Charlie Utter, Hickok's friend and companion, claimed Hickok's body and placed a notice in the local newspaper, the Black Hills Pioneer, which read: Died in Deadwood, Black Hills, August 2, 1876, from the effects of a pistol shot, J. "J.B. Hickok, Deputy U.S. After his August 1876 murder, she further claimed that they had been married and that he was the father of her child. Hickok was bedridden for months before he went to southern Nebraska in the summer of 1861 to work at the Pony Express station at Rock Creek. According to their account, the shootout took place not inside the Wellmans cabin but inside the Rock Creek station itself, and Hickoks defense was far from single-handed. They traveled to Deadwood, South Dakota, together and were acquaintances, but there is no evidence of a romance (especially on his part). In fact, William Hickok (senior) was so opposed to slavery that it's been reported that the Hickok house was a station for the Underground Railroad, where black slaves stopped for refuge on their journey north to freedom. 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. [28] Tutt's shot missed, but Hickok's struck Tutt through the heart from about 75 yards (69m) away. Within a month of the birth, newspapers tracked her to a hurdy-gurdy house in Livingston. 10 in Deadwood, Dakota Territory. [40]:192, On July 17, 1870, Hickok was attacked by two troopers from the 7th U.S. Cavalry, Jeremiah Lonergan and John Kyle (sometimes spelled Kile),[42] in a saloon. What do you know about Pete Spence, a member of the Cowboys of Tombstone? Last, there is Jessiethe most credible of Calamity Janes daughters. Hickok died immediately. Hickok was killed August 2, 1876, at the age of 39, and Calamity Jane died of illness on August 1, 1903, at age 51; both died in South Dakota.. During his life, Hickok was a soldier, scout, stagecoach driver, lawman, gunfighter, showman, marksman, gambler, and more. [81], Hickok's birthplace is now the Wild Bill Hickok Memorial and is a listed historic site under the supervision of the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. Were Wild Bill Hickok and Calamity Jane married, and did they have a daughter? This was his sixth murder. Hardin left Kansas before Hickok could arrest him. Marshal. The bear then grabbed his arm in its mouth, but Hickok was able to grab his knife and slash its throat, killing it. They even did a stint abroad, performing for one season in Germany in 1862. Not a word was uttered. The 10th Regiment arrived at Fort Lyon in Colorado in October and remained there for the rest of 1868. Pard, we will meet again in the happy hunting ground to part no more. [65][66], McCall was summoned before an informal "miners' jury" (an ad hoc local group of miners and businessmen). [46]:4558[48] A newspaper reported, "A man was killed in his bed at a hotel in Abilene, Monday night, by a desperado called 'Arkansas'. By the age of 17, he was an excellent marksman. By 1942 Jessie had changed her story, perhaps at McCormicks urging. The two men faced each other sideways for a duel. To date, four children have been credited to the lady, although some of the claims have come from the children themselves. Hickok had a large impact on American history because of his life and death. [44] In his 1895 autobiography, published after his death, Hardin claimed to have been befriended by Hickok, the newly elected town marshal, after he had disarmed the marshal using the road agent's spin, but Hardin was known to exaggerate. Both towns had become outposts for lawless men before Hickok arrived and turned things around. Take that!" [19] According to Hickok's account, he found the road blocked by a cinnamon bear and its two cubs. Hickok, just a stable-hand at the time, killed the three men, despite being severely injured. [46]:pp.5456[47], In August 1871, Hickok sought to arrest Hardin for killing Charles Couger in an Abilene hotel "for snoring too loud". Hickok was born and raised on a farm in northern Illinois at a time when lawlessness and vigilante activity were rampant because of the influence of the "Banditti of the Prairie". Six months later Jane visited friends in Deadwood, stating Jessie had married and was living in North Dakota with two children. [31], Several weeks later, an interview Hickok gave to Colonel George Ward Nichols, a journalist who subsequently became known as the creator of the Hickok legend,[32] was published in Harper's New Monthly Magazine. McCormick had a lot of written proof too, which was largely believed by those who met her. Hickok joined the antislavery Free State Army of Jayhawkers and, having already become skilled with a gun as a youth, served as a bodyguard for Gen. James H. Lanes. In 1941, Jean Hickok McCormick appeared in Billings, Montana. McCall was executed for the murder . Wild Bill Hickok, byname of James Butler Hickok, (born May 27, 1837, Homer [now Troy Grove], Illinois, U.S.died August 2, 1876, Deadwood, Dakota Territory [now in South Dakota, U.S.]), American frontiersman, army scout, and lawman who helped bring order to the frontier West. Relegated to making a living through other means than law enforcement, he traveled from one town to another as a gambler. This was claimed after he was killed during a poker game on Aug. 2, 1876. I suggest you read Calamity Jane: The Woman and the Legend by James D. McLaird. Bath [43], On April 15, 1871, Hickok became marshal of Abilene, Kansas. "Wild Bill. ", Nichols, George Ward (1867). She said she was the daughter of Jane and Wild Bill Hickok, and was born in a cabin near Livingston, Montana in 1873. According to Joseph G. Rosa, Hickok's biographer and the foremost authority on Wild Bill, Hickok killed only six or seven men in gunfights. She has been labeled a scout, freighter, and gambler, a drunken dance hall queen and prostitute. setTimeout(function(){var t=document.createElement("script");t.setAttribute("src","https://sample.dragonforms.com/getEmbeddedClientScript.do?embeddedsite=TW_dispatch_nl"),t.setAttribute("type","text/javascript"),document.body.appendChild(t)},5); Become a subscriber today and youll recieve a new issue every month plus unlimited access to our full archive of backlogged issues. Hickok managed to fire another shot, wounding the bear's paw. ", Rosa, Joseph G. (1979). [13][14] He was also known before 1861 among Jayhawkers as "Shanghai Bill" because of his height and slim build. [24], In late 1863, Hickok worked for the provost marshal of southwest Missouri as a member of the Springfield detective police. It ends with Hickok surviving the murder attempt due to wearing body armor and being shot in the back, then secretly leaving for a ranch in California. The enclosure was cut open by souvenir hunters in the 1950s, and the statue was removed.[71]. Calamity Jane! Jessie withdrew from the Academy a short time later, but in January of 1896, Jane was finally able to take her to St. Martins Academy in Sturgis. He was found not guilty by a miners court after telling judges that Hickok killed his brother, though later accounts showed McCall had no brothers. [i][68], Jack McCall was hanged on March 1, 1877, and buried in a Roman Catholic cemetery. Writing in 1911, he detailed his admiration for Hickok and included a paragraph on the shooting that differs considerably from the reported account: "Phil" Coe was from Texas, ran the "Bull's Head" a saloon and gambling den, sold whiskey and men's souls. "[49], Hickok and Phil Coe, a saloon owner and acquaintance of Hardin's, had a dispute that resulted in a shootout. A second son, named Lorenzo Butler Hickok, was born in October of 1831 but died soon thereafter. While Hickok claimed to have killed numerous named and unnamed gunmen in his lifetime, his career as a gunfighter only lasted from 1861 to 1871. [74] He wore his revolvers butt-forward in a belt or sash (when wearing city clothes or buckskins, respectively), and seldom used holsters; he drew the pistols using a "reverse", "twist", or cavalry draw, as would a cavalryman. Joseph J. Burke she had enrolled Jessie in the school. Fox met Jessie when she interviewed Jane for an article in Illustrated American magazine. [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. Hickok was of English ancestry. [6][35] Witnesses confirm that while working as a scout at Fort Harker, Kansas, on May 11, 1867, Hickok was attacked by a large group of Indians, who fled after he shot and killed two. Di Certo is the author of ten books and composer of three albums of children's songs. "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". Hickok may have been acting sheriff before he was elected; a newspaper reported that he arrested offenders on August 18, and the commander of Fort Hays wrote a letter to the assistant adjutant general on August 21 in which he praised Hickok for his work in apprehending deserters. In addition to many exploits she was known for being an acquaintance of Wild Bill Hickok.Late in her life, she appeared in Buffalo Bill's Wild West show and at the 1901 Pan-American Exposition.She is said to have exhibited compassion to others . Wild Bill Hickok is remembered for his services in Kansas as sheriff of Hays City and marshal of Abilene, where his ironhanded rule helped to tame two of the most lawless towns on the frontier. Hickok then tried acting in Wild West shows, which were growing in popularity. Some contemporaneous reports of his exploits are known to be fictitious, but they remain the basis of much of his fame and reputation. The murderer escaped. "Dead man's hand" was an established poker. Calamity Jane. Calamity Jane never married Wild Bill Hickok. Astrological Sign: Gemini, Death Year: 1876, Death date: August 2, 1876, Death State: South Dakota, Death City: Deadwood, Death Country: United States, Article Title: Wild Bill Hickok Biography, Author: Biography.com Editors, Website Name: The Biography.com website, Url: https://www.biography.com/personality/wild-bill-hickok, Publisher: A&E Television Networks, Last Updated: July 28, 2020, Original Published Date: April 2, 2014. Still, feeling he had escaped punishment, McCall began to brag to anyone that would listen that he had killed Wild Bill Hickok. Not wasting a second, he quietly drew his revolver and shot Hickok in the back of the head, instantly killing him. Though no solid record exists, he is believed to have served as a Union spy in the Confederate Army before his discharge in 1865. ", "James Butler Hickok May 27 1837 - August 2 1876 Better known as "Wild Bill" Hickok", "James Butler 'Wild Bill' Hickok, Early Deadwood", "Nebraska Legends: Rock Creek Station and the McCanles Massacre", "Chronology on Life of James Butler HICKOK, Wild Bill Hickok, Old West Kansas", "Rock Creek Station State Historical Park", "Legal Culture, Wild Bill Hickok and the Gunslinger Myth", "Myths and Realities of Frontier Violence: A Look at the Gunfighter Saga", "Frontier Hero - Reminiscences of Wild Bill Hickok by his old Friend Buffalo Bill", "The State Journal (Jefferson City, Mo. Dismounting, he approached the bear and fired a shot into its head, but the bullet ricocheted off its skull, infuriating it. In her book Calamity Janes Daughter: The Story of Maude Weir, Weirs own daughter, Ruth Shadley, said her family secretly knew that Maudes real mother was Calamity Jane. But by January 1903 she was back with her mother once more, a fact verified by the Belle Fourche Bee in South Dakota. He was later elected constable of Monticello Township in Johnson County, Kansas. Calamity Jane was reported to have been buried next to Hickok according to her dying wish. In an 1871 account that changed his life, Hickok was reportedly involved in a shootout with saloon owner Phil Coe. The son of William Alonzo and Polly Butler Hickok, he was by all accounts a master marksman from an early age. Col. George Armstrong Custer. In 1857, Hickok claimed a 160-acre (65ha) tract in Johnson County, Kansas, near present-day Lenexa. was advancing on him with a drawn pistol and that Tutt had previously made threats of personal injury to Deft. Two 7th Cavalry troopers jump, Most people have heard of Calamity Jane, once promoted as The Famous Woman Scout of. 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. Foxs visit coincided with the few weeks Jessie actually attended St. Edwards Academy in Deadwood. In court she presented the judge with a doctors certificate indicating she was in a rather delicate condition, an early euphemism for pregnant. Just weeks later, on her deathbed in Terry, South Dakota, Jane confessed that she and Jessie were now estranged and declined to say where her daughter was living. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Wild-Bill-Hickok, Spartacus Educational - Biography of Wild Bill Hickok, Wild Bill Hickok - Student Encyclopedia (Ages 11 and up). He died in 1887. The first was Bill Mulvey, who was rampaging through town, drunk, shooting out mirrors and whisky bottles behind bars. He replaced Tom "Bear River" Smith, who had been killed while serving an arrest warrant on November 2, 1870. The glorification of Wild Bill Hickok began in Springfield, Mo., on July 21, 1865, when he killed gunman Dave Tutt. In 1876 in Cheyenne, Wyoming Territory, Hickok married Agnes Lake Thatcher, a former circus performer. He claimed he was avenging Hickok's earlier slaying of his brother, which may have been true; a man named Lew McCall had indeed been killed by an unknown lawman in Abilene, Kansas, but whether or not the two McCall men were related is unknown. Famous Cowgirls. [citation needed], Leander Richardson, a reporter, interviewed McCall shortly before his execution, and wrote an article about him for the April 1877 issue of Scribner's Monthly. At the time, shooting stray dogs within city limits was legal, and a 50-cent bounty was paid by the city for each one shot. [f], The regular county election was held on November 2, 1869. ", Rosa, Joseph G. (1977). [66] McCall was acquitted of the murder, which prompted editorializing in the Black Hills Pioneer: "Should it ever be our misfortune to kill a man we would simply ask that our trial may take place in some of the mining camps of these hills." We may earn commission from links on this page, but we only recommend products we back. After shooting Coe, Hickok caught a glimpse of someone running toward him and quickly fired two more shots in reaction, accidentally shooting and killing Abilene Special Deputy Marshal Mike Williams, who was coming to his aid. Wikimedia Commons Advertisement 11. Nicholss version of the shootout in Harpers grabbed the publics attention, making Hickok an instant legend whose gunfighting prowess became fodder for dime novels. Mulvey wheeled his horse around to face those who might shoot him from behind, and before he realized he had been fooled, Hickok shot him through the temple. The next child, also named Lorenzo Butler Hickok, was born in November of 1832. Wikimedia Commons Calamity Jane poses in front of Wild Bill Hickok's grave. Lancaster, California. By the end of 1861, he was a wagon master, but in September 1862, he was discharged for unknown reasons. After his release, McCall had lingered in Deadwood for a short while before heading to Wyoming. McCall lost heavily. He seemed to have respect for Hickok's abilities and replied, "If Bill needs killing, why don't you kill him yourself? "Gunfighters of the Real West: Wild Bill Hickok. August 18, 1876, image 3", "Jack McCall Cowardly Killer of Wild Bill Hickok", "American Wonder Wild Bill Hickok Shot and Killed from Behind on This Day in History", Bozeman Avant Courier, December 22, 1876, image 1, testimony of George M. Shingle, "Riverboat captain 'carried' bullet that killed Hickok", "Jack McCall and the Murder of Wild Bill Hickok", "Wild Bill Hickok: Pistoleer, Peace Officer and Folk Hero", Photograph of Wild Bill Hickok's Colt Model 1851 Navys, "Wild Bill Hickok's Smith & Wesson No. and that Deft. They had ivory grips and nickel plating, and were ornately engraved with "J.B. Hickok1869" on the backstrap. On July 21, 1865, the two men faced off in Springfield's town square, standing sideways before drawing and firing their weapons. [23][b], After the Civil War broke out in April 1861, Hickok became a teamster for the Union Army in Sedalia, Missouri. [59], The next day, Hickok was playing poker again. He afterward resumed using his given name, James Hickok. James Butler Hickok (May 27, 1837 August 2, 1876), better known as "Wild Bill" Hickok, was a folk hero of the American Old West known for his life on the frontier as a soldier, scout, lawman, cattle rustler, gunslinger, gambler, showman, and actor, and for his involvement in many famous gunfights. There, again, he killed several men, including his deputy marshal, whose deaththe result of an accidental shootingled to Hickoks dismissal. Tutt reached for his pistol but Hickok was the first to draw his weapon, and shot Tutt instantly, from approximately 75 yards. Hickok waved his hand past Mulvey at some onlookers and yelled, "Don't shoot him in the back; he is drunk." When did cowboys begin wearing these shirts? Best Known For: Wild Bill Hickok was an American frontiersman, army scout and lawman who helped bring order to the frontier West. From William Alonzo and Polly Butler's marriage, they welcomed six children in total, and HIckon is the fourth among them all. As a very young boy, Bill was born to father William Alonzo Hickok and mother Polly Butler. Upon Hickoks arrival, she told him that a Confederate gang led by McCanles was pursuing him, and almost immediately they were set upon by the Confederates. The watch had great sentimental value to Hickok, so he asked Tutt not to wear it in public. The town of Deadwood, South Dakota, re-enacts Hickok's murder and McCall's capture every summer evening. [58] Jane confirmed this account in an 1896 newspaper interview, although she claimed she had been hospitalized with illness rather than in the guardhouse. James Butler Hickok (May 27, 1837 - August 2, 1876), also known as "Wild Bill" Hickok was a legendary figure in the old west. In 1871 he took over as the marshal of the tough cow town of Abilene, Kansas. Area newspapers reported that Jane named the boy Little Calamity. A freighter named Evans recalled watching Jane smother the baby with kisses, calling him Muzzies yittle snoozey [sic] darling. Jane later told others that Little Calamity died. At Bridger, Montana, Jane moved in with a cowboy named Robert Dorsett. While at Castle City Jane went to Gilt Edge, some two hundred miles away, where she was jailed for being drunk. A legend during his life and considered one of the American west's premier gunfighters, James Butler ("Wild Bill") Hickok was born May 27, 1837, in Troy Grove, Illinois. From there the ONeils took the pair to the family home in Richmond, Virginia, and ultimately raised the Jean in Liverpool, England. In July 1865, "Wild Bill" Hickok shot and killed Davis Tutt in Springeld, MOthe rst quick-draw duel on the frontier. Quay House, The Ambury, Drawn to this ruffian lifestyle, he headed west at age 18 as a fugitive from justice, working as a stagecoach driver and later as a lawman in the frontier territories of Kansas and Nebraska. ", Hermon, Gregory (1987). Zimmerman said that despite their closeness in age, he and Jessie didnt say much to each other. In December, the Rawlins Republican reported that Jane visited town with a little girl she had stolen. The child was no doubt Jessie, who was next seen with her mother in Ekalaka, Montana in 1894 by at least two people. [34]:34 The show featured six buffalo, a bear, and a monkey, and one show ended in disaster when a buffalo refused to act, prompting Hickok to fire a bullet into the sky. When Varnes could not be found, McCall then implicated Tim Brady in the plot. A month or so later, he left their honeymoon in Cincinnati for the goldfields of the Black Hills in the Dakota Territory, where he hoped to make enough money to send for her. He was released from the group after a few months. Hickok is currently interred in a 10ft (3m) square plot at the Mount Moriah Cemetery, surrounded by a cast-iron fence, with a U.S. flag flying nearby. There, the freight company had built a stagecoach stop along the Oregon Trail near Fairbury, Nebraska, on land purchased from David McCanles. Since he was actually shot in the back of the head, that plot element is a complete artifice of the episode writers. Their quick-draw duel was recorded as the first of its kind. Military records after 1865 list him as Hickok, but note that he was also known as Haycock. Several times he was arrested for vagrancy. As a result, calcium carbonate from the surrounding soil had replaced the flesh, leading to petrifaction. On August 2, 1876, during a poker game in a saloon that found him with his back uncharacteristically to the door, Hickok was shot in the back of his head by Jack McCall, who may have been hired to kill him. He was the son of William Alonzo and Polly Butler Hickok (Fishwick). His father was said to have used the family house, now demolished, as a station on the Underground Railroad. The White Buffalo (1977), starring Charles Bronson as Hickok, tells a tale of Hickok's hunt for a murderous white buffalo that follows him in his nightmares. [1][2], James Butler Hickok was born May 27, 1837, in Homer, Illinois, (present-day Troy Grove, Illinois) to William Alonzo Hickok, a farmer and abolitionist, and his wife, Polly Butler. The cards Hickok had been holding when he was shot and killeda pair of black aces and a pair of black eights plus an unknown fifth cardbecame known as the Dead Mans Hand.. [64], Hickok was playing five-card stud or five-card draw when he was shot. But Coe "reckoned without his host". The incident helped contribute to the overall failure of the show. The bullet emerged through his right cheek and struck another player, riverboat Captain William Massie, in the left wrist. Wild Bill had learned of the scheme and cornered Coe, had his two pistols drawn on Coe. Both parents were reputed to be unsavory, involved in petty crimes and often financially destitute. Infuriated, Thompson tried to incite John Wesley Hardin to kill Hickok by exclaiming to Hardin that "He's a damn Yankee. The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok was a 1950s TV series starring Guy Madison and Andy Devine. All Rights Reserved. He noted that the sound was similar to tapping a brick wall and believed the remains weighed more than 400lb (180kg). Brink, were tried for killing McCanles, but were found to have acted in self-defense. Hickok's retort is one of the West's most famous sayings (though possibly apocryphal): "Did the crow have a pistol? .css-m6thd4{-webkit-text-decoration:none;text-decoration:none;display:block;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;font-family:Gilroy,Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif;font-size:1.125rem;line-height:1.2;font-weight:bold;color:#323232;text-transform:capitalize;}@media (any-hover: hover){.css-m6thd4:hover{color:link-hover;}}10 Black Pioneers in Aviation Who Broke Barriers. By Jan MacKell Collins. ", This page was last edited on 27 February 2023, at 18:12. Perhaps most famously, Harper's New Monthly Magazine printed an account of the story in 1867, claiming Hickok had killed 10 men. This angered the buffalo and panicked audience members, causing the animals to break free of their wire fencing and chase audience members, some of whom were trampled. According to the Harpers account, Hickok, while guiding a detachment of Union cavalry through southern Nebraska, decided to stop and visit an old friend, Wellmans wife, at Rock Creek Station. American folk hero and lawman (18371876), For the American football player and industrialist, see, Arapaho Joe and Colorado Charlie Utter at Hickok's grave, photograph date unknown, Pistols known to have been carried by Hickok. By Tyler MacDonald / May 18, 2021 9:31 am EST. Wild Bill Hickok, byname of James Butler Hickok, (born May 27, 1837, Homer [now Troy Grove], Illinois, U.S.died August 2, 1876, Deadwood, Dakota Territory [now in South Dakota, U.S.]), American frontiersman, army scout, and lawman who helped bring order to the frontier West. Also in 1995, he's depicted as a character in an episode of Legend (TV series) by William Russ, possibly most famous for his role in Wiseguy (TV series). Wild Bill Hickok certainly was: The man born in 1837 to William Alonso and Polly Butler Hickok found his superpower, expert marksmanship, at a young age, and went on to have all sorts of adventures. The couple had five children besides James Butler , three boys and two girls. Articles from Britannica Encyclopedias for elementary and high school students. ), 18721886. authorities, and after trial has been sentenced to death for willful murder. He worked as a technical writer on the Atlas, Minuteman, and Titan missile-launching systems, as well as Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from years of experience gained by working on that content or via study for an advanced degree. Classmate Mary Connolly remembered Jessie, saying, we all played hopscotch and jumped rope on the playground. But mother and daughter eventually left town again. During Wild Bill Hickok 's life he was many things such as, an actor, gambler, lawman, and a marksman specialists. During this period Hickok prevented a man from beating an 11-year-old boy, who grew up to become Buffalo Bill Cody, Hickoks longtime friend. 2 Army revolver, a five-shot, single-action, .32-caliber weapon, innovative as one of the first metallic cartridge firearms and favored by many Union officers during the Civil War. Alonzo and Polly Hickok moved to Illinois in 1833, finally settling in Troy Grove (known as Homer at the time), LaSalle County, along the banks of the Little Vermillion Creek. . Jessie later said that the Deadwood Chief of Police wrote her about Janes death in 1903. ", Rosa, Joseph G. (1984). [77][78] A print of the film is maintained in the Museum of Modern Art film archive.[79]. Hickok and Brinks were charged with murder but found not guilty. Picks on rebels, especially Texans, to kill." In 1866 Hickok helped guide Gen. William T. Shermans tour of the West, and in 186768 he scouted for Gen. Winfield Scott Hancock and Lieut. He was sentenced to death on January 3, 1877 and on March 1, 1877 he was executed by hanging. "Wild Bill and the Timber Thieves. "Wild Bill's Sweetheart: The Life of Mary Jane Owens. Hickok ordered him to be arrested for firing a pistol within the city limits. The. One account of him, written in the late 1860s, described Hickok as six feet tall, lithe, active, sinewy, [a] daring rider, [a] dead shot with pistol and rifle, [with] long locks, fine features and mustache, buckskin leggings, red shirt, broad-brim hat, twin pistols in belt, rifle in hand. Despite his rough-and-ready ways, Hickok was also said to have been genteel and courteous and to have enjoyed dressing with panache in the latest styles of the day. awaiting execution. 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. Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions. [52], In 1876, Hickok was diagnosed by a doctor in Kansas City, Missouri, with glaucoma and ophthalmia. In the episode Dillon and Hickok are old friends. After a brief visit from Hickok, who then rode off into the sunset, a sea captain named James ONeil happened to find her. But the U.S. marshals were on his trail and McCall was arrested on August 29, 1876 in Laramie, where he was held before he was extradited to Yankton, South Dakota. He became a deputy U.S. marshal, and on March 28, 1868, he picked up 11 Union Army deserters who had been charged with stealing government property. [citation needed], From 1871 until his death in 1876, Hickok had vision problems. All About History is part of Future plc, an international media group and leading digital publisher. Leaving Springfield, he was recommended for the position of deputy federal marshal at Fort Riley, Kansas. The gun did not sell because the highest bid of $220,000 was less than the reserve set by the gun's owners.[76]. The hand of cards which he supposedly held at the time of his death has become known as the dead man's hand: two pairs; black aces and eights. [9][41], The second killed by Hickok was Samuel Strawhun, a cowboy, who was causing a disturbance in a saloon at 1:00 am on September 27, when Hickok and Lanihan went to the scene. They arrived in Topeka on April 2. [3] [4] James was the fourth of six children. It was written by Michael Lanahan and directed by Timothy Woodward Jr. [72] As of 2020, the flag is no longer flown. 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