Why do almost all the Old West characters wear handkerchiefs around their necks in TV shows and movies? Laurie S. Dell Brunswick, Maine The...
Lists of Plains Indian property captured by the army in the 1860-70s often mention “crowbars.” Why would the Plains Indians, who I thought travelled...
In my senior year of high school, I wrote a paper on outlaws and gunmen. One was shot in the back by a Frenchman. Do you know who it was? Eugene...
Where can I find the graves of Johnny Ringo, Big Nose Kate, Mattie Blaylock and Commodore Perry Owens? Tina McGinity Sun City, Arizona Their bodies...
Did Wyatt and Josephine Earp have any children? Steven G. Trosper Via the Internet Wyatt and Josie had no children. In fact none of the “Fighting...
Under normal conditions, how fast would a stagecoach move over flat country? James Jackson Doyle, California A six-horse team pulling a Concord...
Someone told me that a man would not use cologne in the 1890s. Is this true? Amber Allen Via the Internet Cologne dates back at least 5,000 years,...
Why is Warren Earp hardly mentioned in the movies? Kunni Lee Via the Internet Warren was the youngest Earp brother and played a minor role in the...
According to George Durham’s Taming the Nueces Strip, John “King” Fisher wore tiger skin chaps. I’ve had a pair made for SASS parties (no cats were...
Which one of Bill Tilghman’s sons became a criminal and died holding up a craps table? Was it Woody or Tench? Tay Hensel Arvada, Colorado It was...
Tay Hensel Arvada, Colorado It was neither. Author Nancy Samuelson states it was Dick Tilghman. Dick, Woody and Albert Stratton, Zoe Tilghman’s...
December 28, 1881 Suspicion points to Ike Clanton, Johnny Ringo Curly Bill Brocius, Hank Swilling and Frank Stilwell...take your pick! Three days...