The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-10-21
HANDY WITH A GUN.
How Dominick O'Malley Once Defied
a Mob.

prictor OF the New Orleans Daily Item,
who was shot in the groin. and who, in
turn. shot c. Harrison Parker. for
merly editor in chief OF the Delta, also
New Orleans newspaper in the side,
is famous for dcXtcrity with pistol.
writes Willie Green. O'Malley knows
no fear He has had much to do with
prize fighters in his day. and they all
had wholesome respect for him. In the
vernacular OF the Texan: 20 Malley
would shoot at the drop OF the hat"
lie has been a principal in more than
one shooting scrapc. and has invariably
come off best in encounters OF that sort
O'A[alley is not quarrelsomc man. On
the contrary. he is Just the opposite
Small OF stature. and ever courteous, he
would not be picked out as a man who
knows no fear. and who can pull the
trigger OF a pistol witt, lightning-like
rapidly.
During the reign OF terror in New
Orleans brought about by the Malta,
and practically terminating in the
shooting OF Chief OF Police Hcnnessey,
OF that city, O'Malley was threatened
with assassination by mob. He was
given until 5 o'clock OF certain day
TO leave New Orleans, failing to do
which he was notified that the mob
would proceed to his home and kill
Kim. OMallcy sent word that it would
be very bad form to disturb his family
in that way He declined the invita-
ton to leave New Orleans, and added
that he would be at certain point on
Camp street at the hour fixed for him
to leave the city-5 o'clock. Hc was
there. but the men who had promised
to kill him failed to put in an apcar-
ancc
During the sensational upheaval in
New Orleans due to O'Maley's attacks
upon the corrupt city government OF
that city, O'Malley's superb confidence,
or nerve. saved him from death. He
had sent several members OF the munc-
ipal government to prison, and in his
attacks upon them spared no one I'M
plicated One afternoon, as O'Malley
was crossing Camp street, bound for his
office, which is just off that thorough
fare, he was suddenly confronted by one
OF the men upon whom he had poured
the walls OF his wrath as a rcformcr In
an instant he was looking down the
shining barrel OF revolver.
Il am rnarmed," said O'Malley, with
out a trcmor in his voice, and folding
his arms across his breast. Shoot if
you wish. You are in no danger OF a
return"
That would have been contrary to the
code, and the shooting was deferred.
1t came later and O'Malley winged
his man.
When the shooting ARRAY with Par
l>er occurred the other day O'Malley
was just leaving the Item office, accom-
panied by "Parson' Davies, the we'll
known promoter Of boxing, or, rather,
former promoter OF the manly art OF
scli-deicnse, for the "Parson" is now
manager OF theater in New Orleans
and out OF the pugilstic business He
could have had no better second
Davies is another OF the men who do
rot finch in the presence OF great dan
ger. Davies has had many brief but
sanguinary encounters with prize fight
crs during his connection with that
business. Possibly the closest call he
ever had was with Jim Hall, when that
fighter, then under the management OF
Davies, attempted to give the "Parson'
his quictus. Davies was too quick for
Hall. however, and the big boxer car
rics the scar OF wound on his neck
that came within an inhnitesinal dis
lance OF ending his carccr-not in the
ring alone, but on earth.
Dominick O'MalIey is a believer in
the efficacy OF the cartoon in making
clear the weaknesses OF an adversary.
During his long battle for the purihca-
ton OF New Orleans municipal affairs
the Item carried cartoons that spoke
volumes and made the subjects vince.
But it was not in the cartoon alone that
O. Mallcy accomplished his ends. After
having exposed dcrclict official he
followed TIP the attack by appearing in
court and testiiying as to what he knew
OF the dcrclictons OF the man on trial.
In that way he was responsible for a
complete revolution in the city in which
his newspaper is published. and Domi-
nick O'Malley is feared by all cvil-doers
i'll that section OF the country. In his
own daily life O'Mallcy is above re-
proach He is a man OF correct habits,
good citizen and assumes all response
billty Tor his acts. 1t is said that the
wound he received from the pistol OF
Parker will not prove fatal though it is
decidedly serious, the bullet having
struck him in the groin. Parker was
also seriously wounded. Boil, men are
determined and brave and the end OF
their trouble may be the death OF one,
or both
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