The former deputy marshal was less than popular in the Alaska frontier town, according to some sources. GUN FIGHTER IS KNOCKED OUT BY BOLD HORSEMAN. … It was something he knew a great deal about. One of the most famous was Wyatt Earp. That's most likely how the law knew who he was when he reached Alaska. Marshal at Juneau, the letter said that the deputy marshal, along with a posse of local citizens deputized for the encounter, met Earp as his ship docked. "The rowdiest sourdough in the North country quieted down when he (Earp) flecked his eyes over anyone presuming to disturb the peace," O'Conner wrote. " He'd fled Arizona under indictment for murder after the notorious massacre of the Clantons at the OK Corral and the shooting of Frank Stillwell. Marshal's badge and fled Arizona under indictment for murder. In 1881, Wyatt, two of his brothers and Doc Holliday permanently ended the careers of five outlaws there. In fact, Earp got himself in some real scrapes while drinking, and while in Alaska was arrested twice for being drunk and disorderly -- although he was not tried. Earp arrived in Alaska at the height of the gold rush in Nome. By Laurel Downing BillSenior Voice Correspondent, University of Washington, Eric Hegg Collection, HEG425, Wyatt Earp billed his Dexter Saloon in Nome, seen here in 1901, as 'The only second class saloon in Alaska.'. Wyatt and Josie Earp tried their hand at Alaska in 1899, following the gold rush to Nome where they opened (with Charlie Hoxie) the Dexter Saloon. Because of that killing, Wyatt Earp couldn't hide behind his Deputy U.S. He did not stay during the rough winter months, instead always traveled south to California for the winter -- where he worked on his autobiography. Many believe he was running from the spotlight of his involvement as the key perpetrator in the fixed 1896 Heavyweight Championship Fight between boxers Bob Fitzsimmons and Tom Sharkey. The place was a goldmine, making money off of drinks, gambling, prize fighting and (at least for awhile) an upstairs that featured soiled doves. While other than a few cowtowns may have heard of him, that all changed with his role in fixing that Championship Boxing match. However, Anton Mazzanovitch told another story. The name brings to mind Tombstone, Arizona and the gunfight at the OK Corral. Wyatt and Josie were rich. Marshal Albert Lowe slapped his face and took his gun away from him," Blakeslee later said. Wyatt and Josie Earp tried their hand at Alaska in 1899, following the gold rush to Nome where they opened (with Charlie Hoxie) the Dexter Saloon. Written to the U.S. The Winter Wolf: Wyatt Earp in Alaska | Parry, Richard | ISBN: 9780312860172 | Kostenloser Versand für alle Bücher mit Versand und Verkauf duch Amazon.

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