The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1898-12-28
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HIS MAN.
City Marshal Shoots a Bad Man
From Forks Of Rough.
Saw-Mill Hand Tries 10 Take the Old
Town Of Clover.
Succeeded in Making the Devil Get a
Move on Himself

Cloverport had taste of the wild west
about 6 I: 30 o'clock Friday evening
A. w. Galloway, a saw-mill hand, who
has been at work down the river, deter
mined to give the old town hot time
and was very successful, although the old
town resented his familiarity and gave
him dose of his own medicine.
Galloway, before he started in on his
seance filed himself with mean whiskey.
He then went to Charles Lishen's meat
market and, pn!ling out a handful Of
cartridges and pisto he said
How would you like a dose Of these
pills."
Charlie, who has been sick, and who
has had some experience with physicians,
did not like the cju,se of treatment pre-
scrib I'd and determined that if the man
insisted on administering the leaden
pellets, he had better iorestalI him by
performing a surgical operation. Acting
on impulse the brave butcher siez9d
carving knife and ran the would be bad
man out oil tne Bnop
Galloway whooped and yelled as bad
Indians do, when they are full of fire
water, and Price Graham, the city mar
shal, decided he was indulging in too
much levity for so dignifsd and solemn
town as Cloverport.
He started after Galloway and the
latter got Proctor Knott move on him.
self and lie out over the hill, hitting the
ground in high places
Clyde Morrison, the printers devil in
the News Office, happened to be just be-
hind the fleeing man and Clyde was
hustling home to get supper early as he
had to attend to some social duties in
Cowheel that evening,
The fleeing man thought Clyde was
the marshal and he fred several shots at
the boy. Clyde got move on himself
in the other direction and literally burn
ed the wind It's the first time in the
history of Cloverport where any other
agency than big revival meeting had
got the devil on the run.
The city marshal in the meantime
arrived on the scene and Galloway snap.
ped his pistol twice at Mr.. Graham. The
marshal, who is patient and long suffer
ing, did not dare to chance the fellows
third attempt and to save his own life he
shot at Galloway.
The ball hit Galloway on the side OF
the skull but as the latter was as hard as
sheet iron it plowed along outside the
bone and made an ugly cut to the ear
The wound is several inches long.
The shock OF being hit by the bullet
knocked the man down but he was up in
few minutes and it required the united
efforts of the marshal and posse of four
men to escort the prisoner to the Jail
He seemed to be pc ssessed OF the spirit
and strength OF demon.
He was guarded that night and on Sat-
urday morning was brought before Po-
lice Judge SkiIlman to be tried on a
charge of carrying concealed weapons
He begged continuance, as his physical
condition was such that he could not
stand trial His request was granted
and the case was continued until 2
o'clock Monday sfterno IN His bond
was place at $3.50 in default of which he
was placed in jail
On Monday, Judge skillman, in justice
to the prisoner, who was mentally and
physically unfit for trial, continued the
case until Tuesday. He reduced the
bond to 500 in order to give the prison
er's friends chance TO bail him out and
give him surgical and medical treatment
at their homes. None appeard however,
and Galloway is still in Jail.
The prisoner seemed very desperate
man. He is said to live near the Forks
OF Rough and his brother is said to have
killed a man.
4. Rev. T. V. Joiner visited Galloway
while he was IN Jail and ministered to
his comfort as best he could. Galloway
told the minister that he was filled with
remorse and that ii he got out Of this
trouble he would be better man in fu-
ture. = .aN