The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-10-23
TWO GUNS BEAT
1 HOONERS HAND
Close Call Of i Gambler Caught
Cheating on the MississipPi
in the Old Days.


sad Dai"a Mix The veteran bartender on
ne Miss ~-ipp, River racket city ~
Na'ch"r but here shp' was a heap mo
aldu-~S ,IW 'T-r- o. there - now. fur =
fEs river boats - o. uv-gI.s-d
". en- 'ray-l IN. river now I'm one
vera end . another IN .u'-n s~ein no
w. disturbance. nor W would ', . sun
~ L.ul l.,ur.. but W. couldn't DO
- then Recon w.. don't So - mauv
,.1 m.,t "a rl,. bats - y IA liu't Lu such
u.'ae- r'tvol s- there W1- then
-\.w HI'.' H-stvru what plaviu
i,k.r ll'IvS lad. 'u'ruublr - II lon Z.
bat there 49, mostly al ava T. fss-,pnalS
90 the gaur. them times an when 'her.-
% 90 f-->,puaI iIiv.r' 'h-r,..s Sl'avS 'lbl..
{ l.. 'r.uhl- 'IsIu' - much -,
r'w. hu' lint WIS q 80" rr.'. - g by
'h.r lava
~ q p'f--,..ral vs. LII rn.u ey"-y
time - f..r -.rri - me -.-..,u N. ugaii'y
rl.v With "ru much thew inu. bu'
g.''lr,-,i like 't-y WIS l,.kIr' To- 'Nrits-
it "it son hey got lbp'! % boat IN
ir1w r"h"r ~h' waH N'i'in them iavS
one thing. there want no limit RAJ"
r.' lH-' a't.-r ~. wah 4 man 90 nnfI
-n " g. D r.... u.' N" 49, .Hn'"
H" rp-. auv gm..Ir' 1870 rrt' .'v
'.'u" Ir .H" game A. p 'u"'..u'- 100. ..
be- most spr~n' boost wr". 'r"-,
va'u'' nobody lppkiu T.. ~ Thn' mad"
,'lt"'n"ut r. one thing
Then there Wa a hear mo- '....', ,Hu
~ a kulf- then. dn"s Nv 1. 't.-.
want no '-lhn wh-n then. q o.. uu.
drawed RuI. then vas =, ara- r--.
=.
sional- was al'av- pared 80 Gzu'
that hem part d" their hu-.r
80 a p'f-ssipnal sort , rad o.. %. n
bad man he couldn't l.. in rr. 'H....--
~ other way thou'au n" r-ra.r... r
h"ru' kll.d first tune 'h-r- va- az, as
pIts but 81 all the had ans over
knowed ] reckon Bill Hoover was o. Ch
about the wust n hs ever done god
thing nobody never know-d uuthin
about il but he werp a smooth spuk. man
al had =omapin' o. the mauu-r~ 90. she
quality - h. -et in frequent with them
Z wouldn't "a played with him II they 4
hnow-d mo about him
i seen him do a heap - things al the
cyard tshl. what made me " IN somebody
IN The game q catch hun az u e. Their.
wouldn't a been much dnrlb. about h,m
Lem killed 4 'he man . caught him was
a. quick with a gun - Hoover wa Lu'
! never S..en HIM caught bu' Ouc..t ar
then well | muugh' A. well 'rll about
that
-Sh,' DID T-.ar - h. some cur pus
I be want caught 20 / van 10. ~ 50
N" seen las jrrKs. bat ,-.sr.d h,.
'l"m = wa- pllyn CpIIdn p 49,. ru'utu
az . ,r - them 2 wan . -. gam"
rplIiu . -ay up'hu .INau.r .af.. T..
nothing an iva ''rlgu"t'sf1 auu'h"r
BIZ mis- time I UI- -r.Ht.u tbuu,
-'p d.i ''Ink Hoover ru" q .prr..
There Wa q urc gam" On 90 'ua loon
%. 10 old rsYIa N.ll- lI' Their. o boon
i've men playu I'm Dat" In - .y.uiY.
Till nigh breakfas, tim"
20 On en- was plan'e-- on the way
down 20 New Orleans an Hoover wl- the
ff'h. ] reckon 'her" wi.u pfe--lunal
on the uver wha' wouldu.' e give an h..
mad on earth a. C+larr.. uE. that an.
Hoover tho dIi mas" %" nu-' - ~
dunno how much be- siu. bu' there Wa
hires. ,u ON drupu.-i og' long -,.I-
w0ruu They done lD-- all they f"I'
I.s
T'o'u~- plan'e- ~ name Na- Rocn-
fort D." E"U Du rlaylu N.,.'lar .'Va-
10. 'I.u'f lo-" 90 heI ~ a. ~. others .-
= p
.' don" 's-s' 30 alU Ir ',IlIu tfI' 'Na-
-d-v 20 -"- " % ~ J." want Liable fs. 20
T.f' long b." ".l -ffv 100 ''. gam.
H. eve ~ al term. an %. va that
vn.'eI what iT- fIg" vs. 't.. nu.8r II .
..II.-'.' with 'wu r.-i -p.'. ia ..- nN...,-
hos" q Young ElI ~" rl1v.-i - -r"ldy
90 70 '.D"r. ''.tRh an when D." boot. D.,
.lp'. vNIlr WJ- rru-' OIL. 'n- 'rrr.. b.. r.t.r
turned raIr ON y dug into n.- ru,.,.. o.
uoUk .u'-' 90 q Will" 7u. fetched p..f M
other - tssI huI
~" wr- spot ,ll uRh' an "a 49,.
.'ar auouEu VIA HI- iu-ri- 4 'f Hk.i
Co. t...' s'u % amt U.i' hoy ku0N,-! fn1
....'. % Iui"ri"r" \ man had r light -
%. % 'h" devil h.. own WIy them DAYS
and i'"r" Wouliu' upboi' das' ~ %
word n % VI- = gam" OBJ gus.-
reckon ru.bu" iva .l.f non" -.ur.-iu'
NaN thorn Z va Ullviu. with Hoover
want hahi" 10 70 catch him .i"4tlr
'p u" -up 49, pu" u. the -lICks-t yiaycr-
- .v"- travelled th. river ~. didrI.' d.ll
Z ~ tH., bottom u. 'n. deck frequent f,.t.
! over -'"r. IN b." was ~" first one | over
-,...u d'il second That va "a new frlcE
then al ~" h'..r 4 Tell ruw Hoover wa
a." 'r-r o i,autI~''i ~. bgi dunno II
that 'rl-
-TE"rc'- on" thing tnI'abI" -hu.. though
~" showed N" hacks ~ some - the rva -.
well y" did the face. on .fu % ter he'd
ue'n IlavIu with tE" deck f. % spell. an
iva NJ uOWaT- hard -. auvbodV =
showed the trick 20 -" the MARKS
I seen "m myself mo u DrcDt that
night uut | Couldn't say uoihln' Nv
bl-Ire-- was 20 fetch EN- drinks vhar.
fl"v called g. ON That want fro
uu"rt. an. Hoover L"y"T. took mo. u ,
faptifIl o. Li-n when ~ com" nor R.rt.
fort iidu drink enough t. hurt him none
Ifui TO-" Il call e.. . round pCcI-I.usI
q r'u" - hand - u"n Hoover was delir.
"a hat made Dprsid lnl. ~ 3D. play Ru,f.
fort had pu' gp ht- 81 anti" an when
Hoover cam. ~. lIN" b." dom. prDrulf
Rpohfprt /. I-t"d = s. Then Hoover rrs,i,.
~ s. mo. an Ro"hfurt boosted him sll
Pea r.d ike thar Wa ~. way they mostly
B 81 Vu-u thew was f'-alIu - each Dtb.r
Iu hy CO." 'IuI" u cam" 10 . SO rat-.. iI.-..
wr- g-p.y Uili an ter ~. Irasy
Z .'r'' 4 be- mo-. play
B'u TINS 'irr" Feared uA" 'h-y va
luth -p'n" strong. TO Hoover fuadr b.
=" mo. az R.ohtuTt went bar. ~ I,i,
80 harder. 49, ! seem Eochf0rf wa E,,a.g
~ i.Iri" n. 60 everyday hI-...lf un mat'..r
'I.i n" had. short ID. g. ap"- an .wa.p.,
.tS'iy = u"'d hiy" 'h"rn On How
.i.al
EI' wi"u Hoover mad" ~ slpr mo.
Ih" u" don" % .I"r o. fnrdls. 100 .ildy ,
-I"iI. l3D'htHr' ~" klId 81. is-i'at.I an
hen called Feared tLa BE-. r,.,,.,...t