Democratic Sentinel, Volume 17, Number 4, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 February 1893 — Free Advertising. [ARTICLE]

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Portland, Ore., was recently thrown into momentary excitement by what appeared to be a cruel murder on one of its prinolpal streets In broad daylight. A man with blood streaming down his face dashed out of a cigar store, pursued by another, who was yelling wildly and brandishing a revolver. The crowd followed, and at the next corner the pursuer caught up to the fleeing man and shot him in the He fell hohdlong to the pavement and the other attempted to run away, but was captured by a policeman. He was taken to a magistrate near by and testified that his victim had deliberately grabbed a cigar, naming the brand, from his mouth on being told by the dealer that he had just sold the lust to the gentleman in question. He had naturally been rendered furious by the loss of such a fine cigar, and had struck the man and then followed, him and shot him. He was locked up, and it was not until tho next morning that the affair was shown to be a sell, for the supposed victim had bribed a doctor to say he was fatally wounded. Every paper but one fell into the trap and published the name of the brand of oigars.