"Sheet-Iron Jack" Allen, was an California horse thief who wore an iron vest when plying his trade. Jack earned his nickname after surviving four barrels of buckshot.
Charlie Bryant was fired upon at close range with a pistol. Bullet grazed his cheek leaving permanent powder burns and gave him the name "Black-Face Charlie."
Ice Box Bernie Bolton was a safecracker with Soapy Smith’s criminal ring in Denver. One dark night he attached several sticks of dynamite to an icebox thinking he was
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