Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-06-19

esty about poker. especially among
those who know something of its in
clinations. / never saw an old poker
player who claimed to be familiar with
the game.
Julius mounted and flew. with no
more damage than hole in the CROWN
Of his hat sam mounted and follow
ed: but his pony was unequal TO the
task OF capture. The read lay along
the railway track, and Julius was in a
lair way TO escape when the train came
along sam shouted an order for the
engineer to stop. but it was unheeded.
so he broke a cab window with the
second shot, and then dismounted.
Very much enraged. and enyious Of
the trains speed. he flung himself up-
. the ladder of freight car as il hUr-
riod past, and by some marvel hung
on. The jew, watching Sans pony,
was not aware of the tactical change,
Tin sam. lying on a freight car. attract
ed his attention by tanning his bride
hand. But the unaccustomed jolting
destroyed his aim, and, wildly angered,
the bad man flung himself to the
ground
The impatient haste was fatal, for it
| broke one arm and one leg in falling;
and Julius, not knowing how safe lie
was returned and destroyed him.
Navajo Sam was buried just the day
before gentleman came down from
Durango with q shotgun and a series
of questions about the tenderio0t.
There is one true story about wild
~ D
and which I have never seen printed
anywhere. Few men living could draw
and shoot so quick as could Bill. But
me met one man at Cheyenne who sur
prised him. They met one night at the
Grand Hotel. and Bill. who wanted TO
wash, took Off his big hat and tossed j.
upon the bar. lt struck and upset a
GLASS of whisky, which was waiting
! for Lieut.. Kyle then less than q year
I I'm the army.
Kyle was angry. and without know
/ ing or carving who owned the hat he
threw it ON the floor and ordered an
I other drink
Bill. turning from the little mirror,
with his handsome locks fairly comb
I ed. ordered him to pick it mp, and
/ Kyle refused Both were armed, and
/ Bin saw there was no use arguing.
For an instant they stood fronting
| each other nerves at highest tension,
| eyes wide and flaming.
Then a flash of Bits hand TO his
/ belt published warning. and Kyle dreN
and fired. The pistol fell from Bills
/ hand almost before its barrel was
Tree from the holster, and his right
hand leaped from his side with the
/ instructive deXion OF pain.
/ Instantly his leh hand flew TO a sec
! ond weapon. for Bill was ambideN-
/ trous and VIGOROUSLY proficient. But
/ Kyle's gun was i'm his hand. and he
/ shot again. This time he struck the
pistol guard, and the weapon was torn
from ITS sheath and flung to the floor.
The officer was now aroused, and Bill
/ could see that he thought of ending
/ life and the quarrel with single shot.
so ne temporized.
You've got me-" he said. don't
shoot"
"Then don't knock over my whisky
with your hat replied the officer, in
/ some heat
Did / knock over your whisky? in
Quired Bill, suddenly grasping a SUI
| 6cient cause of o1enss.
you did.
"Then beg your pardon, and don
/ blame y0u for throwing the hat on the
floor. Ny name is Wild Bill, and you
are"
"Lieut. Kyle. of the army"
Glad TO meet YOU. WhatTl YOU
You haye?"
Another drink" said Kyle, while
I the barkeepcr said to himself:
This is a dam dream, or I'm a Chi
uaman"
The men were friends while they
/ lived. writing to each other occasion
ally. for Kyle was assigned to the
/ First regiment of cavalry and went on
TO the coast. Among the effects Of
each we're discovered letters from the
other Though. if a thousand miles
had not divided them, it is barely pos
sible they might have met less pleas
antly
I'm the border ruhlan days Of early
Kansas Joe Duddles. though he man
aged to- keep ont of either army, laid
mn r. record of eight men killed i'm OPEN
brawl. and then went away about war
time because the brother of man who
had disagreed with him in politics came
ND To- Coffey county from Lynne with
the first repeating rifle that ever cross
ed the Missouri river.
Joe was gone fifteen years, but scraps
of his history drifted back from Ar
kansas. where he had maintained his
Kansas reputation, though az the eN-
ra7so of some half q dozen offenders.
He reached Leroy just on The eve OF lts
county seat fight against Burlington.
I0val TO his town. his politics and
his past Offenses were both forgiven,
for he was likely 20 be a valuable man.
Burlington people heard about him and
his omniously visible gun, and IL both
cred them.
One day Coffey county held an eiec-
ton and an overwhelming majority Oh
voters. living and dead decided ON
moving the county seat from LeRoy
IN burlington. The newly-elected Sher-
iN and Clerk started down to Leroy
after the records.
The old Sheriff at Leroy put the pa
rers in O gunny sack and started away
with thcm. leaving Joe Duddles and
Some others TO- cover his fight. The
LEROY contingent waited at the corner
Of the square for Joe 20 appear and
lead them. but ne did no; come; and
when The Burlington crowd Salloped
mast after the records only a rev IN
efectual shots were fired.
Next morning Joe Duddles was
found living in the back yard OF Mrs