The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1898-04-17
STORY OF AN EDITOR.
w. c. sRANN MADE ENGLISH "cRACK
LIKE A WHIP"

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Began His Newspaper Career In st. Louis
Under Joseph L. NIeoullash Made
Hit with a story OF "ESypt's Apple
Crop Remarkable Hotel Interviewer.
w. c. Brann, the fighting editor,
who was killed at Waco Tex, i'll
duel the other day, practically started
his newspaper career in st. Louis, or
The Globe-Democrat, under Joseph B.
McCuiI2gh, That was six years ago,
and those who knew Brann then knew
q man who was as mild and gentle as
could be. His friends little dreamed
that hewouId become the editor OF such
q fiery publication rs Tie loonoelast
n fact, Rrann made his first Lie on Tho
Globe Democrat with a big Sunday arti-
Gle on the apple crop of southern Hi
nois.
"Bmnn bad been on the paper few
weeks, said western newspaper man
yesterday, in discussing this eccentric
character, land hadn't succeeded in
turning in much copy. One day McCpl-
legh suggested that Brann take an art
list, go over into Egypt--as lower Illi-
nois is called-and write up the apple
industry, which is source Of great rev
enue to that part Of the state. Brann
started out, and the rest of us were
more or less curious TO see how he
would come out. His article appeared
Che next Sunday, and it is needless to
say that it was first rate surprise
Brann had made rhetorical flower
garden out Of the page that had been
assigned to him. A five column article
on the apple industry would have been,
in the hands Of the average reporter,
pretty dry reading, but under the pen
Of Brann apples seemed almost TO grow
from the type. AS to facts there was
nothing much to the article, and some
of the members Of the staff had doubts
il the new man, as Brann was then
called, had gone any farther into Egypt
than East st. Louis The strength of
the story was its phrases. 1t read SSlSe q
classic almost, and some Of the boys un-'
dertook to speak NBra1A,and compli.
ment him upon d Rre ora.
Pshaw, that ing, was the
reply. ! can do that please
with the Engl !, l can make
e Haxe -as.ss Held of ripe
By its handle
and make its snas lbupasEAip in
the hands Of a COW punch
$50 twill be ses Mac
withoutlAa sharaf ism.
ed tba{ shaS q
preacher and and
homo had been ~ SnNas or
fore he appeal
after the episode
Aicago to the nat
tion as one Of
der Walter b. SC hrd
that Rrann's especidf asa the
Chicago trip was to pay no .i8tion to
the big political gathering, Dut to ex-
pose Chicago with sharp pen. And
Branpvdid SO, to the great delight Of all
Sss6uis-
When Brann returned to st. Louis,
he was laoed in charge Of the column
called a orridors This column
had been II McCullagh's hobbies,
and the RESI- us bad taken turns in
extracting interviews from tourists and
travelling men UNI sZere black -
the face. But under ~ e ,If
the hotel column hourisi1y
bay tree. The widest and a
able stories in the choicest Ek
sertations on religion and on lii
essays on ethics and oulture--fA
everything. 1t was useless to prets
that the interviews were true. TE
average run of hotel guests did not talk
a. The Globe Democrats column made
them talk, and every one knew it, But
the work pleased McCullagh, and lit
tlo later, when Brann resigned and re-
turned to Texas to start a newspaper, the
editor made contract with him to send
bunch Of hotel interviews daily by
mail.
In starting daily newspaper in
Texas Brann had a partner, and the
struggle was hard for them. Their daily
attracted attention, but Brann was
crowded out finally by the stockholders.
Then he started his Ic0noc.ast at Dallas
and proceeded to break the popular idols
Of that community. Among other things
be assailed Baylor institute His arti-
Giles against this college resulted in sew
eral duels, in each of which two per-
sons were killed. and in the last one,
the other night, Brann and his adver-
sary, 7. h. Davis, each met death.
q Ia appearance Brann was tall, slen-
der and Of dark complexion. His hair
was inky black and as straight as that
Of an Indian. His eyes were widely set
and were mean He always wore
SLOUGH hat and long Prince Albert
coat, and I've heard him wish hun
bred times that he could get out Of the
newspaper business. Well, he's out Of
it now, poor fellow, after hard fight.
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