 For some time thereafter, he worked in a saloon in Wichita, Kansas, and then in 1876 as a deputy marshal in Dodge City, Kansas, under Marshal Charlie Bassett, who had replaced Ed Masterson after Masterson's murder.From there he worked in Missouri, Arkansas, and Texas, working in saloons or as stage and wagon driver.In December 1879, he and his wife moved to Tombstone, Arizona Territory, along with his brothers Wyatt and Virgil.