First Meeting
It was around that time that he met Wyatt Earp, a rogue lawman. There is a lot of speculation around their meeting, but everyone agrees that they went on to become the most feared duo of the Wild West. Earp was working as a deputy U.S. marshal at the time. The story goes that he was going after Dave “Dirty” Rudabaugh at the time and asked Holliday after the outlaw’s whereabouts. Holliday had previously gambled with Rudabaugh and told Earp that he fled to Kansas. Earp went in that direction but wound up meeting each other again.
First Meeting
Saving His Life
During the summer, two or five cowboys rode into the Dodge City-based Long Branch Saloon. Holliday had been looking for a dental job in Dodge and gambling in the back at the time the cowboys were vandalizing the place and harassing customers. Earp entered upon hearing the commotion only to have the cowboys point their weapons at him. However, Holliday pointed his own pistol at the leader of the men and forced them to disarm. There are no news reports about the incident, but it is believed that Holliday saved Earp’s life.
Saving His Life
