Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-04-08

prise TO get up a posse TO pursue the
robbers The Behan people were
laughing and insinuating broadly that
II the Earps would go TO Jail themselves
the thieves would be secured. There
was a good deal OF talk among the par
tisans on the streets, and about nine
o'clock as one OF the stars Of the var
iety stage at the Bird Cage was doing
her fine work the Behans applauded
her. The Earps, on the other side OF
the hall, Kissed. All o. a sudden
shots were exchanged, and the ball
opened.
Johnny Behan and Jack Ringo were
sitting in box on the east side OF the
house. On the knees of each sat one OF
the linnets Of the cage. The Earps
were on tho other side. Dolly Adams,
a new arrival from San Francisco,
whose reputation had preceded her,
was singing on the stage. II happened
that the night before she had gone to
supper with q bosom friend OF Jack
RingO's aud Of course this made her foe
OF the Earps. The rustlers cheered her
efforts and the stage robbers grOaned
her. The Behan people made some re-
marks about the singer not being on
the inside OF stage robberIes, aud the
carp people answered that the stage
robbers, with all their faults, were
never mean enough 70 be appreciated
by Behan. While these remarks were
being exchanged Ned Curtis, one OF the
carp faction, was leaning back in his
chair and his boots, spurred and mud
died, rested on the slender parapet. All
at once Curiey Bill lost patience, pulled
his gun and bullet went through the
foot Of Curtis. This was the signal FOR
shooting. The men 10 the boxes turned
loose on each other. The hall below
was crowded, and as tina
shooting began there was rush for
the door. The actors who were aligned
with the factions according to their
jealousies, took hand in the proceed
ings. Pistols kept popping for twelve
minutes, aud then the rustIers found
themSelve in possession OF the house.
When the smoke cleared away twelve
dead men and seven badly wounded,
representing both sides, were found.
Among the wounded was Barshall
Williams, the agent Of the express COM
pany.
Williams was badly wounded, and
DR.. McSheedv told him he was going 10
die. Under the shadow Of death, as he
supposed, he made full confession.
He told that there was a partnership be-
tween himself and the Earps, and that
as agent of the express company he
gave away 20 Earps al the bic consign-
ments. The Earps ran Tombstone and
the stages. They were the thieves,
and they were chosen to capture the
thieves. In the fulfllment OF both pO-
sitions they did their duty we'll. Wyatt
carp, when Williams made MS confess
ion, was 90 hunt for the robbers In
the surrounding hills. When he
heard OF Williams confession ana
Immediately prepared. TO defend
himself. Behsu, the sheriff, was suS-
tanned by ths ClantOnS, McLOWry ana
Ringo, leading spirits among the rust
lers, and the Earps, with their follows,
armed and prepared TO resist. The
Earps were sustained by the Republl-
cans and the Republican Governor of
the Territory and by the Republican
Administration at Washington. The
Prerident was induced by Republican
representations in Arizona 10 issue q
proclamation ordering the cowboys TO |
disDerse and go co their homes in peace. |
The cowboys were 10 reality the posse |
the sheriff had summoned 10 arrest the |
stage robbers. The presidential pro-
cIamatiOn, however, had the effect OF !
making the criminals the law officers !
and the law officers the disturoers OF !
the peace, ana Notwithstanding the |
revelations Of Williams the Earps con-
tlnued to lord 10 over Tombstone.
Bat only for time. One day the |
McLoWrvs aud Frank Sullwell rode |
into town aud put no their horses ata |
corral on Fremont street. Just as they /
emerged from the corral the Earps and |
Halliday confronted them, and In |
minute the two McLOwrys, Billy Clan
ton and Stiilweu we're dead. Word !
was sent 10 their friends, who were |
camped in the Huachuca Mountains, !
and they prepared 10 march TO Tomb |
stone 10 force TO clean out the Earps. |
The Earps recruited and fortified In an |
adobe building in the west end OK the !
town. The rustlers, thirty strong, |
under command OF Ike Canton ana
Jack Ringo, marched to town and took !
I'D headquarters In corral at the eX-
treme end of the town. Here were the
honest people OF Tombstone between
the hostile camps, but Tombstone went
right along about its business and rath-
er enjoyed the sensation. The saloons
and gambling houses did thriving
business twenty-four hours daily. The
banks were open, and in the evening,
four mines were operated by 5000
hardy workman, ana more than 1000
men aud 500 mules were engaged haul
ing ore from the mines to the reduction
mills AZ Contention, eight miles distant
The rustiers circulated through tue