Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-06-16

who spends most of his time in popu- lar cigar store, says the Memphis Commercial-Appeal. He walks with his right foot turned at almost right angles to his left, owing to load of buckshot which distributed itself about the joint His left arm hangs useless at his side. The bone was shattered by rifle ball. His body is scanned with scars representing hot lead and cold steel. Just how many there are the bearer of them will not tell, for he cannot be induced to talk of the past. When he laid aside the cards and the faro box, the Winchester and six shooter, he also tried to forget the events connected with them. At present he is a mild an peaceable citi- zen, living upon the fruits of his labor in the days when he dared not put his head out of doors without having several scouts in advance to see that no enemy lurked in ambush.
 The quiet little man is Frank Flynn, at one time absolute monarch of the gamblers in the town where gambling is run probably at greater pressure and more openly than any other place in Aemrica. Seated at his table in what is now the well-known Arlington Hall saloon, he sent out agents and collected tribute from every owner of game in the city. Soon after Flynn's assumption of the gambling throne one man refused to pay his toll The next day he was buried and Flynn for some time afterwards conducted his business. After that no one denied al legiance to the king. He maintained his supremacy until the spring of 1884. when there was fought the battle for the gambling privileges of Hot Springs, Ark, campaign of outlawry which for displays of absolute disre- gard of constituted authority, personal bravery and dogged determination, is without parallel.
 At that time there were ten eambl. ing houses in Hot Springs, all under the control of Frank Flynn. who had his brother Billy as partner. Flynn had been eXacting from all who do. sired to run game so large a percent age of the winnings that, with more games running, there would have been no profit for anyone but himself. linn Ldhe' than whom, at that time, no man Tn sporting circles was better known was dependent of Flynn's and be- came tired of giving away the larger part or hls winnings. Therefore. he determined, if possible, to end that state of affairs and wrest forever from Flynn the monoply of gambling in the pest known health resort of America lie wrote to Thomas Doran, who was then running house at New Orleans 10 visit the springs and look the ground over with the view to openine and independent house, promising him all the aid possible. For this purnose ne quietly organized band of gambl
 $ al rule. All of them were game mer and fighting for what they calaf fhelr rights to do business withou, the interference from any man. Dorar came at once in response to the letter looked the town over and said:
 Yes, l will open the game and sa, nothing to Mir. Flynn about it.
 Where the Parlor drug store now stands there was then located the Ow saloon. This liquid disturbanct palace was housed in two-stor, frame structure. The upper floor hae at one time been used for a gamblins house. Under the regime establishe, by Flynn it had been closed up. Thi, room Doran secured for his new in dependent enterprise
 Flynn and Doran did not meet untf the latter had been in business al most two weeks One day they me on the main street. Flynn did not SC. his rival until:
 Why, hello Frank said Doran. q the same time drawing a heavy reVolv CT from his belt and opening irp.
 Flynn wore | steel broastpIato which stopped six bullets iron Doran's smoke wagon in the next si. seconds The fussilade. toe ther wiu the jar of the bullets striking hi shield. so dazed the tribnte-demandin, gambler that he did not draw weapon, but stood still to be shot at Seeing that he was not making a sat isfactory impression, Doraa replace, his now empty weapon in it's 6olste and drew anotfer fha third haf1c from which knocked Flynn dova Thinline that he had af fast solve the pfel1lem If aama.a@ te hi= atis faction, H09aa oaelg reloaded H. weapons and stroAod awav.
 But Daran had 2bGt 100 sfraf.vIi