Cockrell then regaled the reporter with several lurid tales about Masterson 's supposed exploits , and the reporter wrote them up for the New York Sun .
Dr. Cockrell pointed to a young man nearby and said it was Masterson and that he had killed 26 men .
Dr. then regaled the reporter with several lurid tales about Masterson 's supposed exploits , and the reporter wrote them up for the New York Sun .
Dr. Cockrell pointed to a young man nearby and said it was Masterson and that he had killed 26 men .