Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1879-12-13
STOKES 81 rnt rofIYyhrts.
The digging" Times on the Pacific Slope
Thirty Year. Ago-'sTexas'' and His Girl
..sib."-How Dickerson Used His Pistol.
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/" Yes, these were lively times, now
you can bet. No man told you you lied
without passing in his checks right off, -
said William, T.. Goodyear, when ques-
toned by the reporter of the Registe,
yesterday in regard TO the thrilling
times Of '49, The first, year Of the gold
fever in California. is No man wen,
without his six-shooter and bowie. Why,
my man, 70 90 through some streets,
stretching fnaybe-well, let's see, say
from the corner of State to Orange
Street, without your CID ,six-shooter in
your hand, would be as much as Your
precious life was worth. The man YOU
met on a street Of this, kind held his
pistol With as little concern as yol, would
hold that cane going up street," said
he, tapping the Reporters. cane witt, bis
fingers. .'You SEQ every body was crazy
after gold and bound Ia haze his rights
preserved if he had to kill men for it,
and twas gosd thing, hal Ind the
effect oisgisiag& rise 10 al sbst Il 7a~rs
which, to be sure, was 'leetle' tough,
vet, at the same ltime, a. nah ssas SIRE
TO have his belongings preserved. Why,
a man cosid, with perfect safety, lesve
his pan of gold in full view, without fear
of it, being TAKEN
"Hpw isithM2" cfrr.G 3sa0ic
''Betause yotI1 neiohbor knew that If
he touched it his life wasn't worth the
asking fPn. again, every one had a
claim of their own, and they We're too
much engrossed with their oa'n business
10 mind yours
'sIlna reminds me of n eood sUry,i
and one from which you can get pref
" good idea OF the state of affairs out
there in Los Angeles at that time. A
man named Dickerson and his family
came ont there and settled on claim,
which he considered his, and which all
the boys conceded TO be his. al He had
lived on it a long time, and no one had
disputed his claim, SO he, with the adj
vice of the boys, determined TO hold on
TO i: We'll, TO get around the story a
little faster, because haven't got very
mnehtine-to talk - familynsned SOm-
ers come out there ,.and aske6 tle priv
ilege efioceupyinssa little cornerSof the
claim Well, Dick, he was a. little
'skeerys'ibut finally dncided he you'd.
So the Somers settled themselves and
became the means Of a lively muss AZ
Ter they had lived there for couple of
Years Somers undertook 10 claim that he
owned the yeftien he had been living
on, Gsherenpen DDick- .an6 Vhe twas q
trump-went to the Justice of the Peace
about,i g The JusticeG said Shei would
have trial, and proceeded to get
jury. Ordinarily, YOU know, Judge
Lynch would have settled the affair, but
Dick he wanted the square thing done,
50 went in for A Jury. q Wen,
the way that jury was picked out
was great business. 1t was: Here,
Bill, YOU serve, and .Halloa, Jim. YOU
are on DE iIeT.l WalL we ,gotajtny,
and the trial was a pretty fair example
of Western courts at that time. The
Justice. not very much of a lawyer ut
the best, turned one of the bar-rooms OF
the place into 4 court-room and pre-
pared for business. / was on the Jury,
so You Sec know what am trffing
you Svmers he stHged his claim and
got, Dick pretty pad. So What did Dick
do hut lsii his isn,diin hisipdclaE draw
= siX-shooter out, bang, bang quick as
81 fash, and Sonlers rolled OYER. Then
IA fellow named Anderson. who wasda
friend of Dicks and Il friend of mine.
came in TO hate a. hand in the muss,
and keep an eye open flor Dick. But
beforeike could do :tfhi,isi6r reals fSle
ill ihe, situation, young Somers, q broth
er Of the fellow Dick Killed, drew his SIX (
shooter and shot anderson. HefeH'
back into my arms. az Pretty quick he
made tremendous brace, kinder raised
himseh up, and says. hook out, Bill,
III finish him VET and by gum he did.
He shot the cuss right through the head.
Well, things were taking 4 pretty lively
tmnswhaf a siaer nf hicks came in,
thpspgll the door. and with a fourteen
inch bowie in her hand slashed through
the crowd. caNesea Che old man with