The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-12-19
tanned WYATT EARF
WESTERN BAD RAN COWED IN
DAWSON CITY.
Diminutive Member Of Canada Mount.
ed Police Too Much for Old-Tirno
Terror"-The Power of RigidIy En-
forced Law.

has been heard of him by the outside
world. carp was never a man whe
could easily be tanned, consequently a
story told of his suppression a few
weeks ago by diminutiye cockney
member of the Canada mounted police
will be interesting to some of his
friends here.
carp drifted into Dawson several
months ago full of determination to
get action said San Francisco man
TO some Of Earps old Western friends
Inc other night. He discarded his
store clothes, got himself flannel
shirt, pair of leather trousers and q
sombrero, stuck gun in his belt,
f-loaded up on bad whisky and went
around the saloons and faro banks
ballyragging everybody who would
stand for his game, and taking a few
shots at some men who resented it.
well, the fact that carp was hit
ting it up got to the ears of a little
fve-foot cOckney member Of the Can.
ada mounted police, one of whose
duties it was to see that Dawson be-
haved itself. Now, carp didn't know
much about the Canada mounted
police and the manner of men who
compose it. ~-'-
Therefore when he was interrupted
IN the gentle amusement OF cleaning
| out faro bank in Dawson one night
by this. little chap coming up to him
with request that. he give him his
gun, he opened his mouth and his
eyes very wide, swore mighty round
OF oaths and asked the little fellow in
riding boots and cap if he wanted to
visit hades at once or wait a few
hours.
"Earp was somewhat surprised
when the little fellow simply smiled
politely and said:
"'You must give me the gun o.
bury it, sir, and extended his hand for
the weapon. 49,
"Earp swore some more, but not
quite SO eloquently, for all the while
the little man was smiling calmly IL
his face. Finally carp, clean flustered
by the situation pulled his gun from
his belt and fired it three times into
the ceiling, whereupon the little man.
still smiling said:
Now, you'll have to bury it or III
have to take it away from you, sir.
Take my gun away from met
roared carp.
Exactly said the little man. May
be you doubt I'll do it, sir?'
The witnesses of this co:loouv div
not know what to expect from Earr..
but they knew what would happen
pretty soon if carp became defiant,
because in Dawson people know what
to expect from the Canadian mounted
police. They knew, too, that this lii
tie cochney had squelched every bass
man who had ever come into Dawson
and they didn't doubt that he wor]G
! attend to carp.
'"However, crisis was averte,; ,,r
Earps putting his gun back into his
belt and starting to leave the place.
Just as he got to the door the poit::..
man walked over and tapped him CT,
the shoulder.
l beg your pardon, sir he sa;,!,
but II you come out with a gun in
sight tomorrow, / shall have to take !,
away from you
carp turned purple with rage, b,,s
he had no nerve left when he con-
fronted that politely smiling face. He
roared a few oaths back at the amnse(
crowd in the gambling house. and then
went to the Golden Lion saloon, where
he took few drinks and proceeded to
tell what he would do the next day
when the cockney tried to take his
gun.
why, I'll blow him full of holess
he said.
"'Yes,' said a listener, but When
you put hole in him you put a hole
in the British empire, which it will fiji
with two me en- If you kill them, four
will take their places In the end.
carp, you will have the whole British
army here if necessary just to put yoy
out. Better let him alone
**The next day, carp, very sober ant
very thoughtful, appeared : on the
stfeets OIL lawson IN the store clothes
he came, to town with Almost the
first person ;she struck was the cock
ney, who haH b evidently been waiting
Tor him, prepared to take his CUR
away If he S bowed it. AS soon as he
saw carp heI stepped up very politely
and said:
Thank y Pu, sir and then turned
On his heel. a'-
"Earp has4' It been deuce high as q
lad man in Dawson since that Incl.
dent. Incidentally, might say. If he
had elected to mix it up with sthe
cockney he'd be sleeping under az
epitaph tonight; for Of all the rest
Tough men ever saw, either for or
'gainst law and order, those Can.
ida mounted police are the limit
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