The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-07-10

Wff time W INV H' ~
tlfI ~ hen independence
WAS the busy end Of
the santa Re trail. illckok was % mule
skinner frciFhiing to Santa Fe and
back. and In some street fight which
occurred In Independence. In which
llickok had no original interest, he con-
Quoted himself with such limitlcss va
Tor. and appeared 80 utterly reckless
Of results. that he was ever aftcrward
called wild Bill"
wild nm" was like many OF his
sort a profound. romorscless gambler.
II was utterly uselcsB to talk OF work
or reputable employment TO wild
Bill" Through the war he was q scout
Tor the Union army. he had Few con-
yictions. but being born and bred In
Illinois. one OF them was an intcnsc
antipathy TO secession. II was thus he
became q scout In the Union army After
the war. wherein he achieved coasid-
cradle fame for daring energy and
nerve "a scout. wild Bill' cstab-
lished himself at Springfield Mo. II
was there that he killed Tut. who had
been chief OF scouts In Prices army
Tut. like wild Bill" was gambler
and they often mot. aud while they
were In no degree In love with each
other. they managed TO get along. SIN
there were mere mon OF TUFTS politl-
cal convictions In Springfield who were
on tho shoot than there were OF "Wild
BillA" They made mp their mind 90
rIn him out or Kin him. llo owed Tut
Homc money ar q result OF o. poke,
game one night wild BIN" was
playing poker with some friends iutt
came up and stood lool,ing on wild
BINS gold watch was lying on the
table near him. just 10 Tutj cauc up
wild BEEF won Jackpot with fCmg-
thing like 500 IN II.
you seem to be flush BIZ" 7ail
Tut, IN a half ugly tone. suppose
YOU pay me that so you owe me-"
~ owe You $50" said wild Bill"
and here It is." turning over three $40
bills 10 Tut who took them. put them
ln his pocket and then said. GIVE mc
! the other $40"
That's all I owe YOU" said "Will
Blll." and you have g."
Tut picked up tho gold watch that
was lying NJ wild Bins" elbow. with
tho rcmark: "Wcll YOU still owe me
$40. and IN keen this watch an you
pay H." He put the watch IN hil pock-
/ ot ana turned to 60
wild Blll' took II very coolly and
laid nothing Everybody was some
what amazed at the tamoness OF the
Young Union scout Just uB TUT went
out OF the door he looked back at
wild Blll' with a suCcr and the re-
mark. You don't seem TO koer for this
watch much, BIN ia supposed you'd
set more store by H. II you begin to
feel like YOU need II am going to pack
1t across the square at noon tomorrow
and you might be- there to get II. u you
know how"
wild Bill" made no reply TO what
was Understood by all to be a challenge
to a duel and calmly went on with his
poker game. while Tut departed. That
night wild Bill" was found by
fSend at his hotel very earnestly clean
ing and loading his pistols.
What are YOU going to do?' asked
the friend, who was an army officer
stationed at Springfield
II am going TO kin Tut tomorrow
noon, said Bill, "or he's going to kin
me-"
The next day at noon about an the
male inhabitants OF Springfield were
In the square TO see the fun. Tut
came into the square on the east side.
while Bill stood In front OF the court
| al Ia a. .
the square from Tut They were fully
$50 yards apart and all the lines ran
diagonally to the line OF fire between
them. This is mentioned because IL
makes wild BINS shot all the more
remarkable. The minute Tut came in
view he pulled his pistol, as did also
wild Bill"
They were too far apart for Tut,
who had no idea that Bin could reach
him M that distance. but he didn't
know nill. lie raised his gun and fred
like a flash and Tut dropped dead with
bullet In his head fully $50 yards
away.
"Wild Bill" was so sure OF his aim
thet he never paused but turned on the
crowd behind him, several OF whom
were friends OF lutt and had half drawn
their pistols to revenge him Bill was
too prompt and quick, lie covered the
gang In general way with both his
pistols and remarked
Was that on the square. gentle
mem"
The eiiect OF such witchllke skin on
the nerves OF the crowd was too much.
The general view seemed to be that the
killing OF Tut was ION the square, y
and that ended the business "Wlld
BIZ" stayed In Springfield as long az
he pleased after that incident. His as
sassin was hanged and his body lies
In the Yankton cemetery. while the
body Of wild Bill' has petrihed In H.
grave at Dcndwood.