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No One Steals from Barton’s Joint

by | Sep 14, 2017 | True West Blog

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Jerry Barton was associated with the Cow-boy faction in southeast Arizona.  He ran a bar in the town of Charleston—a Cow-boy hangout.  And he wasn’t shy about using a gun. In October 1880, four men came into Barton’s establishment, drunk and looking for some cash that they could use for gambling.  Barton turned them down, and one of the boys—E.C. Merrill—pulled a gun.  Barton was faster an


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