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Do*” to Lm Vagr**-,in* gatorlces Be* Mastarson. “formerlyof i*» %**#,’• who Is hUDMlt OfM of themost artuMie mankillers the giorioas westbat ptetuead, aw interviewed the otherday in Kansas City and in describing tbacareer of “Doc” Holliday, another artist is tbo Ho* of human daughter and also for-of Las V««a«. ha tar* the following piloa of ” Doc's” pyrotechnic career ia tbit cite:“He had to leave Denver on account of the tilling and went to XMh City. That vat in IH76, aad vas the time I first mat him Ha stayed m Dodge City a UlUa whtie and than ha vast to Las Vegas, H. M . vbara. h* opened a saloon aod daaoa hall. Oaalight ha had tome tremble with Mika Goc h mm ptmbiar. Gordon left the m-ha would do Doc' up ’Doc' ratid do attention to his A boat e» hour afterward, though, Geedoa came hack and firad a shot Bomthe sidewalk iato the saloon% ooupte of ftMhas m Boilklay'b bead and vent crashing a vtodow In the rear of the room w Ms gun and mehad to the front and aav Gordon ataadiog on the side-__rwith a revolver in his hand Gordon mm his revoivar to fire a second time,bat hdtsm he ooaid pall the trigger ‘Doc* had shoe Kim dead. The next day a Mexican gantlir who had hem e friend of Gordon sworn cm* a complaint agalnei ail the *#-ieeea and gambling hooasa ia town. A inm$ Others * Dec* was indicted. Attar wards ^Doc.’ Jim Pastes* and two of their friends met the Mexican ia front of a saloon. A fight was of course the inevitable result, i Hir.ng the rest the Mexlean was kitted and ‘Dae* and to leave Lac Vegas.”
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Las Vegas Daily Optic
Las Vegas, New Mexico, US
Wed, Aug 04, 1886
Page 4
Full Page
Clipped by
Kokomo-Howard C.
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