The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-02-21
TOUGH, But DIDN'T LAST LONG
Western Way of Suppressing Bad
Man from the East.

Man from the East.
at Is interesting To observe" said
man from Colorado, 'how small the
tough man from the East is apt to sing
In the Far West after he has had an ex.
pericnce or two In running up against
the men of that region. He finds out
that an alteration Is likely TO bring
him up facing the muzzle of pistol in
the hands of Il man much more ready
to pull the trigger oif-hand than 10
waste time in preliminary talk. He
soon learns the lesson of circumspec.
ton, and, If he survives the process. his
behavior IL usually modified to fit his
new surroundings.
"A tragic illustration of the results
that may come from u tenderfoot's at.
tempt to masquerade as bad man
west of the Mississippi River came un.
der my observation in the winter Of
lSS1-'S2 in New Mexico. boarded the
southward-bound Atchison train ut Las
Vegas ana soon found that one of the
passengers was tcrrorzing the others.
lie had been drinking and he paraded
the ears, talking loudly and profanely.
trying 10 pick quarrcls with passengers
ana frequently nourishinG revolver.
The train hands did not seem inclined
to Interfere with him, and among the
people aboard whom he directly insult
ed he did not happen to hit any one VINO
had the sand or the disposition to call
him down.
Toward the members OF Il theatrical
company travelling In one of the coach.
es he particularly directed his violence
and Insults. His conduct with them at
last became unbcarablc, and when. af.
ter threatening two actors with his "c.
volvcr and frightening the women TO
the verge of Mysteries, he passed onward
into another ear. Il hurried council OF
wa" was held In the coach lie had va.
Gated, and every man who had pistol
got IL In readiness. with the understand.
Ing that If he returned he was to be
shot down at the first aggressive move.
ment. But that phase Of trouble WAS
avertcd, for, as 1t happened, he remain
ell In the car ahead until. at dusk, the
train rolled into Albuquerque.
Here Scott Moore, the proprietor of
the Arm!jo House. was at the station
with his haclnan awaiting the trains
arrival. He called ont the name of hil
house at the door of the ear In which !
was sitting, and then turning to the
hackman said:
You take care Of the passengers IN
this car ana will go on to the next
"These inOifCnsivC words caught the
ear Of the tough man from the East,
who was 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 10 take care of me.
"lle hourishcd his revolver as he
spoke, and Just rs his feet s,ruck 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 fired
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. or cOurse-I learned In
cidentally afterward-the man who
killed him. a gambler of the town, was
fully exonerated nj the inquest, aud
was never indicted for the killing"
New Color.