Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1881-12-01

Slayer Of Twenty-Seyen Men.
DR.. Cockrell, of Gunnison, Colorado,
on being asked by stranger whether
the reports of killing affrays were not
greatly exaggerated, replied that some
of them were. while in other cases the
truth had never been told.
"There is man." remarked the
Doctor, indicating medium sized mild
eyed person who stood in the doorway
looking into the billiard room Of the
Tabor House, "who has killed twenty
six men, and he is only twenty-seyen
years of age. He is 81. B. Masterson,
of Dodge City, Kansas. He killed his
men in the interest Of law and order.
Once he shot seven men dead within
few minutes"
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while in frontier town news was
Pregagt tqehim that his brother had
been killed by squauof rufiarsssi j Just
across the street. Taking revolver in
each. hand, for he shoots readily with
both, in this manner" (the Doctor here
crossed his right wrist over his left in
the form of an X, che ran over to
ayenge his brother. The murderers
became terror stricken when they saw
him coming. and hastily locked the door.
Masterson jumped square against the
door with both feet, bursting it open
at the first attempt. Then he sprang g
inside, firing Immediately right end left.
Four dropped dead in shorter time than
it requires to tell of it. The remaining
three ran for their horses in vain
attempt to escape from the town. he
followed them up SO closely that before
they reached the outskirts all three had
bitten the dust.
cat another time," continued the
Doctor. s'two Mexican half breeds, a
father and son, became very trouble
some in the mining camps. They were
the sharpest shots in the country, work
ing together with precision that made
them invincible. AS soon as one had
emptied the chambers of his revolyers
he would reload under cover of the
other. Many miner had they murdered
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A standing reward Of $500 was offered
for their bodies or their heads. Finally
Masterson resolved to kill the half
breeds. They occupied cabin in a
little clearing in an almost inaccessible
place in the mountains. One morning,
hours before daybreak, Masterson crept
to the verge of the clearing with a
repeating rifle in his hands. Hidden by
friendly bush, he reclined on sack
which he had brought from his horse,
that he had fastened mile away in
glen. Shortly after sunrise the doo- OF
the cabin opened wide enough to permit
the shaggy head of the old mann to
protrude. After sweeping the boundaries
of the clearing with searching eyes the
head was slowly withdrawn. In few
minutes the head reappeared, followed
bya body with belt Of pistols strapped
around its waist and a rife slung over
It's shoulders. The old man carried
water pail, and at his side walked the
son, fully armed. Masterson covered
the old man with his rifle over path
to and from spring hundred yards
or SO from the cabin at right angles.
The father and son were conyersing
earnestly, seemingly unwilling to re-
enter the cabin, before the door Of which
they stood for some time. Thirty min
utes passed, which seemed hours to
Masterson before be could obtain what
he considered favorable shot. Finally
the old man made move which uncov-
cred his son. Masterson took advantage
Of his opportunity, and the young man
fell to rise no more. Before the smoke
revealed from whence the shot had
come the old man was corpse along
side Of his boy. Cutting off their heads,
Masterson placed them in his sack, and
started to exhibit his trophies in order
to obtain the promised reward. A two
DAYS ride under a hot sun swelIed and