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Hell’s In Session

by | Oct 2, 2006 | Inside History

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December 17, 1881 Cowboy James Talbot gets word that his Texas pards are in a jam—again. Hitching a ride on a passing wagon, he and former Deputy Marshal Dan Jones, a.k.a. Red Bill, make their way to the heart of the trouble. Driver Newt Miller reins up the wagon at the intersection of Fifth and Main Streets in downtown Caldwell, Kansas. A crowd of about 30 has gathered around the foot of the stairs leading to the police court, where City Marshal John Wilson and Deputy Bill Fossett are esco


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