The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-08-16
a SOUTHERN FIRE EATER.
sCAREs THE 16 TO 4 FORT BRAGG
SOLDIERS WITH A REVOLVER.
Chases the Hangers-On from h
Hunting Them I'm the Arcade.

The free-silver argument at the post
office section of Fort Bragg assumed quite
a martial air early this morning. A fiery.
red-mustached citizen who said he was a
poId-buc Democrat from the South got ex-
cited at some remarks made by a silverite
and threatened to Ill him or any or all
of those present. He even went SO far
as TO follow his opponent dow Virginia
avenue in the hope OF killing him before
he should get away.
Last night il seems Fort Bragg did not
sound taps as early as usual, so that at
II o'clock there was a pretty large crowd
still arguing the great question of Is TO
/. At about 1890 o'clock the little fiery
Southerner came up. He plowed his way
through to the middle of the push and
demanded TO know who the - -
was that said free silver would help the
workingman. AS about a dozen persons in
the crowd had said as much the little
fiery citizen found that he, had his hands
full to make his bluff good. They were
about to mob him when he jerked out a
big revolver and said he would shoot every
--- in the crowd.
He accomplished something that ali OF
Superintendent Cohorts policeman have
been unable to accomplish. He broke up
the meeting. The 16-to-1 advocates felt
that this was a time when it was wise to
retire. They scattered in every direction
and left the Southerner with only a half
dozen of the more curious citizens to see
him through. Their curiousity TO know
what he would do seemed to spur him on
TO do it.
where are the cowardly whelos?" he
shouted. and again he flourished the big
gun. IF had any hackers with me L
would lick - out of every one of them
before he got home. Is there a man In the
gang that amt afraid to stay with me!
No one injured his voice in making an
affirmative response to this pleasant invita-
ton n the fiery individual seemed
amazed. - ~
YOU. too. come of the race or 10 70 !? is
there not a man among you who dares TO
do more than stand here with mouth open
and listen TO the ignorant utterances of
these ignoramuses? Get out of here every
one of you or I'll make holes in you big
enough to throw silver dollars INTO;
There was another scattering OF forces,
and the fiery Southerner remained alone:
All this time the few people who had
caused the man TO get rleo were waIh-
ineton street. With his last threat TO the
hangers-on whom he drove away, the merry
Southerner turned his attention to the re-
Kun ours! If had my gang with me
you would have TO run faster than that"
The fiery Southerner just then caught sight
of some men standing in front of the When
Block. Whether they were friends of his
and of an equally fiery nature, or whether
they were pressed into the service by the
sight of the big gun, does not seem TO be
clear. but they seemed eager enough to fol-
low him in the chase of the fleeing silver
ties. The latter ran down Virginia avenue
to the Arcade and doubled back through
the Arcade TO Washington street. The fiery
Southerner and his friends did not follow
the trail, and lost their intended victims.
1t was some time, however, before the
fiery Southerner got quiet enough TO go
home. He made a thorough search of the
neighborhood for the silverites, and when
ardly ours being afraid TO stand up and be
shot at.