Gunman-gambler Phil Coe followed in his dad’s footsteps—even unto death.
Abilene Town Marshal Wild Bill Hickok was on duty at 9 p.m. on October 5, 1871, when he heard pistol shots fired in front of the Alamo Saloon. Texas gambler Phil Coe Jr. (below) had his pistol drawn at the front of the mob that met Hickok, and when Coe shot at the marshal, Hickok returned fire and mortally wounded him. Public opinion defended Hickok an
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