Young John Selman’s attempted elopement led to his father’s death. John Selman, Jr.’s attempted elopement probably led to his father’s death. The...
A Fatal Fling
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Mark Boardman
John Selman and His Terrible Scouts
They ravaged New Mexico in the late 1870s. John Selman is known for killing gunfighter John Wesley Hardin. But he had a sordid reputation well...
Death of an Outlaw
Lawman Bass Outlaw got into one fight too many. In 1894, Bass Outlaw was a deputy U.S. marshal—a former Texas Ranger, fired for habitual...
Steal from the Rich…
Charles Waggoner was a bank president in Telluride, Colorado in 1929 (photo). He’d worked there for more than 30 years. The bank was about to go...
The Betrayals of Tiburcio Vasquez
One might say that love brought down California bandit Tiburcio Vasquez. In 1873, while hiding out at his brother’s home, Vasquez seduced and...
Taking the Town
December 26, 1873--around 7pm. Tiburcio Vasquez and about 11 of his men raid the central California town of Kingston (photo). They tie up (and rough...
Running into the Law
Outlaw Tom Folliard had an accidental—and fatal—encounter with a posse. Billy the Kid pal Tom Folliard had some bad luck. He and another outlaw were...
The Wrong Hat
Charlie Bowdre wore the Kid’s sombrero…and paid for it. On December 23, 1880, Billy the Kid pal Charlie Bowdre bit the dust. And it happened, in...
Taking His Time
Billy the Kid was in no hurry to leave after breaking jail. Billy the Kid became famous after he escaped from the Lincoln County Jail on April 28,...
Thomas Fitch
Thomas Fitch is probably best known as the attorney for the Earps and Doc Holliday in the OK Corral inquest. He also represented Brigham Young and...
James Beckwourth
James Beckwourth is one of the most interesting of Old West characters. He was present during the Bear Flag Rebellion, the Seminole War, and the...
Marshall “Wild Bill”
December 13, 1871. Abilene (KS) Town Council President J.A. Gauthie moves to dismiss Marshal J.B. “Wild Bill” Hickok after just eight months in the...