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Tag: Lawman
A Lawman for Life Jeff Milton never wavered from serving the law.
Jeff Milton never could give up the badge, starting as a Texas Ranger in 1878 at age 17. Over the next three decades, He…
The Bawdy House Brawl A lawman was in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Tom Logan was a respected lawman in Tonopah, NV (photo, seated left). But on April 7, 1906 he was a customer at a bawdy …
Bullock: No Bull The true story behind the Deadwood legend.
Seth Bullock. The name is pretty much synonymous with Deadwood and law enforcement. You can picture him in your mind—or …
A Change of Heart Outlaw Henry Brown tried to turn a new leaf…
Fall 1878. Twenty-one-year-old Henry Brown took a job as a lawman in Tascosa, TX. It’s a bit of a change. He’d just fini…
Justice Frontier Style Judge Charlie Meyer's contributions to law
Many frontier towns had no official judge and usually a man respected for his wisdom would be called upon arbitrate disp…
Going for the Gold A Confederate unit went outlaw in northern California.
In 1864 and ’65, a Confederate-sympathizer group called Ingram’s Partisan Rangers pulled a series of stage robberies in …
Start of a Lawman Dave Cook had a personal reason for becoming an officer.
Dave Cook was one of the top lawmen in the Rocky Mountains, breaking up several outlaw gangs from his Denver base during…
Lawman Wages The question often comes up about what kind of pay peace officers received in days of the Old West.
The question often comes up about what kind of pay peace officers received in days of the Old West. Salaries varied quit…
A Strange Choice A Cochise County deputy who went bad.
George Bravin became a Cochise County (AZ) lawman in 1894, when he was 36. He quickly garnered respect—although his cho…