Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-02-14

appetite was whetted. He sat down
in front of the dealer, pulled out a
handful Of $40 gold pieces and cop
pered the queen. Just as he did 50
a report was heard and Warren carp
fell off his stool dead. 4 bullet mad
penetrated his brain. When the re-
port of his death reached his friends
they rallied out in force. They were
met by the Clanton party on the
place. The casualties We're three kill
ed and two wounded. The EarpS re-
treated and left the town. When they
were gone and there was no hope .
catching them the sheriff became Ell.
ergetc He organized posses 10 give
pursuit chat subsequently cost the taN-
payers of the county 5000. The Earps
being absent, the sympathy, of course,
was against them.
The rustlerS then had supreme com.
maud of the tough element of Tomb
Clauton, was Il handsome fellow, i
feet high, with yellow, curling locks
and a rare complexion, in spite of the
Arizona sun. lie was a ready and
straight shooter. He faced death II
hundred times and met 1t at last. He
hated the carp brothers with all the
intensity of an unhridled passion and
loved their sister with equal force.
Jessie carp w;s beautiful girl of
10 at the time. Ike Clanton and Jessie
l.,t, fNt, NlNSf.
1t was Il case of love at first .ght
JeSSies brothers became furious when
they heard it, and Virgil, the eldest
Of the family and the keeper of the
family headquarters, wanted to turn
her out of the house and diSoWn her.
But Wyatt, the brains of the family,
said this would be playing into the
hands of the arch enemy, Clanton. He
would immediately marry her and
both would be happy. This would not
suit the Earps, and they resolved to
! keep the girl away from Clanton and
prevent meeting or communication be-
tween them if possible. The girl was
a read heroine. She was educated in
a California convent, and, while full
of romance, had sense of honor that
made her sustain her family in the
quarrel with the faction of which her
many people why the Clanton gang
did not attack the carp headquarters
| Immediately after reaching Tombstone
to revenge the death of the Mci.owry
boys and Billy Clanton. The reason
was that Jessie was confined in hel
brothers headquarters and Clantor
would not run the risk of killing her
When the Earps retreated from Tomb
stone they took their sister With them
Three months 1ater. however, whcr
the Earps We're living in Gunnison
Colo, and, of course, We're running the
town, their sister mysteriously dis
appeared one night. The result OF in
quiry convinced them that she had
fled in company with Ike Clanton
This was pouring salt on vinegar into
their fostering wounds. The whole
band, comprising Virgil Wyatt ant
Julian carp, Doc Halliday, Curley Bin
Sam Saunders, Texas Ike and Monroe
The lovers had about four hours tn,
start but they We're easily trailed
They ileaded for Arizona They ex
pected pursuit and lost no time. They
reached Lake City, eighty miles from
GunniSon, in twelve hours. Both wer,
on horseback From Lake City they
started for Ouray, 100 miles by regular
road, but, getting afraid Of pursuit
they left the road and crossed ovel
the trackless mountains, going 13,00t
feet above sea level, and finally reach
ed San Miguel-thirty hours withou
food. Here they rested for two days
being convinced that the pursuit they
expected was off their trail. The Earl
party went to Ouray and, finding M
trace of the fugtives, became con
WINGED that they had made Shor
cut to San Miguel. From Ouray Il
San Miguel IS less than thirty miles
but the way is over n painless, pre-
ctpitous mountain. yaWninE gulche:
and impossible canons The Earps
however, essayed the Journey anC
made 1t within twenty-four hours
They reached San Miguel about II
o'clock in the morning, and as they
rode down the winding trail the fug
itives saw them. Clanton and thu
sister of his arch enemy had beer
man wife about twenty minutes al
Episcopal clergyman having tied thu
knot.
Clanton, though brave as any man
knew that 1t was hopeless to comba
with seven or eight men practiced II
the use of firearms. But, being ac
customed to danger, he knew how L
act lie grasped his trembling bride
rushed from the cabin where they
were resting and made his way Il
the nearest mine tunnel. The miners
were just changing shift and were
surprised at the haste Of the visitors
4 Clanton told the miners his story a
sincerely and eloquently rs he could
The miners became partisans of thu
fugitives without thought or considera
ton. Clanton intrusted his bride Il