The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1900-02-13
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Everybody said Lem Hooley would
succeed in life, and the confidence in
him was not misplaced, though the
stated reason for it was not very sat
isfying. He went up to San Francisco
to study law. Bung Town bet on him
because he was such a marvellous pls-
tol shot.
AT bottom no doubt the Bungies be-
lieved in Lem because they liked him
and wanted to hear good things of.
him, substantial basis of a prophecy,
since they might give him business up
on his return if they wanted to. Again,
Lem was shrewd Indeed, he was
tricky, "slick," the town said, laughing
| the while for while sickness was a
| part intolerable to western prejudice
| it was acceptable when the trickster
was aightforward about it. A mer-
ry thief might be good fellow" his
surly pal could go hang.
Lem had great luck. When he came
| back. dressed in city clothes, he got a
case almost before he got down from
| the stage.
"Sumpin's up" said the driver as
| they turned into the main street.
He pointed with his whip to an ex-
cited group of Bungies standing in
| front of the store.
maybe it's shooting, and I'll just
| call it murder and get the chance to de-
| fend it." said Lem, throwing one leg
| off over the end of the rear, ready to
| Jump down.
"HplIo, Lem" SAY. there's Lem
| Hooley" Lem Hooley, s'help mep
"Hello. Lem!'
Thus they greeted him, and he drop
ped among them, both hands out, to be
/ shaken and to shake each hand. He
was glad.
"But what's up?" he asked.
The crowd turned, with a laugh to
Cooley, the sheriff, who had piece of
paper in his hand.
"Cooley's got warrant to serve,
and he's a-skeered to serve it."
"Skeeredl Well, | guess not, not if
there were so greasers stead of 10. I'll
serve it all right"
"Well, why don't you serve it. then|
asked Lem merrily.
Because | can't get a man with the
gizzard to swear in as deputy to help
me-"
"What do you want help for|
There's ten of them over there" He
pointed to a greaser shanty across the
street. "Will you go alongT
whats been done, anyhow
| "Greaser Ike shot Yellow Mike, you
remember, who used to tend bar in the
dance hall, and the MeXicans in the
county is bound to see him out of the
scrape."
81 don't see much in that" said Lem.
"Why don't you go ahead and arrest
your manT'
"Will you go along as deputy? 1t
knives, too, and you'll want all the
good eye You used to have"
'No, won't go along as deputy to
you. but I'll tell you what I'll do. If
the crowd won't string the prisoner up
when take him, I'll go over alone"
"All right. It's CO." they answered.
"Better take my gun," said Cooley,
offering his six shooter.
'I'm all right" said Lem, tapping
his hip.
l There were several offers of com
pany, willing ones, but the young law
t yer rejected them all.
He walked rapidly across the street
leaving the crowd happy and silent, in.
terested and full of admiration. With.
out drawing his gun Lem went
straight up to the door, showed it oper
and stepped in out of sight, and not g
shot was heard nor an oath nor fall
1t was all as silent as before. The
crowd at the store wondered, waited
awhile and wondered out loud. Ought
they not to go over and see what was
up? Maybe a knife fixed him before
he could draw. The Bungies discussed
it carefully. but they believed in Lem
and they decided again and again thai
they'd better "leave him be-" AND
they did.
1t was a wise decision. In two min
utes Lem came out with Ike. The 9th
er MeXicans appeared at the door Of
their shanty and quietly watched Len
deliver to Cooley the accused murder
er, Greaser Ike, who was as meek as
lamb.
That was something new in Bun:
Town. You despise greasers, but no
" exactly as fighters. They will fight al
right enough. but the contempt TO
them is only as pistol shots and as cit
= lZens. 1t is no crime to kill one.
Now. Lem knew this sentiment, ant
when the trial came off. with all tn
county present and about one-tenth O
the white population in the jury box
the young lawyer, who appeared to de
fend Greaser Ike, applied it deftly t
= the case. He showed that Yellow Mix
. was greaser and a mo good" greasel
SO that to shoot him was not murder
Of course, he admitted, 1t was not tn
q custom to lose the chance to get ri
Of two greasers by hanging the on
who survived a fight to the finish. Blu
that custom was not only unjust
g was shortsighted If a white man ha
a ri. i.ght to shoot a Mexican. a MeXica
ought to have the same privilege, Q
the principles on which this great re
- public was founded were uaught. an
the law, which he had learned to re
spect, was a useless sham. Sung Tow
I was Oft the track of travel, but tha
was no reason why it should be bt
hind the times. He had found that
many Of the most prosperous place
he had passed through the law wa
being upheld, 1t was the proper thin
ne now; it WIS all the go. He urged
trial of this policy upon Bung Town.
The case was won. But Lem enjo!
NJ ed the situation, so he went on brief
= to turn up the practical advantages {