Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-07-26
BAT MEETS JIM.
Two Bad Western Men Meet Each
Other I'm Chicago.

From the Chicago Globe.
They were two as MISUNDERSTANDING citizens
as one ever saw at a ministerial convention,
vet they both had recor de- larger than an in
efficient police captains term Of once. One
was Jim" the sole survivor Of the Allison
bSthers. and the other was Rat" Mssterson-
They met last night in a downtown resort and
drank each others health in foaming cham
payne.
The last time saw you, Jim" said Master.
son, ''was down in Tucson. DO you remembes
the timer"
What, when Morg and Wyatt carp. Doc
Holiday; yoaand had row with the rustlersf
Well, should say did remember IT, Poor
Doc HOLIDAY He died OF consumption.
Morg carp. he got shot by q greaser who
didn know gun from a derby hat WYATT
t.arp. he's dead, too. Got killed In a row in
Durango. BY joye, Bat you and are the
only ones of the old gang len"
Yes, and II Il hadn't been for Doc Holli-
day we wouldn't be alive either IL was down
IN Tucson, AriZ.," continued Masterson. tsrn-
ing TO a third member OF the party. Wyatt
carp was marshal of the town AZ the time ana
we were his assistants. The rustlers were ty-
ing TO run us out OF town 80 that they could
have things their own way. Allison and had
just arrested couple Of the toughest OF the
gang when we were attacked. We emptied our
guns into the rescuing party and didn't have
another shot left We had just about given the
thing up when who should come riding down
the street but Doc Holiday. He had shot
gun IN his hand. and when he our tx he
dismounted and came up under cover OF his
horse. The rustlers saw him. and saw his
shotgun, TOO. Talk about riot gunsl Why
there's nothing IN the world that will bring a
crowd to terms quicker'n a shotgun with
couple Of Ing charges of huckshot in IL Well
SIR. You wouldn't believe IT, but the crowd lust
broke and run when they saw Doc advancing
with his shotgun. Doc had the reputation
OF being killer in those days. and when he
got the drop on man Il was goodbye. John"
Probably no man in the west was better
known IN his time than Doc Holiday. He
was about fifty years old when he died OF
consumption in Denver a couple of wears ago
though never quarrelsome man, during the
ia,ter part OF his life he Was especially peace
ful. and used TO say that all he wanted was 70
be let alone. In most of his fights he had law
| or the semblance of law. on has side He once
told friend OF his in Leadville that he didn't
| know how many men he had killed in his life
but he thought the number must exceed thirty
However much he desired quiet life after be
had settled down IL impossible for him
TO obtain II. The story of his last shooting
| affair Is as follows: While in Denver about
seven years ago he heard that brother of one
| OF the ''rustlers' whom he had shot in Tucson
was IN town looking for him. Now Holiday
was not afraid of any man that ever lived but
ne wanted peace and quiet. So when he heard
| that man was looking for him he took Quiet
"Trip 10 Leaufllle. W hile IN a saloon there one
| night the man, who was a gambler named
Austin. came in. Holiday was leaning against
the end OF the bar, talking to the proprietor.
| Austin walked up and accosted him.
Now, see here" said Doc. IN rather plead
| ing tone, Il don't want trouble with ANYBODY.
| All l ask is TO be let alone"
But / want trouble with you" clustered
Austin. 81 want satisfaction and I'm going to
get it-you-"
Lets settle this thing peacefully" con-
tinued Doc. As 1 said. 1 don't want any fght
All want is peace and"
Peace De id" calculated Austin, and az
he spoke be drew a revolver from has pocket.
Before he could discharge 1t, however. he
lay upon the floor a corpse, with bullet from
Holidays revolver in his heart
Doc" was not looking for trouble. but he
| was prepared for IL just the same.
Served the fellow right" was the comment
of the town marshal when he heard of the
! shooting. ANY man that'l go up 70 Doc
Holiday and take such chances as that de-
serves to be killed"
As the shooting was done entirely in self
| defense no action was taken in the matter by
the authorities and Holiday was allowed 20 go
| to Denver unmolested where he soon began to
waste away with consumption.