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Is there any truth to the story about cowboys who dug up a corpse and poured whiskey down his throat?

by | Jul 1, 2006 | Inside History

Is there any truth to the story about cowboys who dug up a corpse and poured whiskey down his throat? Marina BenderMesa, Arizona The bizarre event began at the Wigwam Saloon in Winslow, Arizona, on April 8, 1905. Two cowboys, John Shaw and Billy Smythe, ordered drinks, but decided to hold up a nearby dice game first—then they ran for it before downing the booze. A posse caught up with them near Flagstaff and in the ensuing shoot-out, Shaw was killed and Smythe captured. The next evening, some


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