Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-16
CHEROKEE BILL"
RAPS THE MAYOR
CHALLENGES MAILER TO A
DUEL OF RECORDS
Noted PIalnsman and Friend Of Roose-
Welt Resents Arrest Caused by
the City's Chief Exec
utive

Cherokee Bill (whose real ime is
E. s. Kinkead) noted plainsman, miner
and friend of President Roosevelt, is
out with a none too gentle rap for
Mayor McAleer, who caused the
plainsman's arrest last Wednesday.
Now Cherokee Bill is typical man
of the west, big. broad shouldered, good
natured. but to be bundled off to a
city Jail for an offense. of which he as
serts he was not guilty, has caused his
ire to rise and this in the direction of
Mayor McAleer.
Armed with letters from Theodore
Roosevelt President Goode of the
Lewis and Clark exposition where he
held responsible position, and many
other notables, Cherokee Bill" chal-
lenges the mayor-not to a duel-but
TO a comparison of records. past, pres
ent and future.
Here is what Cherokee BIZ has to
say and he says it in the straight to
the point style of the westerner:
I cannot believe it is through malice
entirely that certain statements have
been made concerning me, but what
ever the reason the truth should pre-
vail. The newspapers have painted
me with all of the DEVILS paint brushes
more and deeper dyes in fact-than
ever thought of using in my widest
escapades.
Il have been set forth as a lawless,
shameless person whose delight has
been in keeping policemen, mayors and
magistrates busy. My life has been
one continual service to my country
and fellowmen on the side of law, Of
Justice, and l hereby challenge publicly
the mayor of Los Angeles or any other
OFFICER, higher or lower than he, to com
pare records with me and see who has
been the more law abiding of the two
or has better served his country and
fellowmen.
Raps Mayor
In fact l can say almost as much as
the mayor can. This is the first time
that l have been placed under the lime
light of accusation. 1 understand that
this arrest by the mayor, which, ah,
me! is favor / should not underesti-
mate, is his maiden effort Now that
he is fairly launched he should not stop
in his great career.
There is no telling what he may ac-
complish He may be able to extermi-
nate the auto fiend by mere glance
OF MS eye, especially if they are as
docile as Cherokee Bill The crimson
trail / am recorded as leaving from
PORTLAND to this city of Angels 60 must
be lost In the tides or deep of the Pa
cific
Il was passenger on the good ship
Roanoke commanded by that most gem
1al Captain Dunbar. l haven't heard
of any bodies washed ashore by the tide
or of any missing when we made land
ing at San Pedro. 1t is true we stop
ped ten hours in San Francisco. NV
wife and | went ashore and visited the
Cliff house, Golden Gate park and
CHINATOWN and strange as it may ap-
pear during our ten hours stay in
Frisco there was no howl from the
mayor and no lives sacrificed.
Any statements concerning our mis-
conduct and misbehaving, either in the
Imperial cafe or on Broadway are alb
solutely and wholly false. There is
another word could be used but [ am
a mild man.
we wish to deny any knowledge of
the woman. Miss Ida Hutchins, further
than that she was in the Imperial cafe
When we went in. Our table was full
and my friend Beals--who by the way
Is another of those bad but harmless
men who fought in the Philippine is
lands, has been a policeman in Kansas
City, in fact has had a career to be
proud of but which doesn't cut much
ice in Los Angeles, especially when the
mayor says he's drunk-he dropped
down at Miss Hutchin's table. She
gave him a hard luck story and wanted
TO go to Venice but hadn't the price,
etc.
Directed by Policeman
"She never sat at the table with nv
wife and me, and my wife never spoke
10 her or any one else in the place. We
We're directed to the Imperial by a DO
liceman within half a block of the
place If we were drunk why could not
ne arrest have been made then? ANY
talk of boisterous conduct on the part
of my Wife, myself or Mr.. Beals is alb
solutely false
Mr. Beals wishes us most emphatic
ally to disabuse any minds in regard to
Miss Hutchins being his wife. She is
py her own account a Los Angeles pro-
Duct and is the only one of this mar
Vicious quartet - who have been the
means of bringing such laurels to the
lnayor-who was at all sensational. II
made no attempt to resist your honor
nole mayor and policeman. ] learned
'ong ago not to try to defeat people
tt their own game. especially when it
is done in the name of justice.
II paid the fine, unwarranted as it
was, 1t seems my chief offense is i'm
oelng who l am. In defending myself
IN thls ! am also defending my noble |
friend and comrade, our good Presi |
dent Theodore Roosevelt. Some state |
Inents that have been made that i'm
giving me positions of trust he has
Iolsted notorious and worthless des- |
perado on the public.
again challenge the mayor to meet
me any time and place and compare
records with me. My life in the past is |
am open book to him and to all. have
reason to be as proud of some of it's |
pages as he has to be mayor of Los An |
geles,"
NO. eX-King Oscar hasn't called on |
King Haakon yet. He isn't a bit |