April 19, 1903 Acting on a tip, a 10-man posse surrounds the Bakersfield, California, establishment known as the Joss House, a combination meeting place, religious shrine, rooming house and opium den. Their target is Jim McKinney, wanted for two murders in Arizona and another in California. At around 10 a.m., Bakersfield City Marshal Jeff Packard and Kern County Deputy Sheriff Will Tibbet are searching inside the house; they are about to enter the first floor room of Al Hulse, a known asso
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