Wild Bill, The Scout

Jack Malono, a frontiersman, furÉishefl the 0tt J.-ouis Olobe-Pernocral with some iniereöiiüg ineidents in tho lifc of "Wild Bill," alias Jas. D. lïwkok, who was killed at Dnadwood City a short time sinco by Jack MoCall, a Bkick Hills desperado. Hickok was a native of IllinoiK, nnd bis mother and sisters jet live near Galena, in that Stato. Hia brother (uamed William) is a wagon boss in New Mexico. According to Malone, Wild Bill rm tho only frontiersman who wonld tako his pistola off and fight a square iigut with any ono who wonted to settle a disptttO ín that way. He was always anxiotls to atoid a quarrel, but, if ho fonnd ho was goiüg to be forced into one, took good care to get tho drop on his enemy, and he was a sure shot He would rather indulge in poker than eat, on one occasion having played in his last arthly possession- a black and tan terrier. Bill was generou'S to a fault (Mr. Malone continued, in his remsrke to the reporter), and althongh he had föund it necessary to kill abont a score of mén in hiö timo, still it is to be regretted tüat he himself ws shot down " without a show;" In 1860 Bill wa driving a buil team ai Ííeehwortii( but af terward took a train to Denver, öol. One of his first fights was with a gang in Dovertown, two miles above Fort Keamey. He and BUI Story killed three men there. He was next heard of at Virginia City, whetfi gfeat rlralry existed between two sets of ïotid agêtate and it was there that Bill made the eneinitffl tfeat orced him into the biggest flght of In llfc. He cíir.e aerees the plains as a Union scout with i'në Peond Colorado in 18G3. While they were fciesnirsped on Walnul creek, neár Marysville, Rtta. , Hickok called on a Mrs.' Walters, having been a gfeat friend of her husband. She begged hJö, fr Öod's sake, to leaye, saying that ten men trom Virginia City had airanged to come afld kill him, " Wel), litüe woman, don't be fïlgbt eued. Get behind the chimney, anc we'll stop 'em," was the scout's reply. íhé gng finally surrrruuded the house, and the íesdeí fehonted, " Is Wild Bill here ?" " Yes, come and get him," waa the answer, and two of the invading party were shot dead as they endeavored t enter, l'he others tarned and ren. Bil stepped to the clOOT, ne m iiana, ana at a distanee of 250 yards aboi and in otantly killed a third one of the party He always cousidered this the beet shot he ever made. Ia 1805, white the deceased was keeping a livery atable at Springfield, Mo., he ftuarreled wilu Joe ïntt orer a card table, !tüd eit day Mr. l'utt was gathered to his fafhers-being shot through the heart iu the public square. Wild Bill never waited to see the effect of his shot, bnt wheeled on Tutt's friends, and asked if any more shootiug was wanted by them. They appearsd to be satisfled. In 18Ö8 Hickok tnrned up as Sheriff of Ellis oounty, Kan., -with headquar ters at Hays City. A fellow uamed Sam Strawliau had followed him from Springfield to aveügo the death of Tutt; but Wild Bill got the drop on. him, and he feil dead, shot through the neck by the man vrho never missod his mark. ïhe next man ■ffhoso turn it was to die at the hands of Wild Bili wtw Bill Mulvey, a notorious rough from St. Joseph, Mo. He was shot back of tho right ear. For this service Sheriff Hickok was tendered a vote of thanks. Wild Bill's uext difficulty was with eight or ten ííoldiers of the Seventh Cavaliy, who invited him into a bar-room at Hays to take a drink. While Rtanding at the bar he was knocked down by one of tho blue coats. The minute he stmck tne iloor his pistol was out, and, unfortuuately, he killed a man who was trying to makc peace, and also another who participated in the attack. Hickok thon fled, and subscqucntly turned np as Marshal of Abilene, Kansas. Here it was that lio killed a brother of McCall, the mau that murdered him. During the last year or two Bill had been playing tho gentleman in Kansas City, St. Louis, and elsewhere, orgauizing Black Hills expeditions, etc.