b'Duchet continued from page 18slipped out of town, retrieved the loot wherein an abandoned adobe while nursing his they had hidden it and rode off. wounds, sneaking out at night to look forDuchet knew the Tewksbury clan those who had attacked him. Within a Duchet kept his career as a stageweek he had found four of them, onein Pleasant Valley. They offered robber on the road, working theat a time and he killed all four, onehim work tending sheep in the late Montana gold fields, those inat a time. He said later he believed1880s as the famed feud between Nevada, Idaho, and just aboutthem to be the right ones, but hethe Tewksburys and the Grahams anywhere he could prospect thecouldnt be absolutely sure of it.hills and rob gold laden stages.was heating up. Duchet came from He worked Virginia City forMoving On California to Pleasant Valley for the a while and staked a claimWhen Duchet and a man whojob. Once there, he met Tom Graham. to cover up his road agenthad befriended him at Fort activities. There he took up withGriffin decided to leave townDuchet and Graham immediately Henry Plummer, George Ives,they left driving 100 head oftook to one another and a life-long Bill Hunter and Boone Helm,other mens horses ahead offriendship ensued.all notorious stage robbers. Hethem and they drove them didnt like this crowd, tellingstraight into Mexico. There, they John Moore years later that thesesold them for $10 a head and guyswould cut a mans throat justDuchet then had a stash to takeraid. Duchet, a man who hated his enemies, fired through to see the color of his blood. him to Colorado. There he struckan open window. The party instantly turned into a wake a rich claim on Cripple Creek. Nextfor the four Duchet killed. He rode on. It was back to his Duchet was thinking about leaving thishe showed up in Dodge City, and thenold staple, stage coach robbing but on one very successful vicious bunch when he was challengedEllsworth, Kansas where border ruffiansholdup he was forced to kill two guards. in a saloon one night and killed a miner. Hethought that at 5 foot 7 inches and 155 left for Montana. There he had a claim on AdlerTom Graham pounds, he was a guy they could push around.Duchet headed for Arizona Territory, where he located Gulch. Three claim jumpers jumped him one dayWhen they tried it, however, several met suddena claim below La Paz. Jim Hill was the unofficial mayor and he killed all three. He left Montana. He ended up indeath face to face. of La Paz then and also owned the saloon. One day Texas, scouting for the Union Army at Fort Osage duringa California lawman and bounty hunter came in and the Civil War. After leaving the service of the Army, heThese incidents promoted Duchet to try New Mexico,told Hill he planned to kill Duchet and then read him moved on to Fort Griffin, Texas. Fort Griffin was a denthen California again, southern California this time.the warrants he carried for him. Hill sent a warning to for criminals and deserters from both sides. One or twoTwo ranchers were feuding and one hired Duchet asDuchet. The lawman set out on the trail to Duchets digs. men a day were being killed. New arrivals were the prey.a bodyguard. The enemy rancher came in and hit theDuchet was already positioned along the trail waiting for They would be killed first and then robbed. ranch of Duchets employer, burning barns and hayhim. Duchet cut the lawman down with a shotgun, then and wrecking corrals. Duchets boss just stood by andsat on his warm body and looked at the warrants that He was the new arrival. He was bushwacked an hourwatched, quivering in fear. This disgusted Duchet andwere out for him. Duchet headed to Globe. after riding in. He managed to prevent being robbedhe quit. Riding out, he rode past the enemy ranch. He but was seriously wounded in the struggle. He hid outfound a party going on in celebration of the successfulNext month, Part 2.Let Me Put My Success InReal Estate To Work For You.YOUR PROPERTY IS MY PRIORITY!Shiara KirschRealtor (928) 231-3110shiara@shiarakirsch.com82 N. Valentine Street, Wickenburg, AZ 85390ArizonaRealCountry.com March 2020 21'