A shoot-out for the ages, a bloody battle that left four gamblers dead and another severely wounded, was trumpeted in newspapers around the U.S. and across the globe. The cause was a horse race in Placerville, California, on June 15, 1864. Sporting man Bill Davis fixed the contest—his horse, the favorite, lost. He won $4,500 off the other entrant. Four gam
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