and was of a peaceable nature…
source date: 1888
availability: public-domain

and was of a peaceable nature. Carson is said to have been irritable, and was considered a dangerous man. He was elderly and his par- tially gray hair and beard were habitually dyed. This gave rise to a supposition that he was try- ing to disguise himself and that he was a fugi- tive. After the killing he disappeared and is supposed to have left the country.