I must confess that investigating history (the process, not the column) can be a big undertaking—but sometimes it’s a simple matter of asking a question. Case in point: Ben Kilpatrick, alias the Tall Texan, who rode with Butch Cassidy and the Wild Bunch around the turn of the 20th century. Back in January, several of us were involved in an e-mail discussion abo


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