As a parting gift, Custer gave Kelley one of his horses and 12 of his prized hunting greyhound dogs.

Kelley, a lover of animals, tamed an American black bear and called him Paddy.

The city's law enforcement was very weak as group of the towns merchants, saloon operators, and gamblers called the Gang like the business that the cowboys brought to the town and did not what law and order to slow business.

Kelley sent a telegraph to Wyatt Earp in Deadwood, South Dakota, asking him to come to Dodge City and restore Law and order.

Kelley town sheriff Ed Masterson was killed on duty on April 9, 1878, at aged 25.

Dora Hand, her stage name was Fannie Keenan, became a well known singer at the Alahambra Saloon, singing five nights a week.

While Kelley was out of town, in a hospital in Fort Dodge, he let Hand and her friend Fannie Garretson, stay at his home.

James Kennedy, was the son of a rich Tascosa, Texas, cattleman, Mifflin Kenedy, owner of the Laureles Ranch.

Hand friends and the town's lawmen, Sheriff Bat Masterson and Assistant US Marshal Wyatt Earp pursued Kennedy.

Kelley retired and moved back to Fort Dodge, living at the Kansas Soldiers' Home.

Kelley became the head of retired widowers housing unit, called Angel Barracks.