Re: John Wesley hardin in 1870 killing?
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John Wesley hardin in 1870 killing?
P.Fazzini 7/10/06
Hi!
The Handbook of Texas Online has a very comprehensive (and searchable) history of Texas. If you go to the link below, and type in John Wesley Hardin, you'll get a brief, but thorough biography. It does not mention you circus man, but then it mentions nothing at all about 1870.
You can also check the site for a description of Horn Hill, in Limestone Co.
http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/
However, a Google search on "Horn Hill" and "John Wesley Hardin" and circus brought a wealth of info, including this result:
http://americanhistory.suite101.com/article.cfm/john_wesley_hardin_1http://americanhistory.suite101.com/article.cfm/john_wesley_hardin_1
"...Hardin was then just a kid with a gun on his hip and a big-rimmed hat on his young head. But in spite of his age he figured it was time for a good slug of hard liquor. In the process of having his manly drink, John Wesley got into a fight with an Arkansas gunslinger from Horn Hill. The man beat Hardin to the draw but that did the Arkansas shooter little good. Wes was the better shot and the man from Arkansas didn’t live to shoot again.
"Either at the time or shortly there after, there must have been a circus setting up because Hardin next got into a ruckus with one of the circus’ roustabouts. This time Hardin outdrew his opponent. And like previously, the man died."
Nice guy.
Others sites in that search mention January 1870. I only looked at a few, and I didn't see a name of the circus hand.
Hope this helps!
Happy Hunting
Andrea
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Re: John Wesley hardin in 1870 killing?
P.Fazzini 7/11/06
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Re: John Wesley hardin in 1870 killing?
Andrea Avery 7/11/06
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Re: John Wesley hardin in 1870 killing?