b'Curly Bill andLLeessssoonnssNNoottLLeeaarrnneeddTHE COW-BOYS OF COCHISE COUNTYseveral locals areHomicide by MisadventureJaJnaunaurayr y9 ,9 1, 818181 CurlyBillto move farther away from the law to this virtual drinking it up atAfterescapingjailinYsleta,Texas, the Alhambra SaloonBrociusandBobDutchMartinstealtheirwayoutlaw haven.October 28,1880: Fresh off the trail fromCurly Bill, Martin and the Clantons are some of (also known aswestward and land in the Bootheel of New Mexico. says, I am an officer of the law, give me your They are not alone. somebelieveheandhisthe cow-boys attracted to the lush grasslands (old- his SanSimon,wherepistol.AsCurlyBillreachestopullout Corrigans)CUCRULRYL YB IBLILLLS ST ATBALBEL EM MANANNENRESRSpards treed the town and attempted to hijack apistol, Wyatt gets behind Curly Bill and wraps in Tombstone. Sincetheearly1870s,aftertheApachesweretimers in the Animas Valley tell of the groundwater TheThe worst trick II ever knew him totodo do wasworst trickever knewhimwas locomotive, Curly Bill Brocius bringshis arms around him to see if he is moved onto the San Carlos Reservation, enterprisingbeing less than two feet under the surface near the to togogointo into a restaurant once, while the people arestaurantonce, while the people his mayhem to Tombstone.LangRanch).carrying anymore weapons. the cattlemen like John Chisum began to drive herds ofCurlyBillendsupestablishing werewere atatdinner. He He was drunk and pulled outdinner. was drunkand pulled outAfter a tall bucking at Brownsandfamous GrayGrabbing the barrel of Curly Bills hishis two two revolvers revolvers and and laid laid them them beside beside his his plate, plate,Ranch, still in existence in the 21st cattleintoArizonatofeedboththeIndians corral, the boisterous cow-boys retirecentury. pistol,MarshalWhitebarks,Now, After multiplethesoldiersbroughtintokeepthemcorralled. andand ordered ordered everyone everyone atatthe the table table totowait wait until until to Allen Street and land in CorrigansfewThe outlaws particularly enjoy the havens close he hwe aws atsh rtohuroghu,g ha,saist w brought with them ad dyou God damned son of a bitch, give These large cattle herdsu an drinks, the rowdyit aws ausn genngetlnetmleamnlayn layn saloon. The cow-boys are joined by a impolite totoriserisebeforeallhadfinished theirupthatpistol!Ashetriestojerk impolitebefore allhadfinishedtheircrew spills out ontocow-boys who stayed on to carve out a piece of theproximitytotwobordersandthreejurisdictions meal.local,AndrewMcCauley,cow-boythe pistol out of the cow-boys hand, meal. OfOfcourse, course, everybody everybody in thein the restaurant restaurant sat sat Allen Street andbusiness for themselves. (NewMexico,ArizonaandMexico).Plus,the andand waited waited until until Bill Bill got got done done eating, eating, but but hehewas was Dick Lloyd (the tall bucker), rancherit goes off. NumerousotherrenegadesfromWestTexasbootheel is about as far from New Mexico officials 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. and New Mexico were either forced out or choseand the law as one can get.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 James Johnson. After several drinks, the partyand someone snuffs the flames.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 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 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 back Brocius leadsa group cow-boys backWyatt Earp andCurlyBilltriestostoptheshooting,say- demands.Ihavenotdoneanythingtobe to tothe the San San Pedro Pedro River, River, where where they they take take 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 achurchfourmiles 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, Dismountingnon mo omreo rceh uchrcuhr cfho rf ohri mhi,m it,wita ws atos oto eox peexnpesinvsei.ve.Dismounting andgoinginside,Curly 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 BillCURLY BILL ON behind a building on the south side of the road. ofthepartyandarrestEdCollins,Andrew willwill shoot shoot ananeye eye out. out.CuCrluyr Blyi lBl pilrl opcreoecdese dtos taou tnaut nant dan hdu hmuilmiaitleia the et heCurly FROM PARSONS DIARY: Ames, Dick Lloyd, Frank Patterson and James THE GALEYVILLE TRAILCurly Bill Bill and and pards pards shoot shoot upupFifth Fifth Town Marshal Fred White suddenly appears andand 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 ofMORE COWBOY BULLYING Johnson.Since 1879, fugitive Bob Dutchfrom around the corner. Several men run up, hish hiso rhroifrireidfi ecdo ncgorneggraetgioatni.on.Martin has led an outlaw gangincludingWyattEarp,justasthemarshal NineNine days days later, later, the the terror terror from from San San Simon SimonSomemorebullyingbythecowboys.CurlyBillandothers I Wyatt Earp(alleged to include some 120 n an arroyo (behind andand his his pards invade Contention City, where captured Charleston the other night and played the devil generally pardsinvade Contention City, where claimed hecow-boys) on bold raids into Old the current location thethe cow-boy cow-boy devils devils begin begin to totree tree the the south south end end killed Curly BillMexico. These are some of thebreaking up a religious meeting by chasing the minister out of the of the Birdcage) of ofthe the town. town. notorious members of the ganghouseputting out lights with pistol balls and going through the in March ofWyatt Earp (center, with pistol) Wyatt, Morgane nAftAefrt earb u ervyeornyeo nteh etyh ecyac afni nfdin, dt,h et he asbiunsgi negvwho will get crossways with the 1882. town. I think it was tonight they captured the Alhambra Saloon hereand his brother Virgil (at left, and Marshal WhiteEarp brothers. gangga nggr agvriatavtiteast etos toh et hneo rntohr tehn den wdh werhee rteh etyh egyogoand raced through the town firing pistols. with shotgun) establish a attempt to disarm 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 withLearn more about the notorious Several brave citizens arm themselves andwarn everyone not to cross it. Several brave citizens arm themselves and tragic results. members of the Cow-boys who got come out on on the street totoconfront the out- - TRTEREEIENIGN GAAT OTWOWNN The Earps and others guard the come outthe streetconfront the out crossways with the Earp brothers, laws,laws, but but Curly Curly Bill Bill and and his his men men pay pay them them no noHuHnutenrtse rcso ncosindseidr eitraitvai cvtiocrtyo rwy hwehn etnh ethire irTo Tleoa lrena rmn omreo raeb oabuot utht ethejail all night against lynching. At order your copy of Bob Boze attention.erupts on on bothdodgso gcsh acshea sgea mgaem a ru nru in uptar eter eaen dand23 2g3u gnufingfihgtsh btse hbienhdin tdh et hOe. KO K. attention. 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