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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-15
A Fight for His Life.

The veteran of the ten captains is
Capt Boyle. who yields the big stick at
the third precinct. The coming February
will mark the passing of thirty-tive years
since Capt. Boyle first donncd the uni
form of the metropolitan police, he hay
ing joined the force in that month in the
year 1874.
Capt Boyle's long service has been
full of all sorts of exciting incidents. So
many times has his life been in serious
peril that he has great difficulty remem-
bering the little details of these cncoun-
tiers. But there is one to which this
statement does not apply. 1t has to do
with the events of a night when. in pre-
venting wife murder, he came just
about as close to making the trip over
the big divide as it is ever allowed Il
man to go and live TO tell about it. This
happened more than quarter of d cen
fury ago--in 1S75-but. in Capt Boyle 5
mind. the most minute details of the oc-
currence stand out with much promi-
hence though 1t had happened only
yesterday.
1T was during the month of Decem-
Der and | had not been on the force q
year when this. my closest approach to
death, occurred" said Capt. Boyle "One
evening as | was walking my beat near
the corner of Sd and b streets north
west ! was startled TO hear d woman
screaming Murder Murder every tone
of her voice indicating the utmost terror
Locating the cries coming from the
first house on r street east of Sd, I ran
up the steps and broke open the front
door. The cries seemed to proceed from
a room on the second floor. / broke all
records running up those stairs. ArriV-
ing at the top. | found the screams
which were increasing in terror to be
issuing from Il front room.
The door leading to this room was
locked, and no one paid any attention
TO my demands that it be opened 1t
was not a very stout one. however and
throwing my weight against it a couple
Of times | burst it open. When the door
gave way the impetus of my attack sent
me into the center of the room. Immc-
diately / saw that the poor terrified
woman whose screams had drawn me to
the place had not underestimate her
peril.
She was in the grasp of her husband
a large man. who was clutching her
throat with one hand and fiourishng "A
huge revolver in the other. | jumped
across the room and grappled with him.
intending to grab his weapon. but be-
fore L could do this he wheeled about
and had me covered. There l was less
than Il yard away from the gun, the muZ-
gle of which yawned apparently as large
the mouth of the Mammoth cave The
distorted face of the bloodthirsty ma
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MAC welding it did not afford any
grounds for believing that he would
weaken in his evident determination to
shoot
Since he had me covered, there was only
one thing to do. 1 realized that must close
in on him and prevent him from using
his revolver with any accuracy. This |
attempted. but he too quick for me.
AS | Sprang at him he pushed his re-
VolVer into my face. and pulled the trig
ger. The gun was so close that | was
almost blinded by the powder, but | man
aged to seize his arm and prevent any
more bullets from taking effect. BY
twisting his arm | made him drop his
gun. After that l quickly subdueed him.
My face was bleeding profusely.
was almost deafened by the report so
near my ear, and | was not quite sure
whether or not ! had been mortaliy
wounded. | was determined, however,
that the man who had shot me should
not get away. BY main strength | got
him out of the house and started down
the street. With my man struggling all
the way, | dragged him for more than d
block and half Then. fortunately,
met another policeman who took charge
of him while | went to a physician and
had my wound dressed.
Thanks to the care that the physician
took i'll extracting the bullet. only very
small scars We're left'-and the captain
pointed to two tiny marks on his nose
and cheek. The bullet entered the left
side of my nose he explained, and
instead OF penetrating to the brain,
glanced off the cheekbone and was ex-
tracted from the right cheek.
The man, whom / had prevented from
Staying his wife and who had shot me
all up instead. was arraigned in the police
court. but since. at that time, there was
no statute providing for severe punish
ment for assault with dangerous weap-
on. he was fined only 500 and was re-
leased
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run. doctor ran to me and threw me
back in bed before l had half started to
rise. | tried to question him. but he
left me after threatening to tie me up If
| didn't keep quiet.
nowhere could | look that ] did not
see this long. seemingly endless line of
dead mntilated bodies beginning at the
other side of the doorway just opposite
me. Fascinated. / counted them: One
wo-three-four-and SO OH IN to sixteen
then darkness. The end was always the
same. Sixteen bodies and then a stygian
darkness that no eye could penetrate. /
could not gather the dimensions of the
hall-like room. Save for the two shad-
owy lights over the faces of the dead
there was no illumination.
Trembling in every limb. shaking as
one does with the ague, tried to reason
with myself. / told myself that this was
simply an hallucination that was soon TO
pass away. I shut my eyes and CON
WINGED myself that 1 had not really seen
the bodies: that it was all an unpleasant
dream from which I was just waking.
Il looked up again. This time l uttered
a shrek of anguish and tainted The bod
les We're still there. The pickering lights,
the endless gloom. the horrible. unreal.
cut bodies that had appalled, me before
were still there. And the first was Reds
O'Shea. the gaping wound in his head
still showing.
las 1 tainted a doctor ran to me and
asked the reason of my hySteria He
told ME afterWard that he had never
heard the fright in any mans voice that
there was in mine as / clutched him
by the arm and asked what he saw in
the hallway opposite me-
oh. that's nothing said he; Just a
few or our Tnen who were killed two days
ago in a sl,irmish with the Indians Poor
fellowsfi we have to keep them right here
in the hospital until We contrve to bury
Them
How long have | been hereo
gasped.
on. about TWO weeks he replied,
calmly.
Like a breath of fresh air in
sitting hole. his words revived me. And
then came sleep that revived my strick-
en- nerves and vitality.
Next day | learned that the entire
squad that had volunteered TO escort
the telegraph linesmen had been waylaid
several miles outside of the camp and
slain by the Indians. Every man in the
escort had been surprised and cut down
or shot before he could move a hand.
Hearing distant noises. a etachment OF
cavalry in the vicinity rode down upon
the Indians and fierce fight ensued in
which sixteen of the soldiers were killed.
Yes concluded the captain, 1T was
lucky that | didn't go with that squad.
If ] had L certainly would never have
lived to tell about my experiences. Ny
hair? Oh, YES. | was nineteen Years
old when | spent that night of horror
in the post hospital and my hair
dark black. Next morning | didn't know
myself in the mirror. Every hair in my
head had turned gray during the night
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Byrnes Guarded Guiteau.

In the sixth precinct is Il WIite-halred
man who looks more like pastor than Il
policeman. This is Capt Byrnes, a man
who has seen remarkab bic service in his
day and who has handled some OF the
toughest districts in the city.
My greatest adventure" said Capt.
Brynes. Why, l don't know. Nothing
in particular has happened to me-
The interviewer naturally expressed his
surprise.
MY greatest adventure continued the
captain, thoughtfully. his voice the while
tinged with a rich melancholy. was while
! was guarding Guiteau. o." rather began
with the shooting of President Garfield
and ended with the hanging of Guteau
Il was a young man then. 1t was quite
a while ago Guiteau. as l remember
him. was fanatic. taciturn in the eX
treme and with Il vicious look III his evil
eye.
Il was at the corner Of 9Th and &
streets one forenoon when [ heard re-
Volver Shot. Romping down the street,
saw crowd running in the direction of
the Pennsylvania station. L pushed my
way in and ran to the lobby, over which
a thin blue haze of smOk" hung.
THE President was being picked up as
| arrived there and Guiteau was standing
under arrest He had a wonderful nerve
that man Guiteau The crowd Swarmed
around him and cursed and spat at him.
We're folded and he almost smiled at the
people as they clamored around him To
the newspaper men he was polite. but he
refused to speak beyond recognizing them.
He would neither affirm nor deny. He
could not be induced to tell his motive for
the dastardly shooting. He just stood
there. arms folded and head erect. await
ing whatever might come. | grabbed him
by the right arm, and as | did so he
turned to me and said. in voice filed
with sarcasm: Captain. there's no need
of this ferocity: | couldn't break through
that crowd if | tried
He was taken TO the Jail that night
and | was detailed to guard him. ] slept
in his cell the first night and constantly
watched him during the days of his trial.
When he was brought to the Criminal
Court | sat outside of the dock and there
could watch the play of his features.
1T has always been my opinion that he
was insane although, at times, he would
talk nationally. At nights, when he was
locked in his cell and I was standing out
side. lie would come to the gateway and
look out. and. oh, what an expression of
yearning there was on his face. He
seemed always to be looking for some
thing he could not see.
Toward the end Of his trial lie bright
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y meeting Capt.
Elliott of the tenth
precinct one instinc-
lively aSS,9 e i a t @ $
him with things eX-
traordinary. 1t ! s
not so much his
mental qua | t = $
that cause you To
a Ssociate him With
unusual happenings
as his physical ap-
pea r a II G e. He is
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ARTA1ntfENw1 cHnElpER
It'll PkEGIHcT

ground and beaten with the stocks of the
guns. Revolvers were drawn and the
wonder is that no one was killed. The
fight waged up and down the block. the
policemen trying to struggle into forma-
ton and hold their prisoners, and the
soldiers attacking them on all sides like
wolves.
II held my man and succeeded in pre-
venting his escape. once sharp pam
like the soaring of a hot iron darted
through my right arm. Afterward | saw
that | had been jabbed with bayonet
The fight was as savage as hand-to-
hand struggle in war.
After a time the men around me seem
ed To be breaking away. There was a
cleared space leading toward the station
house. and following this ! led my man
forward. Ahead OF me were the two
men who had cleared the way. Nhlle
the fight was at its height two mounted
policemen had arrived and by driving
their horses into the struggling mob hau
succeeded in clearing Il way
Many Of the soldiers were badly bat
tered up by the clubs Of the ponce, ana
the police reserves looked as though they
had walked into something unexpected
and had then forgotten to leave. They
were about as badly mauled as any crowd
of policemen I ever saw. They We're cut
and hammered and their uniforms We're
ripped as only q policeman'S uniform can
rim when he has been rolled violently in
the street for three-qUarterS OF an hour.
McCruder was not seriously hurt. | after
ward learned.
-Four battered and repentant soldiers
were our legitimate prey We couldn 1
arrest any more. BY the time We had
the quartet under lock and key the re-
mainder of the company had dispersed.
Marks? Yes, l was marked all right.
all right.
AT this point the speaker drew his blue
sleeve up showing a muscular forearm
!, i.i1 l.1... ON IlcTitr 4
1t took that three weeks to get right.
said the captain, and prevented me from
reporting for two days. The whole affair,
happening as il did in quiet city like
Washington. has always impressed me as
one of the most unusual occurrences IN
which have ever taken u band.
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moment. for the next thing that | remem-
Der is being treated by a physician who.
my friends afterward told me, happened
To be passing the house at that time
On my face he poured some bitter mix
ture which only served to increase my
pain. Then | was lifted into the patrol
wagon. which carried me to Il drug store
and finally to the Emergency Hospital
"A week had passed before | learned
that | had received the fun contents OF
can of I've, thrown by the proprietress OF
the place Why il did not put out my
eyes is question that I have often
asked myself. | suppose that | must have
closed them inStinctively while the Cod
dess of Chance steered the burning Jumps
in different direction. At any rate, |
quite sure that during the ensuing
three weeks in the hospital | suffered far
worse agonics than are ever inflicted on
the average man. \ portion of the lye
had lodged in my ear and had eaten away
that part which you now see is missing.
Other Jumps struck me all about the face.
burning me so terribly about the mouth
and chin that for long time ! could eat
nothing but milk and ice cream, and both
these through a tube. The greater por-
ton, however, landed about my chest and
shoulders. burned through my thick uni
form coat and left horrible sores which
took months to heal
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1908-02-05

The administration and those who sup
in AN assault on property. but are siren
p no pi gass Oh ad prSdpersy
countenance attacks upon law-abiding
property. or do aught but condemn those
because of their riches. On the contrary
orr whole effort is to insist upon con-
duct and neither wealth nor property nor
ANY other class, distinction. as being the
proper standard by which to judge the
actions OF men. For The honest man OF
great wealth we have Il hearty regard.
just as we have hearty regard for the
honest politician and honest newspaper.
But part OF the movement to uphold hon
astN must be movement to frown on
dishonesty. We attack only the corrupt
politician the most efficient instrument of
corruption and in the purchased newspa-
per the most efficient defender of cor
ruption. Our main quarrel is not with
these agents and representatives of the
interests. They derive their chief power
from the great sinister Offenders Who
stand behind them They are but pup
pets who move as the strings are pulled.
Ii is not the puppets. but the strong cum
ming men and the mighty forces working
sor evil behind and through the puppets,
control law-Cefyins wealth: in the first
place tn preNcnt its doing dire evil to
he republic, and in the next place to
avoid the vindictve and dreadful radi-
,alism which, if left uncontrolled. it is
certain in the end to arouse. Sweeping
attacks upon all property. upon all men
If means. without regard To whether they
10 We'll or i'll. would sound the DEATH
Hnel Of the republic: and such attacks
become Inevitable if decent citizens per-
init those rich men whose lives are cor
rupt and evil to donincer in swollen
pride. unchecked and unhinqered. over
the dcstincs of this country. We act in
no vindictive spirit. and we are no re-
specters pf persons. If a labor union
does wrong. we oppose ii as firmly as
we oppose corporation which does
the rights of the man of wealth and for
the rights of the waseworlet. We seek
to protect the property of every man who
acts honestly. of every corporation that
represents wealth honestly accumulated
and honestly used. We seek to stop
wronsdon9. and we desire to punish the
wrong doers only far is necessary
to achieve this end
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1908-05-23

Tulane University.
Every effort will be made to
drive the lobby from Baton
Rouge.
Heads of institutions should
stay at their posts OF duty and
not come to Baton Rouge to in
fuence appropriations.
Dual office holding OF every
character is wrong in principle
and should be prohibited.
Corporations should be made
to bear their just proportion OF
taxation.
All surplus revenues should
be applied to. the retirement OF
the state debt.
If all the legitimate demands
are to be met, further reduction
of the state tax rate cannot be
made at this time.
The present administration
will initiate Legislation for thu
refunding of the state debt at {
lower rate of interest.
The Governor should not Dor
row money without express au
thority of law. In emergencle
the State Board of Liquidation
should be convened.
A recommendation will b
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1908-05-23
HON. JARED Y. SANDERS
lNAUGURATED GOVERNOR.

The inaugural ceremonies were
more elaborate than for any pre-
Vious governor of Louisiana when
Jared Y. Sanders was elevated
to that Office on Monday. The
oath was made shortly after the
hour of noon and the cannon an
nounced it in booms to the towns
people. There were a great
many witnesses as the city was
thronged with visitors, and taxed
the resources of the capital con-
siderably.
Both Houses convened at 1870
o'clock. After a few minutes
session during which Represent
alive N. S. DOugherty, of East
Baton Rouge, was sworn in from
that parish, the House adjourned
to join the Senate in the inaugu,
raj ceremonies. In the Senate
the programme was more ex.
tended, as Lieutenant Governor
|LambremOnt was sworn in, and
he then delivered a forcefut ad
dress, in which he appealed fol
harmony in Democratic ranks
and for the upbuilding of the
State. Then the Senate adjourn
ed and marched in a body to thu
large platform erected in tin
Capitol yard under the famous
old magnolia, where other Louisi
ana Governors have been inaugu
rated in years gone by.
| Colonel r. Sambola Jones wa
master of ceremonies and at 1913
called the vast audience to orde
and announced that Archbishop
Blenk, of New Orleans, woul
deliver the invocation.
Chief Justice Breaux then az
ministered the oath of Office, tn
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1908-05-23
CAPRICES OF WEATHER
RESULT IN A CYCLONE.

than Poloma, between which
and Port Hudson q distance OF
five miles, there were seven
washouts.
None of these proved serious
enough however to retard the
trains on this road longer than
Monday.
The Y. & M. V. Branch was
more fortunate and there was
no stoppage of trains on this
road, through some fallen trees
gave work to the road gang.
The rain falling so continuous
ly has injured the crops. Ear
ly corn has been blown flat by
the winds, whole fields OF the
corn being laid low. The young
cotton has felt the cold, as the
temperature has been low and
consequently very chilly.
The condition of the streams
has not been without effect on
the Father of Waters. Showing
a disposition to fall, the rains
started new rise. At Bayou
Sara the river rose 1 inches
Saturday night.
The winds and rumors OF
winds. all over the country, and
which have proven so destrnc-
tive, have more or less unnerved
the people and made them very
apprehensive at the appearance
of a cloud or the hint OF a
wind. From this cause much
, suffering has resulted, and Is
, perhaps one of the most unfor'
, tnnate experiences Of the pres
ent, almost unprecedented sea
> son of storm. This is of course
! barring the immense loss OF
,, life and property elsewhere.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1908-05-23
Measures Advocated by Gov. Sanders.

In brief, the measures recon-
mended by Gov. Sanders in his
inaugural address are:
A higher license for the State
and a minimum of $500 for par
ishes and municipalities. He
opposes the combination of gro
cery and saloon. Licenses should
not be issued to women, or Wo
men and girls allowed to serve
in barrooms. Whites and ne
groes should not be allowed to
drink in the same building Sa,
loons-keepers should take oath
and give bond. Brewers OF
Whiskey manufacturers should
not be interested in barrooms
Municipal authorities should
have the right to exclude the sale
of liquor from certain districts
He prefers local option and at
tempt at regulation before State
wide prohibition.
He will urge legislation prohi
biting and penalizing gambling
on race tracks.
Pledge is given that prope
steps will be taken to restor
1.-The Baronne street property t
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1908-05-23

The spell Of bad weather
which set in on Thursday of last
week, giving the inhabitants OF
this entire section of country
an almost continuous downpour
of rain for AZ hours, and which
even yet is hard indeed to be
dissipated it would seem, reach
ed it's highest point on SATURDAY.
about 1890 when a cyclone pass
ed over two miles below town.
The first known of it in town
was when the afternoon train
came in and travellers reported
that they saw the evidence of a
tornado with a track of half a
mile in width outlined by up
rooted and fallen trees. The
path of the tempest was
through the Ball, Riddle, Nc
Queen and Matthews plantations
| A number of negro cabins were
demolished but there was ne
loss of life. Much injury was
done to the beautiful avenue O
oaks at Troy plantation.
The continuous rains hat
swollen the streams and mad
the roads bad, the winds hac
blown the wires down so tina
communication was eXceedlngl,
difficult, and considerable sus
Dense and dread of mind Wa
felt until news came in from tn
country to the effect that thef
} was no loss Of life.
A number of washouts on tn
line of the Louisiana Railwa
t and Navigation Company and tn
c south bound train On Saturda
afternoon could get no farthe
= than Bayou Sara, and the mort
bound train next day no hlghe
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1908-05-23

great audience still standing with
heads barred.
Governor Blanchard was the
first to grasp the hand of the
new Governor and congratulate
him. The two sat side by side
during the ceremony.
Governor Sanders then deliv-
cred his inaugural address.
After a brief informal recep
ton on the platform the parade
was then formed and moved up
Lafayette Street and over the
course designated, with the re-
view at the City Hall. The pro
cession was composed of a pla
toon of police, bands Of music,
three hundred cadets acting as
special escort to the governor,
State officials and many other
distinguished men. The Daugh-
tiers of the Confederacy were
represented by a cavalry com
pany of young ladies in white
and red. The local u. G. Y.
camp marched in the parade and
there were several companies of
the state militia, including Go. A
of st. Francisville under Capt.
G. G.. Howell and Lieuts Chas
Percy and II. J. Weaver. The
Naval Reserve and the ChoctaW
Club were also represented
That completed the monday in
auguration ceremonies.
A heavy downpour of rain at !
o'clock interfered with some o.
the programme, but all the es
sential features were carried out
and at night the stars came GU
and, admitted of the pyrotechni'
display on the University cam
pus, the Governors reception a
the pavilion and the dance follow
. ing as originally planned.