The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-02-20
TOUGH, But DIDN'T LAST LONG
Western Way of supprcssinu n bad
Man from the Enst.

Western Way of supprcssinu "a Bad
Man from the Enst.
at is Interesting to observe" snld n
man from Colorado, chow small the
tough man from the Enst Is apt to sing
In the Far West after lie has had an ex.
perlence or two In running up against
the men Of that region. lie finds out
TINT nm alteration Is likely 10 bring
him UP facing the muzZle of pistol In
the hands of mnn much more ready
10 pull the trigger off-hand than TO
wnste time In preliminary talk. He
soon learns the lesson of circumspec.
tion, aud, II ho survives the process, his
behavior IL usually modified to 1T his
new surroundings.
"a tragic Illustration of the results
that may come from IL tenderfoot's at
tempt TO masquerade as n bad man
west of the Mississippi River came un.
der my observation In the winter OF
iSS1-'S2 In New Mexico. boarded the
southwnrd-bound Atcllson train 0t Las
Vegas and soon found that one OF the
passengers was terrorizlng the others.
He had been drinking, and he paraded
the cars, talking loudly and profanely.
trying to pick quarrels with passengers
and frequently flourlshlng n revolver.
The train hands did not seem inclined
to interfere with him. and among the
people aboard whom he directly Insult
cd he did not happen to hit any one who
had the sand or the disposition to call
him down,
| 'Toward the members Of theatrical
company travelling In one Of the coach.
es he particularly directed his violence
aud Insults Ills conduct with them mt
last became unbearnble. and when, af-
teY threatening two actors with his re.
volver and frightening the women to
the verge of Mysteries, he passed onward
into another car, n hurried council OF
war wns held In the coach he had va
cnfed, and every man who had pistol
goa II In readiness, with the understand
Ing that II he returned he was 70 be
shot down at the first aggressive move
ment But that phase Of trouble was
averted, for. as It happened, he remain.
ed In the car ahead until. at dusk, the
train rolled into Albuquerque.
"iIere Scott Moore, the proprietor OF
the .ArIuito House, was pt the Eatolg.
with his hackmal awaiting the trains
arrival. He called out the name Of hls
house ut the do9y o5 the car in which
was sitting and then turning to the
hackman said: ~"
You take care Of the passengers IN
this car and will go on to the next
'"These inoifensivc words caught the
ear of the tough man from the East,
who wns pushing his way to the car
platform. He drew his pistol and start.
ed for the nearest man on the station
platform, shouting:
You'll take care Of us Will you! III
show you smart fellows out here that
you're not able to take care of mey
''IIe fiourished his revolver as he
spoke. and just as his feet struck the
second step of the car he fired. the ball
passing over the head OF the man on
the station platform. The sound Of his
pistol was Instantly followed by two
quick reports. and the tough man fell
forward upon the platform dead. The
man at whom he had apparently fred
had drawn his revolver and shot him
twice through the heart
"a crowd gathered as the train rolled
on, leaving the tough man lying where
he had fallen. OF course-I learned In
cidentally afterward-the man who
killed him gambler Of the town, was
fully exonerate1 at the inquest. and
was never indicted for the killinGj'