Was John Selman a bad guy?
Ron Bolza
Slatington, Pennsylvania
John Henry Selman was, at best, a badly flawed character. During his checkered career, he was a peace officer, vigilante, cold-blooded killer, livestock thief and a back shooter.
In the guise of chasing cattle rustlers on the Texas range in 1873, Selman and John Larn murdered eight cowboys.
During the late 1870s, Selman formed an outlaw group, “Selman’s Rangers,” which was accused of rape, murder and robbery in New Mexico T
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