The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-07-29
BAT MEETS jim
Two had Western Men Meet Each Other
In Chicago.

Two had w estern Men Meet Each other
In Chicago.
From the Chicago Globe.
They were two as MISUNDERSTANDING
citizens as one ever saw at ministerial
convention, yet they both had records
longer thar inefficient police captains
term OF Office. One was Jim" the sole
survivor of the Allison brothers, and the
other was ''Bat' Masterson. They met
last night i'm n downtown resort and
drank each others health in foaming
champagne.
..The last time | saw you, Jim," said
Masterson, "was down in Tucson. DO
YOU remember the tim"
"what, when Morg and Wyatt Earp,
Doc Holiday. you and l had a row with
the rustlers? Well, / should say ! did re-
member il. Poor Doc Holiday! He
died of consumption. Morg carp, he got
shot by n greaser who didn't know a gun
from a derby hat. Wyatt carp, he's dead,
too. Got killed i'm n row in Durango. BY
love. Rat. YOU and l are the only ones
of the old gan left" q,
ayes, and il il hadn't been for Doc
Holiday we wouldn't De alive either. II
was down i'm Tucson. Ariz," continued
Masterson, turning to a third membe OF
| the party. wyatt carp was marshal OF
| the town at the time and we were his as
sistants. The rustlers were trying to run
ms ont of town so that they could have
things their own way. Allison and l had
just arrested a 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 lust about given the thing up when
who should come riding down the street
hut DOC" Holiday. He had a shotgun
in his hand, and when he saw our fix he
dismounted aud came mp under cover OF
his horse. The ~rustlers saw him, and
| saw his shotgun, too. Talk at out riot
guns! Why, there's nothing i'm the world
| that will bring a crowd to terms quicker'n
a shotgun with "a couple OF big charges OF
buckshot i'm il. Well. sir, you wouldn't
believe il, but the crowd just broke and
run when they saw Doc advancing with
h . shotgun. "Doc" had the reputation Of
being a killer in those days, and when he
got the drop OIL a man 1t was goodbye
john"
Probably no man in the west was better
known i'm his time han Doc Holiday.
He was about fifty years old when he died
of consumption in Denver n couple OF
years ago. Though never a quarrelsome
man, during the latter years OF his life he
was especially peaceful, and used tn
say that all he wanted was to be left alone.
In most of his fights he had law, or the
semblance of law, on his side. He once
told n friend of his in Leadville that he
didn't know how many menlhe had killed
in his life, but he thought the number
must exceed 30. However much he de.
sired a quiet life after he had settled
down, il was impossible for him to obtain
it. The story of his last shooting affair is
as follows: While in Denver about seven
years ago, he heard that a brother of one
of the "rustlers" whom he had shot in
Tucson was in town looking for him.
Now Holiday was not afraid Of IN mar
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quiet. So when he heard that a man was
looking for him he took a quiet trip to
Leadville. While i'm q saloon there one
night, the man. who was a gambler
named Austin, came in. Holiday was
leaning against the end OF the bar, talk
and accosted him.,
"Now, see here,'' said Doc, in "a rather
pleading tone, ~ don't want oub witt
anybody. All l ask is to be left alone"
"But l want trouble with you," clustered
Austin. II want satisfaction and I'm goins
Let's settle this thing peacefully, !" con
tinued Doc. "As | said 1 don't wan an.
fight. All i want is peace and"
"Peace be DID," calculated Austin, ant
as he spoke he drew a revolver from hi
pocket.
Before he could discharge IL, however, hs
lay upon the floor a corpse, with N bullei
from Holidays revolver in his heart.
doc" was not looking for trouble, bu
he was prepared for il just the same.
"Served b fellow right" was the com
ment OF the town marshal when he hear'
of the shooting. ANY man that1l go M
tn Doc Holiday and take such chance
as that deserves 10 be killed"
As the shooting was lone entirely II
self defense no action was taken In tn
matter by the authorities, and Hollida.
was allowed TO go To Denver unmolested
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