Bat Masterson
Bat Masterson
He left his home at the age of 19, living up to names such as Wyatt Earp and Buffalo Bill alike. He was a buffalo hunter and a scout before he eventually moved to Dodge City, just like a certain Earp. It was in Texas where Masterson first ran into some trouble. He killed a man and a dancer after he got into a quarrel with both of them at a brothel. He fled back to Dodge City after that. For the next few years after that incident, he spent time serving as the Ford County Sheriff and even as a Deputy Marshal for the United States.
Whilst he was a lawman, he was more frequently known for being a saloonkeeper and a gambler. Masterson was also known for having visited Tombstone where he worked with Wyatt Earp at the Oriental Saloon. Most of his days out in the west were spent gambling until it became too taboo.
The final years of his life were spent serving as the U.S. marshal for the southern district of New York after he had been appointed by President Theodore Roosevelt. He wasn’t just a man of the west, but of literature as well, given he spent some time as a feature writer for Human Life Magazine. Masterson also dabled in sports, having reported to have been a sports editor for New York Morning Telegraph.
Masterson would be reported dead at his desk in 1921 after he suffered a heartattack.