Billy the Kid’s jailer had a sordid past New Mexico lawman J.W. Bell is best known for guarding (and being killed by) Billy the Kid in 1881....
The Toll of the Bell
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Mark Boardman
The Beginnings of the Bird Cage
The Beginnings of the Bird Cage Owner Billy Hutchinson led it through some difficult times Billy Hutchinson had a dream— an entertainment facility...
The Apache Kid Escapes
Two lawmen die in the incident. November 2, 1889. Two lawmen are transferring nine prisoners--including the Apache Kid (photo)--from Globe, Arizona...
A Brother’s Vengeance
Will McLaury joins the OK Corral prosecution. November 4, 1881. Texas lawyer Will McLaury--the brother of Tom and Frank McLaury--is sworn in as...
The Jailing of Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday
A big moment in the OK Corral hearing. November 7, 1881--day eight of the OK Corral hearing. Judge Wells Spicer revokes the bail of Wyatt Earp and...
A Hanging Gone Wrong
Bill Longley meets his maker. October 11, 1878. Outlaw Bill Longley meets his maker after being hanged in Giddings, Texas. Longley boasted that he'd...
A Bold Breakout
Harry Tracy escapes a Utah prison. October 8, 1897. Harry Tracy (photo) and Dave Lant escape from the Utah penitentiary, where they are doing time...
Death of a Legend
Virgil Earp passes at age 62. October 19, 1905. Virgil Earp dies in Goldfield, Nevada at the age of 62. He had pneumonia and had been in poor health...
A Devotion to Service
A teacher/town marshal gave his all for Coffeyville. Charlie Connelly was a teacher in Coffeyville, Kansas in the early 1890s. Reports say he was...
Put Down the Guns
Wild Bill’s last gunfight was tragic. October 5, 1871. Wild Bill Hickok's last gunfight. The shootist is marshal of Abilene, Kansas. He hears a shot...
The First Train Robbery
…took place in Seymour, Indiana just after the Civil War. The evening of October 6, 1866. Three men--Simeon Reno, John Reno and Frank Sparks (latter...
The Lost Chronicles of Harrison Rogers
Jedediah Smith is considered one of the great Western explorers, blazing trails from Missouri to California in the 1820s. He was the first to enter...