Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-09-06

| pected trouble. Good citizens called OF
The managers OF the Statesman Rne
urged that for the protection Of theii
own lives nothing more should be print
ed shout the matter. The next issue o
the Statesman contained a ringing ed
itorinl declaring that the dignity Of
the capital city ef the state should b.
| preserved by putting an end % tn,
long reign Of terror Of a single des
perado. Then people knew there would
be trouble, for nobody had ever before
] questioned Thompaor's rqght 10 do as
he pleased. Col. Cardwell stationed
| orined men I'm View OF his desk and
| without arms himself went to work as
| reGranoe and demanded an apology for
| the 5tntesman'g articles. Cardwel
| quietly refused and remarked that he
krow very well Thompson could XIII
| him, but that II he did so they would
| both travel together, as men armed
with shotguns were there watching the
scene and had orders 70 shoot the des-
perado to pieces II he fired. For the
first time, perhaps. in his life Thomp-
son exhibited marked trepiGation. II.
backed out OF the Office and never more
troubled the Statesman.
The Commercial Advertisers story
runs as follows:
ben Thompson, the noted Texas des-
perado and gambler who died with his
boots on In the Vaudeville theater at
san Antonio. wore this watch the night
OF his death" said w. S. Allen OF
Brooklyn. exhibiting a neat lady's size,
hunting case. silver tlmepiece It was n
pretty little Swiss trinkct OF most excel
lent workmanship handsomely engray-
cd, and enameled and gold trimmed.
1T was Ben's favorite tlmepiece." con-
tinued Mr.. Allen, land he paid $40 for
It Fhort time before his death. After
he was planted some one put the
watch up at rattle for $50 and n
friend of mine won II for 81. Then
traded for Il. 1 suppose it's worth
about S25 Mt present market prices, but
] would not take 500 sor e.
IN popularity about this noted man
slayer was that under no circumstance
would he sleep in n room In the dark
Do you know the only man who ever
called Thompson's BLUR and won was
newspaper man, w. p. Gaines Of the
Austin Statesman Somehow Ben de-
oldcd that the cattlemen who had as
stmbled IN Austin I'm convention In 1888
should not partake Of their winding up
dlnncr. with Ben to decide was to do,
40 he mounted his horse and rode into
the banquet Just as the guests were
being seated. demolished everything
and dispersed the guests. Editor Gaines
had the temority the next day to de-
nounoe Thompson as a DlaclIguard an1
4. bully and n brute. Ben sent the
editor word that at D. m. TINT day he
would call aud hoped Gaines would, in
the Interim secure ample life nssur-
apec. Gaines supplied every man in
the Office with a Winchester. but when
Thompson came up, smlllug politely
Thompson was n mighty polite, affnble
fellow even II he was going to KIN
you--the entire force documped some
going through second story windows in
their haste. Thompson 'anbled around
until he found Gaines nnd stated the
terms on which Mr. Gaines might 1.-Two.
MIR. GainoH did not accept but toiIl
Thompson thot 80 long "a he Coutiu-
ued TO disport himself ps n thug. just
SO long would he receive the attentions
of q thug IN the columns Of the States
man. I am tnnrmed. Mr.. Thompson
said Mr.. Gnlnea, and you may hin me.
but II you do you will certainly swing
for II, aud [ win mover rctrPct word
] have published, not to save my ne
Such grandeur Of nerve atapgorol
Thompson, and he walked ont. jumped
into a buggy. drove across the railway
tracks and stood there three hours, do
laying The United States mail mrpn-
while The whole tawn was afraid a.
Thompson when h. was In tan
rum, nut ne was very gentle. con-
sldtrnte and pleasant companion at all
other times"
TYLER Telegram. Patriot Reagan has
an open sesame TO Office In East Texna.
The people OF the Second congressional
district would hive returned him to
congress- had he not positively refused
to accept the nomination.
Chicago Herald. A Texas newspaper
aays that MIR. and Mrs Milton A
bakSr possibly the weulthlest negroes
N TeNat,' are now m liking n tour OF
'he principal cities OF the old world.
Houston Post: Az we understand ~