"[27], While in Springfield, Hickok and a local gambler named Davis Tutt had several disagreements over unpaid gambling debts and their common affection for the same women. This, of course, incensed the mob. 2 revolver, the gun Hickok may have been carrying during his final poker game. On July 21, 1865, the two men faced off in Springfield's town square, standing sideways before drawing and firing their weapons. She spoke kindly of the Marshal who came to her dad's farm to visit. His story of fighting a grizzly bear, which he claims mistook him for food due to his greasy buckskins, personified a man who feared nothing alive, and after emptying his pistols into the bear, killed it with a Bowie knife. The problem with this recollection" of Hardin's is that there is absolutely no evidence it ever happened. He said, "Her achievements have been greatly magnified by every writer I have ever met, for she was among the commonest of her class". By 1864, however, he seems to be more concerned with police work. Similarly, his grandson Steve was just a kid growing up in the Hollywood days of Cowboys and Indians. The mob didn't utter a sound. With this notoriety,McCormick now received offers to appear in rodeo's and parades as the "daughter" of Wild Bill Hickok and Calamity Jane! He was released on $2,000 bail and stood trial on August 3, 1865. In June, Hickok mustered out and went to Springfield, where he gambled. "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". It is reported that he joined the "army" of General Jim Lane, one of the Kansas Free Staters, eventually becoming the personal bodyguard of General Lane. It is interesting to note, during this time period, that young Hickok had some concerns about what his mother thought of his behavior. But also he was a man of gentleness and tender caring for the weak and helpless. Articles from Britannica Encyclopedias for elementary and high school students. It is a loose adaptation of Hickok's life, ending with his famous aces-and-eights card hand. In this maneuver, a person hands their gun/s to the unsuspecting party butt's first. He earned a reputation as a skilled scout. [17], In September 1865, Hickok came in second in the election for City Marshal of Springfield. The old cemetery was in an area that was better suited for the constant influx of new settlers to live on, so the remaining bodies there were eventually also moved up the hill to the Mount Moriah Cemetery (in the 1880s). 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. Paramount Pictures' Western silent film Wild Bill Hickok (released on November 18, 1923) was directed by Clifford Smith and stars William S. Hart as 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. The Union side lost this battle, and their commander was killed. Almost the entire town attended the funeral, and Utter had Hickok buried with a wooden grave marker reading: "Wild Bill, J. On October 5, 1871, Hickok was standing off a crowd during a street brawl, during which time Coe fired two shots. [24], In late 1863, Hickok worked for the provost marshal of southwest Missouri as a member of the Springfield detective police. 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. [65][66], McCall was summoned before an informal "miners' jury" (an ad hoc local group of miners and businessmen). 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. His romance with Martha Jane Burke, aka "Calamity Jane," similarly provided material for dime novelists. Calamity Jane is a 1953 musical-Western film from Warner Bros. starring Doris Day and Howard Keel as Wild Bill Hickok. James Butler "Wild Bill" Hickok Born 27 May 1837 in Troy Grove, LaSalle, Illinois, United States Ancestors Son of William Alonzo Hickok and Pamelia (Butler) Hickok Brother of Oliver Cromwell Hickok, Lorenzo (UNKNOWN) Hickok, Lorenzo Butler Hickok, Horace Dewey Hickok, Celinda (Hickok) Smith and Lydia (Hickok) Barnes [82], At the time of this affair I was at a station farther west and reached this station just as Wild Bill was getting ready to go to Beatrice for his trial. [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. Pard, we will meet again in the happy hunting ground to part no more. Reported claims of her having had a relationship with Him would have produced laughter, if spoken during his lifetime, or in front of family or friends. I will be." [39] Three sheriffs had quit during the previous 18 months. Hickok is on record as being fined, for participating in the altercation. She was a world renowned horsewoman, tightrope walker, dancer, sometime actress, lion tamer, and could speak several languages! We drove on to Beatrice and at the trial, his plea was self-defense; no one appeared against him, and he was cleared. 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. He noted that the sound was similar to tapping a brick wall and believed the remains weighed more than 400lb (180kg). It meant money for shopkeepers, saloon owners and brothels. She seems to have had a passion for male clothing, and frequently dressed as a man. 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. To provide for his large family, the teenager took up hunting. 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. Hickok didn't seem to feel comfortable with all the "make believe" and never quite fit in. Many years later Mrs. Zoe Tilghman submitted a copy, of some of her husbands notes concerning this meeting. Wild Bill Hickok's Smith & Wesson Model No. After this Hickok was transferred to Fort McPherson, in the Nebraska territory, to act as scout for the famous General William Tecumseh Sherman. 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?" Hickok encouraged McCall to quit the game until he could cover his losses and offered to give him money for breakfast. In March or early April of 1871 the city of Abilene Kansas offered him a job as city Marshal. In the summer of 1868, while pursuing a horse thief, Hickok rode into Atchison KS. It rests in a peaceful and quite beautiful cemetery known as Mt. They pull their guns and shoot. So ended Wild Bill's first attempt at "show business". [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. Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions. That derisive nickname may have been given to him by David McCanles, who had sold the buildings that became the Pony Expresss Rock Creek station, on credit, to Russell, Majors and Waddell. When the Civil War began in 1861, Hickok joined the fray as a Union soldier and spy, even fighting in the Battle of Wilson's Creek. She said she was the daughter of Jane and Wild Bill Hickok, and was born in a cabin near Livingston, Montana in 1873. [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. But Coe "reckoned without his host." Not a word was uttered. He usually kept his back to walls, and avoided open doorways and windows. According to Hickok biographer Joseph G. Rosa, the Hickok family still has a tintype photo of Hannah in their possession. Shull said that Hickok killed McCanles in "self-defense". 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. He joined a Quaker group that was involved in the business of assisting escaped slaves. ", DeMattos, Jack (1980). Hickok warned the armed and dangerous man to cease causing trouble. His paranoia was prescient: he was shot in the back of the head with a .45-caliber revolver by Jack McCall. One thing led to another and soon five or six of them lay unconscious on the pool room floor. Here he hoped to make a "strike" and bring Agnes out West. He then drew his revolvers, fired over the heads of the mob, and stated he would shoot the first man to move. Tutt left the saloon but returned to the square at 6 p.m., while Hickok arrived on the other side and warned him not to approach him while wearing the watch. It was apparent that his marksmanship and health had been suffering for some time, as he had been arrested several times for vagrancy, despite earning a good income from gambling and displays of showmanship only a few years earlier. BORN NEW MONTHLY No. The episode correctly relates Hickok's vision problems late in his life, and also includes his murderer, Jack McCall, in a highly fictionalized role. Includes citations for all sources. The sad, but true, ending to this story is that in the 1940's a woman named Martha Dewey came forth. For the thirty-seven years Agnes survived Hickok she never remarried. While in Springfield Hickok ran into an old acquaintance. [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. Most newspapers referred to him as William Haycock until 1869. At the conclusion of the incident a woman's voice was heard to shout, "good for you Wild Bill"! ", McCall was hanged on 1 March 1877 and buried in the Roman Catholic cemetery. In another account of the Coe shootout: Theophilus Little, the mayor of Abilene and owner of the town's lumber yard, recorded his time in Abilene by writing in a notebook, which was ultimately given to the Abilene Historical Society. Hickok may have picked up the nickname Wild Bill for his daring fighting in the Union army during the Civil War, which included service as a spy, a scout, and a sharpshooter. He is perhaps the best known figure from that era. In 1861, he became a town constable in Nebraska. In 1979 Hickok was inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame. 3:52. . Legend has it that Hickok had lost his stake and had just borrowed $50 from the house to continue playing. [47] Potato Creek Johnny, a local Deadwood celebrity from the late 1800s and early 1900s, is also buried next to Wild Bill. He now turned on the mob. James Butler Hickok Family History . She was a skilled tightrope walker, lion tamer and . ", Hermon, Gregory (1987). To date, four children have been credited to the lady, although some of the claims have come from the children themselves. 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. Nicholss version of the shootout in Harpers grabbed the publics attention, making Hickok an instant legend whose gunfighting prowess became fodder for dime novels. This graveyard filled quickly, preventing further use, and in 1879, on the third anniversary of his original burial, Utter paid to move Hickok to the new Mount Moriah cemetery. Many historic sites and monuments commemorate his life, and he has been depicted numerous times in literature, film, and television. Hickok was a good shot from a very young age and recognized locally as an outstanding marksman with a pistol. 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". Introduced in late 1850 in .36-caliber, the six-shooter featured a 7 . of Public Welfare did grant old age assistance to a Jean Hickok Burkhardt McCormick after receiving evidence that Calamity Jane and Wild Bill had married at Benson's Landing, Montana Territory, on September 25, 1873. James Butler Hickok (May 27, 1837 August 2, 1876), better known as Wild Bill Hickok, was a figure in the American Old West. In those days, Springfield Missouri was a rough place filled with rough dangerous individuals. "[citation needed]. [28] Strawhun "made remarks against Hickok", and Hickok killed him with a shot through the head. Bryant, William C (1794-1878) -( PBryant, .., FCooke1) - American poet and long time editor of New York Evening Post, abolitionist supporter of Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865). 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. [j] Utter supervised the move and noted that, while perfectly preserved, Hickok had been imperfectly embalmed. While working in Abilene, Hickok and Phil Coe, a saloon owner, had an ongoing dispute that later resulted in a shootout. Add to Playlist. The murderer escaped. Molded by war, and many dangerous adventures, Hickok survived the Civil War. The Barnett show eventually proved to be a financial disaster, causing Mr. Barnett serious monetary problems. Jack McCall walked to within a few feet of Wild Bill and then suddenly drew a pistol and shouted, Take that! before firing. 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. The original grave marker was also moved to the new site but by 1891 had been destroyed by souvenir hunters whittling pieces from it and it was replaced with a statue. The man continued to annoy Hickok, so he knocked the man down. Citizens of the town complained to Hickok, who requested that Thompson and Coe remove the image. He was arrested while using the name Haycock in 1865. Apparently, the joining of the Kansas Free Staters was not a full time occupation for young James. Shull said that McCanles was a "horse thief stealing horses for the Confederacy. Advertisement. 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. Mistakenly thinking he had killed Hudson, Hickok fled and joined General Jim Lane's vigilante "Free State Army" (The Red Legs) where he met 12-year-old William Cody, later to be known as "Buffalo Bill," who at that time was a scout for Johnston's Army. Most are addressed to Adah F. Saunders (Mrs. Harry P.) Daily of Oberlin, Kansas. 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. Different versions of what occurred that day exist, depending upon which side one relies on. . 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. The legendary lawman now became flesh and blood. However, the "special election" may not have been legal, as a letter dated 17 September to the Governor of Kansas noted that Hickok had presented a warrant for an arrest which was rejected by the Fort Hays commander because when asked to produce his commission Hickok admitted he never had one. At the [second] trial it was suggested that [McCall] was hired to do his work by gamblers who feared the time when better citizens should appoint Bill the champion of law and order a post which he formerly sustained in Kansas border life, with credit to his manhood and his courage. [citation needed], On August 1, 1876, Hickok was playing poker at Nuttal & Mann's Saloon No. Citizens warned Mulvey to behave, because Hickok was sheriff. Howard Hickok had another version of the incident that resulted in Hickok's being called Wild Bill. On this fateful day Wild Bill violated one of his own cardinal rules and was sitting with his back to a door. 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. I Killed Wild Bill Hickok (1956) WESTERN part 1/2. At the coroner's inquest into Strawhun's death, despite "very contradictory" evidence from witnesses, the jury found the shooting justifiable. Hickok could see the front door to the saloon, but not the back door. He then asked them some questions concerning the man he was tracking. [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. The killing of Wild Bill and the capture of Jack McCall is reenacted every evening (in summer) in Deadwood.[45]. Later, after bragging of his murder of Hickok, McCall was retried in Laramie, Wyoming Territory, found guilty, and hanged on March 1, 1877. In neither of these actions was any blame laid upon Hickok. He was born James Butler Hickok on 27 May 1837 in Troy Grove, Illinois. While Tutt was consoling Moore, Hickok struck up a relationship with Tutt's sister! In 1867, his fame increased after a published interview by Henry Morton Stanley. before shooting Hickok in the back of the head at point-blank range. Legends of the Hidden Temple - S 1 E 4 - Wild Bill Hickok and the Dead Man's Hand. In 1857, Hickok claimed a 160-acre (65 ha) tract in Johnson County, Kansas (in what is now the city of Lenexa),[4] where, on March 22 in 1858, he was elected as one of the first four constables of Monticello Township, Kansas. In through the back door walked a cowardly little man named "Jack McCall". The following year he was badly injured by a bear and sent to the Rock Creek Station in Nebraska (which the company had recently purchased from David McCanles) to work as a stable hand while he recovered. Hickoks family emigrated from England in 1635 to Massachusetts, where his great-grandfather responded to the British march on Lexington and Concord at the beginning of the American Revolution. He had sons named Samuel Hickox (1643-1695) and Joseph (1645-1687). One of the workers, Joseph McLintock, wrote a detailed description of the reinterment. 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.". 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. Good bye, Colorado Charlie, C. H. Although the true version of how, or when, Hickok acquired the sobriquet may never be known, it is known that in this area of the country, during this time period, James Butler Hickok began being known as "Wild Bill Hickok"! Prairie Schooners is a 1940 American Western film directed by Sam Nelson, which stars Wild Bill Elliott as Hickok. One of the escaped slaves, identified as "Hannah", liked the Hickok family so much she stayed with them for many years. The election results of Monticello Kansas show Hickok being elected as "Constable", in 1858. It is generally conceded by historians that Hickok was attacked by the five troopers. It is believed that McCanles arrived at the station with his son, Monroe; his cousin, James Woods; and James Gordon, a man in his service. Hickok had been called a "terror to evildoers" by a reporter of the Junction City Union newspaper. Hickok's retort is one of the West's most famous sayings (though possibly apocryphal): "Did the crow have a pistol? He became a deputy United States marshal at Fort Riley, Kansas, in late 1865. The young man was a Union sympathizer, and the crowd was Confederate. Tilghman would later become a famous western Marshal himself. 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. The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok was a 1950s TV series starring Guy Madison and Andy Devine. McCall was tried and acquitted of murder as a result of his dubious claim that the killing was in revenge for Hickoks murder of his brother in Abilene. Western Figure. According to Historynet, his father, William Alonzo Hickock, and mother, Polly Butler Hickock, had met and married in Vermont in 1827, and moved to Troy Grove in 1833.There, they opened a general store, called the Green Mountain House (presumably a nod to their home, the Green Mountain State), which did well at . Now the citizens of Abilene were to witness a transformation. Hickok and Lanihan, however, remained sheriff and deputy, respectively. Was he a killer of men? When Varnes could not be found, McCall then implicated Tim Brady in the plot. In 1867, his fame increased from an interview by Henry Morton Stanley. Hickok waved his hand past Mulvey at some onlookers and yelled, "Don't shoot him in the back; he is drunk." [62][63] Hickok may have told his friend Charlie Utter and others who were traveling with them that he thought he would be killed while in Deadwood. While every effort has been made to follow citation style rules, there may be some discrepancies. The original wooden grave marker was moved to the new site, but by 1891, it had been destroyed by souvenir hunters whittling pieces from it, and it was replaced with a statue. Hickok successfully roped the animal, however, the rope slipped back of the buffalo's hump. They have even doubted accomplishments for which there is ample documentation. 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. The family did some moving around during this time period and the next child, James Butler Hickok, was born in May of 1837. After Hickok was cleared of wrong doing the incident passed into history, but not out of controversy. (#13189) The future character of the one eventually to be known as "The Prince of the Pistoleer's" was slowly emerging. In any case, Hardin appeared to have thought highly of Hickok. 55:29. After taking a trip to St. Louis, James ended up in Leavenworth Kansas. James Butler Hickok, a.k.a. 10 in Deadwood, in the Black Hills, Dakota Territory, Hickok could not find an empty seat in the corner of the room, where he always sat in order to protect himself against a possible attack from behind, and instead sat with his back to one door while facing another. The couple had five children besides James Butler, three boys and two girls. They had ivory grips and nickel plating, and were ornately engraved with "J.B. Hickok1869" on the backstrap. It is difficult to separate the truth from fiction about Hickok, the first "dime novel" hero of the western era, in many ways one of the first comic book heroes, keeping company with another who achieved part of his fame in such a way, frontiersman Davey Crockett. Since he was actually shot in the back of the head, that plot element is a complete artifice of the episode writers. He took a job in Utica Illinois, working as a wagon driver on the Illinois and Michigan Canal. He would walk down the center of the street, eyes darting back and forth. [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. Hickok is currently interred in a ten-foot (3 m) square plot at the Mount Moriah Cemetery, surrounded by a cast-iron fence with a U.S. flag flying nearby. 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. Family tree of Wild Bill HICKOK Adventurer Born James Butler HICKOK Folk hero of the American Old West Born on May 27, 1837 in Troy Grove, Illinois, USA , United States Died on August 02, 1876 in Deadwood, Dakota Territory, USA Born on May 27 44 Deceased on August 02 33 Adventurer 49 Family tree Report an error Hickok Aaron 1742 - 1814 Kent Deborah [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. Bonhams . 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. Most of the family never went far, or for very long, from the Troy Grove area. 2 sierpnia 1876 w Deadwood na Terytorium Dakoty, obecnie w stanie Dakota Poudniowa) - rewolwerowiec, str prawa i porzdku", uwaany za bohatera narodowego Stanw Zjednoczonych, znany ze swoich umiejtnoci strzeleckich, bohater McCanles also acted as the stations manager before the company replaced him with Horace Wellman, and McCanles had reputedly ridiculed Hickok during his convalescence from his injuries. Troy Grove was then, and is now a small clean agricultural community. First, Hickok was an experienced gunfighter and the trick was old and well known at the time. Hickok quickly drew his pistols and fired back at Coe. On the contrary, he was applauded. Witnesses confirm that while scouting from Fort Harker Kansas on May 11, 1867, Hickok was attacked by a large group of Indians, who fled after Hickok shot and killed two. Rosa conjectures that Wellman had far more of a motive to kill McCanles, a belief supported by McCanles' son's own account. James Butler 'Wild Bill' Hickok was a legendary gunfighter and law man in the American Wild West. I will be. Who Was Buffalo Bill Cody? Some contemporaneous reports of his exploits are known to be fictitious, but they remain the basis of much of his fame and reputation. McCall lost heavily. He calmly told them that if they didn't return their pistols to their holsters, which they had drawn them from, there would be more "dead men" in the square. This was likely exacerbated by the fact that there was a long-standing dispute over Hickok's girlfriend, Susannah Moore. AllisonYsamo7744. Ed McGivern's book "Fast and Fancy Revolver Shooting" states the Willoth family in Deadwood possessed one of Wild Bill's Smith & Wesson Model No.2 pistols, serial number 29963. It won the Best Song Oscar for "Secret Love", by Sammy Fain and Paul Francis Webster . 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