b'FINDING THE REAL WOMEN OF THE WILD WESTCurly Bill andLLeessssoonnssNNoottLLeeaarrnneeddText by Jana Bommersbach and Bob Boze Bellseveral locals areHomicide by MisadventureJaJnaunaurayr y9 ,9 1, 818181drinking it up at the Alhambra SaloonOctober 28,1880: Fresh off the trail fromsays, I am an officer of the law, give me your (also known asTAKING SANTA FE BY STORM hispistol.AsCurlyBillreachestopullouthis SanSimon,wheresomebelieveheand Corrigans)CUCRULRYL YB IBLILLLS ST ATBALBEL EM MANANNENRESRSin Tombstone. pards treed the town and attempted to hijack apistol, Wyatt gets behind Curly Bill and wraps Santa Fe, New Mexico had never seen anything like Mara Gertrudis Barcel (1800-1852). She TheThe worst trick II ever knew him totodo do wasworst trickever knewhimwas didnt fit any of the molds they expected from a Mexican woman in 1825: She didnt carry hersee if he is locomotive, Curly Bill Brocius bringshis arms around him toarestaurantonce, while the people to togogointo into a restaurant once, while the peoplehusbands name, she didnt stay home and cook for her family, she didnt dress simply and keep her his mayhem to Tombstone.carrying anymore weapons.werewere atatdinner. He He was drunk and pulled outdinner. was drunkand pulled outeyes downcast in public.After a tall bucking at BrownsGrabbing the barrel of Curly Bills hishis two two revolvers revolvers and and laid laid them them beside beside his his plate, plate, No, this woman, who called herselfTules, was a fierce, independent businesswoman who quickly corral, the boisterous cow-boys retirepistol,MarshalWhitebarks,Now, andand ordered ordered everyone everyone atatthe the table table totowait wait until until After multiplemade a small fortune with a game-of-chance operation near a mining camp. Then she opened an to Allen Street and land in Corrigansan he hwe aws atsh rtohuroghu,g ha,saist w u d dyou God damned son of a bitch, give it aws ausn genngetlnetmleamnlayn layn drinks, the rowdyelaborate casino in town and tongues really began to wag: Was she astonishingly beautiful as some crew spills out ontosaloon. The cow-boys are joined by a impolite totoriserisebeforeallhadfinished theirupthatpistol!Ashetriestojerk impolitebefore allhadfinishedtheirsaid, or old and ugly, as others claimed? (Old was easy to disprove, as she was about 25 when she meal.local,AndrewMcCauley,cow-boythe pistol out of the cow-boys hand, meal. OfOfcourse, course, everybody everybody in thein the restaurant restaurant sat sat took Santa Fe by storm.) Was she raven-haired or a redhead? Did she earn her money honestly or was Allen Street andandand waited waited until until Bill Bill got got done done eating, eating, but but hehewas was it the ill-gotten gain of a prostitute?Dick Lloyd (the tall bucker), rancherit goes off. several pull theirso sofull full hehelaid laid down down his his head head upon upon his his arms arms an dand Frank Patterson, Ed Collins, AndrewI am shot! says White, as he falls. pistols and shootfelfl ealls laeselpee, pa,n dan tdh et hfeo lfkosl kwse wree rseosaof raafirda iodfohfi mhi mth atth atht etyh esyu psuppopseods ehdehe Ames and a Charleston miner namedThe muzzle blast sets his pants afire, at the moon. waws ajus sjtu sth asmhammimngi nsgle selpee apsatsotgoe tg eat c ah acnhcaen cteotsoh oshoto otht et hfeir sfitr sotn oe nweh wo ho POKER ALICE and someone snuffs the flames.James Johnson. After several drinks, the party rosreo sfero fmro mth eth tea btlaeb. leT.h Teyh eayl l awlla witaeidte udn utinl thile h aew aowkeo,k ew,h wenh ehnehpea ipda itdh et he spills out onto Allen Street, with one or moreWyattbrandishesaborrowedpistoland Another card shark who had a long successful career is the billb iflol rf othr et hcer ocwrodw adn dan lde flte.ft.of the men pulling their pistols and firing sev- clubs Curly Bill on the head, knocking him to legendary Poker Alice, (at left), who loved a good card game Fresh out ofofjail jailTucson, Curly BillToTmo mTh Tohrtoornto, nh,o hteolt kele ekpeepr einr iGna GleaylveiyllveilleFresh outininTucson,Curly Bill eral shots at the moon and stars. theground.WhathaveIdone?CurlyBill Brocius leads agroup ofofcow-boys backand played her hand until she cashed in her chipsBrocius leadsa group cow-boys backto tothe the San San Pedro Pedro River, River, where where they they take takeat age 79 in 1930. Her real name was Alice Ivers Duffield Wyatt Earp andCurlyBilltriestostoptheshooting,say- demands.Ihavenotdoneanythingtobe Tubbs Huckert. She hailed from Devon, England and his brother Morganingaccordingtoaneyewitnessthiswontarrested for.ititupstreamandstopatatachurch fourCurCluyr Blyi lBl i(lfl a(rf alerf lte )f tw )a ws aasr raersrteesdte tdh et hnee nxte xdta yd afyo rf ohri sh cish uchrcuhr ch upstream andstop achurchfour then on to Virginia and out West where she thrived.miles shesnheaniagnaingsa nasn dan cdh acrhgaerdg e$d2 5$ 2f5o rf odri sdtiusrtbuirnbgin tgh et hpee apceea.c eC. urCluyr ly hear the illegaldo, boys, but the men continue their promis- Wyattgrabsthecow-boybythecollarand miles from from Charleston. Charleston. paipda,id D,e Dpueptyu tSyh eShrieffr iWff iWlliialmlia Bmr eBarkeeankerindrgideg re preoprtoerdt,e db, ubt usat isda id shooting and runandgoing inside, Curly cuous fuselage. As locals gather on the streetmarcheshimovertothesmallwoodenjail, Dismounting andgoinginside,Curly Dismountingnon mo omreo rceh uchrcuhr cfho rf ohri mhi,m it,wita ws atos oto eox peexnpesinvsei.ve.Bill,Bill, followed bybyhis his gang, demands theto see what all the shooting is about, three inmere feet away from the fracas. Wyatt and his to the scene.gang,demands the followed parson totostopstophistalkororCurlyCurlyBillthecow-boycrowd,includingCurlyBill,runbrothers Virgil and Morgan round up the rest parsonhistalk Billwillwill shoot shoot ananeye eye out. out. THE NOTORIOUS SADIE MARCUS andarrestEdCollins,Andrew behind a building on the south side of the road. oftheparty CuCrluyr Blyi lBl pilrl opcreoecdese dtos taou tnaut nant dan hdu hmuilmiaitleia the et heCurly A teenage runaway, Sadie (real name Josephine) Marcus landed in Town Marshal Fred White suddenly appears Curly Bill Bill and and pards pards shoot shoot upupFifth FifthAmes, Dick Lloyd, Frank Patterson and Jamesandand Allen Allen in Tombstonein Tombstone more more than than once. once.pasptaosrt,o mr, amkiankgi nhgi mh imda ndcaen cliek eli kae f oa oflo ionl ifnro fnrto notf ofTombstone and shacked up with Cochise County Sheriff Johnny Behan. By from around the corner. Several men run up,Johnson.hish hiso rhroifrireidfi ecdo ncgorneggraetgioatni.on. 1881, that relationship was over, and she later consummated an affair with includingWyattEarp,justasthemarshal NineNine days days later, later, the the terror terror from from San San Simon SimonBehans archrival, Wyatt Earp. She lived with Earp for 47 years as a common-In an arroyo (behind andand his his pards invade Contention City, where law wife and outlived him by nearly 16 years. Much like Libbie Custer did forpardsinvade Contention City, where the current location thethe cow-boy her famous husband, George Armstrong, Marcus fiercely protected Earpscow-boy devils devils begin begin to totree tree the the south south end end of the Birdcage)reputation; she also tried to cover up her own infamous past in Tombstone. of ofthe the town. town. Wyatt Earp (center, with pistol) Wyatt, Morgane n Historians still debate whether or not she had worked as a soiled dove. AftAefrt earb u ervyeornyeo nteh etyh ecyac afni nfdin, dt,h et he asbiunsgi negv and Marshal Whiteand his brother Virgil (at left, Late in life, Sadie went on gambling binges and lost quite a bit of money.gangga nggr agvriatavtiteast etos toh et hneo rntohr tehn den wdh werhee rteh etyh egyogo attempt to disarmwith shotgun) establish a in iansato srteo,r reo, br otbh et hteil l toilfl o$f5 0$ 5a0n dan cdo mcommitm oitt hoetrh er outrages deadline around the jail and outrages like like shooting shooting at ata peaceable a peaceable citizen. citizen.Curly Bill with Several brave citizens arm themselves andwarn everyone not to cross it. Several brave citizens arm themselves and tragic results.come out on on the street totoconfront the out- - TRTEREEIENIGN GAAT OTWOWNN Excerpts from the new book, The Earps and others guard the come outthe streetconfront the outHellraisers & Trailblazers: The Real Women ofLas Tules won many The Wild West, To Tleoa lrena rmn omreo raeb oabuot utht etheattention. erupts on on both HuHnutenrtse rcso ncosindseidr eitraitvai cvtiocrtyo rwy hwehn etnh ethire irjail all night against lynching. At laws,laws, but but Curly Curly Bill Bill and and his his men men pay pay them them no no by Jana Bommersbach and Bob Boze Bellattention. Eventually, Eventually, gunfiregunfire erupts bothdodgso gcsh acshea sgea mgaem a ru nru in uptar eter eaen dand23 2g3u gnufingfihgtsh btse hbienhdin tdh et hOe. KO K. en dand tuitpa the time of the White shooting, sides witha monte game because of herBe sure to visit the Phippen Art Museum in Prescott, Arizona, to see oversides with neither side taking any casualties. sursruoruronudn idt.iWt. eWbsetbesrtes rdse dfienfiitnioitnio onfotrfe terienegi ngCorCroarlr pali cpki cukp u Bpo Bbo Bbo Bzeo zBee Bllesl l sneitherside taking any casualties.Tombstone has a makeshift 60 of the paintings and illustrations (including the ones on these pages) from After distracting beauty and heris: isT: oT bor ibnrgi ntgotboa yb.a yT.o T pou pt u itntion taopao psiotisoitnionClaCslsaiscs Gicu Gnufingfihgtsh Vtso Vl.o IlI. IIAfter afulla full day day ofofbedevilment, bedevilment, the the cow-boys cow-boys To learn more about the 23the new book. The show will be up from now through January 22, 2023finally of oef xetrxetmreeme . iswooden jail. 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