Background
He was born in Spring Valley, California and was raised in Sacramento.
He was born in Spring Valley, California and was raised in Sacramento.
He worked as undercover agent for Wells Fargo in California, Nevada and Arizona. In December 1879, he was working in Tombstone, Arizona and recommended that Wyatt Earp be hired as a guard and messenger for the stage line. Corral and afterward.
He and Wyatt remained friends the rest of their lives.