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A DESPERATE STREET 11 GMT.Mn5»i Virgil EArp. Horfms aal Wyatt EarpoedDor Blt;4IId*17 Km( lif Covcya - Tbra* ie«s K*Id sail Tw* Wrriad#d. On* S*r*i!y Ort-*10 of ik« Tr«*!* s»4 it* Tragical T^rmmoiloa.{ FflBlaluO' Nuic^**'. (kt, 2T 1The ‘Jbth of I tetober will a way* I* marked as one of the crimson d*va in the annals of Tomtit ;»ne, a day when blood Howfsl a* water, mid human life was tield a* a shuttlecock. a *!ay alw.»v« to bt renienil*ered a* witnessing the Hoodieat and deadliest street figut that baa errr »wtirred in tin* place, or pndwtb.y in the Territory.n*red their band of cattle since the recent Mexican and Indian tr»MibIo*. They diJ not he*rthe reputation «*f betnjrox a q narr** im-m** disposition, hut were known au» fighting men, and hare geuer-lt;xtuluc*ed themaclcr* in a qmet and orderly man nr r wlw-u in Tombstone.«N fU\I Mix Spflopradyk* * Eal^r {u«iiu*a MmUxnl Can*tl £i*clxxtty.****•' man * has ! Ufed1 So-ntlc-,wndc«krj* n -eara.1 is a and ridsTHE OHIOIN Or TSETEorBlE Date* back to the first arrvst of Htflwrll and Spencer for the n»bl»ery of the Dia-l*ee stag**. The c«so' •ntion of tl e Karp*with the Sh^mff and bis deputies in the arrest causing a □ am her of the cowboys to, it is sank threaten the hres . f all interested in the rupture. Still, nothing lt;«ccnrred to unbent* that any such threat* would l«c carried into ex ?cation. But Tuc^lay night lieCluntou *.n ID c HoUnlav had eonie difficulty in the Alhambra sakxa. Hard words parsed lw-tw*en them, ami when they parte i itwa* generally nndrrstiXHi tont the feeling between the two men was that of mb use hatred. Ycsterdiy morning iUButon came on the *treet armed with a ride and revolt s, but was almost xrnmetiinfe-h arrested by Mamba lt;Ear p. duanned and finrd by .lt» five Wallace for carrying concealed weapon*- While m the C-'Urt room Wyatt Enrptold him that us he hml made threats against his life he wanU-d him to make hi* fight, to eay how. when and where he would fighi and to get hi* crowd, and he (Wyatt) wv.nldlx-on haiuL In reply Clanton said: FoVR rr.ET OF QROCKD I* enough for me to fight on. and TU le there. A -Lort time after th*e William Clanton and FraiJt MeLowry cjjbv in town, and :» Thomas McLowt;' w*» already hen? the feeling toos b*ciac grneia! that n debt would ensue oefore the day wa* overbad entth of expectant men *Mtal 0*1 the corner of Alien and Fourth stn **t* awaiting the otiBnugclt;m-flirt. It was now aK.ut two o’clock, and at this time Sli#»riff Behan appeared oih»b the eccne and toil Mnrahaf Earp that if he ^lisarme,! hi* ^ »-f M*-r-gan and Wyatt Karp, and L*0 Hoi Inlay, he would g*» down t»i the O, K. Comd.(Hn.M-ki r. I m e that a Ftt*n»*bma» hadg»»t uptit-enr for ciuineii energy,** ol-H-rred Mr*. Sy*o»prndyke, ss die picked up a lot of cut «teel Uemh* «»n a needle and began wwing them on medallion* for dresa truamirig.OotiwhatT intemgsted Mr.Spoop-endyk*'. trK» blacking hi* h*4a“yea He *ay* he can put strength tip in bundle* and si:*ud it any where. SO thfry can run ships and things vithavt strain. lie *et Lrerso much Offrto ScotlaniL** WiiAt circus bill have won be«a reading now Y' impiiml- Mr. Sp^M'pcndy ke.glaring «f in* wife.* lt‘* *he rep)t4vi, *1 wtr it in the papers. He d*e* it up tike prctierves* and it hints ever e* l«kng, ami it’s just SSfresh nud **• rr»ng wb' ti they open it .if itwa.-. at !:r^t.* W lu» put* it up ‘ ing olK»ut v*A Frenchman, strength ruidWho're yon tolk-1I« gfts a hit id it with electricityV •arid you car: buy i anywhere. I’m gmitgto get some and take it. It’ll lie just as g*« d a* going n? ?l e country, ondmaylje it'll help my hefednchr** 1 suppose the Govern met; t will bnv a let of it for tram;*.b*uc w iw ag.tn •” tiemandetl Mr. SpfMip- uilyke. ~\t but d'v.. mean by i putting atreugtli in bezel ? ihink en.-r-gv i- s*»m«* kind ofthd ousted fish? s*j,. - j* ii cun put tttrengtb up in bottles like tt measly sl.rxmp f If you’re g»»i»»g t« rt4r.»h why »b*n't ynu read straight ?“Why, I did. H. h machine and he mak^ * lost, aud titcn he »«*hhm;»cn 1 tliiug, »» you cai hoibM*« I m gating ?*t ha\« .vine t*» bt the witsfrzng.'• 1'Am.w it strrnglJji a i1*k1 gusttsl idiot*:-•me kind of a rxergy' n** ir u dl it up in tin*, orbep it it. the?PtherfodS|ss*i end kr.S(. _ 1.1.1' .1 I-.. M** Can il make asin»l lt;*fut Mr.mrtuhr
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Tucson Arizona Weekly Citizen

Tucson, Arizona, US

Sun, Oct 30, 1881

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