Charlie Connelly was a man who did his duty—unto death. Connelly was from Indiana, usually working as a teacher. At age 40, he and his family moved to Kansas; he ended up teaching in the Coffeyville schools. Well respected, Connelly was elected marshal in the spring of 1892 and was slated to become princ


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