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BLOOD AT LAST.

Captain Jack Wounded During the
Play Last Evening--Incidents in
Connection Therewith.

The play of the "Red Right Hand" at
National theater last evening ended as it
was not begun. The last act was in successful
progress, and the fight between J.
W. Crawford, alias Captain Jack, who impersonated
Yellow Hand, and Buffalo Bill
was inaugurated according to programme,
on horseback. Captain Jack, before
mounting his horse, had cocked his pistol
and placed it in the holster. In attempting
to draw it with his usual dexterity and
celerity it caught, and in the endeavor to
extricate it was discharged.

The accident put another phase on the
combat at once. The wounded man dismounted
unceremoniously, and in the endeavor
to sustain himself reeled and fell.
Still, but few persons in the audience
seemed to know that anything was amiss
for, notwithstanding the injury which he
had evidently sustained, and with the
esprit de corps characteristic of all true
actors, he continued to play his part. The
act, however, was brought to an early
termination, and the curtain dropped.

After the curtain fell there was a general
rush of Captain Jack's friends for the
stage. It was then ascertained that the
discharge had made a deep and painful
wound a little below the left groin. Drs.
Bergstein, Grant and Tufts were soon in
attendance, and an examination showed
that the wad with which the pistol was
loaded had entered at the place indicated,
ranged down some four inches and there
lodged. An incision was made and the
troublesome intruder removed. The
wound is large, ragged and painful, but
not necessarily dangerous.

There were some incidents in connection
with this little affair which were also
not down in the play. When Crawford
dismounted, the horse naturally commenced
looking about for himself. He
pointed directly toward the audience and
for liberty. His owner, the irrepressible
Crosby, who was standing behind the
scenes, however, sprang forward, caught
the animal and held him till the curtain
dropped.

By this time those on and about the
stage knew that some accident had occurred,
and when the blood, which flowed
fast from the wound, was seen trickling
from Captain Jack's leggings, Miss Gertie Granville