Unlike Father, Unlike Son

Ed Scarborough didn't follow in the footsteps of his famous dad.

- BY MARK BOARDMAN

George Scarborough was everything his son Ed wasn't-brave, thoughtful, in control. George died in a shootout with members of the Wild Bunch in April 1900.

People expected great things from Ed Scarborough. And why not? His father, George Scarborough, was one of the bravest and toughest lawmen in the West. The father gunned down John Selman, killer of John Wesley Hardin, and at least two other hard cases in shootouts. And by the time Ed was 18, in 1897, he was riding posse with his dad. Even after George was killed by outlaws in 1900, Ed wore a badge. He was one of the first Arizona Rangers, among other things.