The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-12-10
PROHIBITION spy.
Thomas Jackson Roughly Handled Yesterday
by an Angry and Excited Mob.

Thomas Jackson Roughly Handled Yesterday
by an Angry and Excited Mob.
With the dignity of Roman tribune
descending the steps Of the capitol, Rufus
Cone walked down the stairs Of the city
building shortly after dinner yesterday.
and faced an angry mob OF many citizens.
With majestic wave of his hand be
dashed off the following lines:
Hence. Home, you idle creatures; get you
home.
Is this a holiday
The words OF Shakespeare failed to move
the crowd. and the heaving breast of
Rufus. decorated with the golden badge of
office. showed that be WAS disturbed.
Hang hint" said voice from the null
titude
Cruelty him. said another.
Tear him 10 piecesr' said a third.
clio, for the bastiler' said fourth.
Friends. citizens and countrymen, ;"
said Rufus. give me thine ears"
Faith, be shall not have mine" said
one.
Nor mine" said another.
Nor mine" cried a third
Again the noble breast of Rufus heaved.
just then reporter learned that Rufus
was not the man whom the crowd con-
templated hanging, crucifyinS or tearing
to pieces.
No, indeed; it was Thomas jackson OF
Mulvane
Blood stains were sprinkled all over the
pavement and trailed along over the stones
as far as the eye could reach.
ot hn nfpon
to The city building.
The bass relief of ex-Mayor Carey looked
down silently but sadly on the crowd
. while the uniforms head on tho east sup
port Of the arch that spans the entrance
to the city building almost smiled at the
Gathering and chittering Of the angry
mob beneath it.
Rufus once again firmly set his heels on
the flag Of the door and invoked tho mob
to disperse.
The man who cried hang him"
shrugged bis shoulders and doggedly
walked away.
The man who said "crucify him" shook
his fist and muttered something about
spies.
The man who said "tear him to pieces"
lodged around the corner.
The man who said "ho! to the bastile"
dropped his head under the sharp gaze Of
Chief Rufus, and went in the opposite
hempen necktie, &c.
The crowd finally dispersed and when
quiet was restored the victim was taken
to St. John's office aud stitched up.
"What is your manner" asked an EAGLE
reporter.
jackson, Thomas Jackson"
"Are you q spys"
Il don't know-that's what they say"
"Who hit your"
II don't know. didn't know was hit
till l got up here. know / had dinner,
aud that's all"
ia ckson looked exactly like the man
who was run through the renovator at the
DEVILS Auction Friday night. There was
a big hole on the back Of his bead from
which the blood flowed In streams. His
lips were swollen out Of sight and his chin
looked like he had been afflicted with the
big jaw. A large black spot was over one
eye, another black blotch was under the
other eye, and his nose was as fat as a
pancake. Most of this was the results of
tIe AICerDOOu uGUu
There was fight in the forenoon also.
o. c. Daisy was the chief beliigerent in
the morning. Daisy had just paid sri
taxes, and be was hot. He didn't want
to pay any more next year, and he did not
propose to allow the cutting off of reve-
nue. amounting to $50. 600 year if knock
ing man down would help things any.
Just then Jackson showed up, and Daisy
gave him a refreshing upper cut under
the nose, with the right hand, while the
left danced playfully at the butt of the
young gentieman's right ear. Arms and
fists flew around then as promiscuously as
sticks at an Irish fair for a few minutes,
and finally hostilities were declared off.
Daisy was invited to Justice Jones' court
by County Attorney Boone where he plead
guilty to assault and paid $50 in fine and
osts
jackson is said to be the official spy of
the Law and Order league, an organiza
tion formed here for the enforcement of
the prohibition law. He is the same man
that was kicked out of town some mouths
ago at Mulvane for doing the same work
there. 1t is said that he has been in this
city some six weeks under the pay Of the
alleged Law and Order league gathering
up information against the joints. He
says be will stay here longer but it is
doubtful. He boarded at III North En-
pOra avenue When the fellow was taken
to DIR. st. Johns Office Daisy was heard to
say TO Chief Cone that he owned a csme
terry somewhere in the neighborhood and
that he would like to fill it before night
with such men as Jackson. Shortly
after this meele ex-senator Bentley
was seen on the streets aud
the mob was so excited that rush was
about TO be made for him. Strange as it
may appear it was a jointist that prevent
ed it, and saved the ex-senator rough
handling. Bentley to this hour don't know
that be stood in danger, but he did, and
had it not been that he bad a friend among
tho Sc, who, it is alleged, be is prosecuting
he would fare equally as bad, il not worse,
than jackson. Bentley d Hatfield are
reputed to be the attorneys for the Law
and o rider Ieague.
Ii was quite d tempest in teapot aud
shows that Wichita Is quite metropolis
ike Paris, Barcelona aud other cities Of
pretensioDs.
SUES FOX DIVORCE