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Show .CESPERADOWHO DID SOME SM0OT-MJ SM0OT-MJ AND WAS SHOT AT. J T.rrlbl. Ilror.l M..I 'L.J. M.r.U.1 I.. Order l Il.lr II.. ,.le ll.a - Uo.rr Idr.t, but Atoolulelx 'i"1"'- n, molt liotnUo Knulljliman Oie 2, T cinic to Terns M Hon Thompson. Sis rrhM there nt so early mi hr 3 hwm o tIiorou,;lily wcstornlii Sntfeof llfotlistToxnin claim lilio r,hclr own. I Imitfne, however, ho "mm retalnot aomo of tlio traditions Sllillrllillnce.n there. Hloryol u,laJiW-ill. hU lnteilTto talkto rtEh'll'h nohlcmnii licn Tliomion Iiihtlme vni tlio moit fcaro.1 ami JL, kcon mill In nil Texas. Tho ,wl of U rwllerMicn l",J llflioninoo Sfurwi'l titter elUrcirnnl of tho altio 3cthen'IUcM 3f lil own, are Thomson M'11 f'sl'lM" men I" d"-int d"-int parts of Texas, nml wan for this LjinrIilof Austin, nn tho iirlnci. Sthat If ho must kill somebody It was bur to Rli 0 him authority to kill other iwrxluo than wjiutnblo citizens. As rJjialltwnshU ilcauro to pull up blraffir acrusj tho railro.nl tiuelt Just tie daily ciprco train was nbout to crt.an.l corcrlni? tho cnglneir with Ills jrolrcr ht'l him hold tho train until ho . lulu mnvn nn. lTn Mnnlil llinn fujvauj w .... njliomo trembling ncnualntaiico from it crowd on tlio platform ami talk ilh taltljnrtly, until ho thought ho hal ixcmfally awcU tho cjiitliicpr uud. uUUUliid his authority. Thin ho ttroll pick up Ms rclna mid tlrlvo on, ring l&$ty engineer, "You needn't tkk, ItX"ttir coriwrntlon cm hurry Ono day a cowboy, who was a well town bully ami n would, bo ele? pcrado, ilot several bullet holes through tho tijh lut of an astern traveler who v, ai I'laJIng at Iho liar of nu Austin hotol. Tlwnixou heard of lliis, nud purchasing iblgli bat enlt red tho barroom. Hear," lio said, fndnrf thoconlioy, nhit )ou aro shooting plug hats hero txUji perhaps) 011 wouhl liko to tako iiltotatluihe.1 Ho then ralseil his re-I re-I tiveranilrhotaviy tho cowboy' car. Imcant," aalJ, "to hit your cars elld JtonT TWi bully showed proof that U tad- Kcll, then," wild tho mar ihil, "get oulof here;" ami catching tho Bia ty bis ctrtrldgo licit, ho throw him Kt Into tho H net, and so put nn end to lUrtm'.at!liJ a desperato chnrncfer dirtier. J Thompson was naturally cnpopnlar 'vita a certain class In tho community. Tiro liarkorpers, who bail a jiorfonal rralfoocalnst him, with no doubt ei-olltnt ei-olltnt rcaton, lay In ambush for him behluil tho tu 0 barsof tho ruloon, w hich Pitched along i ithcr wall. Thompson ntereil the room from tho street, In ig t-ianco of any plot against him, until Uii tvro nun halted htm with nhotguns. Uy hhl him ra .urcly at their plensuro it ho made no effort to reach for bis rc nhrr, lmt stood looking from ono to lit other and smiling grimly. But bis KpsUtion was to great and th Jr fear d him so actual that both men mined tin, allhough not twenty feet away ai with shotguns In their hands, Tlion thuapsou took out his pistol delibcratc-lfsad delibcratc-lfsad killed them. A few years ago ho becamo Involved hSao Antonio with Jack Harris, tho lirper of n gambling housff and Tarkty tluttr. Harris lay In wait for Thomp-M Thomp-M Uhlad the aw Inglng doors of bis ulooo, lut Thompson, as ho crossed tho tffltary plaia, was warned of Harris' IWing jlaco and shot Mm through tho r. Ho was triinl for tho murder and Waltlcd on tho ground of aelf defemo, aionhlsrituni to Austin was met ut JuiUtionbyabrasa bind nml nil tho ta companies Italians Inspired by till ho returned to San Antonio, nnd Llag to Harris' theater, then in tbo nJsof his partner, Joo roster, inllM a tlio gallery for I'osler to comoup M ipeak to him. Thompson hi I w Ith In a deirado lntncd King l'lshor, Msjalnsthlmoveryman of hlsclasa Saa Antonio, for Harris Ind been "7 Miuhr, I'ostcr suit his luwlstant, inryjoungmau named lllliaims, to UThompwiito lemo tho placo, as ho J ot want trouble. t hao como to havo n rcconcllla-, rcconcllla-, uld Thompsons "I nnnt toshiko lIUi my old friend, Joo I'ostcr, Wl him I won't lenio till I wo him, Iwon'tmakonrow," eiral returned with roster, nnd nwrson hold out bis hand. '.," ho sild, "I luo como nil tho "UnmiAurtln to shako hands v. itli PJ. Lets makg up and tall it off." cw't shako hands Willi jou, lien," ,. ,,li """ m y Irt..or, W know well enough I am not tho to forget It. Now go, won't jou.r '"Wtiniiko trouble." "oiar on said ho would learo In a J5 r.,1" the m,,rt Ull,ll together ruber and Thompson stood nnlto jT., , '.Jo ,l10 bar- 'Tlioiniinbnl of "M looked up nnd saw 1'oslerVglaM "tottchcdjeforoblm,aiidi.ald: Aren't )ou drinking with mo, Joo?' ter ihook his head. ' ,1";n'"'-ril Thompson, "tho lio won't drink wltli mo nor "ualuind will, ,o lights me," k"!'carI''h.iek for his pistol, nnd taS.'"1ajnr''ot tnth liittlllguit K J!'1 lllm ,lirw! llmM ll 'l'" Jore-Ih. Jore-Ih. i. "'WW J on tould havo coi mid Et " hMtt l,oKa " lair doUar, SEthSS,1;1 wa ""perato courngo 5Ja,Sn"' ho fell ho tajimi V. ''' '"vohcr nt his hip, al,.i luk''r.aiid llieii, m bo lay 2JMlt. Willi eivery ncno Jerking Ui way.hoeinrticdbis rovohcrinto tho Cvf V"" ""ll0 ' " hoards JvcVi'i'.'' ,A'"1 " hu aM u howonld 4 to t,'il Qt 1,U I,l,to1 tl10 U"1 rWr. &',':? ",,,,u "oment, and u -V U1V1 u,','t tho iicu morning as tetta.ii'?1'1,? We,rk."-ltlcnard " ""I In Harpcr'o Witkly. |