Show WERE BAD MEN FORMER inhabitants OF ELLSWORTH AND HAYS CITY back in the me tokoe ot po boitt as thy ire ix w ilow e of til Citizen titled down dill and jim curry shouted a bikeman on the euion I 1 railway kansas dm bion rs the swept 1 rough a draino valley mil at a sleepy cottonwood encircle 1 kansas own to 1 e belt coul I 1 be seen u large an 11 peculiar building located on tho outskirts of the village babat is that building I 1 asked 0 tl gray licar ie I 1 man w 1 1 ad d my beat for the list 20 bailes that a tho grand army jiromi isi ind building 1 0 sai 1 it belongs to iho ol 01 1 soldiers and they hold a reunion thero every summer bucked on a very quiet town in which to cs thia is a quiet town now hot I 1 cau 80 bews yews ugo wl en alls worth diw 1 ell halt aero ef worse than that for all the boing poing on in this town the sixties conlan t havo been crow did on to less tl an liall 8 halt simca w as ty anil in ellsworth them t work for tho coroner BIS wick an ie generall had to work overtime over timo on sundays it was the tough cst on tho plains until t e rail road on arett and the killer tough gamblers aud their female corn panyong followed on to city then the carnival of arinio nil 1 alie contract for filling to hays cat today both towi s aro na quiet and as a law anglani some of tl e lad 11 en of ahoo das settled 1 in pernia and became quiet catiz ns after tl cy became reel of tl e graveyard on ho 1 ill you ler pacho bill scout ail I 1 took op a permanent out yon ler benauro n barton ler sot he drop on lum buo ouo night and ad led about two ounce to bill s weight in he shape of ie id it would do tho inot good charley a liala breed chey anno scout googh aud general all 1 ba 1 linn also a quiet citizen of the place the i canted em in those days on account of a i put linn by henry whitney sheriff bill bill gadue 1 his fanio at city debt of lore as jim curry wl later on 1 ot au 1 killed den 1 orter an actor at mar I 1 knew jim curry when bo was an engineer on this roil lie bo came of a bomin married her ani 11 cy settled down m o 0 city keepin g a little there there was a of i efino sol quartered at fort tho took at jim because I 1 0 refused to servo at 1 is 1 oue chiy caino aroun 1 to clean out he place jim went to 1 booting 1 acl cu ho quit undo sata army is aci mated to gome extent wild bill WM t nervy man and did romo killing in his day au 1 he 1 light have lavt 1 longer it 1 1 1 not biown louico bill like all aien of 1 ie class was always expecting ind was always on guard bill for 1 airs hil u himick to get lulo i position i 1 is kein ayo and roily lei char were not anter of the ion bat I 1 0 did allow he deop to bo kot on him twice to my know ledge tl 0 first time I 1 was present and abo next time well bill was was gone 1 immelt when tl 1 tine came to a cinex I 1 will toll yon he etory of the time I 1 was present bow I 1 never knew bill to pull his gun to kill unless it v is in belt defense or there was no other way to accuro the peace an 1 quiet ul araya Jinn keril for mid would 1 peaceably it 1 0 coul 1 forcibly it he must jim curry waa a cow ird but 1 e was determined to acquire a as a ba 1 man an 1 as bill hickok hel 1 the chami alonsi ip of at that as n killer carry tl aogi t ho might bitely ruu n bluff ou ltd bill so he tent bill word lio woul 1 kill linn on alit I 1 ot ll 11 at 1 0 ind anyta lug against bill but curry ha 1 g no into tho killing an 1 he to 1 old the center of the stage and el ow that 1 0 wis dieal yiu w argy and apt in 1 is buFi neb lill raid no at to curra s talk not considering him in 1 is class oi 0 day I 1 met curry on tho street in iiams we went into a faloon kept bai little excitable gerdun viila bill s tall form and long black hair lovinc 1 up at u table in the bick pirt of ho room ills back was toward curry and curry cakl 01 cr to the table standing directly achin 1 bill befaro nuy one suspected what ho would do 1 0 1 il his gun ag bill e load and sill bow you long I 1 vo bot you and yon re going to die bill never batted an eye nor moved hi but eail ou would not shoot 0 ami down without givin him a chow to deac 1 ins life would you 11 what show did you er ahu iny 01 you alio dutch min w as danchi g around like ma 1 jun is aul for 1 mi ai bill to fl ako hicls it lo 10 boull treat for he 1 bouso wl ich i reposition wae anally accepted ill bill ani jim curry dianis after which bill eaid isow jim I 1 acot i ag in an 11 don t hii t to kill ou but if you are bout 1 to get a reputation there s a own full of berfect 1 ani lots of ho practice on theiu ou 11 1 ave to git more of era to give you a reputation and it will take to git than it you bield a with n e but I 1 1 ink you will diio longer to n it and bo than if yon kept up cam mo so now lo 10 a JOB drop this or I 1 may art he ide ato 1 oad that you re in can est 1 that might bo bad for ou induni apol 8 journal |