Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-02-20

q before further damage was done.
things ran pretty well, but as nigh
came on the crowd grew more bois
ferrous, and by midnight the sheriff
gave up, saying that his six extra mer
were the drunkeneSt and noiSiest O
the lot
During these periods of hilarity, til,
marshal Of the town was often calIeC
upon to make an arrest or queI dis.
turbance, that brought forth display
Of his qualities as to nerve and judg-
Lnent.
One arrest in particular which was
the subject Of much comment in Miles
City on the GOODNESS and judgment OF
the marshal, took place in 1873.
The marshal at that time was Henry
! Norwood. He was known to every
one as Long Haired Hank" He was
given this name from the way he wore
! his hair. It was a dark brown color
and he always wore it long. 1t hung
/ down his back to a point below the
1 top Of his shoulders. He was a tall
man Of commanding appearance and
was known to be possessed Of good
| Judgment and devoid of fear.
In the latter part Of September,
1878, Sandy Lanes bull train had pulled
| into town and the freight unloaded.
The bullwhackerS were beginning to
celebrate. Among the number was a
bullWhacker known as "BiSmark." He
was a burly man, and was known to
be OF a surly, quarrelSome, disposition,
especially when drinking. He was al
way hunting trouble, and was known
to be handy with a X-ShoOter-Which
he was never without.
He had gained the name Of BIS
mark" from the fact that prior to 1878
he, in a drunken frenzy, had wrecked a
saloon in Bismark, Dakota, breaking
bar fixtures and shooting out lights,
as well as wounding three men, one Of
whom was deputy sheriff endeavor-
ing to arrest him.
Ruffian on Warpath
On the night mentioned "Bismark."
who had been drinking more or less
during the day, was becoming veW
drunk and had been in several fights
In various saloons. He was very trouble
some as he went from place to place,
swearing, flourishing his gun, which
he occasionally discharged without con-
Germ as to what angle the muzzle was
pointed. He was loud in his requests as
to the whereabouts of that long-haired
this and that (meaning the marshall,
who was drawing wages as a peace Of
flcer, but who had crawled into q hole.
and had pulled the hole in behind
him. He declared all he wanted was
to set eyes on the long-haired law Of
ticer so he, "BiSmark," could shoot
some of the hair off him and make
him look more like man than q
woman. The marshal's whereabouts
were not known. He had not been seen
since morning, and it began to look
as though someone would have to take |
she law in their own hands and kill |
BiSmark," as there seemed to be moth !
ing to be done to quell the ruffian.
What took place at Kit Hardiman's |
was related by the bartender on shift |
at the time. He said there was quite a |
crowd in Kits, and "Bismark" was |
waving his gun around his head, It was |
full cooked and he had shot several |
holes in the bar mirror, and broken |
many bottles and glasses. He seemed |
10 be crazy, and the only thing SEEM
ingly to be done was for someone to |
kill him before he had killed others.
He kept shouting, Where is your long
haired guardian. All want is to set |
eyes on him and show you coyotes how
he will act when he Is in front of a
man-that's me-" When he was in the
middle of one of his fits I heard the
front door open and saw Hank Worm
wood enter. He didn't have a gun and
The thought flashed through my mind,
Now things sure will pop. When Bis
mark finds that Hank is not armed
he sure will kill him. Someone should
ell Hank how things are going.
Long Hair" on the Scene
Hank closed the door, walked toward
The bar and looked the crowd over
When he came in ''BiSmark" happened
% be well toward the back end of the
and his back was to the
ront. When the crowd saw Hank they
ell away toward the sides of the room
md "BiSmark," turning around saw
Hank close to him and looking straight
It him. Hank said, quietly, 'sBismark,
lear you have been pretty anxious to
zee me most all day, and have kindly
to give me hair cut when
how up sooner, but was in the coun-
ny after man whom persuaded to
,ome to town with me, and whom
hall make you acquainted with Short
y. If you are going to do any hair
cutting begin, as I am in a hurry to
ret some supper" Continuing, the bar
ender said, 81 never saw anything like
t in my life. If ever a man showed
nerve on this earth It was Long
Haired Hank at that time. He stood
here with his hands in his pants
)ockets with not a sign Of a gun on
lin. 'Bismark' appeared to be para
y2ed. He stood there with his gun full
ocked, his mouth wide open, just star
ng at Hank. Hank then walked toward
3ismark' and said, Why don't you
boot? I'll tell you why, you haven't
ot the nerve to raise that six-shooter
nd pull the trigger, and you know it.
live me that gun and be sure you'll
and it to me butt first, and we will be
n our way Hank then stepped closer
D 'Bismark and as true as live Bis
ark reversed his revOIvpr and handed !
ill go up the street, sheriff Turning
} us Hank said, You men stay where
Oh are for a while, I don't want a
'owd following us, as il might cause
'ouble.' and then, 'All right 'Bismark'
e will 60, and they left"
At the Cottage saloon, there was an
lxious crowd waiting TO hear from
It Hardiman's place. Everyone exc