He died in 1917 at the age of 70 in Denver, Colorado. Well, sort of. ", Rosa, Joseph G. (1979). The incident was precipitated by a dispute over a gambling debt incurred at a local saloon. [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. Present-day gravesite Utter supervised the move and noted that while perfectly preserved, Hickok had been imperfectly embalmed. My ancestor Amanda came from Samuel's line and "Wild Bill" came from Joseph's line. The motive for the killing is still debated. "Wild Bill" Hickok was born in Troy Grove, Illinois on May 27, 1837. Was he a killer of men? May 27 1837 - Troy Grove, La Salle, Illinois, USA, Aug 2 1876 - Deadwood, Lawrence, South Dakota, USA, May 27 1837 - Troy Grove, Lasalle, IL, USA, William Alonzo Hickok, Pamelia Polly Butler, Agnes Mersman, Martha Jane (Calamity Jane) Cannary, Horace Dewey Hickok, Oliver Otis Hickok, Lorenzo Butler Hickok, Lydia Hickok, Lorenzo Butler Hickok, Celinda Hickok, Homer, Troy Grove, LaSalle County, Illinois, United States, Mount Moriah Cemetery, Deadwood, Lawrence, South Dakota, United States. Several official documents, still in existence, show Hickok being paid for services rendered to the Provost Marshal's office. Hickok, naturally, did not care for the comment. 2 revolver, the gun Hickok may have been carrying during his final poker game. Many attempts upon Hickok's life were made during these days. Getty Images. The bullet emerged through Wild Bills right cheek striking Captain Massie in the left wrist. Hickok was relieved of his duties as marshal less than two months after having accidentally killed deputy Mike Williams, allegedly owing to this incident's being only one of a series of questionable shootings and claims of misconduct. Calamity Jane is reputed to have led a mob that threatened McCall with lynching, but at the time of Hickok's death, Jane was actually being held by military authorities. He earned a reputation as a skilled scout. He is chiefly portrayed as a protagonist, although historical accounts of his actions are often controversial, and much of his career is known to have been exaggerated both by himself and by contemporary mythmakers. The young girl cherished the memory all her life. He noted that the sound was similar to tapping a brick wall and believed the remains weighed more than 400lb (180kg). Hickok told Williams to stay where he was, and then took off in the direction of the gunshot. This gave all the advantage to the buffalo. He fought and spied for the Union Army during the American Civil War and gained publicity after the war as a scout, marksman, actor, and professional gambler. When Varnes could not be found, McCall then implicated Tim Brady in the plot. The incident helped contribute to the overall failure of the show. The plan was to see if a full grown buffalo could be roped and captured from horseback. Share. Troy Grove was then, and is now a small clean agricultural community. Moriah. Eventually, Tilghman became one of the premier law enforcement officers in the West. Mayor McCoy said of him, "He was the squarest (most honest) man I ever saw". [37] Jane herself confirmed this account in an 1896 newspaper interview, although she claimed that she had been hospitalized with illness rather than in the guardhouse. The fifth card is debated, or, as some say, had not yet been dealt. There were also women in the house, conceivably armed with shotguns. On several later occasions, Hickok was to confront and kill several men while fighting alone.[9]. At the conclusion of the incident a woman's voice was heard to shout, "good for you Wild Bill"! The men, women, and children of his own time echoed the words of that old woman of Abilene, "He was a grand man, Marshal Hickok, a grand man". Tutt's friends complied with Hickok's suggestion. [2] His famous statement to Coe, who supposedly stated he could "kill a crow on the wing," (flying) is one of the Old West's most famous sayings, and showed that Hickok was certainly a cool customer in a fight. Now, instead of her father being just a "cousin" of Hickok's, Hickok himself was her father! [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." Hardin was in town under his assumed name Wesley Clemmons, but was better known to the townspeople by the alias "Little Arkansas". While Tutt was consoling Moore, Hickok struck up a relationship with Tutt's sister! Hickok again warned him not to cross the square, but again Tutt ignored him. The family did some moving around during this time period and the next child, James Butler Hickok, was born in May of 1837. Hickok rode Buckshot while 300-pound Jingles rode Joker. He traveled west to Deadwood, South Dakota, in a wagon train that included Martha Jane Cannary (Calamity Jane), who later claimed she had secretly married him. FOX Business 'Legends & Lies' recounts the life of American old west James Butler 'Wild Bill' Hickok, an unruly lawman and gunslinger.#FoxBusiness #FoxSubscr. Eventually, Hickok tired of all the show business stuff and left for the West he so loved. Hickok is known to have fatally shot six men and is suspected of having killed a seventh (McCanles). Hickok could see the front door to the saloon, but not the back door. One night while wandering around New York City he came into a pool room. Western Figure. According to the premier biographer of Hickok, Mr. Joseph G. Rosa, some odd things then began to happen. The Life Summary of James Butler "Wild Bill". B. Hickok (Wild Bill) formerly of Cheyenne, Wyoming. Moriah Cemetery, Deadwood, Lawrence, South Dakota Notes: Hickok, with his good friend Mike Williams, heard the shot. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. Jane had died on the 1st of August 1903, but they changed it to August 2nd 1903 to correspond to the anniversary of Hickok's death. He then drew his revolvers, fired over the heads of the mob, and stated he would shoot the first man to move. The show was sponsored by Kellogg Cereals . As a result, calcium carbonate from the surrounding soil had replaced the flesh, leading to petrifaction. Wild west legend (1837-1876) Who's Who in American History. In 1857, Hickok claimed a 160-acre (65ha) tract in Johnson County, Kansas, near present-day Lenexa. [13], Hickok was arrested for murder two days later; however, the charge was later reduced to manslaughter. Together, they would produce their first child, Oliver Hickok, who was born in May 1830. This ended the insulting, but not the incident. JAMES BUTLER, UNIS KINSLEY WILD BILL HICKOK By Carole Johnson October 06, 2004 at 08:14:50. Hickok encouraged McCall to quit the game until he could cover his losses and offered to give him money for breakfast. Articles from Britannica Encyclopedias for elementary and high school students. In the HBO show Deadwood (2004-2006), Wild Bill is played by Keith Carradine. When the Civil War broke out in April 1861, Hickok signed on as a teamster for the Union Army in Sedalia, Missouri, and by the end of the year he was a wagonmaster. Hickok hailed from Illinois and had traveled to Missouri and Kansas as a young man looking for adventure. Hickok ran as an Independent; but lost to his deputy, Peter Lanihan, who ran as a Democrat. He didn't do well living in the East either. 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. 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. Marshal Smith had chosen to enforce the law, in Abilene, with his fists and strength of character. 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: Present day gravesite"Died in Deadwood, Black Hills, August 2, 1876, from the effects of a pistol shot, J. Most likely McCall became enraged over what he perceived as a condescending offer from Hickok to let him have enough money for breakfast after he had lost all his money playing poker the previous day. James Butler Hickok, a.k.a "Wild Bill" Hickok, who was gunned down in Deadwood on August 2, 1876. "[55], On March 5, 1876, Hickok married Agnes Thatcher Lake, a 50-year-old circus proprietor in Cheyenne, Wyoming Territory. McCanles may have been the first man Hickok killed. He earned a reputation as a skilled scout. [39] Three sheriffs had quit during the previous 18 months. Who Was Buffalo Bill Cody? Here he met a 12 year old boy named Bill Tilghman. This was at the time of the Indian Wars that counted the Great Plains as a battleground, and Hickok sometimes served as a scout for George A. Custer's 7th Cavalry.[2]. McCanles was the first man Hickok was reputed to have killed in a fight. 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. Springfield Missouri, and another date with destiny was where he headed next. Leaving Springfield, he was recommended for the position of Deputy United States Marshal at Fort Riley Kansas. All had been hardened by five years of terrible bloodshed in the War. One day, while swimming with some friends in a stream that ran through the property, a local bully started picking on one of his friends. But Coe "reckoned without his host." When they reached the "Alamo" saloon Coe drew his pistol and fired it. [9], Hickok used his late father's name, William Hickok, from 1858, and the name William Haycock during the American Civil War. Apparently, the joining of the Kansas Free Staters was not a full time occupation for young James. At the end of the trial, Judge Sempronius H. Boyd told the jury they could not find Hickok acted in self-defense if he could have reasonably avoided the fight. Hickok didn't seem to feel comfortable with all the "make believe" and never quite fit in. Hickok's duties as a police detective were mostly mundane and included counting the number of troops in uniform drinking while on duty, checking hotel liquor licenses and tracking down individuals in debt to the Union to facilitate repayment. [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. Citizens of the town complained to Hickok, who requested that Thompson and Coe remove the image. [5], For unknown reasons, Hickok used the name William Hickok from 1858 and then William Haycock during the Civil War. The Kellogg's cereal company was the show's national sponsor. 10 in Deadwood, in the Black Hills, Dakota Territory. Suddenly, the family saw a lone rider approaching their farm. [d] The jury voted to clear Hickok, resulting in public backlash and criticism of the verdict. [citation needed], Buffalo Bill claimed that he encountered Hickok disguised as a Confederate officer in Missouri in 1864. Jane claimed that James Butler Hickok was the father. Although Hickok by all reports was friendly toward her, there was nothing beyond casual hellos and goodbyes. 2 Army revolver belonged to Wild Bill Hickok, and may have been on his person when the legendary gunslinger was shot and killed in Deadwood, South Dakota, on Aug. 2 . In truth, most of the stories were at the very least greatly exaggerated and in many cases complete fabrication. Hickok moved to Leavenworth in the Kansas Territory, where he joined Jim Lane's Free State Army (also known as the Jayhawkers), an antislavery vigilante group active in the new territory during the Bleeding Kansas era. "Wild Bill. Hickok and McCanles did not get along. WILD BILL HICKOK. In 1869 Hickok became sheriff of Hays City, Kansas, where he killed several men in shootouts. The two men, Hickok and Custer, became good friends. A gruesome tale, but illustrative of the type and character of the town Hickok had come to tame. t" it Springfield is nor Which i" it by 20t.T Illustration of James Butler "Wild Bill" Hickok, Harpers New Monthly Magazine February 1867 [1]. Is there any info about James Butler b. Apparently, this was also the opinion of the local court, that looked into the matter, since no charges were brought against Hickok. There were also women in the house, conceivably armed with shotguns. Hickok waved his hand past Mulvey at some onlookers and yelled, "Don't shoot him in the back; he is drunk." The Screen Gems series began in syndication, but ran on CBS from June 5, 1955, through 1958, and, at the same time, on ABC from 1957 through 1958. Hickoks father moved his family from Vermont to Maine to Homer (now Troy Grove), Illinois. In my opinion, these would be the "cold and timid souls who know neither victory or defeat", in the "arena" of life, spoken of by Theodore Roosevelt. First, Hickok was an experienced gunfighter and the trick was old and well known at the time. 55:29. 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." His skills as a gunfighter and scout, along with his reputation as a lawman, provided the basis for his fame, although some of his exploits are fictionalized. [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. She said, "Oh, I tell you, I tell you, he was a grand man was Marshal Hickok, a grand man!" Inevitably nicknamed" Wild Bill" for the folk hero of the American Old West, and also known as "Hickey," he starred at Yale University in track as well as football and was eventually inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. On July 21, 1865, in a shootout in Springfield, Missouri, he killed David Tutt, a skillful gunfighter who had been flaunting the watch he won from Hickok in a poker game. She was a skilled tightrope walker, lion tamer and . After the war Hickok continued his adventurous ways, at times just skirting the right side of the law. She was a world renowned horsewoman, tightrope walker, dancer, sometime actress, lion tamer, and could speak several languages! One of the escaped slaves, identified as "Hannah", liked the Hickok family so much she stayed with them for many years. It remains unknown who actually fired it. [23][b], After the Civil War broke out in April 1861, Hickok became a teamster for the Union Army in Sedalia, Missouri. "George Ward Nichols and the Legend of Wild Bill Hickok. The told them that the June ordinance concerning firearms was still in effect, and that they should give up their guns and leave town. The movie The Plainsman (1936), starring Gary Cooper as Hickok, features the alleged romance between Calamity Jane and him as its main plot line. ", Cause of death Murdered (shot in the back of the head) by Jack McCall, Hickok was born in Homer, Illinois (what is now Troy Grove) on May 27, 1837. Hickok did not make a continuous patrol of the streets, as did his predecessor Tom Smith, but instead did it only a couple of times a day. The 10th Regiment arrived at Fort Lyon in Colorado in October and remained there for the rest of 1868. He immediately began to break up all the unfair gambling practices, currently implemented in the saloons. It is likely that Hickok was already acting sheriff when elected as a newspaper reported him arresting offenders on 18 August and the commander of Fort Hays praised Hickok for his work in apprehending deserters in a letter he wrote to the Assistant Adjutant General on 21 August. Recently, a "photo" of the mysterious Captain O'Neil surfaced. When Hickok was born Troy Grove was known as "Homer". 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 (due to federal laws that made it illegal to settle on Indian land; many people did anyway). A vile a character as I ever met for some cause Wild Bill incurred Coes hatred and he vowed to secure the death of the Marshall. 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Hickok's brother, Lorenzo Butler Hickok, traveled from Illinois to attend the retrial. Politics Astrological Sign:. Hardin says that he backed Hickok down using a maneuver called the "road agents spin". This story is considered to be apocryphal or at the very least an exaggeration, as Hardin claimed this at a time when Hickok couldn't defend himself. Hickok successfully roped the animal, however, the rope slipped back of the buffalo's hump. 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. In July of 1876, Hickok joined a wagon train led by Charlie Utter in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Pard, we will meet again in the happy hunting ground to part no more. James Butler "Wild Bill" Hickok was born in Homer, Illinois in 1837. The gun did not sell because the highest bid of $220,000 was less than the reserve set by the gun's owners.[76]. Wild Bill Hickok next set his sights on Abilene, Kansas, where he served as the town's . He would then inform them to quiet down, and then leave as suddenly as he had arrived. Born on May 27, 1837, in Troy Grove, Illinois, Hickok spent a decade in and out of Kansas working as a wagon master, special policeman, government scout and guide, and deputy U.S. marshal. James Butler Hickok Family History . Hickok was of English ancestry. He wrote to his brother, in a letter dated August 14th 1858, that he hadn't had a "drink" in over a year! Abilene's town gun laws did not allow this type of activity. He later became a lawman before settling down in Deadwood, South Dakota where he would . Play Audio. She died on August 21st 1907. The couple had five children besides James Butler, three boys and two girls. One thing led to another and soon five or six of them lay unconscious on the pool room floor. 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. [77][78] A print of the film is maintained in the Museum of Modern Art film archive.[79]. He wore his revolvers backwards in a belt or sash (when donning city clothes or buckskins, respectively), and seldom used holsters per se; he drew the pistols using a "reverse", "twist" or Cavalry draw, as would a cavalryman. The Union side lost this battle, and their commander was killed. He met Hickok's mother, Polly Butler, in New York State. Just as he pulled the trigger one of the policemen rushed around the corner between Coe and the pistols and both balls entered his body, killing him instantly. Hickok continued his duties hunting horse thieves and illegal woodcutters, for the Army. To this family the lines between right and wrong were not as blurred as they are today. There is also a confrontation, between Hickok and five cavalry troopers, that is somewhat in dispute as to the exact facts of the event. The next child, also named Lorenzo Butler Hickok, was born in November of 1832. Eventually, some of the more aggressive followers formed into groups. Coe had been the business partner of known gunman Ben Thompson, with whom he co-owned the Bulls Head Saloon. A second son, named Lorenzo Butler Hickok, was born in October of 1831 but died soon thereafter. In reality, they barely knew one another, having met only about a month before his death. A former cavalryman, J.W. Hickok returned to Fort Riley after his duties with Sherman were concluded. Not exactly the image some "historians" have given us concerning this fearsome gunfighter, but true none the less. He became a deputy United States marshal at Fort Riley, Kansas, in late 1865. Thank you Steve and Gary! The plot of the film is almost entirely fictional and bears little resemblance to the actual lives of the protagonists. Lonergan pinned Hickok to the ground while Kile put his gun to Hickok's ear; however, it misfired, allowing Hickok to reach his own guns. They were originally good friends,[12] but they eventually fell out over a woman, and it was rumored that Hickok once had an affair with Tutt's sister, perhaps fathering a child. 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. He earned a great deal of notoriety in his own time, much of it bolstered by the many outlandish and often fabricated tales he told about himself. The cemetery was moved in 1881, and his body was exhumed and found to have the noose still around his neck. Mulvey angrily declared that he had come to town to kill Hickok. Was he shooting back? [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. This was necessary because the cowboys would sometimes kill the farmers, whom they didn't like anyway, on their way into town. Hickok would act as scout, and help lead the train through any troubles they might run across while en route. It was during this time that Wild Bill got his nickname. Hickok was sent from Abilene to arrest Matt Dillon (William Conrad) for the murder of a man he had thrown out of Dodge earlier that month. 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). In one show, he shot the spotlight when it focused on him. This tale of romance came to a sad end on August 2, 1876. Two of these early entrepreneurs were P.T. Macintosh of irregularities and misconduct during the election. ", Hermon, Gregory (1987). Calamity Jane was reputed to have led a mob that threatened McCall with lynching, but at the time of Wild Bills death, Jane was being held by military authorities. Utter.". This Hickok did, with the aid of his deputies, although both he and his men were openly cursed for doing their duty. His exploits as a gunfighter, scout, and lawman were legendary and he became the topic of many fictionalized accounts. The available facts, consisting of eyewitness accounts and some contemporary newspaper accounts, indicate that Coe shot at Hickok. They have even doubted accomplishments for which there is ample documentation. There are many versions of the shootout that occurred at Rock Creek on July 12, 1861, shortly after the start of the Civil War, and all, in one way or another, contributed to Hickoks legend. He was a stagecoach driver on the Santa Fe and Oregon trails, a spy and scout for the Union Army, marshal of two cities, and traveled with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. McCall was found guilty and sentenced to death. While he was growing up, his father's farm was one of the stops on the Underground Railroad, and he learned his shooting skills protecting the farm with his father from slave catchers. 2, serial number 29963, a .32 rimfire with a six-inch barrel, blued finish, and varnished rosewood grips. McCall may have been paid for the deed, or it may have been the result of a recent dispute between the two. [2] Martha Jane Cannary, known popularly as Calamity Jane, claimed in her autobiography that she was married to Hickok and had divorced him so that he could be free to marry Agnes Lake, but no records have been found that support Jane's account. Hickok said he had "tried to restore order". His most famous descendant is James Butler (Wild Bill) Hickok. In actuality, this kind of thing very rarely occurred, and the true life Western storieslike Wild Bill Hickok being shot in the back while playing cardstell a much more gruesome and less gallant tale. 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. On July 21, 1865, in the town square of Springfield, Missouri, Hickok killed Davis Tutt, Jr. in a "quick draw" duel. Instinctively, he liked them and they liked him. On August 2, 1876, while playing poker at Nuttal & Mann's Saloon No. McCall may have been paid for the deed, or it may have been the result of a recent dispute between the two. Hickok never mentioned it in his statements. Different versions of what occurred that day exist, depending upon which side one relies on. His reputation as a marksman in desperate encounters with outlaws made him a frontier legend. [21][22] Hickok, Wellman, and another employee, J.W. Inside were several local thugs playing pool, and when they saw the long haired frontiersman come in they thought they would have some sport with him. Hickok had only three deputies and himself, to control upwards of five thousand rowdy citizens. Not a word was uttered. Hickok's encounter in Abilene with outlaw John Wesley Hardin resulted in the latter fleeing the town after Hickok managed to disarm him. One day while walking in town, near the intersection of Sixth and Kansas streets, a local man decided to insult Hickok. 24 Aug 1832 d. 21 Aug 1907 Married: 5 Mar 1876 . 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. 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. Hickok's image,however, with the town of Springfield was not all positive, and many did not care for him or his ways. Brink, were tried but judged to have acted in self-defense. In this autobiography he relates an interesting piece of fiction concerning Hickok and Abilene. Wild Bill had learned of the scheme and cornered Coe, had his two pistols drawn on Coe. After this Hickok was transferred to Fort McPherson, in the Nebraska territory, to act as scout for the famous General William Tecumseh Sherman. At the coroner's inquest into Strawhun's death, despite "very contradictory" evidence from witnesses, the jury found the shooting justifiable. 21:28. But Coe "reckoned without his host". [12], While in Nebraska, Hickok was derisively referred to by one man as "Duck Bill" for his long nose and protruding lips. The Barnett show eventually proved to be a financial disaster, causing Mr. Barnett serious monetary problems. Interestingly, most newspapers continued to use the name William Haycock when referring to "Wild Bill" until 1869 despite military records after 1865 using his correct name while acknowledging he was also known as Haycock. She said she was the daughter of Jane and Wild Bill Hickok, and was born in a cabin near Livingston, Montana in 1873. 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. In 1871 he took over as the marshal of the tough cow town of Abilene, Kansas. He was born James Butler Hickok on 27 May 1837 in Troy Grove, Illinois. Finally, her "friends" decided to also change the date of her death. 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