Author Topic: Name That Gunfighter 2 (Read 688 times)

Capt Hamp Cox · « **on:** December 01, 2003, 02:28:28 PM »

Each ___?___ below represents the name of the gunfighter in question. Source for this and future such posts is Bill O'Neal's Encyclopedia of Western Gunfighters.

1891, Coffeeville, Kansas. ___?___ and a large number of other cowboys were having a beer just outside Coffeeville. Two constables appeared and asked who owned the beer. Nobody owns it, replied ___?___ , who was in charge of the party, Its free. Help yourselves. One of the constables then announced, It is against the law to drink beer in this state, and we are going to pour the beer out. ___?___ angrily retorted, if you pour our beer out, youre going to get hurt.

The officers stubbornly began to roll one of the barrels over, and several cowboys drew their guns. A general shootout followed and two lawmen were killed. No one knew for sure who fired the fatal shots, but ___?___ was afraid he would be blamed, and he fled, soon to join the Dalton gang.

Big Hext Finnigan · « **Reply #1 on:** December 01, 2003, 04:28:24 PM »

OK, ya got me..
I'm still looking, but it ain't coming to me in a hurry! Haw!

Adios,

williamlayton · « **Reply #2 on:** December 02, 2003, 12:45:09 AM »

bill power?
blessings

MOGorilla · « **Reply #3 on:** December 02, 2003, 01:58:51 AM »

Somewhere in the dusty area of my brain, someone is screaming Bill Doolin. I seem to recall this being the first recorded instance of his going down the dodgy path. (It was beer being the instigator that made it stick out, beer like whiskey gets the blame for a lot of things it didn't do.)

Capt Hamp Cox · « **Reply #4 on:** December 02, 2003, 02:29:59 AM »

MOGorilla gets the "Attaboy" on this one. It was William M. (Bill) Doolin.

Can see already we've got a bunch of well-read forum members here, and I'm gonna have to get serious about the next one. These first two were obviously way too easy.