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THE CRAZY CRANK
Arrest of the Supposed Crank who
shot at Buffalo Bill on Monday
Night- He is Bound Over in $1,000
on One Charge and $300 on Another.

From the developments of yesterday it
would seem thera was much more in the
Monday night shooting scrape, of which
Buffalo Bill was the supposed intended
victim, than was at first thought to be the
case. The particulars of the shooting were
given in yesterday's NONPAREIL. As was
then stated, Mr. Cody offered $100 for the
arrest of the crank, and yesterday morning
at an early hour officers Cusick and Brooks
arrested a man named J. T. Benedict,
who is supposed to be the one who did the
shooting. The arrest was made in front
of the Pacific house.

The fellow, who has lived in the city for
several years, and who at one time kept
bar at the Kiel house, was taken to police
court, and was arraigned on two charges,
one for assault with intent to kill, and another
for the larceny of a saddle. The
hearing of the first case was then continued
until the 15th inst., and that of the larceny
case until the 14th. Benedict was bound
over in $1,000 on the first charge, and $300
on the second. In default of bail he was
sent to jail. We understand still another
warrant is out for him on the charge of
threatening the life of a person.

It is said Benedict of some other fellow
took the saddle from Bowle's livery stable,
at the point of a revolver, threatening to
shoot the employe of the barn if he attempted
to interfere. The fellow has given
no explanation for the offense of which he
is charged.