The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-16
THE TANNING or WYATT carp,
DONE AT DAN son ~ 4 FgvE-FOOT
TOd'kNEY POLICEMAN.

The ex-Bad Man Of Arizona and Cali.
fOrnla strikes a SnaE In the British
Empireatepresen ed by GO Inches OF 4 an
ada Mounted CoD-GiNes Up His Gun.
! Since Wyatt carp, once famous as a gun
| fighter in Arizona and California, went up
into the klondke very little has been heard
Of him by the outside world. The last ex-
plot that brought him into prominence
was his decision In the Sharkey -Fitzsimmons
prizefight in San Francisco when he gave
the fight TO Sharkey on an alleged foul.
For some years before that he had been
quite an orderly citizen for one OF his repu-
tation as gun fighter.
From the stories that have drifted down
from the Klondike In the last few weeks,
1t appears that carp has resumed favorite
trick Of his, known in the West as shooting
up tho town. He was much addicted TO
1t In the old lawless days Of Arizona and
California.
carp was never a man who could easily
be tanned, consequently story told of his
suppression a few weeks ago by diminu-
tive 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 the other night, "Civi-
lization, policemen and progress generally
knocked out Earp's gun fighting game in
the States some years ago, and, like Bat
Masterson and "A few other relics Of the old
days. he had been quite orderly and well
behaved for some years.
IBut when he got to Dawson he found
a settlement like the places in which he
made his reputation as a bad man many
years ago. He found men carrying guns
and shooting people who happened TO dis
please them, and ii gave him the fever TO
get back into the game in which he was an
adept In the days gone by
$50 carp discar ded his store clothes,
got hims elf flannel shirt, pair OF leather
trousers and a ,sombrero. stuck a gun in
his belt, loaded up on bad whiskey and
went around the saloons and faro banks
tallyra gging everybody who would stand
for his game, and taking a few shots at
some men who resented il. There We're
number Of bad men in Dawson who We're
sufficiently awed by Earp's reputation to
stand for him, and for week he had things
pretty much his own way.
"Well, the fact that carp was hitting it
up got to the ears of n little five-foot cock
ney member of the Canada mounted police.
one of whose duties it was to see that Daw-
son behaved 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 a
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 n
f,f he thas1
fellow in riding boots and cap if he wanted
to visit hades at once or wait few hours.
carp was somewhat surprised when
the little fellow simply smiled politely and
said:
sir, and extended his hand for the weapon.
carp swore some more. but not
quite so eloquently, for all the while the
little man was smiling calmly in his face.
Finally carp, clean fiustered by the situa-
ton 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 Ill have
to take it away from you sir
"Take my gun away from met roared
EXACTLY, said the little man Maybe
you doubt I'll do IL, sirf'
1.-The witnesses of this colloquy didn't
know what TO expect from carp, but they
knew what would happen pretty soon il
carp became defiant, because in Dawson
people know what TO expect from the Ca
madam mounted police. They knew, too,
that this little cockney had squelched
every bad man who had ever come into
Dawson, and they didn't doubt that he
would attend to carp.
However, a crisis was averted by Earp's
putting his gun back il.to his belt and start
ing TO leave the place. just as he got 20
the door the policeman walked over and
tapped him on the shoulder.
~ beg your pardon, sir he said, but
morrow, shall have to take it away from
you.
carp turned purple with rage, but he
had no nerve left when he confronted that
politely smiling face. He roared a few
oaths back at the amused 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, III blow him full OF holes he
said.
YES said listener, but when .you
P roe which, y0V viii n1 With two men
If you kill them, four will take their places.
In the end, carp, you will have the whole
British Army here II necessary just to put
you out. Better let him alone
-The next day, carp, very sober and
very thoughtful, appeared on the streets
of Dawson In the store clothes he came
to town with. Almost the first person he
struck was the cockney, who had evidently
been waiting for him, prepared to take his
gun away II he showed ii. As soon as he
saw carp he stepped up very politely and
said
Thank you, SIR and then turned on
his heel.
carp hasn't been deuce high as bad
man In Dawson since that incident, In
to mix it UP with the cockney he'd be sleep
ing under an epitaph tonight; for Of all
the real tough men ever saw, either for
or against law and order, those Canada
mounted police ilre the limit
TERRAPIN WILL BE DEARER-