[DOC] [TLE] Views of the Past: Tom Smith: The Marshal Who Fought with his Fists [PAR] Dec 8, 2010 ... In the town, a group of armed men killed an employee of the railroad because 
they ... Smith was hired as Abilene's chief of police on June 4, 1870 by Mayor 
T.C. .... working in law enforcement in Abilene throughout 1871 as well. ... This 
book tells the stories of both Smith and "Wild Bill" Hickok in great detail. [DOC] [TLE] Thomas J. Smith - Wikipedia [PAR] Prior to Smith's appointment as Abilene Marshal, two St. Louis, Missouri, 
policemen had been hired. The town of Abilene was, at the time, a wild cattle 
town, and... [DOC] [TLE] 1867  1871 | Old Abilene Town [PAR] 1867  1871. The first cattle drive from Texas to Abilene took place in 1867. With 
that ... The city fathers then hired Tom Bear River Smith as their first city marshal
. Smith was ... The second man was Mike Williams, a good friend of Wild Bill's. [DOC] [TLE] Thomas "Bear River" Smith - Marshalling Lawless Abilene [PAR] However, after being involved in the accidental killing of a 14-year-old boy, ... 
next marshal could be hired  that of James Butler "Wild Bill" Hickok in April, 
1871. [DOC] [TLE] Cowtowns - Kansapedia - Kansas Historical Society [PAR] When McCoy arrived in Abilene in the spring of 1867, the town consisted of only 
a few log cabins. ... "Wild Bill" Hickok was hired as Abilene's town marshal in 
1871. ... where there is a high percentage of men and a low percentage of 
women. [DOC] [TLE] John Wesley Hardin arrives in Abilene - Jun 01, 1871 - HISTORY.com [PAR] John Wesley Hardin, one of the deadliest men in the history of the Old West, 
arrives in ... In 1871, when Hardin was 18 years old, a Texas rancher hired the 
young ... at Abilene, Kansas, on this day in 1871, the town marshal, Wild Bill 
Hickok,... [DOC] [TLE] The Complete List of Old West Lawmen - C-1 - Legends of America [PAR] 1893) - U.S. Deputy Marshal commissioned in the Southern District of Indian ... 
on the streets of Ardmore, Oklahoma and identified him as the man who had 
killed Caine. ... In the same year that Cairns was hired, so was a young Wyatt 
Earp. .... to be a police officer in Abilene, Kansas, working under Wild Bill Hickok 
in 1871. [DOC] [TLE] The Nephew of Legnedary Mountain Man Kit Carson [PAR] Oct 7, 2015 ... In June 1871, the Kansas cowtown of Abilene hired Tom as a lawman who 
reported to James Butler Wild Bill Hickok, the marshal in charge of... [DOC] [TLE] Dickinson County Historical Society - Wamego Smoke Signal [PAR] Jul 28, 2014 ... In 1870, Abilene hired a man by the name of Tom Smith. ... Abilene would once 
again become "wild" the town went out to hire a marshal with ... As the cattle drive 
season came to an end in October 1871, Coe and some of his... [DOC] [TLE] Dickinson County Historical Society - Smoke Signal [PAR] Jul 28, 2014 ... In 1870, Abilene hired a man by the name of Tom Smith. ... Abilene would once 
again become "wild" the town went out to hire a marshal with ... As the cattle drive 
season came to an end in October 1871, Coe and some of his... [DOC] [TLE] Abilene, KS - Abilene History [PAR] Background of Abilene, History of Abilene. ... Tom Smith, who had the reputation 
of being one of the bravest men in the West, became the first city marshal. ... Tom 
Smith's successor as city marshal was the famous Wild Bill Hickok. ... he 
displayed in keeping the city quiet and orderly throughout 1871 added to his 
fame. [DOC] [TLE] Abilene - Spartacus Educational [PAR] Wild Bill Hickok was now chosen as the new marshal of Abilene. He was paid 
$150 a month ... Another man named Warren Howell joined in the fracas and 
fired several shots at Fay. Fay was finally .... (

Question: This "wild" guy was hired as the marshal of Abilene in 1871
Answer: Bill Hickok