From , Masterson signed on as a civilian scout for Miles. Fleming also owned a dance hall, and it was there that Masterson tangled with an Army Sergeant who went by the name of Melvin A. King over the affections of a dance-hall girl named Mollie Brennan. Masterson had been entertaining Brennan after hours and alone in the club when King came looking for Brennan. The shot knocked the young faro dealer to the ground.
Wounded and bleeding badly, Masterson drew his pistol and returned fire, hitting King in the heart. Both King and Brennan died; Masterson recovered from his wounds, though he did use a cane sporadically for the rest of his life. Masterson, Earp told him, would make a good sheriff of Ford County someday, and ought to run for election. Right away, Masterson was tasked with cleaning up Dodge, which by had become a hotbed of lawless activity.
Murders, train robberies and Cheyenne Indians who had escaped from their reservation were just a few of the problems Masterson and his marshals confronted early in his term. But on the evening of April 9, , Bat Masterson drew his pistol to avenge the life of his brother. This killing was kept apart from the Masterson lore. Then he left the saloon. A few moments later, Walker and Wagner staggered out of the Lady Gay. Wagner had his gun, and Ed tried to take it from him.
A scuffle ensued, as onlookers spilled out onto the street. A shot rang out and the marshal stumbled backward, his coat catching fire from the muzzle blast. From 60 feet away, Masterson emptied his gun, hitting Wagner in the abdomen and Walker in the chest and arm.
On February 1st, Sheriff Bat Masterson led a posse, which included his brother, Ed Masterson, in pursuit of the would-be robbers. They captured two of them — Dave Rudabaugh and Edgar West, and the other two men were apprehended soon after. After taking his gun, Ed starting walking away when Wagner produced another pistol and shot him. Although mortally wounded, Masterson was able to shoot back, hitting Wagner in the chest.
Ed then walked across the street to George M. He was taken to his room, where he died 30 minutes later. Jack Wagner also died the next day.
He was stopped from doing so by Marshal Bassett, was fined, and run out of town. However, the young man refused and was soon back in town and arrested again on a charge of being disorderly. After paying his fine, Kenedy was told by Marshal Bassett to get out of Dodge and stay out. But, Kenedy had not yet seen the end of the Dodge City lawmen. In September, Bat and other area lawmen found themselves fighting a different enemy — the Cheyenne. However, they were not happy there as the hunting was sparse and the conditions miserable.
In September about Northern Cheyenne men, women, and children escaped the reservation and began to make there way back north. Along the way, they fought skirmishes and raided throughout western Kansas.
As the Cheyenne continued their trek northward the lawmen turned their attention back to Dodge City. On the early morning of October 4th two shots rang out, bringing officers running to determine the reason.
When Assistant Marshal Wyatt Earp and policeman Jim Masterson responded to the gunshots, they found that the bullets had been fired through the front door of a small frame house usually occupied by Mayor James Kelley. However, Kelley was out of town and the shots intended for him actually killed a guest in the house — a year-old woman named Dora Hand, who had been performing at the Lady Gay Saloon.
The bed, however, was occupied by the female lodger at the time of the shooting. That very day a posse was rounded up which included Marshal Charles E.
They caught up with Kenedy at about p. Kenedy was brought back to Dodge City. Kenedy was the son of a wealthy Texas cattle baron named Mifflin Kenedy, who soon rushed to Dodge City bringing with him a large amount of money. When Kenedy went to trial, he was acquitted for lack of evidence and released.
The Ford County Globe reported:. We do not know what the evidence was or upon what grounds he was acquitted. The next year would also be eventful for Bat Masterson. On February 17, , he was delegated to bring the Cheyenne prisoners who were imprisoned at Fort Leavenworth , Kansas, to stand trial in Dodge City for depredations committed during the fall raid. Some sources even allege that the Santa Fe Railroad used its political influence to obtain a U.
The Denver and Colorado Springs groups fell quickly. In April , he received word from a Dodge City friend that his brother James had been injured in a quarrel with the proprietor of the Lady Gay Dance Hall — a saloon operated by a man named Peacock and his barkeeper named Updegraff.
He took the first train for Dodge City, got there at 11 a. During the fracas, which was participated in by friends on both sides, only one man was hurt, Mr. Updegraff, and he subsequently recovered.
After the battle was over the mayor arrived on the scene with his Winchester rifle, and ordered Masterson to throw down his gun, which he did at the solicitation of his friends. He was 27 years old and had just had his last gunfight. Bat then made his way back to Colorado where he lived primarily as a professional gambler. In , he returned to Dodge City where he participated in a bloodless conflict to defend his friend Luke Short in what is known as the Dodge City Saloon War.
Updegraff and the wounded bystander were taken to the doctor and both eventually recovered. In fact, no one was mortally injured in the melee, and since the shootout had been fought fairly by the Dodge City standards of the day, no serious charges were imposed against Masterson. He spent the next four decades of his life working as sheriff, operating saloons, and eventually trying his hand as a newspaperman in New York City. The old gunfighter finally died of a heart attack in October at his desk in New York City.
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