Arizona republican., 1899-01-21
FAMOUS GUN MAN
A Prominent HCior in inc BiC OdY
 Tombstone Vendetta.

The telegraphic report that Doe
 Halliday, together with Wyat. Earp
 Bat Masterson and Jim Corbett, have
 sailed from New York for Havana with
 the object of engaging in business
 there of not strictly legitimate char
 acter is a canard, so far as 'fDcc' Halli- day is concerned. Doe" has been dead
 six years and, contrary to his own hope
 and the belief of his friends and assJ-
 ciates, he died peacefully and with This
 boots off in a quiet retreat in Colo
 radO Springs.
 A braver man, or a more loyal friend never drew gun on an opponent than Doe Halliday He was misfit in his environments. Although as gentle naturally as a child and with a heart as tender as a Wom2nis, he became a man killer" through necessity, and in a career on the frontier of less than ten years he was credited with having sent unprapared to their Maker no less than fourteen human souls.
 Men who were in Tombstone. A. T., in the palmy days of that great chlo- ride camp well remember Doe" Halli- day. He was a thorough gambler, father temperate in his habits and was always tastefuIly dressed. Although young in years his hair was iron-gray and marks of care and sorrow heavily lined face that had a one time been handsome. Of his past he rarely spoke, of the present he gave no thought and the horizon of his future did not reach beyond the small cemetery on the mesa. He had the innat5 gallantry of the true southerner and would resent an insult to 8 woman, no matter how f1c f1o,1 ,.o1-1 F 4 F., a bully with murder in his eye.
 A great lover of fair play, he was generally the self-constftutsd referee of saloon fights which were frequent in the mining camp, and when once fight began it was never permitted to end until a decision was reached
 Halliday drifted into Tombstone from Texas with the first rush which took place within thirty days after the Schieffelin brothers and Dick Gird, now a millionaire of southern California; located the famous Toughnut lode, and a5 once became prominent. Soon after his story followed him. He was dentist and had practiced his profes- sion for years in San Antonio, Texas. Among his patients was a beautiful but imprudent woman. She and the handsome dentist were talked about. The inevitable happened. Har husband indulged in threats and hunted for Halliday. When the smoke cleared away the husband lay corpse in the dusty street. Halliday was arrested. tried and acquitted. Later friend of his victim took up the quarrel, sought satisfaction and was killed at the first shot. Again Halliday was subjected 10 a trial and acquitted.
 He then abandoned his business in San Antonio, drifted into gambling and became as fotslm and jetsam on the current of life. Every mining camp in 1 the southwest and every lively railroad ! town (the Southern Pacific was being cOnstructed) in turn mum bered him as 3 citizen and at each place the impress Of 8 bullet from his pistol was recorded | on it's history. Dodge City, Wichita, | Gunnison and Aspen were also visited l and finally he arrived in Tombstone.
 The EaTp boys were then the kings Of the camp. All were gamblers, all | brave and eager for fray. Virgil was city marshal Jim and Wyatt faro deal | CTS, Morgan a Wells-Farg0 express | and Warren, the kid O. the family" al:errated behind a lay out and on the boot Of a stage coach. | Virgil, Wyatt and Morgan also held l commissions as United States marshals