Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1912-11-24

The era or tho men who boasted
that they would die with their boots
on has happily PASSED; development
and material prosperity in the Texas
southwest has driven the killers and
guHmen who found pleasure in STAY
ing 70 lees poDulous localities. and
today FL Paso and it's enyirons is as
peaceable as New England hamlet,
albeit lot more interesting. In the
early SOS, Dallas Stoudemeier was
imported from elsewhere TO be town
marshal, ana brought with him a
brother-inla law, doc" Cummings. Both
men were known 70 be handy with a
s.x.snooter and had records for an
AGILITY TO draw which commanded
measure OF respect. Stoudemeier and
Cummings became involved in some
trouble with the Manning brothers.
recent arrivals in Texas from the
east. and in 1883 Jim Manning killed
Cummings in a stand-up fight A
year later Stoudemeier and Doc"
Manning, a brother OF Jim. had ex,
changed opinions of each other at
long distance, and he started for the
Manning home, il is said, with the
avowed intention to either nix a truce
or have it out The argument ended
In guns being drawn. DR.. Manning
was shot through the right hand at
Stoudemeier's first FIRE, but swung
his revolver to his left hand and
killed the marshal.
\ Quiet Pair
The Mannings were not turbulent
and did not seek quarrels, but as an
old hegress who came with the
brothers from Kentucky, said: The
doctor doan go aroun' huntin' any
fuses, but eff any one lays one on his
lap be jes' nachelly cuddles it up to
keep It fun Settin' COL John Sell
man was named as constable shortly
after the death OF Stoudemeier, and
got into the limelight as gunman
first in the three cornered ARRAY
which resulted In the deaths OF Bass
Outlaw. a deputy United States mar
shal and Ranger Joe McKittrick. The
trouble started when Outlaw discharg-
ed his revolver in the rear of house
in the restricted district Sellman
testified at his trial that wher he ap
preached McKittrick and Outlaw, his
Intentions were TO ask the latter not
Il" get careless with his gun. He
swora Outlaw became angered and
shot first at MCl[ittTiCk. killing him
instantly. and that he lSeliman) then
fred at the federal deputy. Sellman
was shot twice through the legs in
the fraca5.
Wesley Hardin's Death.
SellmaG's next exploit with his
gun was the staying OF John Wesley
Hardin. who was probably the most
notorious Of the coterie of bad men
in the first half of the decade prior
TO the present one. Hardin was 4"
native of Comanche county, and first
became known as a killer by his ha-
tired for the negro state police which
supplanted the rangers during the
reconstruction days. According To
the story current at the Tune, one
OF the members OF the organization
had Infused Hardin's father. ana be-
fore bis career was ended by Sell
mans bullet. he took toll OF seven
or eight lives OF these police in re-
yenge for what he believed an insult
70 his parent.
Hardin's one act that the Severn
nsnt held most against aim was the
killing OF Capt Hill of the state
police force He and Jim Taylor were
ar a country blacksmith shop in Co
manche county when Hill rode up.
.AE~one here seen John wesley
Hardin" he asked.
WHY" inquired Hardin himself.
I'm look Nc for him, and III Kill
Rim on sight" announced the police
man.
Tn Hardin, and youIl never have
q better chance" said tho fugitive,
and he punctuatcd the announcement
with cartridge reports. Hill died
where be fell.
Hardin's Fight for Life.
Hardin was continually dodging
government officers who wanted him.
He was Kin to jim Taylor, Of the
Taylnr-Sutton fcud, and helped il tie
lighting. When Hardin was % years
Of age, Charles Webb. Z deputy sh"r-
IF. was killed and Hardin was &C
clised OF the crime. He fled TO Florida
when the officers got hot after him,
and was brought back four years Ia
ter by Jack Duncan, deputy sheriff
of Dallas who since has died. Har-
din was sentenced TO serve Is years.
but was pardoned after 10 years.
Subsequently he served two years
more in the penitentiaTy. and upon
his release came 20 Fl Paso- Har-
din was Killed in the Acme saloon on
San Antonio street by Sellman. Tie
WAS shaking dice when Sellman e.
tered and never knew he was IN
Peril, the bullet striking him in the
back of the head drilling mole clear
through the brain to the point OF
exit, which was the right eye. Sell
man declared that Hardin had threat
ened to make him leave town.
Killing Of SelImsn.
SellmRn's turn came when be goS
into an alteration with George