At the end of 1881 and early 1882, a flurry of stagecoach robberies in Cochise County brings Wells Fargo Agent James Hume from San Francisco to investigate. Unfortunately for Hume, the stage he takes into Tombstone is robbed by two road agents wearing black cloth masks. They take about $1,500 off the coach and Hume is relieved of $75 and two fancy pistols. Hume writes to his wife, “Tombstone has a population of six thousand—five thousand of them are bad—one thousand of them known outlaws.
Already Signed Up? Log in here.
Read this article now for Free!
Ready for a third free article? Create a free account by entering your email address and a password below.
— OR —
Sign Up Now for $29.95 a year and have immediate access to all of True West content, including the complete True West Archives dating back to 1953!
