Have you heard of West Texas badman Charlie Small? George Cross Atlanta, Georgia You’re not going to believe this but Charlie Small was my grandfather’s half brother. My father’s family lived in Del Rio and Langtry, Texas, for many years. Charlie was a notorious character on both sides of the border, according to family history. A hired gun for ranchers, he was to some a Robin Hood and to others a paid assassin. He was suspected of participating in the Doc Smart Gang’s holdup of the Sout


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