A Tall Tale of Two Bills

Deputy U.S. Marshal Bill Tilghman’s capture of outlaw Bill Doolin in a Eureka Springs, Arkansas, bathhouse on January 15, 1896, made national headlines and brought personal fame to Tilghman. Almost a decade later, he maintained his notoriety as a top lawman at public showings of his movie, The Passing of the Oklahoma Outlaws, while his wife, Zoe, after his death, perpetuated the legend of her late husband through small booklets suc