The sun., 1894-11-11

bucked the tiger in five days and his appettt,
dealer. pulled out handful OF twenty.doilal
gold pieces, and coppered the queen. Just as h,
did so a report was heard, and carp fell OF hi.
stool dead. A bullet had penetrated his brain.
When the report. of his death reached his
by tho nnon party m on e he stree gsnS TeTS
exchange OF shots took place The casualtie.
were mcagrre-only three killed and two
town. When they had gone and there was nc
hope of catching them the Sheriff became ener.
ses' sest The W axpsvers Of the county W ooo HE HE
Farps being absent, the sympathy was against
ed Of The rmtert sssh NJ aHf
handsome fellow, six feet high, with yellow
curling locks, and complexion. in spite of the
Arizona sun and regular exposure, that a belle
would envy, NY He, He & was ready and straight
met 1t at last, He hated the Earp brotLe ers with
all the intensity of an unbridled passion and
%S g T Of SrfH lime Jessie carp
- Ike Clanton and Jessie Earp met at dance at
Tombstone. II was case OF love at fret
they heard Of it, and Virgil, the oldest
Of the family and the Keeper of the
out Of. the house and disown her. her But But
Wyatt,the brains of the family, said this would be
playing into the hands of the archenemy, CLAN
would be happy. This would not suit the Earps,
and they resolved to keep the girl away rom
between them il possible TRe girl was q real
heroine. She was educated in n California com
vent, and while es full of romance as an egg is
full of meat, she had sense OF honor that made
her sustain her family in the quarrel with tho
faction faction OF which her lover was chief It was
did not attack the carp headquarters Immediate
ly after reaching Tombstone torovengc the death
reason was that Jessie was confined in her
brothers headquarters and Clanton would not
treated from Tombstone they took their sister
with them. This was the reason, perhaps, why
Cianlon refused 70 become member of tho
Sheriis posse and join in the pursuit
Three months later however, when the Farps
were living in Gunnison. Col, and, OF course,
Sf inapir2 convinced them them that 'Sid1s she
This pouring salt and vinegar into
their wounds. The whole band comprising
yirgfil ,, M,,sett and Julian Eerp, Doc Halliday,
roe TUCKER, armed, mounted, and pursued. The
lovers had about four hours the start, but they
reached Lake City. eighty miles from Gunnison,
Lake City they started for Ouray, one hundred
miles by regular road but getting afraid of pur-
aekless mountain. going $4,000 feet above sea
level and finally reached San Miguel-thirty
hours without food.
Here they rested for two days. being convinced
that the pursuit they expected was off their
trail. They were to a certain extent right and
went to Ouray. and finding no trace of the fugi-
tivcs, became convinced that they had made a
sn"rt ga fnt to- TO san hoM gns % rG9m 1ura{ to San
over pathIcss, prccipitous mountain, yawning
gulches, and impassable cailons. The Earps,
however, essaycd tho journey, and made IL
within twenty-four hours. They reached San
Miguel about 10 o'clock in the morning, and as
they rode down the winding trail the fugitivcs
raw them. Clanton aud the sister OF his arch
enemy had becn man nnd wife about twenty
minutes, AN Episcopal clergyman having tied
the knot.
.Clanton, though as brave as any man. knew
that II was hopeless to join combat with seven
or eight men practised In the use of firearms.
But being accustomed to danger he knew how
to act. He grasped his trembling bride, rushed
from lhe cabin where they were resting, and
made his way to the nearest mine tunnel. The
miners were just changing shift, and were sur
Prised at the haste OF the visitors: Ganton told
as he could. The miners were all lrishmen. and
Irishmen love lovers: They became partisans OF
ClantOn intrusted his bride TO one OF the miners,
who took her into the bowels Of the earth away
demanded the fugitives. The miners answered
with more spirit than poll iteness.
The EEarRs inyited VII paTrley. which the miners
honor their sister because OF hatred for thin
Clanton, who stood in the tunnel, within easy
sent back word that the lndy
they sought to dishonor and reproach was his
wife, The Earps tried diplomacy, which failed,
and finally they announced their determination
to storm the mine If the fugitves were not sur
rendered. The miners presented arms and an
The Earps tainted them with sheitering a cow
ard, who had to seek the bowels of the earth
sent bsgs eyeao w5rd 5rSt
carp party in single combat. i Tho D EarpS rps
bravest Of the tribe. volunteered to fight Clan
ton; II did not take long to arrange the pre-
ha e to move a aSon Si wtTs Snsrter fsqasea Sy
and the miners obligated themselves 10 remaiI
"a the tool house. from which the tunnel cut
When al were ready Clanton emerged from
Ma6v psG bshipd in hana pl Julian
yards away. The two mon On approached
zach sa other with pistols elevated: When
GS wse BeSre tTssay ss fErg fired
odged his bullet in the heart OF his enemy.
unnel, and forty miners, fully armed. turned |
mt and served notice on the carp party that
md they were ready to defend him. The Earps |
1uried their dead. Then the miners held a |
nnnE whSa be sermsy aSns in
utions sustaining Clanton. and ordered the |
carp party TO move out.
With. retired; When they were out of sight
nok their departure in the direction OF Rico.
The Enrps though making promise that they
SSSd '5d rod not nnd Tstnfn' mersiy made circuit
Rico road about ten miles from the former
'laCe. They found fresh horse tracks on the
pursuit OF were in front of them They followed |
N with haste and overlook Clanton and his
wife NJ Rico. The Earps reached town while /
,lanton and his wife were at supper. When
hey discovered them they fired y0lley through |
he window Of the hotel. One bullet struck the
ride and the husband escaped.
He grHspcd his wife in his arms, rushed to the
Jack yard, and from there 10 the corral where
lis horses were auartercd. He mounted the |
lrst saddle horse he met, and. with his wife
'lleedinS ana insensibie in his arms, rode into
or the precious burden in his arms, and ut sum
tse next morning she died.
Two years later Ike Clanton and Curly Bill
cousin of the Earps. met accidentally In a
ambling room at SocorrO, n. NJ. Two sEOts
we're fired simultaneously, and ten minutes
Curly Bill was a corpse. Clantun
vas uniniured. Eight years ago Clanton went
. lhunix. Ari. There he met Virgil and Wyatt
arp. The moment the old enemies saw each
ther they began 10 shoot; Clanton was killed
nd Wyatt carp was so badly wounded that his
aTeer as a tighter ended then and there. Life
q Tombstone in the old days had its romAncss
) well as its tragedies.
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