The Butler weekly times., 1897-12-02
JUDGE GERALD A FIRE EATER
He Never Bluffs and Generally
Gets His Man.
RICHARD H. FOX'S ESCAPE.

now near ue Cdtuo " ociDS V'O'iaI
of dead game sport from Texas.
who had come TO the conclusion that
the aforesaid Fox bad decorated
this mundane sphere for too long a
period. And the aforementioned
sport was none other than the big,
broad she uldere red whiskered Col |
G B. Gerald, of Waco, who create d
sensation OF national scopa the
other day by creating two first. class
funerals IN the Harris family.
Colonel Gerald bad after mature
deliberaiion, concluded to take a
hand in the Brann- Bay lor con'rover
sy and after convincing himself that
Brapn had not been given q fair
deal, from pure motives Of chivalry.
and with the directpess Of purpose
which frequently marks the transac-
tions of gentlemen in Texas, he de
manueQ mat Lue hdiilS oio'hri
publish in their pap-r commuuica
ton, prepared by Colonel Gerald,
VIII ch constituted in itself strong
and piLhy defense Of Il ann The
Harris brothers cooily chnad TO
become IA party to Gera'd's viudica
tiou Of Braun, an /, furthermore, re-
fused TO return 10 Colonel Gerald
his manuscript Aud therein their
error va. fatal
Co'oLel Gerald waited upon the
Harris brothers to enforce person
al demand for the publication OF b's
communication or the return OF bis
manuscript, and, failing in both, he
declare d war Being unarmed and
q man over 65 years old, the broth
ers were too much for him in th-
fir encounter, and he was knocked
out aud down fight of stairs. AL
though eager to continue the une
quail contest, Colonel Gerald was
dragged away by fr'ends, and hos
tilities for the time beng ceased
But Colonel Gerald was not the
man to forgive or forget and through
friend he notified the Harris boys
that war would be- resumed on the
frat meeting. Aud when they me-
althou h the Harris boys opened the
bal, Colonel Gerald led the set by
killing one brother and woundins
the other so severely that he diet
the next day. The Colonel hims ell
was wounded, though not severely
and at the subst quent hearing h
was acquitted, the evidence show
ing that the Harris brothers had be
gun hostilities by opening q criss
cross fire on Gerald.
Through this little interchange Q
pleasant,ies Colonel Gerald game
fame that would certainly hav
been his, had his friends not uset
combined force to prevent hir
leaving Waco, two years ago. An
thereby hangs the tale of the Fo.
Gerald encounter which never ms
. terialized.
About two years ago trifiing di
ference of opinion arose between ce
taiu lawyers practicing in the coul
over which Colonel. then Judge g.
aid. presided. From acr'moniou
debate they passed to bitter perso'
alitiee, thence chairs, hu,led wit
much force and certainty. aud 6nall
to pistols
"Mr. Sheriff, we must have ord
in the court ROOM roared jude
Gerald, as be pounded vigorous
on his desk.
But the sheriff was unable to Sc
arate the combatants or mainta
order and the fight waxed more +
rious.
Judge Gerald viewed the fr'
from his bench for q minute or ty
aud then hauling out p,ir Of Ion
for'y fves he leaped over his des
exclaiming:
I'll take hand in this myse
by"
In less than two minutes be b
cleared the courtroom and restor
order. for he was known IN that ST
ton OF Texas as Il man who ney
bluffed and who never issued t
same command twice.