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38-461: The Long Branch Saloon was a well-known saloon in Dodge City, Kansas , from about 1874 to 1885. It had several owners, most notably Chalk Beeson and gunfighter Luke Short . The establishment provided gambling and live entertainment, including Beeson's five-person orchestra. It was the scene of several altercations, shoot-outs, gunfights, and standoffs often associated with cattle towns in

76-520: A 'large hall in a public place for entertainment, etc.'" In the United States, the word had evolved into "saloon" with its present meaning by 1841. Saloons in the U.S. began to have a close association with breweries in the early 1880s. With a growing overcapacity, breweries began to adopt the British "tied-house" system of control where they owned saloons outright. Schlitz Brewing Company and

114-648: A boom was under way. He opened the Northern Saloon in Tonopah, Nevada, and served as a deputy U.S. Marshal under Marshal J.F. Emmitt. His saloon, gambling and mining interests were profitable for a period. Law enforcement officer Modern legal codes use the term peace officer (or in some jurisdictions, law enforcement officer ) to include every person vested by the legislating state with law enforcement authority. Traditionally, anyone "sworn, badged, and armable" who can arrest, or refer such arrest for

152-484: A criminal prosecution . Security officers may enforce certain laws and administrative regulations, which may include detainment or apprehension authority, including arresting in some jurisdictions. Peace officers may also be able to perform all duties that a law enforcement officer is tasked with, but may or may not be armed with a weapon. The term peace officer in some jurisdictions is interchangeable with law enforcement officer or police officer, but in others peace officer

190-457: A duty to maintain public order and make arrests and includes a constable." Title 1, Section 215(27) enumerates those who are peace officers in the State of Arizona. It includes: Arizona Revised Statutes 41-1823 states that except for duly elected or appointed sheriffs and constables, and probation officers in the course of their duties, no person may exercise the authority or perform the duties of

228-552: A few others built elaborate saloons to attract customers and advertise their beers. Politicians also frequented local saloons because of the adaptable social nature of their business. Beginning in 1893, the Anti-Saloon League began protesting against American saloons. In 1895 it became a national organization and quickly rose to become the most powerful prohibition lobby in America, pushing aside its older competitors

266-471: A one-quarter interest in the faro concession at the Oriental Saloon in exchange for his services as a manager and enforcer. Wyatt invited his friend, lawman and gambler Bat Masterson , to Tombstone to help him run the faro tables in the Oriental Saloon. In 1884, after leaving Tombstone, Wyatt and his wife Josie , Warren , James and Bessie Earp went to Eagle City, Idaho, another boom town. Wyatt

304-451: A peace officer carry more severe penalties than the same acts against a private person. It is unlawful to resist, delay, or obstruct a peace officer in the course of the officer's duties (Penal Code § 148[a][1]). New York State grants peace officers very specific powers under NYS Criminal Procedure Law , that they may make warrantless arrests , use physical and deadly force, and issue summonses under section 2.20 of that law. There

342-641: A peace officer unless he is certified by the Arizona peace officers standards and training board. Sections 830 through 831.7 of the California Penal Code list persons who are considered peace officers within the State of California. Peace officers include, in addition to many others, Most peace officers have jurisdiction throughout the state, but many have limited powers outside their political subdivisions. Some peace officers require special permission to carry firearms. Powers are often limited to

380-411: A peace officer, and a staff member so designated has all the powers, authority, protection and privileges that a peace officer has by law in respect of Also, provincial legislatures can designate a class of officers (i.e. Conservation Officers, Park Rangers and Commercial Vehicle Safety and Enforcement) to be peace officers. United States federal law enforcement personnel include but are not limited to

418-793: A professional lawman, gunfighter , and gambler, was later killed on August 2, 1876, by Jack McCall , who shot him in the back of the head, in Saloon No. 10, in Deadwood, South Dakota , as Wild Bill was playing cards. His hand—aces and eights, according to tradition—has become known as the " dead man's hand ". Former lawman, faro dealer, and gambler Wyatt Earp worked in or owned several saloons during his lifetime, outright or in partnership with others. He and two of his brothers arrived in Tombstone, Arizona, on December 1, 1879, and during January 1881, Oriental Saloon owner Lou Rickabaugh gave Wyatt Earp

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456-460: Is a kind of bar particular to the Old West . Saloons served customers such as fur trappers , cowboys , soldiers , lumberjacks , businessmen, lawmen , outlaws , miners , and gamblers . A saloon might also be known as a "watering trough, bughouse, shebang, cantina, grogshop, and gin mill". The first saloon was established at Brown's Hole, Wyoming , in 1822, to serve fur trappers. By 1880,

494-650: Is a totally separate legal designation with quasi-police powers. In Canada, the Criminal Code (R.S., c. C-34, s. 2.) defines a peace officer as: Peace officer includes Section (b) allows for designation as a peace officer for a member of the Correctional Service of Canada under the following via the Corrections and Conditional Release Act : *10. The Commissioner may in writing designate any staff member, either by name or by class, to be

532-523: Is the Long Branch Variety Show that is presented in the recreated Long Branch Saloon in Dodge City , Kansas. When a town was first founded, the initial saloons were often nothing more than tents or shacks that served homemade whiskey that included such ingredients as "raw alcohol, burnt sugar and chewing tobacco ". As towns grew, saloons were often elaborately decorated, featured Bohemian stemware, and oil paintings were hung from

570-480: The American wild west . Most famous was the 1879 Long Branch Saloon Gunfight , in which Frank Loving killed Levi Richardson . The saloon was built as the result of a wager between cowboys and soldiers playing ball. Bets were placed and if the cowboys beat the soldiers, the soldiers agreed to provide building materials to construct a saloon. Chalkley Beeson, a wealthy farmer and rancher, and William Harris bought

608-929: The Birdcage Theater in Tombstone, Arizona ; the Bucket of Blood Saloon in Virginia City, Nevada ; and the Jersey Lilly in Langtry, Texas . Many of these establishments remained open twenty-four hours a day, six days a week except Sundays and Christmas. In the American West, occasional incidents were connected to saloons. Phil Coe , the owner of the Bull's Head tavern in Abilene, Kansas, outraged

646-714: The Woman's Christian Temperance Union and the Prohibition Party . The League lobbied at all levels of government for legislation to prohibit the manufacture or import of spirits, beer and wine. Ministers had launched several efforts to close Arizona saloons after the 1906 creation of League chapters in Yuma , Tucson , and Phoenix. League members pressured local police to take licenses from establishments that violated closing hours or served women and minors, and they provided witnesses to testify about these violations. Its triumph

684-609: The Barlow Trail Saloon in Damascus, Oregon , featured a railed porch. Saloons' appearance varied by ethnic group. The Irish preferred stand-up bars where whiskey was the drink of choice and women could obtain service only through the back door. German saloons were more brightly illuminated, more likely to serve restaurant food and beer at tables, and more oriented toward family patronage. Germans were often at odds with Temperance forces over Sunday operation and over

722-898: The beer in kegs stored on racks inside the saloon. Some saloons made their own beer. Sometimes the beer was also kept in chairs, as seen in the motion picture Fort Apache (1948). Among the more familiar saloons were First Chance Saloon in Miles City, Montana ; the Bull's Head in Abilene, Kansas ; the Arcade Saloon in Eldora, Colorado ; the Holy Moses in Creede, Colorado ; the Long Branch Saloon in Dodge City, Kansas;

760-941: The fall of 1897, Earp and Josie joined in the Alaska Gold Rush and headed for Nome, Alaska. He operated a canteen during the summer of 1899 and in September, Earp and partner Charles Ellsworth Hoxie built the Dexter Saloon in Nome, Alaska , the city's first two-story wooden building and its largest and most luxurious saloon. The building was used for a variety of purposes because it was so large: 70 by 30 feet (21.3 m × 9.1 m) with 12 feet (3.7 m) ceilings. Wyatt and Josie returned to California in 1901 with an estimated $ 80,000. In February 1902, they arrived in Tonopah, Nevada , where gold had been discovered and

798-531: The following: In addition, many departments in the U.S. Federal Government contain Inspector Generals who are able to appoint criminal investigators to work under them. For an exhaustive list of all federal law enforcement, you can find it on Federal law enforcement in the United States . Arizona Revised Statutes defines a peace officer in Title 13, Section 105, as "any person vested by law with

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836-645: The growth of saloons was in full swing. In Leavenworth, Kansas , there were "about 150 saloons and four wholesale liquor houses". Some saloons in the Old West were little more than casinos , brothels , and opium dens . The word saloon originated as an alternative form of the French word salon ; it first appeared in 17th century France and was derived from the Italian salone (for a large reception hall of Italian mansions). A European salon became associated with

874-480: The modern Boot Hill Museum entertainment and exhibit complex in Dodge City. The exterior was modeled on period photographs of the original building, while the interior is consistent with period saloons of the era. It is furnished with an 1881 bar and two Golden Eagles on top of the back bar that were once owned by Beeson. 37°45′04″N 100°01′19″W  /  37.751°N 100.022°W  / 37.751; -100.022 Western saloon A Western saloon

912-828: The operation of beer gardens in outlying neighborhoods. Other ethnic groups added their own features and their unique cuisines on the sideboard, while a few groups, including Scandinavians , Jews , Greeks , and Italians , either preferred intimate social clubs or did little drinking in public . By way of entertainment saloons offered dancing girls, some (or most) of whom occasionally or routinely doubled as prostitutes. Many saloons offered games of chance like Faro , poker , brag , three-card monte , and dice games. Other games were added as saloons continued to prosper and face increasing competition. These additional games included billiards , darts , and bowling . Some saloons even included piano players, can-can girls, and theatrical skits. A current example of this type of entertainment

950-422: The other person has committed a felony whether or not in the arresting person's presence (Penal Code § 837), though such an arrest when an offense has not occurred leaves a private person open to criminal prosecution and civil liability for false arrest . A peace officer may: Persons are required to comply with certain instructions given by a peace officer, and certain acts (e.g., battery) committed against

988-518: The other two near Sixth and E, all in the "respectable" part of town. They offered twenty-one games including faro, blackjack , poker, keno , and other Victorian games of chance like pedro and monte. At the height of the boom, he made up to $ 1,000 a night in profit. Wyatt particularly favored and may have run the Oyster Bar located in the Louis Bank of Commerce on Fifth Avenue. In

1026-405: The performance of peace officers' primary duties (usually, enforcement of specific laws within their political subdivision); however, most have power of arrest anywhere in the state for any public offense that poses an immediate danger to a person or property. A private person (i.e., ordinary citizen) may arrest another person for an offense committed in the arresting person's presence, or if

1064-523: The phrase appearing in U.S. literature from about 1870 to the 1920s. These establishments included a "free" lunch, varying from rudimentary to quite elaborate, with the purchase of at least one drink. These free lunches were typically worth far more than the price of a single drink. The saloon-keeper relied on the expectation that most customers would buy more than one drink, and that the practice would build patronage for other times of day. A saloon's appearance varied from when and where it grew. As towns grew,

1102-552: The saloon in 1878. Harris named it after his hometown of Long Branch, New Jersey . It was a plain storefront bar with little ornamentation, typical for frontier saloons of the time. The saloon prospered until the railroad replaced the cattle drive. The establishment burned down in 1885 and was never rebuilt. Beeson was a talented musician and led a five-piece orchestra that played at the establishment nightly. The Long Branch served milk, tea, lemonade , sarsaparilla , and many types of alcohol, including champagne and beer. Anheuser-Busch

1140-406: The saloons became more refined. The bartender prided himself on his appearance and his drink pouring abilities. Early saloons and those in remote locations were often crude affairs with minimal furniture and few decorations. Often a single wood-burning stove might warm such establishments during the winter months. A pair of "batwing" doors at the entrance was one of the more distinctive features of

1178-405: The townspeople by painting a bull, complete with an erect penis (pizzle), on the outside wall of his tavern. The marshal at the time, Wild Bill Hickok , threatened to burn the saloon to the ground if the offending animal was not painted over. Instead, he hired some men to do the job, which angered Coe. The two became enemies and in a later altercation, Wild Bill Hickok killed Coe. Wild Bill, also

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1216-410: The typical saloon. The doors operated on double action hinges and extended from chest to knee level. Further in the American West, some sold liquor from wagons, and saloons were often formed of materials at hand, including "sod houses. ...a hull of an old sailing ship" or interiors "dug into the side of a hill". As the size of towns grew, many hotels included saloons, and some stand-alone saloons, such as

1254-549: The wall. The hard liquor was improved, often featuring whiskey imported from the Eastern United States and Europe. To avoid rotgut, patrons would request "fancy" mixed drinks. Some of the top ten drinks in 1881 included claret sangarees and champagne flips. Beer was often served at room temperature since refrigeration was mostly unavailable. Adolphus Busch introduced refrigeration and pasteurization of beer in 1880 with his Budweiser brand. Some saloons kept

1292-644: Was looking for gold in the Murray-Eagle mining district. They opened a saloon called The White Elephant in a circus tent. An advertisement in a local newspaper suggested gentlemen " come and see the elephant ". In 1885, Earp and Josie moved to San Diego where the railroad was about to arrive and a real estate boom was underway. They stayed for about four years. Earp speculated in San Diego's booming real estate market. Between 1887 and around 1896 he bought three saloons and gambling halls, one on Fourth Street and

1330-460: Was nationwide prohibition locked into the Constitution with passage of the 18th Amendment in 1920. It was decisively defeated when prohibition was repealed in 1933. The free lunch was a sales enticement which offered a meal at no cost in order to attract customers and increase revenues from other offerings. It was a tradition once common in saloons in many places in the United States, with

1368-470: Was released without charges. Professional gambler and gunfighter Short's purchase of a partial interest in the saloon in 1883 was credited as one of the causes of the bloodless Dodge City War . A saloon of the same name was featured in the long-running radio and television drama, Gunsmoke . A new establishment named the Long Branch Saloon, largely based on the Gunsmoke series, was built as part of

1406-557: Was the original beer served at the Long Branch. Drinks were kept cold in the winter with ice hauled up from the river; in the summer, ice was shipped by train from the mountains of Colorado. Gambling ranged from five cent chuck-a-luck to thousand dollar poker. The saloon hosted many Old West characters including Clay Allison , Wyatt Earp , Doc Holliday , Frank Loving , Mysterious Dave , Charlie Bassett ( town marshal ), and brothers Ed , James , and Bat Masterson . The saloon

1444-456: Was the site of a gunfight on April 5, 1879, between Frank Loving and Levi Richardson. Loving accused Richardson of making disrespectful advances towards his wife, and the two got into an argument that turned into a gunfight across a table. Loving was grazed on the hand by one bullet; Richardson was shot three times and died. Town Marshal Bassett arrested Loving, but on April 7, a coroner ′s inquest ruled that Loving had acted in self-defense and he

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