The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-03-05
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Man from the East.

Sestern Way of SuppressiEg Sae
Man from the East.
"It is interesting to observe" said q
ian from Colorado, ''how small the
:ough man from the East is apt to sing
n the Far West after he has had an ex.
oerience or two in running up against
the men Of that region. He finds out
that an alteration is likely to bring
lin up facing the muzzle Of pistol IN
, The hands Of man much more ready
% pull the trigger off-hand than 10
waste time in preliminary talk. lie
soon learns the lesson Of ciTcumspec-
ion, and, If he survives the process, his
behavior Is usually modified to dt his
aew surroundings.
"a tragic Illustration Of the result
hat may come from a tenderfoot's at
tempt to masquerade as a bad man
west Of the Mississippi River came un-
der my observation in the winter OF
lSS1-'S2 in New Mexico. boarded the
| southward-boundA Atchison train at Las
Vegas and soon found that one Of the
passengers was terroriZing the others.
He had been drinking, and he paraded
the cars, talking loudly and prcfanely,
trying to pick Quarrels with passengers
and frequently fourishing a revolver.
The train hands did not seem inclined
% 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 theatrical
| company travelling in one Of the coach
es he particularly directed his violence
and insults. His conduct with them at
| last became unbearable, and when, af-
ter threatening two actors with his re
volver and frightening the women to
lhe verge Of Mysteries, he passed onward
into another car, a hurried council Of
wa was held In the coach he had va
Gated, and every man who had pistol
got 1t 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
averted, for, as 1t happened, he remain
ed in the car ahead until, at dusk, III.
rain rolled into Albuquerque.
Here Scott Moore, the proprietor Of
The Armijo House, was at the station
with his hackman awaiting the trains
arrival. He called out tie name Of hia
house at the door Of the car In which
was sitting, and then turning to the
lackman said:
You take care Of the passengers lr
this car and will go on to the next
These inofensive 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! I'll
show you smart fellows. out here that
you're not able to take care Of ME!
He hourished 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 fired
had drawn his revolver and shot hin
vice 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, a gambler of the town, was
fully eXonerated at the inquest, and
was never indicted for the killing"