The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-09-08
SHOOTERS OUT WEST NEARLY COMET
Dut Two Survivors Of q co.erie Who Maintain
ed Law and Order In the Pa'my Days OF the
Southwest.

Denver Dispatch.
The discovery of gold i'll the
Klondike region may give Il new
lease of life to the legitimate bad
man. In the last decade the
ranks of the bud men have become
so thinned to-day there are not
more than half a dozen represent
tatives of the type made familiar
by Bret Harte in his tales of the
Argonauts. OF the famous cote
RE of "killers" who made life
lively twelve years ago in the
Southwest but two remain-Wy-
att carp and the renowned Bat
Masterson. They belong to q
widely known group. 1t consisted
of Morgan and Wyatt carp, doc
Halliday, Bob, Phil and Jim AL
lison, Sam Cults, Nobe Hyatt and
Bat Masterson. Each man was
responsible for the deaths of more
than score of his fellow beings,
yet the killings were all done on
the side of law and order or III
self defense. Bat Masterson was
marshal of Dodge City, Kan. !;
Morgan carp Of Tombstone, Ariz.,
and Bob Allison, of Tucson, and
twelve years ago it was no sine
cure TO be marshal of 81 city in tho
Southwest The three Allison
brothers were famous fighters.
Bob Allison lost his life while
helping Morgan carp in lis fight
against the ''ru5tlers" at Tomb
stone. Phil Allison was killed
while attempting to arrest single
handed a half dozen drunken Mcx-
leans. Jim Allison, the most re-
nowned of the three brothers, died
i'll Butte, Mont, two years ago Of
the grip. One of the most pict-
uresque events in jim Allison's
lifo was his experience with ten
derfoot Judge ut Flagstaff, Ariz.,
some twelve years ago. At that
time Durango, Col. f., was as lively q
town as any in the West. Gam
bling and saloon Keeping compris-
ell the only business done, and
ehootinga were of nightly occur
Iance. Nobe Hyatt was the mar
shall, and he invited jim Allison
to help him keep order. Mexi-
cans formed the larger part of the
population, and their fights with
knives created great havoc. II
was In one of these stabhing
ARRAYS that Allison interfered
and during the exchange of vol
leys he found it necessary to kill
two Mexican brOt hcrs. The men
were leaders of the best Greaser
circle of Durango, and their death
caused great excitement. Many
threats were uttered against the
assassin marshal. He had tc
choose between knife in the back
some dark night or departure from
town. 1t was impossible to avolt
the Mexicans, and, though brave
man, Allison deemed discretion
the better part of valor and left
Some three months afterwart
Allison was in Flagstaff, Ariz
1T was typical frontier town al
that time, built of pine boards
and canvas, with few adobe huts
1t was warm afternoon and ALI
son lounged in the dining room Of
the National Hotel eating his din
ner. Suddenly there was a slight
commotion outside, and a bis
Mexican, resplendent with silver
and braid and lace, stalled int,
the dining room. Allison appar
emily paid no attention to him q.
he walked to tho table where th,
marshal was sitting and took tho
chair opposite.
"You killa my brothers, ID
you, but now l killa you," h,
called out, raising a big-bore re-
volver above the tables edge.
A loud report followed these
words, and a body sprawled on the
floor. The Mexican was dead
Allison had shot under the table
before his oponent could draw
Trigger. Tie body was removed
and Allison and the other guests
resumed their dinner. 1t wa!
only another Greaser killed, ant
Greasers didn't count for much il
the palmy days of Flagstaff. AL
lison had no thought of gettins
away. 1t was a fair and souar,
killing, and tie law had no bust.
ness to interfere. However, cour
was III session not thirty ward
from the hotel, and Judge Dun
kins was new to the bench and {,
the social customs of the place.
He heard of the shooting as cour
convened for the afternoon SEES
sion, and Immediately issued
bench warrant for Allison on III
charge of murder.
"How you feelin', Jim?" aske,