Men who wore the badge on the frontier often walked an ill-defined line between lawmen and outlaw. Oklahoma lawman Bob Dalton is a good example of a good man gone bad because of a disagreement over several hundred dollars in federal monies owed him for his services and he was unable to pay his deputies. In retaliation, he took money from a whiskey peddler and was fired.
His brother Grat continued to work as a deputy until he was charged with horse stealing. He was also guilty of shooting an a
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