 On May 12, Wyatt Earp was appointed as Bassett's assistant marshal at a salary of $75 a month.On July 29, 1878 James "Spike" Kenedy (1855-1884), the son of the wealthy cattle baron Mifflin Kenedy (1818-1895) attempted to shoot Mayor James H. Kelley.He was stopped from doing so by Marshal Bassett.