Show GRIM HUMOR OF OUTLAWS An i gt Outlaws have bave their own little wa wayS war J having fun at the expense of un I men said a visiting dete tb l few days ago and illustrative oi ol 1 J fact I recall a little story stOr of the late lat V fr t ton Hall Hail Hal murderer and ou iori on generally and It I happened while heIn he ne J a In n Jail jai at Memphis Hall Hal had dro drooped i Memphis m s to spend a few days s and t r I ing his usual l custom he paraded J most prominent streets of the city j had grown a heavy hevy brownish beard bear ee e poorly dressed and really realy looked some poor man from the countrY countrY- gon had not por been mn In Mem Memphis for a nU t 1 of of years vears and he did not think the th P would recognize him but he was wa not well wel In this case He was fl before he had ha been in the th 5 I twelve hours and he was wa under er before he know whit what happened tO 10 The officer knew the character character 0 or of j man and he did not ot give him a hi r I. I an of chance He was escorted to th the te p 1 r sta neW P 1 station ton and locked up The men began betran to swarm around arund Te him TO f was Woe asked all al kinds of questions ang cit P told all al kinds of stories some of them thet u wildest widest and most extravagant that thai 5 el fell Cel from human lips He lie was simplY l In lag fun with wih the press gang He was r r erting a n grim grm situation Into a alie hue l Oln so Ho lie was playing Into a a desperate g comedy role and seemed cm to o B get 1 S I of nr pleasure out u of it There er was an sophisticated youngster doing t ORe one of ot the afternoon papers and lie he heed i ed e to make a spread on Stall Hall Hal Ha Hall iNI him a a good chance lie He could see yOung man was new In the he began to regale him with all al k n yar yarns Hall aforesaId 1 Hal said sad the k man how many mans man men have SOU ou anYhow an Wel Well ell let lets let's bf said Hall Hal with wih mock seriousness a began to quietly go over the list I- I ht b counting the last man I shot W Just died I have killed No I er-I by Jove that's a mistake a 1 r ninety nine tra I remember now a t tUl month I shot shet o othe t ago killed two at one oe the Ozarks And d do you know ne lie h as a he cast hi his sharp eyes young man that I have always i t ambition to make It t 10 and if I I eat out of this cell cel and get my gun I take a crack at you Just jURt for or lucK complete the record The young V eJ 1 did not know exactly how to take I i its I ea at any rate he cut cut the interview S en enand e and he let Hall hail down any b references In the afternoon Od that time Hall Hal has been star humorist among mong crooks at it Jand J- J Ie brought 1 and eraS his name Is always r the police polee station staton when any mer merthe merti I the department tells a ques quest lt story stor New Orleans DenK Del te |