- Wyatt Earp: [Opening Narratoin] The Honorable James 'Dog' Kelley has his place in the annals of Dodge City. Starting as a saloonkeeper from the wrong side of the tracks, Kelley made his choice for law and order by hiring Wyatt Earp as town Marshal. He backed Wyatt many times when political expediency urged him to find a less uncompromising peace officer. But Kelley was a politician. As Dodge became civilized in 1878, he could indulge his hot temper by forcing Marshal Earp to resign.