Early Days in Texas, A Trip to Hell and HeavenThe author was, at times, a peace officer and, at other times, a fugitive. Born in Ohio, McIntire once worked for J. C. Loving. McIntire makes several claims in this book, including that he once ran Wyatt Earp and Mysterious Dave Mathers out of Mobeetie, Texas; that he had an association with Fort Worth lawman Jim Courtright; and, perhaps most interesting, that he had a near death experience when he was 51 and suffering from smallpox. He said he was