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Offline Capt Hamp Cox

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« on: December 30, 2003, 01:56:52 PM »
"When ___?___refused the demands of the cowboys to release their arrested friend, the gunfight began. ___?___, dragging his prisoner with him ran to the house of Geronimo Armijo and barricaded himself inside. The house had thick log walls and a sunken dirt floor, providing protection for the bullets that were being fired in his direction. First, the cowboys tried to set fire to the roof but it was covered with dirt and wouldn't burn. Next they tried dynamite on one corner but with little success.


"The battle raged for 33 hours and when it was over, ___?___, unwounded, had killed four cowboys and wounded eight. Eventually ___?___ agreed to give himself up to the Justice of the Peace but refused to turn over his guns. He was tried for murder but acquitted after the door of Aemijo's house was entered as evidence. It had over 400 bullet holes in it."
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« Reply #1 on: December 30, 2003, 04:35:35 PM »
Hamp I hate ta break in on tha question, but, jest a minute ago CNN broke in with tha news that Homeland security was gettin involved.
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« Reply #2 on: December 30, 2003, 05:26:23 PM »
You are a bad, bad man..
gonna scratch my head for a bit on this one.
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« Reply #3 on: December 31, 2003, 03:22:58 AM »
Allright..
I got it now.

Funny thing, the fella's last name means "Cow"
It's curious that he got into it with a bunch of cowboys.  Good story.

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« Reply #4 on: December 31, 2003, 05:03:12 AM »
OK Folks, you have your "Hext Hint".  Here are a couple more:  Socorro and Frisco.  No excuse for not coming up with the correct answer.
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« Reply #5 on: December 31, 2003, 06:51:34 AM »
Hamp,  Was it Elfego Baca?  

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« Reply #6 on: December 31, 2003, 07:00:14 AM »
Sure enough.  Here is a two-part site that provides some more info on our Gunfighter 16.

http://www.darkcanyon.net/elfego_baca_and_the_cowboys_part_1.html

http://www.darkcanyon.net/elfego_baca_and_the_cowboys_part_2.html
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