▁April ▁ 9 . ▁After ▁Ed ▁Master son ' s ▁fun eral , ▁the ▁D odge ▁City ▁Council ▁appointed ▁Charlie ▁Bass ett ▁as ▁city ▁mar shal ▁at ▁a ▁sal ary ▁of ▁$ 1 0 0 ▁a ▁month . ▁On ▁May ▁ 1 2 , ▁Wy att ▁Ear p ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁Bass ett ' s ▁assistant ▁mar shal ▁at ▁a ▁sal ary ▁of ▁$ 7 5 ▁a ▁month . ▁On ▁July ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 1 8 7 8 ▁James ▁" S pi ke " ▁K ened y ▁( 1 8 5 5 - 1 8 8 4 ), ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁the ▁wealth y ▁cattle ▁baron ▁M if fl in ▁K ened y ▁( 1 8 1 8 - 1 8 9 5 ) ▁attempted ▁to ▁shoot ▁Mayor ▁James ▁H . ▁K elle y . ▁He ▁was ▁stopped ▁from ▁doing ▁so ▁by ▁Marsh al ▁Bass ett . ▁K ened y ▁paid ▁his ▁fine ▁and ▁court ▁costs ▁and ▁left ▁town . ▁Within ▁three ▁weeks , ▁the ▁young ▁Tex an ▁was ▁back ▁in ▁D odge ▁and ▁in ▁trouble ▁again . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁court ▁do cket ▁for ▁August ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 1 8 7 8 , ▁K ened y ▁was ▁again ▁brought ▁into ▁court ▁by ▁Marsh al ▁Bass ett . ▁This ▁time ▁it ▁was ▁on ▁a ▁charge ▁of ▁being ▁dis order ly . ▁After ▁pay ing ▁his ▁fine , ▁K ened y ▁was ▁told ▁by ▁Marsh al ▁Bass ett ▁to ▁get ▁out ▁of ▁D odge ▁and ▁stay ▁out . ▁ ▁The