Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-03-30
"cHEROKEB BILL" AT FAIR.
Man Whose Life Reads Like Novel
 Will Preserve Order.

VIII PreServe Order
 Portland, Ore, March 3O.--"Cherokee b1ll," Indian fighter, scout, cowboy, cavalryman and personal friend of President Roosevelt, who was given a position as guard at the Lewis and Clark exposition at the request of the president, has reported for duty, and IS now patrolling the grounds looking for infractions of. the law. Cherokee Bill, whose real name appears on the payrolls as Elijah Kinkead, does not find his new position quite as exciting as chasing Indians or Texas bank rob- bers, but then he says things may get q little livelier when the exposition is opened June l. and the Trail, the amusement street of the fair, is in full swing. Cherokee, who is known far and wide for his exploits on horseback and under fire, gained favor with President Roosevelt at the time when as a mem Der of the Rough Riders he charged up San Juan hill. Cherokee Bill gained wide attention at that time by rush. Ing up the hill under hail of bullets well i'll the van of his regiment. He was armed with a Cuban machete, with which he hacked down the famed | Darbed wire instructions. He also carried a rifle which he used now and then, and to just what advantage a number of Spanish gentlemen will be able to offer testimony on resurrection day. when that important occasion ar riyes.
 President Roosevelt has said of Cherokee that he is one of the best shots and most fearless horsemen he mas ever met, which means considera- ble in view of the presidents early ca reer in the west.
 However, Cherokee's chief claim tc fame does not lie in the charge up Sar Juan hill. Long before that he was known all over the western border Among his other exploits was the cap ture of gang of outlaws at Wichita Falls, Texas. Asa Bagby, a noted outlaw, appeared in the thrifty little town of Wichita Falls one day. H, carried leather wallet in one hant and six-shooter in the other. Witt these he entered the principal banl and requested the cashier to elevat, his hands. That individual assentet with alacrity, but at this ill-chosel moment Cherokee Bill loomed il through the front door. Instead O surrendering, the outlaw opened fire Cherokee did the same thing. Whel the cloud of smoke lifted the banl robber was lying down. A hunk O lead from Cherokee's weapon hat punctured his heart.
 But Cherokee was not always thi lucky. For while he was a dead shot there were others in those days, and i was a case of one who had the drop or, as the old western poem goes:
 "Thrice armed is he who has his quar-
 rel just,
 But six times armed is he who get. | his gun out fust.'
 l On one occasion Cherokee got hi, weapon out second and an ugly sea- in his thigh shows the result On an other occasion a Mexican closed in Ol him from behind and nearly severed his head with knife. Doctors said i was impossible for him to recover, ant a cavalry officer under whom Cheroke, l WuS SSI NlIS as SCOuI SelI III HI name among the list of dead. Thu Cherokee's name is now on the list o dead soldiers in the records of the in teriOr department at Washington, fo Kls commanding officer moved on wit the column before Cherokee prove him wrong by recovering. He bear with him a broad scar entirely acros the left side of his neck as souveni of that occasion.
 Some years ago Cherokee surprised the country by marrying a comedy ant dashing young actress in New York who left the stage and went with hin to his Indian Territory ranch. Thi. young woman was Catherine Beach daughter of cavalry major and { prOtege of Senator Clark of Montana It was she who posed for the famou. silver statue which Montana sent tt the worlds fair at Chicago. Ad; Rehan was originally selected as thu model, but the change was made be cause of q protest from the people Oi Montana, who thought young wo man of that state would serve. Mrs Kinkead will follow her hus band to Portland in the course of tht next few days.