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The Wild West is well known for its colorful history, and it’s often portrayed as a place that was replete with saloons, gambling and gunfights. And whether lawmen or outlaws – nobody was anyone in the Old West unless they knew how to handle a gun. Some applied their sk**ls as gunslingers to robbing trains, others combined quick-draw shooting with fiery tempers or a seemingly psychotic need to k**l, and yet others used their abilities to enforce the law – even though their conduct was often questionable. Still, while we may not admire them for their exploits, we can certainly appreciate the sk**l of these renowned gunfighters. Here’s a look at 10 of the deadliest Wild West gunslingers.
10. Billy the Kid
pics are in reverse order

Legend has it that famous outlaw Billy the Kid had k**led as many as 26 men by the time he died, aged just 21 years old, although the total seems more likely to have been under 10. While there’s conflicting information about Billy the Kid’s true name and origins, he is widely reported to have been excellent with a gun. It seems most likely that he was born in an Irish district of New York City on November 23, 1859 and then settled in New Mexico in 1873, after being moved around the country by his mother.
In 1877 – following his engagement in criminal activity such as livestock rustling – Billy the Kid was hired by a wealthy English cattle rancher named John Tunstall in Lincoln County, New Mexico. The Kid’s job was to protect Tunstall and watch over his animals. And he was known for his lightning-fast draw, his lithe frame, and his readiness to fight with his fists if necessary. The Kid is said to have thought highly of his boss, and the two had a mutual respect. So when Tunstall was murdered in cold blood, Billy vowed to exact revenge on the k**lers.
Billy the Kid’s favorite gun is believed to have been a .44 caliber Colt “Peacemaker,” and he became notorious due to his involvement in the Lincoln County War. Much violence and many escapades ensued, and on July 14, 1881, he was shot and k**led by Sheriff Pat Garrett.
9. James “K**lin’ Jim” Miller

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James “K**lin’ Jim” Miller was born in Van Buren, Arkansas on October 25, 1866, but his family moved to Texas when he was a baby. Miller’s parents died when he was young, and he moved in with his grandparents. Yet he was orphaned for a second time when his grandparents were murdered, with Miller himself arrested for the crime, even though he was only eight years old. In the end, he wasn’t charged, and he went to live with his sister and her husband. Later, as a teenager, Miller blasted his sister’s husband in the head with a shotgun after a quarrel. He was handed a life sentence for the murder but escaped justice owing to a technicality.
Next, Miller was implicated in another shotgun attack, this time on Ballinger City lawman Joe Townsend. Following this incident, “K**lin’ Jim” spent time traveling and ran a saloon. He then turned lawman himself, eventually becoming the marshal of Pecos. In 1894, an ongoing feud between Miller and Pecos sheriff George A. “Bud” Frazer led to Frazer shooting Miller in the arm, groin and chest – but thanks to a steel plate under his shirt, Miller survived.
“K**lin’ Jim” went on to become a Texas Ranger as well as a professional assassin. However, on April 19, 1909, following the murder of former Deputy US Marshal Allen “Gus” Bobbitt, Miller was hanged. Apparently, he screamed, “Let ‘er rip,” before stepping off the box. This outlaw once claimed that he’d k**led 51 men; other sources say he dispatched with 12 in gunfights.
8. John Wesley Hardin

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According to an article in True West magazine, a contemporary of John Wesley Hardin’s claimed that Hardin “could get out a six-shooter and use it quicker than a frog could eat a fly.” And describing Hardin’s sk**ls, Texas Ranger James B. Gillett said, “The quick draw, the spin, the rolls, pinwheeling, border shift – he did them all with magical precision.” Hardin is also said to have been a crack shot from horseback, able to unload his ammo into the knot of a tree trunk while galloping past.
Hardin favored cap-and-ball six-shooters and, on at least one occasion, a double-barreled shotgun. Unfortunately, he used his sk**ls for ill. Born on May 26, 1853, this Texan desperado and gunfighter shot and k**led his first victim in 1868, when he was just 15 years old. Publications of the period say that he dispatched with 27 men during his lifetime. However, he got his comeuppance on August 19, 1895 when he was shot and k**led at the age of 42 by outlaw-cum-constable John Selman.
Interestingly, whilst he was a teenager going by the alias Wesley Clemmons, Hardin encountered another individual covered in this article, “Wild Bill” Hickok. Hardin was captivated by Hickok and in awe of his gun-fighting reputation.
7. Dan Bogan

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Born in Alabama in 1860, Dan Bogan relocated and grew up in Texas, where he started working as a cowboy from an early age. Bogan seemed to have a quick temper, and he was always on the lookout for a fight, which earned him a reputation as a troublemaker. He later left Texas for Wyoming after being blacklisted in a wage dispute.
It is believed that by 1886 this cowboy had taken the lives of three men. What’s more, Bogan’s rabblerousing didn’t end there, and on January 15, 1887 he murdered Constable Charles S. Gunn, shooting the onetime Texas Ranger with a revolver. Before he could get away, though, Bogan was himself shot in the shoulder and then captured – although he managed to make a getaway in the midst of a raging blizzard.
Bogan later turned himself into the authorities because his wounds had caused him to get sick. However, in October 1987 he succeeded in breaking out of jail. And although famous detective Charlie Siringo pursued him, Bogan vanished without leaving much of a trace and possibly escaped to Argentina. While Bogan is not as well known as some of his contemporaries, author Robert K. DeArment considers him among the Old West’s most underestimated gunslingers.
6. William “Wild Bill” Longley

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William Preston Longley – better known as “Wild Bill” Longley – is regarded as one of the most lethal gunfighters of the Old West. He had a notoriously short fuse and k**led upon the slightest provocation. In fact, he may even have been what today we’d call a psychopath. By his own account, he was instructed from an early age to “believe it was right to k**l sassy Negroes,” and by the age of 17 he had committed his first murder.
Longley was born in Austin County, Texas on October 6, 1851 and grew up on a farm close to Evergreen in Lee County, where he mastered the art of shooting. This dangerous gunfighter was known to carry two Dance .44 caliber revolvers, but he used a shotgun as well. At the time of his h*****g, on October 11, 1878, Longley said that he had k**led eight people – although he earlier claimed the figure was 32. Either way, CBS News calls him “one of the first two-gun fast draw experts.”
5. Harvey “Kid Curry” Logan

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Born in Tama County, Iowa in 1867, Harvey Logan – otherwise known as “Kid Curry” – was caught up in criminal activity such as robbery from a young age, and in 1894 he got on the wrong side of the law in Montana. As the story goes, a miner and lawman named Powell “Pike” Landusky believed that Logan was involved with his daughter and accused him of assault. Logan was taken away by police and beaten. So on December 27, the 27-year-old Logan confronted Landusky in a saloon and shot and k**led him with a pistol. Forced to flee, Logan would ride with outlaw Black Jack Ketchum, form his own gang, and eventually join Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid’s Wild Bunch.
According to some, Logan was considered “the fastest gun in the West” and is thought to be the basis for the Sundance Kid character as depicted by Hollywood. Logan participated in a series of robberies in South Dakota, Wyoming, New Mexico and Colorado, and Wild West magazine even claims that he was “the wildest of the Wild Bunch.”
This gunman escaped from prison on two occasions and allegedly k**led nine men in various shooting incidents during his time. In the end, on June 17, 1904, Logan took his own life after being wounded in a gunfight in Parachute, Colorado – perhaps to evade capture one last time.
4. Luke Short

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Fast-drawing gunslinger and k**ler Luke Short was born in Mississippi in 1854 but was raised in Texas. Leaving home whilst in his teens, Short worked as a cowboy, an illegal whiskey trader and a professional gambler. He also later invested in various saloons. Short had practiced with a gun in his early years and would acquire a reputation for his sk**l, but the most famous event he was involved in was probably the so-called Dodge City War.
After buying shares in the Long Branch Saloon, Short was branded “undesirable” by the Dodge City, KS authorities, and they made attempts to get rid of him. However, determined not to go down without a fight, Short reached out to prominent Old West lawman Bat Masterson, who in turn got in touch with Wyatt Earp. Earp then descended on Dodge City with a posse of desperados. And in order to prevent any conflict, Short was allowed back into Dodge and given permission to reopen his saloon – all without a single gunshot sounding. Short is also famous for winning a duel against Jim Courtright on February 8, 1887 in Forth Worth, Texas, where his ability to pull a pistol saved his own life – and ended Courtright’s.
3. Dallas Stoudenmire

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Dallas Stoudenmire was born in Aberfoil, Alabama on December 11, 1845. As a 15-year-old, he spent time in the Confederate Army – although he was discharged when officers found out that he was underage. Still, undeterred, Stoudenmire signed up again and fought in the Civil War, and he later operated as a Texas Ranger for three or more years. Armed with two guns, Stoudenmire was an accurate shot with both hands, and he had a reputation for being tough and dangerously short-tempered when he had a drink inside him.
In April 1881, Stoudenmire became marshal of El Paso, Texas – this being an infamously lawless and violent town at the time. On his third day on the job, Stoudenmire k**led three men with two .44 caliber Colt revolvers in a famous incident known as the “Four Dead In Five Seconds” gunfight. By February the following year, he had dispatched with a further seven men in gunfights. Although the crime rate in El Paso fell significantly, and Stoudenmire earned himself repute as a legendary lawman and gunslinger, he also made himself a lot of enemies. On September 18, 1882, he was shot and k**led during a shootout with the Manning brothers, the culmination of a feud. He was 36 years old.
2. William “Curly Bill” Brocius

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Born around 1845, William Brocius, better known as “Curly Bill” Brocius, may well be Arizona’s most famous – or infamous – outlaw. He was involved in multiple gunfights and related incidents, including the accidental shooting of Tombstone town marshal Fred White on October 27, 1880 and the March 8, 1881 k*****g of a cowboy named Dick Lloyd.
Brocius may have also been mixed up in the March 18, 1882 assassination of Morgan Earp. Whether or not this was the case, what is certain is that Brocius was good with a gun. In fact, a contemporary said he was capable of shooting coins from between people’s fingers and could comfortably take down fleeing jackrabbits. He was also said to have the ability to snuff out a candle by firing at it with his pistol. In the end, though, on March 24, 1882, Wyatt Earp k**led Brocius during a shootout involving the Earp posse, Brocius and several other cowboys in Iron Springs, Arizona.
1. James “Wild Bill” Hickok

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Deadly gunman and Old West folk hero James “Wild Bill” Hickok was born in Illinois on May 27, 1837. Hickok is said to have been a great shot, even as a youngster, and was well known for his marksmanship with a pistol. In 1855, after a fight Hickok mistakenly believed had ended with the death of his adversary, the 18-year-old headed west. He first found work as a stagecoach driver, prior to working as a lawman in Kansas and Nebraska. Hickok then spent some time fighting for the Union Army – possibly as a spy – during the Civil War.
In 1865, “Wild Bill” was involved in an iconic public quick-draw duel with David Tutt. Harper’s Magazine featured it in a story, which elevated Hickok to hero status. Hickok’s weapons of choice were a brace of 1851 Colt pistols with ivory handles and silver plating, which he kept in his belt or sash and drew in a reverse “cavalry” style.
On April 15, 1871, Hickok took over as the marshal of Abilene, Texas. However, in December that same year he was discharged of his duties following a string of dubious shooting incidents – including the accidental k*****g of his deputy. After that, Hickok traveled with Buffalo Bill Cody’s Wild West show for a few years, performing as himself. He also tried to support himself as a gambler and was even arrested for vagrancy on a few occasions. Fate caught up with Hickok on August 2, 1876 when a man named Jack McCall walked into the Deadwood, Dakota saloon in which Hickok was playing poker and shot him in the head from behind.

Liberty Tree

Interesting facts about Billy the Kid. Many thought he was left handed because in a famous picture of him the negative had been reversed. He was actually right handed. One thing that aided his escapes was that he had large wrists but somewhat small hands so he was able to slip handcuffs.

debeda

Interesting. Especially interesting that several became lawmen.

bahmer

Very interesting there badbobby thanks for the post.

Carol Kelly

I found Luke Short most interesting. Never had heard of him and doesn’t seem he was a vicious k**ler, but was very determined. Interesting that he had influence with Bat Masterson and the day was saved by Wyatt Earp. It appears his family must’ve left Mississippi after the Civil War. Do you have any other facts about him? He was a dandy!

Carol Kelly

Nice to read something different, isn’t it?

bahmer

Badbobby comes up with some good ones every now and then.

BigMike Loc: yerington nv

Takes one to know one.

debeda

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Not to be confused with Luke Short (writer).
Luke L. Short

Born
January 22, 1854
Polk County, Arkansas
Died
September 8, 1893 (aged 39)
Geuda Springs, Kansas, United States
Cause of death
Bright's disease
Nationality
American
Occupation
Cowboy, gambler, saloon owner, gunfighter, Army scout, boxing promoter
Spouse(s)
Hattie Buck
Parent(s)
Josiah Washington Short and Hetty Brumley
Luke L. Short (January 22, 1854 – September 8, 1893) was an American Old West gunfighter, cowboy, U.S. Army scout, dispatch rider, gambler, boxing promoter and saloon owner. He survived numerous gunfights, the most famous of which were against Charlie Storms in Tombstone, Arizona Territory and against Jim Courtright in Fort Worth, Texas. Short had business interests in three of the best known saloons in the Old West: the Oriental in Tombstone, the Long Branch Saloon in Dodge City, and the White Elephant in Fort Worth.



Short was born in Polk County, Arkansas in January 1854. He was the fifth child of Josiah Washington Short (February 2, 1812 – February 8, 1890) and his wife Hetty Brumley (February 2, 1826 – November 30, 1908).[1] Short had nine siblings. The family soon moved to Montague County, Texas.
In 1862, Luke Short witnessed first hand his father being ambushed and attacked by Comanches in their yard. His father was surrounded by the Indians who wounded him with arrows and lances. Inside the house, Luke, who was a little boy at that time, helped the elder Short by d**gging a large rifle to his brother, who then ran and handed it to his father.[2] At the age of 13, Luke was said to have carved the face of a bully when he was still at school, which was a reason why he and his father moved to Forth Worth, Texas.[3]
In 1869, at age 15, Short started work as a cowboy, which he continued through 1875 and during which he made several trips to the Kansas railheads.[4]
Short was reported by Bat Masterson to have k**led six drunken Sioux Indians at various times.[5] Later writers have relied on Masterson's story as t***hful and added to it, but no documentation of these k*****gs has been found.[4] Nonetheless, Short had been in over thirty engagements fighting Indians while working for the government. His first Indian fight was in 1869.[6] Whilst working as a scout for General George Crook in 1876, he was stationed in the Black Hills during the Sioux i**********n. While conducting one of his usual scouting expeditions for the army a band of fifteen Indians suddenly ambushed and fired at him with rifles.[7] Short managed to draw his pistols and fired back, k*****g three of them in quick succession. Some of the Indians gave chase on horseback, and Short k**led two of them before finally reaching safety.
From October 6 to 8, 1878, Short worked as a dispatch courier from Ogallala for Major Thomas Tipton Thornburgh; Short earned $30 (about $780 in 2018). He then served as a civilian scout for Thornburgh until October 20. He enlisted at Sidney, Nebraska to be paid $100 a month (around $2600 today) but he only served for 12 days, for which he was paid $40.[8] The Fort Worth Daily Gazette later described him as "the bravest scout in the government employ."
In an interview later in his life, Short told researcher George H. Morrison that he moved to the Black Hills in 1876 and to Ogallala, Nebraska the next year.[9] Accounts written in Short's later years stated that he was an outlaw during his time in Nebraska.[10] It was around this time that Short was said to have traded whiskey with Indians around Camp Robinson, Nebraska.[3] According to his nephew Wayne Short, Luke was arrested by the army. They put him to a train destined for Omaha, but Luke managed to escape the army escort and went to the makeshift mining and cowtown of Denver, Colorado, taking up gambling as a profession. He is said to have k**led two men on separate occasions due to altercations during their card games.[3]
Gambling days[edit]
Short moved to Leadville, Colorado in 1879 where he continued gambling.[11] Bat Masterson later wrote that Short seriously wounded a man during a gambling dispute in Leadville.[5] He was accused of swindling Texan John Jones "out of $280 on Three Card Monte" [12] and jailed on October 5 for six days in Kansas City.[13]
Gunfight with Charlie Storms[edit]
Short first met Wyatt Earp, William H. Harris and Bat Masterson in Tombstone. Based on their previous friendship, Harris had no problem convincing his partners to engage Earp as a faro dealer at their Oriental Saloon in Tombstone. On Friday, February 25, 1881, Short was serving as the lookout, seated next to the dealer at a faro game in the Oriental, when he was involved in what became a well-known gunfight. His opponent was Charlie Storms. Bat Masterson, who was in Tombstone at the time, described what happened in a magazine article he wrote in 1907:
Storms did not know Short and, like the bad man in Leadville, had sized him up as an insignificant-looking fellow, whom he could slap in the face without expecting a return. Both were about to pull their pistols when I jumped between them and grabbed Storms, at the same time requesting Luke not to shoot, a request I knew he would respect if it was possible without endangering his own life too much. I had no trouble in getting Storms out of the house, as he knew me to be his friend ...
I was just explaining to Luke that Storms was a very decent sort of man when, lo and behold! There he stood before us, without saying a word, he took hold of Luke's arm and pulled him off the sidewalk, where he had been standing, at the same time pulling his pistol, a Colt's cut-off, 45 calibre, single action; but like the Leadvillian, he was too slow, although he succeeded in getting his pistol out. Luke stuck the muzzle of his pistol against Storm's heart and pulled the trigger. The bullet tore the heart asunder and, as he was falling, Luke shot him again. Storms was dead when he hit the ground.[14][notes 1]
Storms' body was taken to the undertaker, where the coroner's jury was convened and testimony was heard. The jury reached a verdict that Storms died from three pistol wounds at the hands of Short, and that Short's actions were justifiable.[15][16] Short was free to go as no further legal action was taken.
Five days after Storms died, the Leadville Democrat wrote about the shooting. It said that Storms approached Short and "catching him by the ear", demanded an apology. According to the account, Storms grabbed Short's ear with his left hand and his right hand contained a pistol aimed at Short. Short drew his weapon and shot Storms, who returned fire but missed. Short then put two more bullets into "the sinking soul of Storms."[16]
Dodge City[edit]
Main article: Dodge City War


Chalk Beeson, co-owner with William Harris of the Long Branch Saloon
Short left Tombstone in early 1881, arriving in Dodge City in April 1881. He remained in Dodge City until the final months of 1883, although he made frequent trips to pursue gambling opportunities. During February 1883, Chalk Beeson sold his interest in the Long Branch to Short.[17] In March, Harris was nominated to run for mayor of Dodge City. Within a few days, on March 19, a "law and order" group nominated Lawrence E. Deger to run against Harris. Deger defeated Harris by 214 v**es to 43 in the e******n of April 3. All five of the city council candidates running with Deger were also elected.[18]
On April 23, the Dodge City Council posted two ordinances that were immediately approved by Mayor Deger. Ordinance No. 70 was "An Ordinance for the Suppression of Vice and Immorality Within the City of Dodge City." Ordinance No. 71 was "An Ordinance to Define and Punish Vagrancy." Reports of that time recorded an event where Short beat a man with a pistol which resulted with the man being bedridden and "in despair" for several days.[19] On April 28, three prostitutes employed at the Long Branch were arrested by City Marshal Jack Bridges and policeman Louis C. Hartman. Soon afterward Short and Hartman exchanged gunfire. Neither man was hurt. Short was quickly arrested and released on $2,000 bond. His preliminary examination was set for May 2.[20]
Forced out of town[edit]
On April 30, Short was again arrested (along with five other gamblers) and placed in jail. The following day Short and the five others were escorted to the train depot and given their choice of east or west-bound trains.[21] Short went east to Kansas City, Missouri, where he looked up Charles E. Bassett at the Marble Hall Saloon. Bassett and Short had a lot in common, and both had at different times owned an interest in the Long Branch Saloon.[22]
Short and Bassett, along with William F. Petillon, began conceiving a plan to get Short back to Dodge City. Short went to Topeka, the capital on May 10, where he presented a petition to Governor George W. Glick. Short returned to Kansas City and was joined there by Bat Masterson. Wyatt Earp arrived in Dodge City, along with several gunfighters on May 31. Short, Earp and Petillon met in Kinsley, Kansas on June 3, 1883, and took the afternoon train to Dodge City. Deger issued a proclamation the following day ordering the closing of all gambling places in Dodge City.[23]


The Dodge City Peace Commission on June 10, 1883. Standing (L-R): William H. Harris, Luke Short, Bat Masterson, William F. Petillon. Seated (L-R): Charlie Bassett, Wyatt Earp, Michael Francis "Frank" McLean and Cornelius "Neil" Brown. Photo by Charles Conkling.[24]
Dodge City Peace Commission[edit]
Main article: Dodge City Peace Commission
Deger's action came during the cattle season and promised ruin for the seasonal boom, and it was economics rather than bloodshed that resolved the "Dodge City War." Additional pressure to resolve the issue had come from the governor as well as the Santa Fe Railroad, which did considerable business in the town. The gambling halls, dance halls and saloons, including the Long Branch, were ordered to be reopened. On June 9, both sides met in a dance hall that opened that night and resolved their differences. The following day eight men gathered and posed for a widely reproduced Wild West history photo. The group was dubbed the Dodge City Peace Commission. The men in the historic photo were William H. Harris, Luke Short, Bat Masterson, William F. Petillon, Charles E. Bassett, Wyatt Earp, Michael Francis "Frank" McLean and Cornelius "Neil" Brown. Shortly after the photo was taken, Bat Masterson and Wyatt Earp departed on a westbound train for Colorado.[25]
The Long Branch Saloon had reopened, and the "Dodge City War" had ended without a shot being fired, but Short decided to move on. On November 19, 1883, Short and Harris sold the Long Branch to Roy Drake and Frank Warren. Short moved to San Antonio, Texas, for a brief time before relocating to Fort Worth.[26]
Fort Worth[edit]
Partnership in White Elephant Saloon[edit]
In December 1884, Jacob Christopher "Jake" Johnson, Short, and James A. "Alex" Reddick became the new owners of the Fort Worth White Elephant Saloon.[27] Jake Johnson was one of the wealthiest men in Texas, and his part ownership of the White Elephant was just one of his many business and real estate enterprises. As a co-owner, Short did not deal cards but had card dealers working for him.[28] On May 9, 1885, in what became a routine element of doing business, Short, Jake Johnson, and M.F. "Frank" McLean and three others pleaded guilty and were each fined $25 for "gaming."[29]
It was also around this time in Forth Worth when Short did one of his amazing acts of marksmanship.[30] While dining in a restaurant, the waiter handed him a glass of milk that had a small fly on the surface. Short calmly threw his milk in the air, jerked his gun out and shot the fly.
Sporting pursuits[edit]
Bat Masterson was a boxing enthusiast and tried to interest Short in the sport. At first Short was indifferent, but by June 28, 1885, he found himself acting as the "third man in the ring" when he was called upon to referee a match fought near Weatherford, Texas between the 6-foot-2-inch "Kid Bridges" and the 5-foot-8-inch "St. Joe Kid." The decision of referee Short was that the "St. Joe Kid" won on a foul.[31]
Jake Johnson was responsible for making horse racing a major part of Short's sporting agenda. Johnson and two partners opened the Fort Worth Driving Park in January 1885. Short bought his own race horse named "Tobe," along with some jockey silks for himself, and drove his two-wheeled sulky in a race held on November 13, 1886. Short and "Tobe" came in last in a field of five.[32]
Selling his interest in the White Elephant[edit]
1887 began with Short's younger brother, Henry Jenkins Short, k*****g a man named Charles T. Schuyler at San Angelo, Texas on January 23. San Angelo, 200 miles south-west of Fort Worth, was the town where Short's parents and other family members lived. Initial reports indicated that Schuyler was shot twice, the bullets entering his back and coming out at the front, either one of which would have been fatal. Henry Short fled to Fort Worth, before he could be arrested, to enlist the aid and funds that his brother Luke could provide for his defense. Luke and Henry returned to San Angelo on January 29, and Henry voluntarily surrendered to the sheriff and gave bond for his appearance in the district court.
The money that would be needed to defend Henry Short would have to be provided by Luke, who had already put up the money for Henry's bond. In addition, Luke had at the time some unrelated but very expensive legal problems of his own looming in the Dallas court. The amount that would be needed to handle all of these legal issues was more than Luke had on hand. In order to raise the needed funds, Johnson agreed to purchase Luke Short's one-third interest in the White Elephant on February 7, 1887. Jake Johnson was an assured source for the kind of cash Short needed and had no interest in again being a pa

Peewee Loc: San Antonio, TX

Did you buy those Time Magazine books on the Old West?

My two all-time favorite old west men were Jim Bridger and Kit Carson.

As for gunfighters Wes Hardin and Luke Short were the most lethal to tangle with in my book.

I worked with three Dalton gang descendants as a corrections officer.

I think Annie Oakley was the best shot of them all.

Really enjoyed this post! Thanks for sharing!

bahmer

All of you Texas cowboys want a bees are you also a gunslinger there Peewee? Or are you just a bullslinger?

Peewee Loc: San Antonio, TX

Iffin I was born in the old west I would have died of appendicitis at age twelve. Just love the life and times of those that did live then. Most of the time life was pretty miserable overall. Interrupted by sudden life or death situations.

Wannabe cowboy? Broke over forty head of horses, rode bulls, calf roped, 4-H, High School Rodeo, and showed professionally. Bite your tongue Yankee, or draw.

I can twirl a six-shooter and put it back into the holster pretty slick. Useless left-handed. At fifty feet I'll wing you and at thirty feet center mass. Never tried to light a match or cut a playing card in half. Aways scored expert in the military with both the .38 and M-16 until they changed it to qualified or unqualified. Lawyers were going after cops who qualified expert, so they changed it.

I have read just about every western paperback by Zane Grey, Louie LeAmore, Elmer Kelton, and Max Brand. I've always had lots of heroes and people I look up to. You're climbing up my chart pretty fast. Guess that's why I love clear cut, black and white, good and evil situations.

Just found a tv western series I'd never heard of called Tombstone Territory. A little hokey but enjoyable. Lots of character actors I remember from childhood.

In Texas, we call wannabe cowboys, Rexall cowboys. That's a drug store with a soda fountain and they only know how to ride a bar stool.

bahmer

It seems that I remember Tombstone Territory is that an old series that you are watching?

Peewee Loc: San Antonio, TX

Yep, but I never heard or saw of it before. Must not have aired down south.