The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-09-18
THE POLTOGUING OF
DICK PLUNKETT
Story Of the Bye Who
Set the MuIIagrubS Free

New York, Sept. 1S.-The World .
has Just heard of Col Plunkett's ar
rival in town. 1t says: Col. Dick
Plunkett, who is known in the far
west as a terror to evil doers. and /
who holds the position of deputy
United States marshal OF Oklahoma, I
is in the city. He tips the scale at
1926 pounds. is an athlete. has nerves
like steel and muscle and fists like
prize fighter
yes it is true" said the colonel
when seen yesterday, that I am
handy man with a gun, have caught
more murderers than any other man
living. | have been shot at repeatedly
I have the scars of battle all over
my body, and what is more, | am not
afraid of anything that walks in shoe
leather, no matter how big the shoe
leather may be.
but mind you" continued the col
onel. Il am not what you call here a
tough man. am as peaceful as a
kitten, but they do say that when l
am aroused something is bound to
drop"
Col Plunket says New York is the
only real town.
Now, / don't look like a come on
said the colonel when pressed to tell
something about his experience in
this city, "but the other day | was
walking up Broadway when a man
steps up TO me and actually calls me
by name Now | didn't know that
man at all. but he insisted that / was
Colonel Dick Plunkett from Oklahoma
and of course, could not deny it,
The man seemed to be awfully nice
/ He made quite an impression on me.
We hadn't walked along very far
when my friend me- an acquaintance
and the newcomer asked me to have a
drink OF course, didn't refuse.
Then both chaps proposed 10 sell me
some mining stock, which they said
was the real thing, and in which there
was a barrel of money
Then | knew what the chaps were
up to. told them they were wasting
good time on me, and when I.shook
one of the fellows by the hand and
gave him one of them squeeze me
quicks, he almost tainted"
What about our police?" asked the
reporter.
Come out west if you want to see
real policemen"
Whom do you regard as New
York's foremost citizen?"
Jimmy wakely" was The prompt
reply,
Colonel Plunkett explained his i'll
ness by saying a Columbus avenue
trolley bumped into him
Il dopt mino the suffering he
said, half as much as the loss OF the
beautiful, gold cross which Cardinal
lGibbons presented me, and lost il
during the accident, but hope who
ever found it will send il 10 me- care
of the World II | was out west
would get it back in about five min
utes / am afraid it will take llttle
longer here.
What about racing in the east?'
he was asked.
Grand, simply grand" said th'
colonel I'VE are not in 1t out west
And as for the ,bookmaSers, they are
thoroughbreds. Now, l want to sa,
something about our president
think he is the finest ever We love
him out west because he humble,
himself by shaking hands with th'
lowest Indian. Now, that was 4
grand act on the part Of the president
It made him solid out west, and we al
love him. You know l am a grea
friend of the Indians | can speal
FIVE different Indian languages.
The people are simply grand here
New York is grand. and any man car
walk along Broadway without havinl
to keep his right hand on his gun al
the time. Isn't that something to tall