b'while awaiting execution, horn penned his memoirs and knotted his very own hanging rope.Even to this day, the guilt - or innocence of Tom Horn is a hotly debated topic in much of Wyoming. In fact, Horn was posthumously acquitted in a mock trial held 90 years later, in 1993. But even had Horn lived, the Old West he was used to was already fading into history. Hiring a Gunghter at the dawn of the 20th Century was already a thing of the past, and there was no place in the future for a man like Tom Horn. Old Cheyenne even had electric lights and a few streetcars at the time of his execution, that once wild and woolly town was quickly becoming "civilized", so it is said Horn died with the Old West, or that the Old West died with the passing of Tom Horn.As the late British actor-turned Old West Historian Robin May would comment in his book Gunfighters, "He (Tom Horn) died gamely, though some said the Cattle Barons had whisked him away to safety and that he had been seen riding the range. He had outlived his time, but in his time he had certainly lived (May, Robin, Gunfighters, p. 63, 1977). my friend, always faithful and just. When can I hope to see such another! And no man walked more bravely to***General Leonard Wood, who as a Lieutenant with the his death. I am convinced, and I re-assert it to be true,6th Cavalry rode alongside Tom Horn in that final track that Tom Horn was guiltless of the crime for which hedown, that resulted in the capture of Geronimo. Wood died. Nor am I alone in this belief. He suffered the death,never forgot the skilled scout, and when Horn joined up but there is a Great and nal Referee in all matters ofwith the Rough Riders in the wake of the beginning of the Justice. To Him - the last and nal decisionJohn C.Spanish-American War, Wood and Theodore Roosevelt Coble, Iron Mountain Ranch, Bosler, Wyoming, Marchwere only too pleased to have him take charge of the Mule 1, 1904 (Horn, Life of Tom Horn, p.294, 1966). Detail that accompanied the Rough Riders to Cuba.Come see why London Gold was voted:Best Engagement RingServing the Valley for Over 40 YearsStore in the ValleyBest Local Jewelry StoreSCOTTSDALE ARROWHEAD CHANDLER10441 N Scottsdale Rd 7311 W Bell Rd 3100 W Chandler BlvdScottsdale, AZ 85253 Peoria, AZ 85382 Chandler, AZ 85226(480) 367-1717 (623) 979-4445 (480) 705-4191or online at LondonGold.comArizonaRealCountry.com May 2019 45'