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Was Bat Masterson Run Out of Denver?

by | Dec 19, 2017 | Ask the Marshall, Departments

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Was Bat Masterson run out of Denver? Daniel E. Scuiry Berkeley, California Bat Masterson biographer Robert DeArment says, “Yes.” In May 1902, Masterson tangled with a lady who challenged his election vote, apparently because he was part of the gambling fraternity. He asked her, “Madam, will you please state why you challenge my vote? I have lived in this city for 15 years, and nine years in my present domicile.” She whacked him over the head with her umbrella and, Masterson, in a bli


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