The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-23
TOUGH. BUT DIDN'T LAST long
Western Way Of suppre ssing d Bad
Man from the East.

Western Way Of Supprc ssing q had
Man from the East.
1T is interesting 10 observe" said a
man from Colorado. show small the
tough man from the East is apt to sing
ia the Far West after he has had an ex
perience or two In running up against
the men Of that region. He finds ont
that an alteration is likely 10 bring
him up facing the muzzle of pistol in
the hands Of a man much more ready
TO pull the trigger off-hand than to
waste time in preliminary talk. He
soon learns the lesson Of circumspec-
ton. and. if he survives the process, his
behavior is usually modified 10 fit his
new surroundings.
"A tragic illustration Of the results
that may come from a tenderfoot's at
tempt to masquerade as a bad man
west Of the Mississippi River came un-
der my observation In the winter Of
1SSl'S2 in New Mexico boarded the
southwark d-bound Atchison train at Las
Vegas and soon found that one Of the
passengers was terr0rlzing the others
He had been drinking. and he paraded
the cars, talking loudly and profanely.
trying to pick quarreg with passengers
and frequently fourishing a revolver.
The train hands did not seem inclined
to interfere with him. and among the
people aboard whom he directly insult
ed he did not happen to hit any one VINO
had the sand or the disposition to call
him down.
Toward the members of theatrical
company travelling IN one Of the coach
es he particularly directed his violence
and insults. His conduct with them at
last became unbearable, and when. af-
ter threatening two actors with his re-
yolyer and frightening the women to |
the vergeof Mysteries, he passed onward /
into another car. a hurried council Of |
war was held in the coach he had va
Gated, and every man who had pistol
got il in readiness, with the understand
Ing that If he returned he was to be
shot down at the first aggressive move
ment But that phase Of trouble was
iverted for, as it happened, he remain
I'd in the car ahead until, at dusk, the
rain rolled into Albuquerque.
Here Scott Moore. the proprietor Of
he Armiio House. was at the station
With his haekman awaiting the trains
trivial. He called out the name Of his
house at the door of the car in which ]
vas sitting. and then turning to the
lackman said:
You take care of the passengers in
his car and will 90 on to the next.
'Ihese inoffensive words caught the
ar of the tough man from the East
gho was pushing his way to the car
latform. He drew his pistol and start
d for the nearest man on the station
latform. shouting;
You'll take care Of us. will youl III
how you smart fellows out here that
ou're not able to take care Of mer
He hourished his revolver as he
poke, and Just as his feet sIruck the
eeond step Of the car he fired, the ball
assing over the head of the man on
ne station platform. The sound Of his
istol was instantly followed by two
nick reports, and the tough man fell
'rward upon the platform dead. The
AN at whom he had apparently fired !
ld drawn his revolver and shot him
vice through the heart. :
"A crowd gathered as the train rolled \
l. leaving the tough man lying where =
, had fallen. OF c0urse-I learned in.
dentally afterward- man who h
lied him, gambler of the town, was \
lily exonerated at the inquest, and h
as never Indicted for the killing" 4