The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-07-14
PASSING OF A BAD MAN.
HIS UEYDIT HIS FROM iBOUT 1900
UNTIL, PERHIPs, 1870.
A Western Character That Has Had His
Day-Storics Of Jimmy Holland,
DuddIe., and Others.

tai he acquired when laws were ".'h-
out form and void; here and there one
makes occasional abortive attempts 10
retrace his steps, and dance the gay ninss
Of his youth. but the times and the mar
shals are against him. Somehow ne
canrot always understand 1.-THE things
that used 10 ennOble a man above All
other achievements are more hShty -
teemed than they used 10 be. To MS N
tense disgust. If his heart be yet turou-
lent. he finds that filling up with wId
liouor has become disreputtDle, ana me
killing q a an unsafe.
From 1855 TO 1870 was about the limit OF
the bad man" era, and his country was
anywhere from the Missouri river to the
Pacific coast. Since the latter time no
mfn has enjoyed a long career as
killer" Even iE the newest mining
camps and the widest cattle towns the
force Of the lawful man has been 30
early felt that after one or two indul-
ecnces i'm murder, however strong the
provocatlon, the bad man has usually
"slopod" and left his little reputation 10
grow up by itself; whereas IN the oid
DAYS he would have steadfastly remain
ed in the region Of its birth, cultiVauns
it. and adding 10 it wheneNer-Well,
whenever a safe occasion arose.
Jimmy" Holland was one of the old
gang. and one of the latest lie was
San Francisco youth. with a weakness
for the mountains. He was known an
the way from Virginia City TO Mount
Shasta. and particularly well known at
the army forts. Slight of build with a
smiling face. bright eyes, white teeth
good raiment. and an excellent Morse,
Jimmy" Holland was a general iayorite.
nh wa
drunken. The demands Of his profession
precluded indulgence. For I'm spite Of his
very cordial demeanor, Jimmy Holland
was a gambler At Carson, one night
a town he despised. as no one but the
legislators would play, and Nevada could
not afford to keep a Legislature In SEES
sion perpetuallv. even for him-he was
dealing faro when two gentlemen dis
puted as to which had set a so gold
piece on the seven spot, the seven hav-
ing won.
Both were members Of the legislature
and therefore honorable men, and 50
Jimmy" could rot decide between Them.
Both were shooters. and therefore he
deemed 1t according 20 all Carson ethics
| TO let them settle II between themselves.
This was agreeable TO the man from Re-
10. bur Winnumucra's representative,
joe kidine. thinking a row with Jim
my" would be easier. abused the dealer
| roundly for not protecting his patrons.
I. Jimmy" said nothing, tapped the cards
20 "A straight edge I'm the box, and in
ouirod If the gentlemen had made their
| bets. For reply Aldne rose tumultu-
| ously, tipping the table and confusing
| the coin. He then whipped out very
| large revolver and announced that tie
! game was closed.
There was a special election at Wine
mucca as soon as legal notice by publ
| cation could be given, and it is said that
Jimmy" Hollands floral Offering at
Aldine's funeral was the handsomest up
TO that time in Nevada.
Down about Fort Defiance I'm the edge
| Of New Mexico-the place 8 abandoned
| row for the newer military post at Win
| eato-Navajo Sam used 10 make a good
| deal Of trouble. He had been an enlisted
| man. and was sent 10 his regiment from
| the recruiting depot on Governors ISL
! and. But nothing was known OF his
| antecedents I'm New York or elsewhere.
| Sam would shoot. and IL was because
| OF his utter Indifference as 10 the Oh
| ie,slve end of lis aim that he was final
! ~ discharged from the army II he could
! have confined his attentions 10 ttes and
J Attaches. with occasional repressive dem
| onstrations among the NayaJos ne would
| have been very valuable. But when he
| had shot one post traders clerk for re-
| fusing TO sell him postage stamps on
/ credit and destroyed lung for the
! company toamster. he was mustered out
! Oh the ground Of permanent and Inc ira
! bic disability
He called the Captains attention 10
| the fact that the tcamstcr stu lived.
| yes" said the Captain, hut his lung
| is gone The man can't yell. man
!
| army has no use for any one that
| discoLrages profanity among Transfers
After that Sam shot half-breei HLnl
| Indian, a stage passenger 10 Yuma, ana
| a bclligeront MeXiCGn cowboy from -
| ncra-and was possessed of a record. lie
| tried to run a saloon at Durango, but
I his habit of promulgating his IDEAS AT
the point OF pistol discouraged trade'
and after he had contributes Tour ten
ants to the Durango fiats-a little strip
of level ground devoted 10 cemetery US IS
he gave his saloon 10 the sheriff. Dor
rowd a tenderfoot's saddle horse, and
rack mule. and started South
J The tenderfOOt, being rash, overlook
/ him az the Petrified Forest and unlimber-
| cd a Henry rifle al 800 yards. sam PAID
| no attention, and he kept pegging away
| till he hit the pack mule. Then sam
| made q few remarks. accompanied py
his Winchester. and when Chief Cocnes
came down from the North with his
| 81 eep in the fall he brought the Hen
~ rife with him and a pair Of large
] SPURS with a Cincinnati trade marx
| upon them.
When Navajo reached Gallup he fourd
! his record-and some rivals-awaitinS
! him. The first night. being surprised by
! the quickencd and effective action or
| Gallup whiskey, he grew troublesome.
and a barber. who dslked being cursed
| while shaving. made a slash with his
razor. and carried away some portion OF
| Sans left ear. They carried the barber
| away presently. but it was all Sans
eloquent ear could do to convince the
| Gallup avengers that this was a fair
| fight. and not the act OF a man unduly
, eager for glory.
But he had come TO his end, and that
| I'm a most inglorious fashion. The Al
lantic and Pacific Company had Just
built the new railroad TO Gallup, ana the
simple-minded plalnsmen were not ac-
| customed 10 its habits Sam had a dis
cussion with julius FEEDER. Semitic
trader. who dealt in Navajo wool. II all
grew out OF the Jews Discrimination 10
! trade ponies.
julius mounted and flew, with no more
| damage than a hole In the crown OF ms
| hat. Sam mounted and followed. but his
| pony was unequal TO the task OF capture.
, The road lay along the railway track.
| and Julius was In a fair way TO escape
when the train came along. Sam shout
| ed an order for the engineer to stop. but
| II was unheeded. So he broke cab