Ed Scarborough | The Skunk Fighting Arizona Ranger

The Wild West Extravaganza

Wild West Josh

Education, History

4.8 • 667 Ratings

🗓️ 6 September 2023

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Ed Scarborough cut his teeth chasing outlaws like Black Jack Ketchum when he was still a teenager. He’d go on to become a deputy sheriff, constable, Arizona Ranger, and according to those who knew him, Ed was born to a saddle, an excellent marksman, and did not know the meaning of the word fear. Make no mistake about it, Ed Scarborough took down many a sassy bandit over the course of his career. Be that as it may, the toughest opponents he’d ever face turned out to be himself and a rabid skunk. Toss in a little bit of cross-dressing, a shootout with a bicycle, some good ole fashioned homicide and a daring prison escape, and we’ve got what may be the most absurd tale I’ve ever had the pleasure to share. Trust me; you’re not going to want to skip this one. Check out the website for more true tales from the Old West https://www.wildwestextra.com/ Email me! https://www.wildwestextra.com/contact/ David Lambert on Ed Scarborough - https://twitter.com/DavidLambertArt/status/1431153148618440704 David Lambert’s drawing of Bring Me The Head of Alfredo Garcia - https://twitter.com/DavidLambertArt/status/1698242129171304810 David Lambert’s artwork - https://www.patreon.com/davidlambertart/posts David Lambert Wrong Reel Podcast | Jesse James - https://wrongreel.com/podcast/wr470-jesse-james-american-outlaw/ David Lambert Wrong Reel Podcast |Wyatt Earp - https://wrongreel.com/podcast/wr450-wyatt-earp-and-the-gunfight-at-the-o-k-corral/ Bringing a Bike to a Gunfight by Mark Boardman | True West Magazine - https://truewestmagazine.com/bringing-a-bike-to-a-gunfight/ Texas History Lessons - https://open.spotify.com/show/6o5AIqdtjbzY9VctfRArOT Buy me a coffee! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/wildwest Free Newsletter! https://wildwestjosh.substack.com/ Join Into History for ad-free and bonus content! https://intohistory.supercast.com/ Merchandise! https://www.teepublic.com/user/wild-west-extravaganza Book Recommendations! https://www.amazon.com/shop/wildwestextravaganza/list/YEHGNY7KFAU7?ref_=aip_sf_list_spv_ofs_mixed_d Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:30.4	Ed Scarborough cut his teeth chasing outlaws like Black Jack Ketchum when he was still a teenager.
0:35.7	He'd go on to become a deputy sheriff and constable,
0:38.7	as well as one of the first Arizona Rangers. According to those who knew him, Ed was born to a saddle,
0:45.0	an excellent marksman, and just did not know the meaning of the word fear. Make no mistake about it,
0:51.3	Ed Scarborough killed many a sassy bandit over the course of his career.
0:55.0	Be that as it may, the toughest opponents he'd ever faced turned out to be himself and a rabid skunk.
1:01.0	Oh boy, tossing a little bit of cross-dressing, a shootout with a bicycle, some good old-fashioned murder, and a daring prison escape,
1:09.0	and we've got what may be the most absurd tell
1:12.0	I've ever had the pleasure to share.
1:14.1	Trust me, you are not going to want to skip this one.
1:16.9	My name's Josh, and you're listening to the Wild West extravaganza.
1:37.4	George. George Edgar Scarborough was born on January 12, 1879 in McCullet County, Texas.
1:42.4	And if the name Scarborough rings a bell, that's likely due to Ed's daddy being George Adolphus Scarborough, the man who killed the man who killed John Wesley Hardin.
1:48.1	George Sr. spent decades working as a lawman, first as sheriff at Jones County, Texas, and then as a deputy U.S. Marshal working out of El Paso.
1:56.8	And it was there in El Paso in 1895 that George Scarborough was involved in the controversial killing of Martin Morose.
2:05.2	This in and of itself is an absolutely crazy story that I will go way more in depth on in the near future.
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