Week 34: August
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8/20 of… 1871
The Newton Massacre: Perry Tuttle’s Saloon at Newton, KS; railroad man Mike McCluskie is attacked and shot to death by Hugh Anderson for the previous killing of his friend William Bailey. This sparks a violent shootout which leaves Texas cowboys Billy Garrett, Jim Martin, Henry Kearnes and McCluskie’s friend Patrick Lee dead; Anderson, shot twice in the leg and two others wounded. {001}
1942
Born: McKendree “Mike” R. Long; paratrooper, Viet Nam Vet, Historian, Firearms Collector, Author and Contributor to The Old West Daily Reader. He has two western novels out: No Good Like It Is (2010) and Dog Soldier Moon (2011) and a third one, tentatively titled Higher Ground on the way. Find Mike’s books on his website, listed in Links to Friends. Contributor 007 {001}
1977
Died Edward C. “Eddy” Walller, age 88. Character actor, sidekick+2 “Nugget Clark”, to Rocky Lane in 32 films from 1947 to 1952: The Wild Frontier (1947), Gunmen of Abilene (1950), Desperado’s Outpost (1952), then with Kirk Douglas in Man Without a Star (1955) and The Far Country (1955) with Jimmy Stewart. Waller made one other movie and did a number of TV shows. (Conflict: death date 08/09?) {001}
8/21 of… 1849
Having run the Trading Post since the early 1830′s; William Bent, insulted by the government’s paltry offer for his property, removes his belongings, blows up Bent’s Old Fort, CO and sets the ruins afire! Sketch: c. 1840′s U.S. Army Lt. J. W. Abert {001}
1863
The bloody raid on Lawrence, KS, by Quantrill’s Raiders; homes and buildings burned and perhaps 200 men and boys massacred. It is probable that Frank James and some of the Younger brothers participated in the raid. {001}
