Gunfight in the Long Branch

Frank Loving vs. Levi Richardson

April 5, 1879. Frank Loving and Levi Richardson go at it in the Long Branch Saloon in Dodge City. The cause? A woman. The two are playing poker at the same table–and cussing each other out. Richardson goes for his gun and Loving does the same. From a distance of no more than five feet, the two empty their revolvers. Loving has a scratch on his hand. Richardson takes three bullets, including a fatal shot to the chest. A coroners inquest concludes it was self-defense and Loving walks.