The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-08-11
COL. JACK CHM AT
SARATOGA RACES
Talks Horse and Drinks Mint
Juleps With Friends.
MEETS HIGH-FLYING SPORTS
Looks for Quiet Campaign in Kentucky,
But Says the People Want to Get
Governor Taylor, and They viii Hang
Him Legally.

SARATOGA. Aug. 11--"Col Jack
Chfnn. Of Herrotsburg. KY. sub. - who
got to town in time for the races Satur-
day. will stop here until the finish of
the meeting. The colonel shoots to kill
in Kentucky when he shoots at all, but
outside of Kentucky he talks horse and
drinks mint juleps for the edifcation
of his friends and the ~efreshment Of
himself. Your correspondent found
him on the porch of the Grand Union
and asked him what he thought of the
general situation.
Grand, my son; grand.'' exclaimed
Colonel Jack. with unbounded enthusi-
asm. 'T declare, I've been comm to
Saratoga foh fohty yeas and I nevah did
see anything like this. Why, the place
has Just been twisted all around This
track up heah is gGin to be the grand
est track in the country and the meet
ings are gOin' TO be the blue ribbon
meetings OF the American turf. And,
say. son. I reckon I've seen some right
sharp gambIin in my day, but adj the
play I evan saw befoh is like red rye 70
old Bourbon. Nevah did I see men
gamble like I've seen EN- here. These
Western feIlahs are the lilyloos. Gates
and Drake and some OF their friends
play the bank Eastern Hindoo could run
a quarter"
Decent Folks Can Live and Vote
How about politics in your country,
Colonel"
"A IeetIe quiet now. sub. Ieetle
quiet fob the next yeah's campaign foh
governor.
Going to have a warm campaign"
I don't apprehend 50. sub; I don't
apprehend so. The State Of Kaintucky,
sub. is through with Republican off,
Gals, and that bein' the case, decent
folks can live and vote and have their
votes counted. That's the situation, sub.
and I don't apprehend a very hot cam
paign."
Have you given up the idea Of get
ting Governor Taylor back from Indi-
ana7'
Colonel Jack looked as if he thought
it could be hardly possible that man
in his senses would ask such a ques-
ton He looked at the correspondent
moment and then fairly exploded:
Leave him out in Indiana 10 iye2
The Democratic party Of the State OF
Kaintucky viii get him back to Kahn
lucky legally. and when We get him there
we viii try him legally, convict him
legally. and hang him legally.
viii Hang Him Legally.
You heard what I'm teIlin' you. sub;
we'll hang him legally If we don't get
him from this governor of Indiana. wen
get him from the next The Republican
party viii have to give him 10 Us sooner
OF later, But ! shouldn't wonder but
therc'd BE a big TUmpus in that party
before We get MIN. Get him, tho We
will; and we'll get him legally. Hes
leading the life OF a vagabond. Hes
soliciting insurance and praCticiu' law,
but he hasn't had an easy nights rest
since he caused William Goebel to be
shot down at my side. We got the man
who fired the shot and gave him i'm
prisonr1eut for life We got Caleb Pow
ers and gave him life Wen get TAYLOR
and We'll hang him-hang him, suah-
Never Tasted Red Liquor.
Taylor brought those mcuntaineers TO
Frankfort the toughest men in the
State, who nevah had three kinds Of feed
in their stomachs at one time before,
ard who nevah befo' drank drop of
red whisky. He brought those men TO
Frankfort TO XIII GoebeI and. If neces-
saTy, OF II il hn--ened 10 be handy. 10
kill me too. That's what Taylor did.
and wen hane him fob it, But mind
you We'll do il legally"
Were you pr-tty well armed that
day, COloneI2"
I believe I was. sub. sometimes
carry a firearm in the State Of Kahn
tuck, but nevah outside it, nevah. sub.
But my son. the knowledge Of the proper
use Of firearms in this country is sadly
neglected The art of handling and dis
charging firearms ought 20 be taught
in the public schools like they teach the
a. z, c. Every boy and girl Ought 70
know the art. II is great ana noble
art. sub
II it we're Taught to our boys, our
army would be made up Of men who
would kill when they shoot"
HYDPOSCOpFS FOP AVCTEpc