Author Topic: Name That Gunfighter 23 (Read 937 times)

Capt Hamp Cox · « **on:** February 02, 2004, 03:49:30 AM »

A man named Sam Holstein had been employed in a job that ___?___ wanted, and one afternoon ___?___ called him out of his hotel room and threatened him. ___?___ then pulled a pistol and fired, whereupon Holstein aggressively leaped a low gate and grappled with his antagonist.

Holstein tore the gun out of ___?___s hand and shot him. ___?___ fell, rose to his feet, and was promptly shot down again. ___?___ stood up once more, but Holstein shot him a third time. Again ___?___ arose and staggered away, calling for help, but Holstein once more felled him with a final shot. ___?___ lasted six hours, bitterly cursing Holstein until he died at 11:00 P.M.

From Bill O'Neal's Encyclopedia of Western Gunfighters

Big Hext Finnigan · « **Reply #1 on:** February 02, 2004, 05:21:32 AM »

He's back! Yeeeehaw!

Capt Hamp Cox · « **Reply #2 on:** February 02, 2004, 08:17:24 AM »

Me?

I thought it was you what had turned up missing. I've just been waitin' for you to say somethin' so I could argue with you.

Anybody heard anything out of old williamlayton?

Capt Hamp Cox · « **Reply #3 on:** February 03, 2004, 04:51:51 AM »

HINT:

Subject's nickname was Doboy.

Big Hext Finnigan · « **Reply #4 on:** February 03, 2004, 06:14:16 AM »

How about Phillip Taylor? It's been a tough search, so far.

Capt Hamp Cox · « **Reply #5 on:** February 03, 2004, 07:09:13 AM »

Very good. Phillip Taylor is the correct answer.

Think if I'da been "Doboy", seein' as how I couldn't hang on to my hogleg, I'da stayed down after that first hit. Obviously, at least in this case, persistence doesn't make up for ineptness.

Big Hext Finnigan · « **Reply #6 on:** February 03, 2004, 07:26:41 AM »

Yessir, being tough and dumb is a pretty darn good way to end up dead.

williamlayton · « **Reply #7 on:** February 03, 2004, 11:28:52 PM »

well, now lets see if we can sort this out. My dang computer crashed 12/31 an it has been down till 1/31 waitin fer tha brain transplant. It took me a full day to sort thru tha trash on my e-mail. Then i couldn't log on here to post til GB fixed my screw-up. Nice guy that GB.
In tha mean time I been converting a shed to another place I can go to smoke. MY wife kicked me outta tha house. Gonna start reloading an this project fit in with my needs (wants).
That dang shed is barn shaped and aint nothin bout it that is square or plumb. This project, which i thought would take two weeks, is now goin on three weeks an i'm bout three weeks away from finishing it.
I have had to make jigs for ever piece on tha end walls in order to get the plywood to fit (an they still don't ). Well, my carpentery skills are bout in line with my computer skills, aint got none, no sirree, nohow, noway,
Tha cost of this project has exceeded my estimate bout 300%. My son was helpin me and busted his finger in a fit of anger cause a cut wouldn't fit.
Good to be back in town boys.
Blessings

Capt Hamp Cox · « **Reply #8 on:** February 04, 2004, 02:21:15 AM »

Heads up, hombres, old williamlayton's back in Dodge. Got a feelin, tho, he won't be around for long oncest he gets that "smokin" shed stocked with powder, primers, paint thinner and such.

Welcome back old willilamlalyton. Shore was quite (near peaceful) around here.

williamlayton · « **Reply #9 on:** February 04, 2004, 07:22:50 AM »

nothin but some of that goood panama red for me boys-thankee. Then whose gonna worry bout them fumes. Makes them bullets real purdy. Jest kiddin boys-doan come round here beggin for no handout.
Yea its been too quiet fer me too. I'm used to bein whupped up on, an bad mouthed--it was gettin boring.
Blessings