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Bat Masterson was elected Sheriff of Ford County, Kansas (the Dodge City area) in 1877 and served until 1879. Masterson's brother, Ed, a City Marshal in Dodge City, was killed in the line of duty in April, 1879. He was shot by a cowboy named Jack Wagner, who didn't know that Ed's brother was nearby. As the mortally wounded Ed staggered away from Wagner, Bat Masterson opened fire on him from across the street. Wagner died the next day of his wounds.
Despite his fearsome reputation as a gunman, Masterson used his gun against other men on only six occasions, far less than Wild Bill Hickock and others of his contemporaries.
After his term as Ford County Sheriff ended in 1879, Masterson roamed the towns of the West, making his living as a professional gambler for several years. He visited his old friend, Wyatt Earp, in Tombstone, Arizona Territory in 1882, leaving town shortly before the infamous Gun-fight at the OK Corral. Masterson and Wyatt Earp became lifelong friends while serving as city deputies together in Dodge City, Kansas, early in their law enforcement careers.
Several years later, when he was living in New York, Masterson was appointed a Deputy U.S. Marshall for the District of New York by President Teddy Roosevelt, and made $2,000 per year keeping peace in the Grand Jury room, when it was in session. He also worked as a Sports writer for the New York Daily Telegraph during the same time. He died at his newspaper desk of a heart attack in 1921, at the age of 67.
Despite his fearsome reputation as a gunman, Masterson used his gun against other men on only six occasions, far less than Wild Bill Hickock and others of his contemporaries.
After his term as Ford County Sheriff ended in 1879, Masterson roamed the towns of the West, making his living as a professional gambler for several years. He visited his old friend, Wyatt Earp, in Tombstone, Arizona Territory in 1882, leaving town shortly before the infamous Gun-fight at the OK Corral. Masterson and Wyatt Earp became lifelong friends while serving as city deputies together in Dodge City, Kansas, early in their law enforcement careers.
Several years later, when he was living in New York, Masterson was appointed a Deputy U.S. Marshall for the District of New York by President Teddy Roosevelt, and made $2,000 per year keeping peace in the Grand Jury room, when it was in session. He also worked as a Sports writer for the New York Daily Telegraph during the same time. He died at his newspaper desk of a heart attack in 1921, at the age of 67.
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Bat Masterson (left) and
Wyatt Earp As
Dodge City Deputies
in 1876
Wyatt Earp As
Dodge City Deputies
in 1876