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Answer for the clue "Scene of mayhem in part stopped by Wild West lawman ", 8 letters:
bear pit

Word definitions for bear pit in dictionaries

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
A bear pit was historically used to display bears , typically for entertainment and especially bear-baiting . The pit area was normally surrounded by a high fence, above which the spectators would look down on the bears. The most traditional form of maintaining ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (context slang English) A question and answer forum with a group of politicians. 2 A chaotic scene.

Usage examples of bear pit.

They probably would not -- nobody could top a woman for thinking she could take care of herself in a bear pit with her bare hands -- but he would wager Vanin could figure out a way to know when they went out.

Rand usually knew how to deal with women, but he had jumped into a bear pit letting that pah' come together.

Rand usually knew how to deal with women, but he had jumped into a bear pit letting that pair come together.

It reminded Phidestros of the bear pit in the Royal Menagerie of Hos-Zygros.