The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1894-03-03
JOHN COT HIS GUN.
And tho Gun was Properly
Loaded.
STAR PERFORMANCE BY MOONLIGHT
The Wild and Woolly West up
to Date.
A FInn's ErrIng Aim Saves a Barrel
OF Core--Bullets Toy with Of
flclal Mandates.
HE WANTED "RLup."

TIE WAN ~ bLODs
John Hell, assisted by man.sizcd
potion of "lloiiman drops" and Win
chester repeating rifle OF uncomfortable
citlibrc, gave an inproviscd "wild west
performance near the falls last Saturday
night, as the neighborhood clocks were
striking for shorter hours. For time
John enjoyed the undivided attention OF
a small, though probably unappreciatiye
audience, ne the weird gunncry ofFinnish
warfare was demonstrated in the most
approved fashion, accented at frequent
intervals 10y whizzing bullets, which, in
their transient ascent into the ethereal
moonlight came indiscreetly close to the
heads Of the bystandcrs.
People who are fairly well acquainted
with John and his characteristics, not
ably his good and comcly wife, are au-
thority for the statement that he IL a
man OF remarkablesob and industry
when hc is not drunk. Unhapily, how
ever, whether his condition was normal
or otherwise on the night OF his debut as
II competitor for the honors OF the wild
and Noolly manipulators oi ball and
powder IN the west, he was not unprc-
sentably sober, as his actions were first
in evidence.
AT an unseemly hour, the blood Of
Officer Trombly was tied in knots by the
information OF an exhausted messenger
that manat the falls was trying to shoot
his wife. Without waiting for invcstiga-
tion as TO whether the lady was willing
to acquicscc to tho mandatory request
OF her husband, Mr.. Tromblcy with his
informant aud Officer Massie ns body
guard, set out for the scene OF hostilities.
When the location was reached, the
shooting Information was very nicely
confirmed 10y bullet whizzing past the
heads oI the minions of the law. Mr..
Tromblov, thereupon, in that musical
tone oi voice, peculiar TO himself and Il
dinner horn, shouted the inquiry: "What
you try to do2" Whether the man with
the gun Jailed to answer with his mouth
ON account Of lack oi understanding or
whether the gun spoke before il thought
has not yet been reported, but the gun
did the talking and the vassals OF order
thought OF their graycst sins. Then en-
sued tiradc that would have brought
green strcaks uf envy to the cheek of
the polyglot Of fable lore. Some OF The
party Bwore according TO the ethics OF
the Finnish code, notably the man with
the gun; others employed the Swedish
vocabulary for commenting upon the
depravity of the household gods; Massie
never swcars, but Trombley did the
matter ample justice IN n aconglomeration
OF French Canadian and English parlancc
that rendered the air extensively blue to
the naked eye. AZ length the shooting
lad was renewed by the man with the
gun and again the spectre OF uncarned
fees huuntcd the law and order coteric
Finally strutegcm was rcsortcd TO
which culminnted in the unconditional
capitulation of the rioting forces. from
blcy feigncd to approach the battery, at
which Mussic uttered IA whoop that il
probably yet rcverberating about the
hollow stumps in the vicinity Of Holmes
lake; the man with the gun then turned
his attention To Massic, and Tromblcy
with agility born oi unrcndncss To die
rushed upon the haplcss Finn; Massie
was the next To register his arrival and |
Hell, upon filing an objection To deliver
ing up his weapon was iclled to theenrth
Hell was then haudcufied and landed in
jail without further incident of moment.
lie was arraigncd before Justice Nor.
rson ON Wednesday aud the examine
tiou begun. The examination occupied
a considerable portion Of the courts at-
tcniion during the dny, but was finally
continued TO Wednesday of next week.