The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1893-08-26
REVENGE OF THE BED0UINS'
Hastab Abahd Dragged at the
Heels Of a Horse.
The Maddened Animal Urged to Full speed
With the Victim Bouncing Behind :.
Midway FIaisanee Wild East
Show Very Wooliy.

CHICAGO, Aug. 22.-As result of q
wild fight in the wild east show in Mid
way plaisance four Bedouins were more
Or less severely hurt, and three of the
sons of the desert languish in Wood
AVN police station. The name of but
one Of them is known, the manage
nent Of the show refusing to give any
information. This is Hastub &bhad,
and h e it was who swore out the war;
rants against the prisoners Rashad
Ago, Mastapha Aba Halul and Mas
sapha Ell Elabras. One of the conces-
sionaires OIL Midway, whose word can
be relied upon and who claims to have
been an eye witness to the battle, tells
story of remarkable interest. Hereit
IS:
"Just befots Sunrise the three men
who now lie behind the bars stole from
their beds, and. taking out one of the
Horses, fixed upon it a sort of harness
with q long topa dangling behind.
Then they went to the tent In which
Hastab Abhad slumbered. they
pounccd upon him, and before he was
fairly awake had bound and gagged
him. One Of the thongs WAS passed
under his shoulders, forming loop Mt
the end. Through this the rope ,was
passed and securely fastened. Then
the animal was lashed into a mad race
about the inclosufe. Around and around
flew the horse, dragging the ttnfnrtu.
nate Abhad over the soft earth.
ut was fearful torture. With the
first leap of the animal one 81 the hoofs
struck the victiin's. head, laying tho
skull bare for three inches. Every time
the horse came near. the uvenging trio
he was numerically lashed until he
flew about the ring with the speed of
the wind. Thenpronr aroused the sleep
ing carnp; soon the pldce ~as Alled With
the cries of the duslsy rfien and IvoIneil.
The turbaned men rushed to the dssist-
anre of the flying Abhad, but the three
Eeduoins responsible for the outrage
beat them back with sword and lance,
while the spectators filled the morning
air with a riot of yells. There was
monentary lull III the hostilitics be-
tween the sons Of the desert, the
frightened animal with it's Bleeding
burden still tearing about the enclos-
ure, Then from the tents rushed
dozen brave fellows. Half of them
were armed with swords and bayon-
eted carbines, and they descended upon
the avengers with Il yell that awakened
three sleeping guards at the west end
of the street. Il pretty fight followed,
in which sabers were freely used with
bloody effect. The trio made bold
stand, but were beaten into subsection
before many minutes.
Trouble has been brewing in the
Bedouin camp ever since it was given
position on Midway. The men say that
the management has paid them no sal
ary for weeks. Three or four days ago
five of the Bedouins appeared before
Director General Davis and complained
thnt because they demanded their
wages from the managers they We're
kicked out of the show. The three
men who perpetrated the outrage on
Hastab AbhadWere synpathizers with
their exiled brothers, and had been
threatened with similar punishment if
they did not cease complaining. For
this threat they held the victim rcspon-
sible. They grew desperate at last and
determined to get even somewhow."