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Who Succeeded “Wild Bill” Hickok as Marshal of Abilene, Kansas?

by | Jan 18, 2018 | Ask the Marshall, Departments

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Who succeeded “Wild Bill” Hickok as marshal of Abilene, Kansas? Kerry Bulls Winlock, Washington James Gauthie put on the badge, on December 13, 1871, stated the late Joseph G. Rosa, the foremost authority on “Wild Bill” Hickok. A former city policeman and the head of the city council, Gauthie was a bargain for the Abilene cowtown; Hickok was paid $150 a month, while Gauthie received $50. Although Hickok had helped tame the town, the city fathers felt he was no longer needed, seeing a


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