The Irish standard., 1897-02-27
FUN AT PIERRE.
The Boys Have a Picnic with a
Chicago Tenderfoot.

A Pierre, S. D. dispatch Of the 18th
inst. says: A young man named Laur
has been in the capital some time to re-
present the interests of the Jung Brew
ing Company, of Milwaukee. The young
fellow was possessed by notion that
he had come out among hayseeds and
was likely to waste his sweetness on the
desert air. lie entertained the idea OF
overtulning the legislature and particu
larry desired to defeat Nose Kaufman, Of
Sioux Falls, and that gentieman's liquor
bill. Around the lobby there are par
ticulariy large number Of jokers and
they found this young man meat. He
was introduced to number of bogus
senators and representatives and began
work with energy. They drank his beer,
and smoked his cigars, accepted al of
his suggestions and were enthusiasticai~
~ in favor OF his bill which was going
to exempt from all license outside beers.
To finish the young mans education an
EXPEDITION 70 Fort Pierre was arranged.
He was told that he could sell carload
OF beer over there, and that, while it
was a wild town and somewhat danger
Gus, q good crowd would go over With
him and protect him from harm. He
bit. Saturday evening about dozen
went over with him. The matter had
all been arranged with the Ft. Pierre
boys and the play began. The party went
to certain saloon where Laur treated
several times. Then crowd Of supposed
cowboys came in and soon fight oc-
CURED between one of them and one Of
the Laur party. A general scufie en-
sued. in which men were thrown down
aud the victim was banged around pro-
miscuously. He tried to quiet matters,
when all rushed on him, pulled their
guns and a general firing began.
The cartridges were blank, but he
didn't know it, and his hair stood up and
his knees ratified above the sound of
powder while his trembling hands were
held about four feet above his head. In
a moment one was Writhing on the floor
with a supposed wound through his
wrist A minute later another fell over,
ostensiblr dead. He was picked up
limp and trickling with beet juice and
was stretched out on the billiard table,
while the terrified -Laur turned white
and almost tainted. Just then a smok-
ing revolver was showed into his almost
unconscious hand.
A cowboy demanded that some one
Get a rope and lynch him; others took
UP the cry. His friends from the side
of the river interfered and demanded a
trial. Just then big fellow, who had
been decorated with a marshal's star,
rushed in. grabbed the revolver from the
victims hand and snapped the hand
cuffs on him. His friends rallied around
him and urged him to employ an at
torney to defend him. He had only Slo
left, but he gave up his watch and signed
a check for $50. His attorney whlsuered
to him that his only chance TO escape
hanging would be to watch his oppor-
tunity, break away and rim for it. AT
this point a free-for-aH fight occurred
between the opposing crowds, and the
marshal's attention being dlFerteA Laur
took the advice and darted out the door.
He stepped about twelve feet at
time and struck out for the river, with
the crowd bowling. shooting and run
ming after him. Old timers say that he
was the best sprinter who ever set foot
in this part of the country. A hack was
sent after him, but it could not catch:
him until the side of the river was
reached, fully mile and half FROM
the starting place. Then the crowd re- re-.
turned to the saloon and he art
laughed till the tears chased themselves g
down