The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-08-17
THE MARsHALs or TIN CUP.
The Tragic Fate OF seyea Peace OAssrs II .
Colorado Minins Camp.


From the Gunnison (Coi) Rericic. Pren.
In this little chapter II Is the intention OF
the Rrieo-Iress wrltor TO take ono village In
the GuLnison country. and from that one camp
Ssior lgs 81 te Sebehts o. that once Tor The
pnst throo or four years 1t is to ba hoped d pic.
down iroi, indefinite vnvarcs cntertninedby
our Eastern friends TO t6e common everyd1y
sSsp isS 81 srh.r s0f I'd wsh III. st sRSHIs
often with more thrilling details In almost any
0' Tin Cur Is one Of ounnison oountys riches.
mining camps; 1t Is situated lar w up p On hho
%liSn soss r ss 70 perpssa and
where bprro trails form tho. principal means OF
anGSrHSh % sna hnhhs the ana
; ;s saS Lad Eh rs .at boc and
t who always II .ssntre about boo%ias sSnp:i:
turned toward the gold bearing cliffs and rocks
whch Lay D Gs sSd
4 Mayor. Council, and a Marshal we're selected.
The ronsls completely CONTROLLED everything sy
@ ts' Or NHas'n an q ihS he knew
ity S oi tSose 0 who o created him Marshal That
he ans 70 to asress T9na oe
know nothing thnt trnnspired; that no was
OF hning orderly, as in that wav it would he las:
a .ses .hs Aas dsfhD r a%s
nobly. He never arrested man or got cent
''s h' i nsss M ,as safi Cup was Tom
His term expired March. 1882 There are many
would, lust TO show that he could. assert his
right as Chiei of Police. and stand OF AN entire
b iers. After cartaginE four or Ave Of them he
would disarnI then. start them Tor the station
house. then release them ,ts he got to tho door
He saS was iolioWsa by f9snE Emerson brave
and popular miner. who had a. had many ye ara
feared nothing. Alter . short term. during
which no asserted his authority, and was ~ fire.
nm sn met oi IN dssdy y combat and Frank Emsr
Harry liyers. ano,hor typical m,cn uni,
a G Cue A' iii. ni in ' HI T
nns thu ,sor an fhcuss
OF dollars were daily flowing into the rich
armed men WHO d.lled Iini,: and Marcs n,
no was called to arrest one Of the, principal
gamblers and saloon ksepers: Charley Ia
walked boldly up to him aud told him he must
20 with him. A quarrel followed. and guns
dress and fierce eyes conquered his man with
out q shot. and they started of arm IN arm for
bSc Sta or two 0 When In TSare.s
from another pocket and SHOT him dead. Thus
ended the life Of another, Marshal q Tin Cup.
| give ono incident in his career as Marshal.
Jack Ward WAS noted character n "a ter. In o the
in ovarY camp. and his name was the terror. TO
ail to whom ha did not lake fancy. lilo
brought y burro train into Tin Cup ono dR}y Y
and samblsrs. ana a SitGhsd hat, ha,tIs n II, .hs
wers fired. Harry Rivers rushed to the scene.
1t wass. getting dark. He singled out the daring
Jack Ward and started for him. Several a sh S,s
mas Ps' Was oe Rs yu and uaia ns
was Jack 3 frat surrender: he resolved 1t should
and is to-day occupying the pulpit in the new
camp Of Greenwood Springs. In Garfield county
sam Micky was the next victim. He accept
ed tho responsibility reluctantly. but bravely
did his duty. His lie was constantly threat.
ts road OF his iustrloms predecsssors. Sever
months after his APPOINTMENT. ms strong MIND In.
He s1
sent to an Illinois asylum. where In few weeks
he dsd,,still brayey pacing his cell and fancy,
ing that he was walking MS boat ss Marshai
Andy Jameson was finally induced e PVT D S o.
lice. He was doomed to an early and sad end
T nSnhs bs viii aSop FRI. n %ss
the fall OF 1888 For the first time in the histor,
| Of these Marshals was the murderer punished
Taylor was arrested. tried in Gunnlson. con
ylctsd aud is now serving five years term
| Canyon City.
For some time tho position remained vacant
| but at last Dave Corsaut. an old pioneor WIT
was ident tiled with thu early border history o
Kansas during tho John Brown days. and wh'
has for years been IN the mountains. nccepte,
tile star that had gone down with no man
| brave boys. This was but u few months ago
and no il to-day wearing that Inflated star
| His name and his fame make him a. terror
and he may. for tho first time in the history .
the camp, serve his term and save his lie
Thus the history OF the MHrshRls Of Til
Cup il brought down to the present. The mar
rative Ia of little account here, but may be rea,
with some interest by residents OF the quie