The sun., 1894-05-13
LIVs 4opIcs ABoUr ROW..

Fred Hoey. whose performances as q tran
shooter are ipeessantly talked about among
| shooting men In New York, has had season
| OF unusual brilliancy. and has managed on
| several occasions TO dim the fame Of several
OF the most successful wing shots. He is
looked upon sh OF unusual promise. ss much
on account Of his years as anything else. He
is the youngest OF the crack shots. and his I'm
provement in form has been persistent for two
years He does not drink nor smoke. though
he is . man -about-town and is constantly as
ISOLATED with men to whom sm oking and drink
ing are practically second nature. Taking
the season through. he has given some remark
able exhibitions OF unsteady shooting, but
these have been counterbalanced by almost
phenomenal exhibitions at critical moments.
Despite the fact that his success was so otab bio.
the sporting contingent 10 loyal to George
Work. who Is as reliable with the gun as Mr..
Hooy. For some inscrutable reason trap shoot
ing and horse racing go together. and the
pigeon shoot ceased Just as tho horse.Iacing
season began. The expert pigeon shots are
enthuslastic racing men. and the interest In
pigeon shooting will die abruptly. now thatwe
have reached the opening of the rscin g season.
The verdict Of s22. 500 against the trolley
people by Brooklyn Jury for injuries to
little girl will start ND the lawyers In that city
In very active manner. Not all the trolley
accidents get into the papers by any means.
The number OF accidents which happen. and
which are never reported In the newspapers.
10 so largo that the public will probably be as
have been creating in the ranks o. juvenile
brooklyn, The lawyers Offices are allied with
ably over one ndred in his hands alone A
verdict OF S22.5oO for child WHICH had It's
these Q claimants. and have the eifeot OF push
Ing the lawyers on to renewed activity.
The sagacity OF Tip during the attempt to
poison him was beyond question. He was EVIL
IDENTITY entirely aware that proiect to trap
him in some way or other was on foot though
lie may not have known the particular poison
they were trying to administer to him. After
he had rejected the poisoned carrot he swung
his head deliberately to one side and looked at
with knowIn9 mo Y look. which 1 snyder says he he
to poison him the big brute turned and locke
at his keeper with the same air OF knowing
Just about what was going on. but not propos-
Ing to BE- , psrry II to the, the scheme The %nudlin
tain quarters. was largely duo to ignorance OF
the characteristics OF the amin al which were
knew the big brute best felt a great satisiac-
tlon when his death was finally an accom-
pllshed fact.
Anthony Com stocks literary training has
not only included an acquaintance with Tom
Jones" and other classics, but IL has been evil
dent for many years to people who have been
brought into contact with him that he never
had the advantages OF an ordinary business
education. Like most ignorant men he is fond
OF writing letters. provided he Is not troubled
with the manual part OF the labor Mr.. Com
stock dictates his letters. and he writes them
with such fluency and beauty that half OF the
business world OF New York 10 acquainted with
his style. He writos to publishers. tradesmen.
shopksepers. theatrical managers, and every
ono else who happens to fall within the
focus OF his com prehensivs ere who fur
nishes him with pretext for getting
his name In the papers. These letters are
written on the showy paper Of Mr.. Comstock's
society. and they are marvels OF latter-dAy
English, In one letter. which was on a single
sheet Of paper and which was written in Mr. |
Comstock's most Rrandiloqusnt style. there !
were no less than seven gramma atieal errors. |
and two Of the sentences were so full Of words |
" impossible to m axe out the sentiment which |
tho great censor OF the morals Of the American |
public had intended to convey. The police. |
torney's ONCE all OF whom know Mr Com stock |
well. have good deal Of fun with him pretty |
much all the year round. He takes himself very |
most ferocious aspect at times. and talks as |
though the courts In the state of New York |
were entirely at his bidding. 1t Is a pet fancy |
tives In the world. and the Central O1ice men |
often run across the ponderous and solemn |
Anthony lurking behind trees and doors adj |
n neiGhborhood that detective Is in sight. The |
Central ONCE men on such occasions usually |
heguile the time ~ decoying the great censor |
errands or playing soma similar trick with him |
while they are waiting for their prey.