress
since My Parents dyed But My Grandfather
would not hear of such a thing, but he is
in the Happy Hunting Ground and j am
Bound to Win, say if you don't answer this
letter in a week i will go out there and kick
five kinds of lightning out of you.
MISS Elton, ,t
Alexander, Manitoba.