Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-04-16

The rustlers chccred her efforts and the
stage robbers groaned her. The Behan peo-
pie made some remarks about the singer not
being on the inside Of stage robberles. and
the carp people answered that the stage rob-
bers with all their faults. were never mean
enough TO be appreciated by Behan. While
these remarks were being exchanged Ned
Curtis. one OF the carp faction, was leaning
back In his chair aud his boots. spurrcd aud
muddied, rested on tho slender pampot All
at once Curley BIZ lost patience, pulled his
gun and bullet went through the foot Of
Curtis. This was the signal for shooting.
The men in the boxes turned loose ON each
other The hail below was crowded, and as
the shooting began there was a rush for the
door The actors who wore aligned with tho
factions according to their iealousles took a
hand in the proceedings. Pistols kopt pom
ping for twelve minutes and then tho rustlers
found themselves in possession OF tho house.
When the smoke cleared away twelve dend
men and seven badly wounded. representing
both sides, were found Among the wounded
was Barshnll Williams. the agent Of the ex-
press company.
Williams was badly wounded, and Dr. Nc
sheedy told him he was going to die. Under
the shadow Of death, as he supposed, he
made a full confession. He told that there
was a partnership between himself and the
Fnrps. and that as npont of the expross COM
many he gave away TO the Earns All the big
consignnents The Earns ran Tombstone
and the stnpes. They were the thieves. and
they were chosen 10 CAPTURE the thieves. In
the iulnlmont OF both positions they did their
duty well. WYATT Earn. when Williams made
his confession. was on a hunt for the robbers
In the surrounding hills. When he returned
he heard Of Williams confession and imme-
diately prepared to defend himself. Bchan.
the sherif was sustained by the Clantons
McLowrys and Rlngo. leading spirits among
the rustlers. and the Earns. with their fol-
lowers. armed and prepared to resist The
Earps were sustained by the Republicans and
the Republican Governor Of tho Territory and
by the Republican Administration at wash
ington. The President was induced by Re-
publican representations in ARIZONA to issue
a proclamation ordering the COWBOYS to dis
perse and 10 to their homes In peace The
COWBOYS were in reality the posse the sheriff
had summoned to arrest the stage robbers.
The presidential proclamation. however, had
the effect Of making the criminals the law
officers and tho law officers the disturbers OF
the peace. and notwithstanding the reyela-
ton of Williams the Earns continued to lord
It over Tombstone.
But only for a time. One dny the Mellow
rvs and Frank stlllyell rode into town and
mt mn their horses at a corral on Fremont
street. Just as they emerged from the corral
the Earps and Halliday confronted them, and
In a minnie tie two MeIowrys Billy Olanton
and stillwell were dead. Word was sent to
their friends. who were eamped in the Hua-
cbuca Mountains. and they prepared to march
10 Tombstoue IN force to clean out the Earps.
The Earns recruited and fortified in an adobe
building in the west end OF the town. The
rustlers. thirty strong. under command OF
no Cnnton and Jack Rippo marched TO
town and took mn beadounrters In a corral
M the extreme end OF the town. Here were
tho honest neople OF Tombstone between the
has,i,o c,nns INIT Tombstone went right
a,or,, ot,or, its bnalncss and rnther enioyed
tha sonsotior Tbe saloons and gambling
hansos dId a tbrIvIng business twenty-four
-. AN, M hs,ts were onen nnd In
t,,,, a,onine tour minos were operated by
ooo hardy workman and more thnn 900
Non and aoo mules wore engaged hauling ore
from ,, ths mines to the reduction mills at Con-
t ts,ai.i ejg6f miles distant, The rustlers
oiro,,,a,ed tbrongL the town. and the carp,
or staoc rohher faction confined Themselves
70 thelr camn Ike olanton. the rustler
leader sent several messages to Wyatt carp,
tho leader Of that faction. daring him to come
o cat ana snow bis nose Faro sent back in
,.t.o.Ions "a Clorton IN come and visit him.
Tbgs ,hlny continued for three days. and at
last the Farms began to got tired in fact,
tho,r iio,or WAS exhausted and they were on
t, To-, rer,,, d, n thirst famine. Warren carp,
o Sr ~ the hrotbors besled himself properly
,,i,,, ,,yo ,svnlvots and a shotgun and walked
~ to Sw one evening about 8 o'clock. He
' ~ "a into saioon TOOK a drink at the bar
we" 80, ,,a,,,od fsct 10 the faro department in
sho 49, ia hadn't bueked the tiger IN live
'ns ,s ani Nc annette was whetted. lie sat
-, a. ,ront 81 tho dealer. pulled out q
handful Of 500 gold pieces and coppered tho
80, int as he ala so a report was heard
~ yv,,.rsr rorn fsll OIL his stool dead. A
I'm h,d ,,anotrated hIs brain. When the
oSnVs N ~ lie deoth reached his friends they
W. W. o,,t in force They were met By the
lS,,.s1 -, q, The street and an exchange
e,''i - 80 ~, plsoa The casualties were
"a III. H. riued and two wounded.