The sun., 1894-12-16
TOUGH, BUT DIDN'T LAST.
The Western Way OF Suppressing n Bad
Man from the East who Was n Nuisance.

1T is interesting TO OBSERVE" said q man
from Colorado, "how small the tough man from
the East Is apt TO sing In the far West after he
has had an experience two In running up
against the men of that region. He finds out
that an alteration is likely TO bring him up fac
ing the fnuzzIe Of a pistol In the hands of man
much moro ready to pull the trigger ofrhand
than to waste time in preliminary talk. He
soon learns the lesson OF circumspection. and,
II he survives the process, his behavior is
usually modified TO ft his new surroundings.
A tragic illustration of the results that may
come from tenderfoots attempt 10 masQuer-
ade as bad man west Of the Mississippi River
came under my observation in the winter OF
lss1-s2 In New Mexico. boarded the SOUTH
ward d-bound Atchison train at Las Vegas, and
soon found that one OF the passengers was ter
rOriZinR the others. He was tough look ing
think He had si been drInkinV. and Es hs pspaded
the cars talking loudly and profanely. trying to
pick quarrels with passengers, and frequently
tiourshing a revolver. The train hands did not
seem inclined to interfere with him. and among
the people aboard whom he directly insulted he
sand or the disposition TO call him down
Toward the members of a theatrical COM
pany travelling in one OF the coaches he par
ticnlarly directed his violence and insults. His
conduct with them at last became unbearable
his revolver and Frightening the women to the
verge OF Mysteries, he passed onward into
another ah & nv hurried s c cSahe & oI var was held
who had a pistol got it in readiness, with the
understanding that II he returned he was TO be
shot down at the first aggressive movement.
But that phase OF trouble was averted. for. as IL
happened, he remained in the car ahead until,
at dusk the train rolled into Albuquerque.
Here scott Moore. the proprietor OF the
ArmiJo House. was at the station with his hack
man awaiting the trains arrival. He called out
the name of his house at the door OF the car
IN which was sitting. and then turning to the
hackman said;
"' You take care of the passengers in this car
and l will go on TO the next
These inoffensive words caught the of
the tough man from the East, who was pushing
his way 10 the car platform. He drew his pistol
and started for the nearest man on the station
platform, shouting:
"'You'll take care OF us, will your I'll show
you smart fellows out here that you're not able
10 take care of men
HE hOurished his revolver as he spoke, and
Just rs his feet struck the second step OF the
he fred the ball passing over the head OF the
man on the station platform. The sound OF his
pistol was instantly followed by two quick re-
ports. and the tough man fell forward upon the
platform dead. The man at whom he had ap-
parently fired had drawn his revolver and shot
him twice through the heart.
"A crowd gathered AS tho train rolled on.
leaving the tough man lying where he had fallen.
OF course-I learned incidentally afterward-
the man who killed him. a gambler OF the town,
was fully exonerated at the inquest, and was
never indicted for the killing"