▁City ▁Marsh al ▁Edward ▁J . ▁Master son . ▁He ▁was ▁still ▁serving ▁as ▁sh er iff ▁when ▁he ▁got ▁the ▁appointment ▁during ▁December , ▁ 1 8 7 7 . ▁The ▁D odge ▁City ▁Times ▁reported , ▁" S her iff ▁Bass ett ▁has ▁been ▁appointed ▁by ▁Mayor ▁[ James ▁H .] ▁K elle y ▁to ▁assist ▁Marsh al ▁[ Ed ward ▁J .] ▁Master son ▁in ▁pres erving ▁order ▁and ▁decor um ▁in ▁the ▁city . ▁Mr . ▁Bass ett ▁has ▁had ▁thorough ▁training ▁and ▁is ▁a ▁good ▁man ▁for ▁the ▁place ." ▁ ▁On ▁January ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 1 8 7 8 , ▁Dave ▁Rud ab augh ▁and ▁four ▁others ▁attempted ▁to ▁hold ▁up ▁a ▁train ▁at ▁K ins ley , ▁Kansas . ▁On ▁February ▁ 1 , ▁a ▁pos se ▁led ▁by ▁Sher iff ▁Bat ▁Master son ▁captured ▁two ▁of ▁the ▁ro bb ers ▁- ▁Dave ▁Rud ab augh ▁and ▁Ed gar ▁West . ▁Charlie ▁Bass et ▁assist ed ▁his ▁two ▁b oss es , ▁Sher iff ▁Bat ▁Master son ▁and ▁Marsh al ▁Ed ▁Master son , ▁in ▁the ▁capture ▁of ▁two ▁more ▁of ▁the ▁train ▁ro bb ers ▁right ▁in ▁D odge ▁City . ▁ ▁Marsh al ▁of ▁D odge ▁City ▁ ▁D odge ▁City ' s ▁most ▁color ful ▁and ▁trag ic ▁year ▁was ▁ 1 8 7 8 . ▁The ▁first ▁tra ged y ▁was ▁the ▁murder ▁of ▁Marsh al ▁Ed ▁Master son ▁by ▁two ▁Tex ans ▁named ▁Jack ▁Wagner ▁and ▁Alfred ▁Walker ▁on