And finally, Hardin never made such a statement while Hickok was alive. Under the name "Wild Bill Hitchcock" [sic], the article recounted the "hundreds" of men whom Hickok had personally killed and other exaggerated exploits. The person keeps his trigger finger/s in the trigger guard/s however, and when the other party reaches for the gun/s they are suddenly spun back into the hand/s of the gunman ready to be fired. Hickok was a favourite of Custer and his wife, Libbie, who described him as a delight to look upon. Hickoks physical appearance was by many accounts arresting. He met Hickok's mother, Polly Butler, in New York State. Leaving Springfield, he was recommended for the position of Deputy United States Marshal at Fort Riley Kansas. Legends of the Hidden Temple - S 1 E 4 - Wild Bill Hickok and the Dead Man's Hand. Is there any info about James Butler b. Thus Hickok,inadvertently, killed his good friend Mike Williams who had been running to his aid. McCall claimed at the resulting two-hour trial (by a motley group of assembled miners and businessmen) that he was avenging Hickok's earlier slaying of his brother. There the familys small farm served as a stop on the Underground Railroad. [10], Hickok 1869. In 1876, Hickok was shot and killed while playing poker in a saloon in Deadwood, Dakota Territory (present-day South Dakota) by Jack McCall, an unsuccessful gambler. As Hickok biographer Joseph Rosa states, in his definitive book "They Called Him Wild Bill", "thus the two were linked together in a relationship in death which had never existed in life". The authorities did not consider this to be double jeopardy because at the time Deadwood was not recognized by the U.S. as a legitimately incorporated town, as it was in Indian Country and the jury was irregular. The trial did not last more than fifteen minutes.[23]. According to Historynet, his father, William Alonzo Hickock, and mother, Polly Butler Hickock, had met and married in Vermont in 1827, and moved to Troy Grove in 1833.There, they opened a general store, called the Green Mountain House (presumably a nod to their home, the Green Mountain State), which did well at . [54], Charles Snyder, the Lucien Howe Librarian of Ophthalmology at Harvard Medical School, said "Granular conjunctivitis, ophtalmia, trachomacall it what you willwas common on the Western Frontier. Western Figure. On March 5, 1876, Hickok married Agnes Thatcher Lake, a 50-year-old circus proprietor in Cheyenne, Wyoming Territory. He was holding two pairs: black aces and black eights (although there is some dispute as to the suit of one of the aces, diamond vs. spade) as his "up cards", which has since become widely known as the "dead man's hand". So ended Wild Bill's first attempt at "show business". 2 sierpnia 1876 w Deadwood na Terytorium Dakoty, obecnie w stanie Dakota Poudniowa) - rewolwerowiec, str prawa i porzdku", uwaany za bohatera narodowego Stanw Zjednoczonych, znany ze swoich umiejtnoci strzeleckich, bohater His reputation as a marksman in desperate encounters with outlaws made him a frontier legend. [50] The two entrepreneurs had painted a picture of a bull with a large erect penis on the side of their establishment as an advertisement. According to Joseph G. Rosa, Hickok's biographer and the foremost authority on Wild Bill, Hickok killed only six or seven men in gunfights. [27] The outlaw John Wesley Hardin was in Abilene in 1871, and was befriended by Hickok. He enlisted as a civilian scout. He took part in the battle of "Wilson Creek" in Missouri. In 1857, Hickok claimed a 160-acre (65ha) tract in Johnson County, Kansas, near present-day Lenexa. In 1860, Hickok was badly injured by a bear, while driving a freight team from Independence, Missouri, to Santa Fe, New Mexico. Apparently, this was also the opinion of the local court, that looked into the matter, since no charges were brought against Hickok. The above "gunfight" is the first recorded of a classical type of western shootout. Hickok wanted his beloved mother to know he was behaving himself. After taking a trip to St. Louis, James ended up in Leavenworth Kansas. The reason he left town in a hurry was because he knew Hickok would be coming to arrest him. "Dead man's hand"Owing to the number of poker players who died during disputes, Dead man's hand was already established poker idiom for a number of a different hands long before Hickok died. Duck Bill and Shanghai Bill According to Hardin's biography Hickok came to disarm Hardin one day, for violation of the gun carry laws enacted in Abilene. This, too, was badly defaced, and was then enclosed in a cage for protection. McCall was found guilty and sentenced to death. The available facts, consisting of eyewitness accounts and some contemporary newspaper accounts, indicate that Coe shot at Hickok. Wild Bill Hickok aired from 1 April 1951 until 31 December 1954 over the Mutual Broadcasting System on radio and then made the move to television from 1955 to 1958. In this town there was a young man, in jail, being threatened by an angry lynch mob. He is now at Yankton, D.T. His most famous descendant is James Butler (Wild Bill) Hickok. On April 15, 1871, Hickok became marshal of Abilene, Kansas, taking over for former marshal Tom "Bear River" Smith, who had been killed on November 2, 1870. For confirmation that Hickok was employed as a U.S. Army scout fighting Indians in Kansas in the summer of 1867, see Ames, George Augustus, Russell, Majors and Waddell freight company, List of cultural depictions of Wild Bill Hickok, "How many men did Wild Bill Hickok actually kill? ), 18721886. He immediately began to break up all the unfair gambling practices, currently implemented in the saloons. Here he met a 12 year old boy named Bill Tilghman. At this time a regiment was being formed. Bryant, William C (1794-1878) -( PBryant, .., FCooke1) - American poet and long time editor of New York Evening Post, abolitionist supporter of Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865). She claimed to be the daughter of Calamity Jane. Ancestor charts showing the family relationships of Wild Bill Hickok (1837-1876) to other famous people. Hickok encouraged McCall to quit the game until he could cover his losses and offered to give him money for breakfast. On several later occasions, Hickok was to confront and kill several men while fighting alone. When it came to relieving themselves, men and women in the American West might have ducked behind a tree. Fiction later typified this kind of gunfight, but Hickok's is in fact the first one on record that fits the portrayal. Two men walk towards each other across a dusty western town square. This would be the first recorded time he assumed the office of a law enforcement officer. Some accounts of report Hickok took part in Buffalo Bill's Wild West. B. Hickock killed by the assassin Jack McCall in Deadwood, Black Hills, August 2, 1876. Hickok's killing of Whistler the Peacemaker with a long-range rifle shot had influence in preventing the Sioux from uniting to resist the settler incursions into the Black Hills. "Good morning boys and young ladies", he said to the group of young children. He requested a military escort from Fort Hays and was assigned William F. Cody, a sergeant and five privates, with the group arriving in Topeka on 2 April. [41] In 1979 Hickok was inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame. It is likely that when Hardin reached for his gun/s to hand them over, Hickok would have shot him dead for making a move toward his gun/s. Coe supposedly stated that he could "kill a crow on the wing," and Hickok's retort is one of the West's most famous sayings (though possibly apocryphal): "Did the crow have a pistol? in an instant, he pulled the triggers again sending two bullets into Coe's abdomen (Coe lived a day or two) and whirling with his two guns drawn on the drunken crowd of cowboys, "and now do any of you fellows want the rest of these bullets." In 1867, his fame increased after a published interview by Henry Morton Stanley. The Barnett show eventually proved to be a financial disaster, causing Mr. Barnett serious monetary problems. While he was growing up, his father's farm was one of the stops on the Underground Railroad and Bill learned his hunting and shooting skills protecting the farm with his father from anti-abolitionists (hence his joining the Union Army). This job came to an end when James threw his employer into the canal for mistreating his horse team. [6] Since the event was outdoors, he could not compel people to pay, and the venture was a financial failure. The original grave marker was also moved to the new site but by 1891 had been destroyed by souvenir hunters whittling pieces from it and it was replaced with a statue. There's no more iconic scene in Western movies than the good old-fashioned pistol duel, where the lawman and the outlaw meet at high noon to see who's faster on the draw. I will be. James Butler Hickok arrived in Deadwood, along with Colorado Charlie Utter and Calamity Jane, in July of 1876. (ILFEBRUARY, BILL. Shortly before Hickok's death, he wrote a letter to his new wife, which reads in part: "Agnes Darling, if such should be we never meet again, while firing my last shot, I will gently breathe the name of my wife-Agnes-and with wishes even for my enemies I will make the plunge and try to swim to the other shore" and "My dearly beloved if I am to die today and never see the sweet face of you I want you to know that I am no great man and am lucky to have such a woman as you", http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=479&ref=wvr. Hickok chased and wounded the fleeing Gordon, who was then fatally shot by someone else (according to some by Doc Brinks, another Pony Express employee). He quickly fired one shot in reaction, accidentally shooting and killing Abilene Special Deputy Marshal Mike Williams, who was coming to his aid, an event that would haunt him for the remainder of his life. Molded by war, and many dangerous adventures, Hickok survived the Civil War. After looking the city over, Hickok decided to accept the position. "Aces and eights" thus is known as the "Dead Man's Hand". [15] He grew a moustache following the McCanles incident, and in 1861 began calling himself "Wild Bill".[16][17]. Agnes Lake and James Butler Hickok were finally married on March 5th, 1876. However, the "special election" may not have been legal, as a letter dated 17 September to the Governor of Kansas noted that Hickok had presented a warrant for an arrest which was rejected by the Fort Hays commander because when asked to produce his commission Hickok admitted he never had one. "[49], Hickok and Phil Coe, a saloon owner and acquaintance of Hardin's, had a dispute that resulted in a shootout. Only station employees were allowed to testify at the trial (testimony by McCanless son was barred), and the verdict was that the men had acted in self-defense. His gunfighting skills eventually earned him the nickname "Wild Bill". Let us know if you have suggestions to improve this article (requires login). He was one of the early heroes of the West popularized in the dime novels of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Thirdly, there is no such occurrence mentioned in any town record or newspaper file. Reporter Leander Richardson interviewed Hickok shortly before his death and helped bury him. His birthplace is now the Wild Bill Hickok Memorial, a listed historic site under the supervision of the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. But Coe "reckoned without his host". [8] On March 22, 1858, he was elected as one of the first four constables of Monticello Township, Kansas. McCall was eventually tried and convicted of Hickok's murder, and was hanged. [52], In 1876, Hickok was diagnosed by a doctor in Kansas City, Missouri, with glaucoma and ophthalmia. Wild Bill Hickok, is one of the most famous figures of the wild west. When he got to the place where Coe and his friends were he demanded to know who fired the shot. His reputation as a gunfighter gave rise to legends and tales about his life. This time McCall was found guilty. This was his sixth murder. The adventures that so characterized Hickok's later life began early. His birthplace is now the Wild Bill Hickok Memorial, a listed historic site under the supervision of the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. [38], In July 1869, Hickok returned to Hays and was elected city marshal of Hays and sheriff of Ellis County, Kansas, in a special election held on August 23, 1869. He then drew his revolvers, fired over the heads of the mob, and stated he would shoot the first man to move. Moriah Cemetery, Deadwood, SD Spouse: Agnes LAKE b. authorities, and after trial has been sentenced to death for willful murder. Funeral services will be held at Charlie Utter's Camp, on Thursday afternoon, August 3, 1876, at 3 o'clock, P. M. All are respectfully invited to attend." However, four of the men on the self-appointed committee who planned Calamity's funeral (Albert Malter, Frank Ankeney, Jim Carson, and Anson Higby) later stated that since Bill had absolutely no use for Jane in this life, they decided to play a posthumous joke on Hickok by laying her to rest for eternity by his side. When he saw Hickok, he leveled his cocked rifle at him. There was also overtones of a "woman" being involved in the problem between McCanles and Hickok. Now the citizens of Abilene were to witness a transformation. Buffalo Bill also earned the respect of the great Sioux Chief Sitting Bull and was an early advocate of equal pay for women. He was an assistant station tender for the Pony Express at the Rock Creek, Nebraska station. The movie The Plainsman (1936), starring Gary Cooper as Hickok, features the alleged romance between Calamity Jane and him as its main plot line. At the [second] trial it was suggested that [McCall] was hired to do his work by gamblers who feared the time when better citizens should appoint Bill the champion of law and order a post which he formerly sustained in Kansas border life, with credit to his manhood and his courage. Tutt then demanded another $35 owed from a previous card game. No one was allowed to get too near. Hickok rode Buckshot while 300-pound Jingles rode Joker. Yes, if it was necessary. 24 Aug 1832 d. 21 Aug 1907 Married: 5 Mar 1876 . Was he shooting back? This particular regiment was destined to become immortal. The bullet hit Hickok in the back of the head, killing him instantly. Hickok may have picked up the nickname Wild Bill for his daring fighting in the Union army during the Civil War, which included service as a spy, a scout, and a sharpshooter. The hand Hickok had held, a pair of Aces and a pair of Eights, thereafter became known as "The Dead Man's Hand.". Almost the entire town attended the funeral, and Utter had Hickok buried with a wooden grave marker reading: "Wild Bill, J. He further claimed that Hickok, as a result, had two guns cocked and pointed at him. Like a sleeping tiger suddenly awakened, Hickok's fearsome character emerged with a vengeance. Utter.". He afterward resumed using his given name, James Hickok. Twice he asked another player to change seats with him and on both occasions he refused. The future character of the one eventually to be known as "The Prince of the Pistoleer's" was slowly emerging. (#13189) The following year he was badly injured by a bear and sent to the Rock Creek Station in Nebraska (which the company had recently purchased from David McCanles) to work as a stable hand while he recovered. In 1869 Hickok became sheriff of Hays City, Kansas, where he killed several men in shootouts. He would put a list on what was called the "dead man's tree" (so called because men had been lynched on it) while constable of Monticello Township. News of an arriving cattle herd was met with conflicting emotions in old Abilene. [4] Despite all Hickok photographs indicating he had dark hair, all contemporary descriptions confirm he was in fact golden blonde. Was he shooting back? He now turned on the mob. One of the workers, Joseph McLintock, wrote a detailed description of the reinterment. The enclosure was cut open by souvenir hunters in the 1950s, and the statue was removed.[71]. The mob didn't utter a sound. [19] According to Hickok's account, he found the road blocked by a cinnamon bear and its two cubs. McLintock used a cane to tap the body, face, and head, finding no soft tissue anywhere. [33], In September 1865, Hickok came in second in the election for city marshal of Springfield. In short, Abilene was in for a very rude awakening. McCanles and his friends came to the station looking for trouble. There is a very complimentary description of Hickok, by Mrs. Libby Custer, during this time period that further illustrates the friendship between the Custer family and Hickok. Hickok, naturally, did not care for the comment. Hickok's fight with Tutt set the mold for the classic, although rare in reality, western gunfight and gunfighter image. Born in rural Illinois, James Hickok developed extraordinary shooting skills in an otherwise unremarkable childhood. At the coroner's inquest into Strawhun's death, despite "very contradictory" evidence from witnesses, the jury found the shooting justifiable. After the story was published McCormick's story changed. 910 Listens. There were also women in the house, conceivably armed with shotguns. "Gunfighters of the Real West: Wild Bill Hickok. Wikimedia Commons. In the course of his duties at the Rock Creek Station, Hickok met a man named McCanles, or sometimes spelled McKandles. James Butler Hickok (May 27, 1837 - August 2, 1876), also known as "Wild Bill" Hickok was a legendary figure in the old west. This was the last time Hickok was ever involved in a gunfight; the accidental death of Deputy Williams was an event that haunted Hickok for the remainder of his life. She said, "Oh, I tell you, I tell you, he was a grand man was Marshal Hickok, a grand man!" Good bye, Colorado Charlie, C. H. Later Hickok heard that Tutt was bragging about having seized his watch, and added that he would parade down the town square wearing the watch. 1 Father: William Alonzo Hickok Mother: Polly Butler Birth Date: 27 May 1837 Birth Location: Homer (now Troy Grove), LaSalle, Illinois Christening Date: Christening Location: Death Date: 2 Aug 1876 Death Location: Deadwood, Lawrence, South Dakota Burial Date: Burial Location: Mt. Not having the courage to do it himself, he one day filled about 200 cowboys with whiskey intending to get them into trouble with Wild Bill, hoping that they would get to shooting and in the melee shoot the marshal. She was a world renowned horsewoman, tightrope walker, dancer, sometime actress, lion tamer, and could speak several languages! [2] According to Joseph G. Rosa, a Hickok biographer, the shot that felled the elder McCanles came from inside the house, a tale Wild Bill's friends invented to keep the "heat" of both the law and McCanles' extended family off Wild Bill (extended generational member). His father was said to have used the family house, now demolished, as a station on the Underground Railroad. Guess they weren't fans of The Simpsons. "Doc" Howard, who had known Hickok, stated that Hickok had left Buffalo Bill's Wild West Exhibition "because the lights affected his eyes, so he had to give it up". Again, unfortunately, Cunard Steamship Company quickly identified the photo as that of a Captain A.C. Greig, who served with them from 1906 to 1945. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. Later that year he became a teamster with the great freighting enterprise Russell, Majors and Waddell, creators of the Pony Express, for which he was too tall and heavy to be a rider. The two men did not like each other, and trouble between them was inevitable. In quick succession, Hickok was said to have then killed five members of McCanless gang and knocked out another before three more gang members threw him down on a bed, only to be bested in hand-to-hand combat by the knife-wielding Hickok. It was during this time period, however, that Hickok met his future wife Agnes Lake who had come to town with her traveling circus show, but more of than later. After Hardin left town he and Hickok did not meet again. Pard, we will meet again in the happy hunting ground to part no more. before shooting Hickok in the back of the head at point-blank range. James Butler Hickbetter known as Wild Bill Hickok, was a figure in the American Old West. As the old cemetery was an area that was better suited for the constant influx of new settlers to live on, the remaining bodies there were moved up the hill to the Mount Moriah Cemetery in the 1880s. In 1861 he was involved in a deadly shoot-out with the McCanles Gang at the Rock Creek Station after 40-year-old David McCanles, his 12-year-old son (William) Monroe McCanles, and two farmhands, James Woods and James Gordon, called at the station's office to demand payment of an overdue second installment on the property, an event that is still the subject of much debate. In 1857, Hickok claimed a 160 acre tract of land in Johnson County, Kansas (in what is now the city of Lenexa) where he became the first constable of Monticello Township, Kansas. Jane claimed that James Butler Hickok was the father. The trouble came to a head during a card game, in which both Tutt and Hickok were involved. The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok was a 1950s TV series starring Guy Madison and Andy Devine. After the war, Hickok became a scout for the U. S. Army and later was a professional gambler. [45], Hickok later said he did not know that "Wesley Clemmons" was Hardin's alias, and that he was a wanted outlaw. It was during this time that Wild Bill got his nickname. The original wooden grave marker was moved to the new site, but by 1891, it had been destroyed by souvenir hunters whittling pieces from it, and it was replaced with a statue. He left home and travelled west in 1855, working irregularly as a farmhand, hired gun and stagecoach driver. Recently, a "photo" of the mysterious Captain O'Neil surfaced. James Butler Hickok Family History . Utter.". He sometimes meets up with his friend and occasional lover, Calamity Jane. 10. 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