Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-11-05
WILSON LAUGHS At HURT
AND keeps ON AT WORK
Laceration of Scalp Doesn't
Bother Him at AIESpeak,
ing Program
CBy Associated Press.)


PRINCETON. n. J., Nov. 4.-Governor
Wilson forgot about his lacerated scalp
today and dug into his correspondence.
least by the wound received yesterday
when he was knocked againts the roof
or the closed automobile in which he was
riding.
DIR. ]. NJ. Carnochan. who attended
Grover Cleveland in his declining days
here. called on the governor and looked
at the wound again today.
Its just a scalp wound" said the
physician. land will not prevent him
from attending to his engagements"
The governor planned TO leave this
afternoon for Passaic and Paterson,
where he is to speak tonight. winding
up the campaign. Captain William ].
Mcdonald. the Texas ranger and body
guard of the governor. who also was
slightly hurt in the automobile mishap.
was ready to accompany the governor
or his trip.
When the physician examined Captain
Mcdonald to see If he was injured in
ternaIly, he was astounded at the num-
her of holes in McDonald's body. Cap
tain Bill has been wounded so many
times in his thrilling days Of service
with the Texas rangers that William
Hughes. Democratic candidate for United
States senator from New Jersey, believes
Captain Bill dare not go in swimming.
because he's so fun of lead he'd sink
SILENT BILL" FULL OF HOLES.
Captain Mcdonald. or silent Bill, as
he is hest known. is a great favorite
with Governor Wilson. Edward NJ.
House, Of Houston. Texas. warm friend
of the candidate, obtained the services OF
the captain, who in his day has guarded
Colonel Roosevelt too. He was on the
wolf hunt in Oklahoma with the colonel.
and at the latter's instance worked on
the Brownsville case.
The governor wanted to know early
today how the captain was, for he is
nearly sixty years OF age and the shak-
ing he got in the automobile accident
caused one Of the bullets in his chest to
trouble him.
II never killed a man but what was
shooting at me-" is the captains in
definite way Of answering the question
as to now many men he has killed He
has been guarding Governor Wilson ever
since Colonel Roosevelt was shot in
Milwaukee
"A DEAD SHOT"
Governor Wilson's description Of the
captain is that he's "a dead shot with
either hand" When Captain Bits
marksmanship was being discussed
among the members of the governors
party, the governor was told that shoot
ing from the hip he could hit the eye
OF mosquito at 500 yards rangs."
When the captain was asked If this
were true. ne inquired; (which eyer
and the discussion ended.
Once a photographer kept bothering
the governor. so Captain Bill stepped
up and whispered to him. The photog-
rapher disappeared. Asked later what
he told the camera man, Captain Bill re-
piled: 81 excused him."
The captain is equipped with two six
shooters, which he calls his artillery,
but he always had been skillful with
his fists.
when you nave TO lick fellow big
ger tnan yourself" Captain Bilrs advice
is, mark out your size on him, and If
you hit outside the mark. IL ont
count"
The captain is a man of means and
has a ranch OF his own. with 500 acres
under cultivation at Kewaba. near Fort
Worth Tex