Buckskin Frank Leslie took care of a husband the old fashioned way.
June 22, 1880. Buckskin Frank Leslie is lounging on the porch of Tombstone’s Cosmopolitan Hotel. He has his arm around May Killeen, a chambermaid at the hotel.
But May’s husband Mike is not pleased. He comes toward the pair, shooting. Two shots graze Leslie’s head. Mike then beats Frank with his pistol–at which point a couple more shots are heard. Killeen is mortally wounded.
Eight days after Mike Killeen succumbs, May Killeen becomes May Leslie in a small gathering in the lobby of the Cosmopolitan.
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