Billy Bailey lost more than the vote… Billy Bailey wandered into Newton, Kansas (photo) in 1871, probably at the end of a cattle drive. He had a...
A Political Dispute
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Billy Bailey
Cop vs. Cop Two Kansas lawmen couldn’t keep the peace between themselves.
Billy Bailey was a Texas cowhand who made his way up the trail to Newton, Kansas in 1871. He had a reputation for being handy with a gun and...
Keeping The Peace—Not. Lawman Billy Bailey started trouble instead of preventing it.
Billy Bailey had the reputation as a dangerous man. Reportedly, he killed two men in Texas gunfights before moving to Kansas in the early 1870s. ...