The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-23
THE COLONEL GIVES THE FACTS
ABOUT A KENTUCKY SHOOTING


Kentucky colonel. TO heah an this talk
goin' the roun's about Dave Colson
III knew Dave CClson. Knew him pMs-
eonalIv Why, ne was one OF the finest
feilahs you eyah laid eyes on, and the
mos mild mannahd man. Time in ana
time out / have sat there al Chamber
inns, at Washington, laughin and talkin'
nnd chinin Dave COlsOn. L neyah saw
nave Coison shoot AZ anybody what hadn't
pegun To shoot at him fust and that's
NON than you can say Of mos Keniuck-
ans
pf the Galligers al Harrodsburg. KY.
when ycu was a little gurl2 Wei. Dave
r0lsOns carcah was sOmethin' like that
mans what did the shootin. All the
rho0tin' he done Mas 10 eed upon him.
II know you haven't forgot that shoot
In Of the Gallgers because / have heahd
you tell about it-how youn was comm
down tho main street Of the town when
The shootin commenced and saw IL all.
'Harrodsburg Is pretty lively town IN
the sho0un' line / know It's customary
for the women and children 10 drop nat
on the ilo when the shOofin' begins there.
and stay there lill they cult. not DARN 10
70 neah q windah.
You know. then. how the whole trouble
Of the Gnlilger shOOthf come about. The
Gaihgcrs got that man up IN "A room, won
ali MS money away from him, then beat
him ovah the haid with hoss pistol.
'The man-l forget his name-Was laid
up two or three weeks from the blows.
INNH. as tttH AF ne lfGANhln-If was "A
lame man az that-he stood up in front OF
his barroom and shot the whole posse OF
them as they come out Of the pOteet
house. across the street. Cleaned out the
whole endurin family
''Yes. you're right there; be did spaah
one The youngest son. i remembah
now, as he come out 10 see what the
shootln was an about and saw his father
and two brothers lyin on the ground. shot
thro' the heart, the lame man he says 10
him. says hc
back in
In and saved his life.
Now. 1 cali that shootin' under strong
provocation. What right had them there
ealligers 20 beat po' lame man oYlh
the head with a hoss pistol? None at all.
1T was the same way with Dave COL
son The same way exactly.
"As ! tuie you befo', Dave colson was
fine. educated cultured man lie was a
college bred man and as meek as lamb
until he got stahted. This was how they
Etahted him.
He was a memban OF the legislature
IN his own state Then he was sent 10
congress lie threw up his position IN
congress % 20 10 Cubah IN the SPANISH
American wah. He was made lieutenant
IN that wah at little post called Annis-
Vow. al tie same time there was a
young man at Admission scrFln' IN the
army as private. think named Scott.
Hc was a nephew Of Bradley. who WAS
This Young fellan thought he would
run rough shod ovah Dave Colson ana ne
couldn't do nothin' with him on account
Of his beln q nephew uf the gov nor oi
Kentucky That was where he was mis-
taken You can't run rough shod ovah
any Kentuckian with afv sort Of spirit ~
him. No. ! didn't say spirits. said
Young Scott made every sort OF
trouble ne could FOR Dave C0lson. There
want mo insubordinate young man AZ
that post then he WAS. Doin. u out o'
puah devilment. just 70 see how mucl
Dave Colsun would stan.
After a while they all got together n
n harroom down there at Admission ane
Scott began 20 insult Dave Colson o bis
was too many for Golson that time. JUS
as the Galiigers was too many Tor th'
man that afterward shot tnen.
These Young fellahs shot Dave IN IN
right ahm. the pistol ahm. aud thel
uaralyxed ID slightly Then they hit hin
"a the temple Eivin' him the blow tnh
finally ended IN his insanity ana suicide
Well Colsou he was laid un ~ abou
three weeks with this blow on his heat
and his bad ahm. Then when he got ul
there was spmpthin' dom
"But by that time ne company hai
broke up and he want lieutenant n
lonEah So he went 20 Frankfort. Ky.
"As 10 happened. young scott wen
there. too, and for The second time NE
met in cafe or pAffnom ~ s%eile % tlilaa ,l.t
There was some hot words and the hxh
As tole you befo'. Dawes arm wa
slightly dlsheRered by that pistol shot o
v0unR scotta down al Annistous but n
dozen Tue bes he could. and that wa u
half bad = fars shoetin goes, even lo
a keutuckian.
ITS about the worst thing that coui
haupen 10 "A kcutuckian 70 have his pistl
ahm paraiyzed. but. as ! say. Colson' 2
done the bca he could undah tho CT
s.ysn scott. he began 70 shoot frsi
a. fars I kin get tue right OF a. the
Coison ne 10 IN. and what he done va
good and plenty. .,,.,
Scott. he was a big giant of fellaf
ike a balm do 70 shoot az. Nst"l y. ?.
feah ~ not hittln him. long YQre slsn
vas good. 50 what does .ie 90 but si4i
40 i porfec rlfanger and hoi hiin out J
front of him. same II he "a pin 2 sniel,
Il suppose u Is what we stla.ise' .,'' .,, ~
eiders. the disintereated puhsousi Wna
80 do worst OF Il tn these tree-iQr-A
Srhts eame's YOU wnea you come COW
the main street q that At.le itls,, y
sg.frst tha vail OF house, 10 kee
nom retiiu' shot 20 death. ~ tnn. tnsi
C.iiirer fight we was taikin about ~
y Blereod wondAh you didn get shpt. Dt
I'm pad YOU didn't, for one.
s,piif 10 resume as / say, Scott graopt
,bfs stranger by the neck ana held hii
un In front % him TO ward on the anes
These strangers stahdln piotht,s-- 80, ~,
" You're right about that
ssxt-aii nave Coison didn't do thln
ttt. shoot pium through the stranger
M. name vas found out at me inquest
be pemaree. / bclieve-nnd INTO t""A As
i'-a .srset ' was a mighty good pistol pas
had that time I've often tried 70 hNu ''
tha make OF It. but couldn't .. =.
ss-rhan Won see perfectly wen tlat ~
ef~anear want no good no lQnsah' tut
shield. lie was dead as q de maui
scott he dropped him and ran
1T was about time. hechuse 5 oiss" ~, ,
done got up his candef sova el1 w ".
a. abNt him a. he ran down thc step
thsn he shot another fellah, st,..ns'
80 alnea I come TO think or IL. IN ~
tsrlx m such n way that IT SOME spetH
providence hadn't had an eye on nir H. ~
4 dropped dead there ana tnen' Do h1 /.
diant Aftah some months ln Z qsP.sN
believe they say ne got welt II WI
Ana ihat want all. lie shot anotha
man in the calf % the leg. ah ~ lil
take-thav was standin round appg
thick as flies IN the summer ui.si; ~, =,
on-and this foilah didn't DO nQthm n'
d-on dead ia his tracks. And " wa Q
the shot either. IL was hetft 'ion'
.An5 what business did q man Wi
heart trouble so bud he couldn slth
UftIc scratch IN the calt @! tne reg.
the neshy paint ina, ,,,.. ssandi
iitn, about in Kentucky barrcon
where a nght was liable 70 occur mo
anx minute of the day or Right
hnncve he disabled or killed fNe
rfv fhat whlri Dave did, but that W.
mi the shoofin' he done ana uint J
for fnNfV