Dave Tutt walked onto the town square in Springfield, Missouri, at 6 p.m. on a Friday. He was about to face off with a …
Tag: Wild Bill Hickok
The Truth about Wild Bill Myths have shrouded the West’s deadliest gunfighter. It’s time to re-evaluate those legends.
Like most Old West icons, gunfighter “Wild Bill” Hickok is shrouded in myths. He likely started many of them. A teller o…
A Theater for a Boomtown Jack Langrishe brought entertainment to Deadwood.
Jack Langrishe opened up the first theater in Deadwood in the summer of 1876. And for more than three years, the facili…
Who Succeeded “Wild Bill” Hickok as Marshal of Abilene, Kansas?
Who succeeded “Wild Bill” Hickok as marshal of Abilene, Kansas? Kerry Bulls Winlock, Washington James Gauthie put on the…
Classic Gunfights: Don’t Look Back Wild Bill vs Billy Mulvey
In office for only one day, acting Ellis County Sheriff James “Wild Bill” Hickok is making his rounds in the Kansas cowt…
The Other Woman Why is the Real Mrs. “Wild Bill” Hickok Almost Totally Forgotten?
Contemporaneous newspaper accounts of “Wild Bill” Hickok’s marriage to Agnes Lake in 1876 reported a favorable view of …
Colorado Charlie Utter
Colorado Charlie Utter is best known as Wild Bill Hickok’s best friend, the man who led the wagon train that brought the…
Charlie Rich Deals a Deadly Hand
Charlie Rich was just 17 when he dealt the cards in a poker game at Nuttall & Mann’s Saloon in Deadwood, Dakota Terr…
What Pistol did “Wild Bill” Hickok use to Kill Davis Tutt in 1865?
What pistol did “Wild Bill” Hickok use to kill Davis Tutt in 1865? Ron Bolza — Slatington, Pennsylvania. The Hickok-Tutt…
Gunfighters Were Products of Their Violent Times
Gunfighters were a product of their violent times and for that reason one should not be too judgmental when it comes to …