The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-08

when roll call was sounded some thirty
soldiers failed to answer.
Col. Jennison, a well-Inown sporting
man of Kansas City, once paid Hayes
City a visit. Curry gave him a royal
welcome. Col. Jennison was wearing
silk hat that pleased the Western man,
and he Expressed a desire to have one
like it. when I go back to Kansas City"
said the colonel, II will have one made
and sent to you" In due time the hat
arrived, but for some reason probably
an oversight, it came G.. o. D., a circum-
stance which Immediately aroused Cur
rvs wrath. few days later he had
misunderstanding with a negro and killed
him. The remains were put IN a rough
box and expressed to Col. Jennison az
Kansas City, c. 0. D.
Hundreds of similar stories are told ana
the victims of Curry's ever-ready gun
were from all sorts and conditions Of life.
In time Hayes City became too civilized
for Curry, and when there began to be
talk of legal punishment for murder he
moved to Ellsworth. One morning he got
into street fight there and after it was
Eli over and the smoke began to clear
away 1t was found that six highly re-
spected citizens of Ellsworth were dead,
several more were wounded and Curry
was unframed. This incident was a little
bit too much for the people of Ellsworth
and they soon managed to make life so
uncomfortable for Curry that he decided
to move on
From there he drifted down to Texas.
He started 4 restaurant at Marshall, bur
went broke and secured a position as en-
gineer with the Texas & Pacific. 1t Was
about this time that he made his famous
attack upon Maurice Barrymore. The
train was standing at Marshall one day
wi 10 became
gagged in conversation. Barrymore made
some remark that aroused CuTryS hastY
temper and he at once whipped cut his
revolver and fired before any one could
seize his hand. Barrymore lodged Lut
the bullet stuck Dick Porter, a member
of his company, killing him instantly.
Curry shot again, but this time without
effect. He was overpowered and placed
under arrest. After a long trial, in which
he was materially assisted by an orSa1i-
cation of which he was 4 charter menu
Der, Curry was at last liberated
This incident seemed to take all Tie
bravado and dash out of Curry. 1t was
the first time he had been brought in
contact with the law lie drifted around
the West, keeping very quiet and never
revealing his identity except when conf
PEELED to. To prevent the old tempta ton
coming back to him, he even quit carry
ing gun. A few years ago he came to
Spokane and has lived quietly here, only
a few of his cid friends recognizing in
him the notorious bad man of western
Kansas. His enc came suddenly, heart
disease causing him to drop dead on the
street last Sunday.
Curry had been granted a pension by
the government. but he never drew a
cent Of it. 1t is rumored that he left con-
siderable property, but 1t Is known that
fer several years past he has been taken
care Of by friend Of his prosperous
days EIe may have left property, but
1t is much more probable that he spent
rs he went.
With all his faults. those who knew
Jim Curry best say that his charitable
deeds knew no bounds and that, If he
was handy with his gun it was because
this was necessary in the days he lived
and in the country where there was no
law, officers, and nothing but the rgs
of might and six-shooters.