“DANCE HALL SHOOTOUT”

GUNFIGHTER

Gunman Clay Allison made life miserable for many around him. After leading a violence-filled life, he finally settled down and became a successful rancher. He didn’t die the way many gunmen did. Far from it. “DANCE HALL SHOOTOUT.” Read the full story here: https://tomrizzo.com/dance-hall-shootout/ […]

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“WILD BILL’S QUICK GUN”

JAMES BUTLER HICKOK

On the night of Sept. 27, 1869, Sheriff Bill Hickok tried to restore order inside a Hays City, Kansas, saloon but a drunken teamster laughed at him. “WILD BILL’S QUICK GUN.” https://tomrizzo.com/last-laugh/ […]

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“THE PAYMASTER HEIST”

Raid at Blue Water Camp

Jesse James and two others robbed a federal paymaster at gunpoint in the spring of 1881 and made off with more than $5,000. The infamous outlaw would be dead about a year later, a victim at the hands of one of his own gang members. “THE PAYMASTER HEIST.” Read about it here: https://tomrizzo.com/raid-at-blue-water-camp/ […]

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“DEADLY MORNING IN DELTA”

W.R. SIMPSON & SON HARDWARE

Bill McCarty and his son, Fred, marched into the local bank in Delta, Colorado, guns drawn. When the cashier shouted for help, Fred gunned him down. Seconds later, father and son would come face-to-face with .44 caliber justice. https://tomrizzo.com/sharpshooter/ […]

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