The Lamar register., 1902-02-12
BEN DANIELS RECORD
HAS BEEN A GAD Ran.
Some Wild Experiences Related OF
President Roosevclt's Appointee
as Marshal in Arizona.

Denver Feb THE Republican this
morning says:
Denver men who have known Ben
Daniels, who has ju~t been appointed
United States marshal mt Phoenix.
Arizona, by President Roosevelt. nllcse
tnat he has committed nt least two
murders, that he has always been n
gambler and dive keeper, and that he
was for many years an all-around bad
man."
There is probably no one in the city
who knew Daniels better than Jacob
c. Bloom, jewclcr. No. 1913 Sixteenth
street. He tells the following story Of
Daniels life from 1854 to the present
time. Mr.. Bloom says that he has been
well acquainted with Daniels during
this time.
IL first met Daniels in Dodge City,
Kansas, in 1881" said Mr.. Bloom. 1T
was Il very wild country then and there
was II murder almost every day. Dan
iels conducted n dance hall, saloon and
gambling house, and held various pub
| lie offices. He was closely associated
with Bat MastcrsOn. lie was mar
shal under Masterson, when he was
| sheriff. | remember when Daniels
killed his first man. He was Ed Jul
| tan, a restaurant keeper. The killing
occurred in 1883. Julian conducted u
restaurant, which was Il very orderly
| place, OH the main street, near the cen
| Ter of the town. Daniels place was
next door. Between the two places was
4 little alley, n few feet wide. The
nolsc. disorder and general revelry in
Daniels place could be plainly heard
In Jullan's restaurant. Julian asked
! Daniels to move his dance hall further
| up the street in the neighborhoOd Of
! Ihc other houses. as the noise and bad
| reputation of the hall was running the
| business of the restaurant. Daniels re-
| fused to move and the two men quar-.
| relied Julian carried the matter into
the courts and was given an injunc-
ton against Daniels. After the hear
ing of the case the men quarreled
again. while neither was armed. Both
swore that they would shoot Oh sight.
shorty after this, Julian walked
out on the sidewalk in front or his
place. He had n so note in his hands
and was going across the street to
change It, Daniels saw him and ran
out Of his own place. Julian did not
sec him and was unaware of his dam
ger. Daniels waited until he reached
the edge of the sidewalk, and then
shot him through the head. AS Julian
fell. Daniels walked up beside his pros
trate body. and, pointing his revolver
| upNHNHIu, tllllll''l lll' IfliliilulhS iDui
chambers into Julian's body. The bull
lets were forty-iivc caliber, and Julian
was probably killed by the first one.
At any rate he was dead, when picked
! up. Daniels was arrested for this mur-
der. tried and acquitted. The jury held
that he shot in sclf-defcnsc. Daniels
was in another fight after this and had
n piece shot out of his right ear. Wheth-
| or he killed the other fellow or n.t I
cant remember. As say, there was n
murder done every day. and | cannot
remember all the killings.
Daniels killed his second man during
the county seat trouble, between
Clmarron and Ingalls, A doctor-I do
not remember his name-had founded
the town of Ingalls, and 1t had grown
rapidly. Its population. | believe. was
larger than that of Cimarron. or ut
least the doctor and his supporters
claimed it was They also claimed
that 1t was more centrally located.
Cimarron. however. had It's share OF
fighting men and they refused to allow
the county business to go to their
ncighbor. The men of the two towns
We're continually fighting and several
deaths resulted. ingalls,. under the
prctensc of calling for help. succeeded
in bringing Daniels and about twenty
Of his deputies. over into the doctors
| town. 1t was claimed that the gang
was hired by the doctor. but whether
or not this was so | do not know. How
ever, they went over there and were in
| all the trouble which followed.
| "Thcse men. with many others from
| 1ngals, headed, it Is said. by the doctor,
| went to CimarrOn, and forcibly took
| possession OF the court house and all
| the county records. These were moved
| tn hn IN ,f m n
men resisted, but their opponents were
too much for them. During the fight
on the court house steps, Daniels shot
n German hotel keeper. 1t was said
| that the foreigner took no part In tho
| fight and that he was merely an inno-
| cent spectator. However. / heard that
| he was fighting, with the rest. Daniels
shot him down. and he died later. Dam
| icls was not arrested for this crime.
His place was running when ! left
| Dodge City.
Il met Daniels later in Cripple Creek
| He was marshal of West Cripple
Creek and was night marshal of Grip
pie Creek under me. I was also alder
man. lie worked in different gambling
houses about Cripple Creek and made
his living running faro banks. 1t was
while there that he enlisted In the
Rough Rider company to go to Cuba.
| ! have heard that he saved RoOsevelt's 3
life on San Juan hill, and ! believe 1t,
as lie would do anything for friend"