05-19-2022, 02:25 AM
https://guides.loc.gov/chronicling-ameri...-masterson
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bat_Masterson
Quote:Bat Masterson (1853-1921) famously ran the bad men "the hell out of Dodge". In his wild, boisterous life, Masterson was a marshal, a sheriff, a criminal, a scout, a journalist and a sportsman.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bat_Masterson
Quote:On October 25, 1921, at age 67, Masterson died at his desk from a massive heart attack after writing what became his final column for the Morning Telegraph.
His last column included the following statement:
"I suppose these ginks who argue that because the rich man gets ice in the summer and the poor man gets it in the winter, things are breaking even for both. Maybe so, but I'll swear I can't see it that way."
Quote:Timeline
1877 - Masterson settles in Dodge City and is elected county sheriff.
1881 - Reportedly meets Wyatt Earp, another Old West lawman.
1902 - After various arrests, Masterson settles in New York.
1903-1921 - Restarts his career as a journalist through his thrice weekly column "Masterson's View on Timely Topics."
1905-1909 - Appointed by Theodore Roosevelt as U.S. Marshal for the Southern District of New York.
October 25, 1921 - Dies from a heart attack after writing his final column for the New York Morning Telegraph.
