, ▁while ▁another ▁shot , ▁supposed ly ▁from ▁a ▁. 5 0 ▁cal iber ▁Sh arp ' s , ▁sh atter ed ▁K ened y ' s ▁left ▁arm . ▁Three ▁weeks ▁after ▁the ▁killing ▁of ▁D ora ▁Hand , ▁K ened y ▁was ▁released ▁for ▁a ▁supposed ▁lack ▁of ▁inc rimin ating ▁evidence . ▁S pi ke ▁K ened y ▁returned ▁to ▁Texas ▁to ▁manage ▁his ▁father ' s ▁ 3 9 0 , 0 0 0 - acre ▁La Par ra ▁R anch . ▁He ▁died ▁from ▁ty ph oid ▁fe ver ▁during ▁December ▁ 1 8 8 4 . ▁ ▁Colorado , ▁New ▁Mexico , ▁and ▁Texas ▁ ▁On ▁November ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 8 7 9 , ▁the ▁D odge ▁City ▁Council ▁appointed ▁James ▁Master son ▁as ▁city ▁mar shal , ▁to ▁replace ▁Charlie ▁Bass ett , ▁who ▁had ▁res igned . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁local ▁paper : ▁" Ex - S her iff ▁Ch as . ▁E . ▁Bass ett , ▁accompanied ▁by ▁Myst er ious ▁Dave ▁[ M ather ] ▁and ▁two ▁other ▁prospect ors , ▁started ▁out ▁last ▁week ▁in ▁search ▁of ▁' gre ener ▁fields ▁and ▁past ures ▁new .' ▁They ▁went ▁in ▁a ▁two - hor se ▁w agon , ▁after ▁the ▁style ▁in ▁the ▁days ▁of ▁ 4 9 ." ▁▁ ▁After ▁un success fully ▁p anning ▁for ▁gold ▁in ▁Colorado , ▁Bass ett ▁and ▁M ather ▁dr ift ed ▁success ively ▁to ▁New ▁Mexico ▁and ▁Texas . ▁Both ▁men ▁were ▁in