Arizona had a lot of loathsome cold-blooded killers but none worse than Charles Stanton. He arrived in Arizona in 1871 where he got his start by swindling a friend out of a gold claim. He became friendly with Vega, whose gang was responsible for most of the stage robberies, terrorizing and other mischief in the area. Stanton used Vega and his bravos to do his dirty work. Barney Martin was a storeke


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