One of the West’s most unusual gunfights occurred on the streets of Benson, Arizona on February 27th, 1907. It was between Arizona Ranger Lieutenant Harry Wheeler and a stalker named J.A. Tracy and ended in a rock fight. Although his name isn’t as well-known as some, Wheeler was as good as they come with both pistol and rifle. Turns out he wasn’t bad with rocks also.
Trouble began when a man named Silverton arrived on the Southern Pacific Railroad with his wife, a tall, pretty lady with
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