The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-06
HOW JESSIE WAS PURSUED.
TRAGIC STORY TOLD OF THE carp
BROTHERS.

Their Sister Loved CInntOn-A Terri
BILE Tale of Hatred and Revenge
That VIII Never Die Out of the
Memories of wild ArIzona-HoVv a
Trembling Bride Was Hid in
Mine and Later shot Through n
window.
From the Philadelphia Times.
Tombstone. the mining camp in Southern
Arizona, is the grave of more romance
and adventure. hair-breadth escapes and
deeds of daring than any other region in
America perhaps. Tombstone is about six
| teen miles from the Mexican boundary
line, and for four or FIVE years was the
headquarters of all the leading despera-
does of the west. The four carp broth
ers, toughs all; Doc Halliday Frank and
Jack Sullwel. Ike Clanton and his brother
Billy, Jack McLowry and his brother
Bob, Jack. Ringo, Bin Dodge and several
gentlemen known as Curly, Slim, Shorty
Texas, Buffalo and similar cognomens
were frequently seen on the street to-
gether. All had a reputation to sustain
and some were so eager to do themselves
justice that they would not rely upon the
ordinary A-caliber revolver, but had the
barrels of shotguns cut off, to about a
foot in length, and thus abbreviated that
terrible engine of destruction, when prop
erly loaded. became a part Of their per-
sonal adornment. st
There were two factions in Southeast
ern Arizona in 1879, one being known as
the stage robbers and the other as the
| rustlers. The Earpss and Doc Halliday
were the recognized chiefs Of the stage
robber faction, and Ike Clanton and Jack
| Ringo were the acknowledged bosses of the
rustlers. The factions came into frequent
conflict.
The hates of the factions in those days
were something appalling. All the tough
elements had to take sides, but the re-
spectacle portion of the community was
never bothered. The rustlers were cattle
thieves. They stole. in Texas and sold in
Arizona, they stole in Arizona and sold
in Mexico, they stole in Mexico and sold
in California. They spent the proceeds of
their forays in Tombstone. They were
royal set of thieves. When they were
flush they scorned to drink anything but
Roederer or Pomery Sec, and the markets
were Quilted to provide them with lux
ufles. The leader or the gang, Ike Clam
ton, was a handsome fellow, 6 feet high,
with yellow, curling locks, and a complex
ion, in spite of the Arizona sun and reg
ular exposure, that a belle would envy.
He was a ready and straight shooter. He
faced death a hundred times, and
met it at last. He hated the carp broth
ers with all the intensity of an unbridled
passion, and loved their sister with equal
force. Jessie carp was a beautiful girl
of 10 at the time She had the courage
and grace of her brothers. and was of
course, partisan of theirs In the fac
| tional fight without being in sympathy
with their habits of life and career Of
rapine and murder.
Ike Clanton and Jessie carp met at a
dance at Tombstone. Ike and the carp
boys were then at war, and carried guns
tween Ike and Jessie it was case Of love
at nrst sight. Her brothers became furi-
GUS when they heard it, and Virgil, the
oldest of the family, 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 i'm
mediately 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 between them If possible.
The girl was educated In California con-
vent, and while as full of romance as an
that made her sustain her family in the
querrel with the faction of which her
lover was chief. 1t was marvel to many
people why the Clanton gang did not at
tack the carp headquarters Immediately
after reaching Tombstone to revenge the
death of the McLowery boys and Billy
Clanton. The reason was that Jessie was
confined in her brothers quarters, and
Clanton would not run the risk Of killing
her. When the Earps retreated from
Tombstone they took their sister with
them. This was the reason perhaps why
Clanton refused to become a member of
suit of his enemy.
Three months later, however, when the
Earps were living at Gunnison Col. and
of course were running the town, their
sister mysteriously disappeared one night
The result of inquiry convinced them that
she had fled in company with Ike Clan
ton. This was pouring salt and vinegar
into their fostering wounds. The whole
band, comprising Virgil, Wyatt and Jul
ian carp, Doc Halliday, Curly Bill Sam
Saunders, Texas Ike and Monroe Tucker
armed, mounted and pursued. The lovers
had about four hours the start, but they
iona. They expected pursuit and lost no
time. They reached Lake City, eighty
miles from Gunnison, in twelve hours
Both were on horseback. From Lake City
they started to Ouray, 100 miles by regular
road. but getting afraid of pursuit. they
less mountains, going 1900 feet above sea
level. and finally reached San Miguel
thirty hours without food.
Here they rested for two days, being con-
WINGED that the pursuit they expected was
off their track. They were to a certain
extent right, and to a certain extent mis-
taken. The carp party went to Ouray
and finding no trace of the fugitives be-
came convinced that they had made
shortcut to San Miguel. From Ouray to
San Miguel is less than thirty miles, but
the way is over a painless, precipltous
mountain and yawning gulches.
The Earps, however, tackled the Jour-
ney and made II within less than twenty
four hours. They reached the San Miguel
about 10 o'clock in the morning, and as
they rode down the winding trail the fugi-
tives saw them. Clanton and the sister
of his arch-enemy had been man and wife
about twenty minutes. They were mar
ried by DR.. Hodge, an Episcopal clergy
man, whose name Is held In grateful re-
membrance by every person familiar with
the early days of Colorado.
When the newly-wedded pair saw the
horsemen approach they recognized the
situation at a glance. Clanton, though as
brave as any man, knew That II was hope
less to Join conflict with seven or eight
men practiced In the use Of firearms But