While in Abilene, it is said he spent his term in The Alamo, a bar with nude paintings and plenty of gambling devices to while away his time.
He later was sheriff of Ellis County and then marshal of Abilene. George Armstrong Custer and the 7th Cavalry as they searched for Indians in western Kansas. He worked as an Army scout who helped guide Lt. He came to Kansas from Illinois and by 1859 was a teamster on the Santa Fe Trail. He was better known as a gambler and gunfighter.Īs a frontier lawman, James Butler “Wild Bill” Hickok (1837-76) was famous for his deadly shooting skills. Holiday, who had once defended Earp in a saloon against cowboys who aimed to kill Earp, made his living for about five years as a dentist. In 1881, he and his two brothers, Virgil and Morgan, and John Henry “Doc” Holliday shot it out with Ike Clanton’s gang in the gunfight at the OK Corral in Tombstone, Ariz. Hollywood may have billed Wyatt Earp as the fast-shooting, peace-loving lawman who tamed the Wild West, but his days in 1875 as a police officer in Wichita were spent rounding up stray dogs and picking up dead animals.Įarp was fired and moved on to Dodge City. One year later, Jim was city marshal of Dodge City.
But Henry Raymond, a friend of the Masterson brothers, wrote in his journal that Bat’s middle name was Bartholomew, shortened to “Bart” and then, “Bat.”Īll three brothers figured prominently as lawmen in Dodge City’s cowtown days.Įd was the city marshal until he was killed by a cowboy on April 9, 1878.Īt the time, Bat was sheriff of Ford County and Jim was a deputy sheriff. Some Western historians say he earned his nickname by using a cane.
William Masterson was almost always referred to as Bat. Three of Thomas and Catherine Masterson’s sons - Ed, William “Bat” and Jim - became Old West legends. The Masterson family came to Wichita from Illinois in 1870 and lived on 80 acres near Sunnydale, 14 miles northeast of Wichita. Three of the most famous lawmen of the Old West claimed Sedgwick County as their home.
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