b'HEADLINEHEADLINE THE DAY TOM MIX DIEDSUBHEAD Curly Bill andTHE DAY TOM MIX DIEDLLeessssoonnssNNoottLLeeaarrnneeddSUBHEAD several locals areHomicide by MisadventureOCTOBER 12, 1940OCTOBER 12, 1940JaJnaunaurayr y9 ,9 1, 818181drinking it up at the Alhambra SaloonOctober 28,1880: Fresh off the trail fromsays, I am an officer of the law, give me your (also known asSanSimon,wheresomebelieveheandhispistol.AsCurlyBillreachestopullouthis Corrigans)CUCRULRYL YB IBLILLLS ST ATBALBEL EM MANANNENRESRSTHE SUITCASE OF DEATHpards treed the town and attempted to hijack apistol, Wyatt gets behind Curly Bill and wraps in Tombstone. TheThe worst trick I THE SUITCASE OF DEATH worst trickever knew him totodo do was I ever knew himwas locomotive, Curly Bill Brocius bringshis arms around him to see if he is to togogointo into a restaurant once, while the people arestaurantonce, while the people werewere atatdinner. He He was drunk and pulled outTom Mix bought a Gordon Buehrig designed his mayhem to Tombstone.carrying anymore weapons. dinner. was drunkand pulled out Toomrd M 81ix2 b souupgehrct haa Grgoerdd opnh aBeuteohnr,i ge qdueipsipgende dw ith After a tall bucking at BrownsC Grabbing the barrel of Curly Bills hishis two two revolvers revolvers and and laid laid them them beside beside his his plate, plate,C ofordrc 8ed12-i nsduupcetricohna Lrgyceodm pihnage Vto-8n ,e enqguinipep aendd with acorral, the boisterous cow-boys retirear ofonrtc-wedh-einedl ducritvioe nw Lityhc oam foinugr- sVp-8e eedn ggienaer baonxd. Now, After multipleandand ordered ordered everyone everyone atatthe the table table totowait wait until untilf pistol,MarshalWhitebarks, he hwe aws atsh rtohuroghu,g ha,saist w u d dftr ownat-sw ahlleeegle ddrliyv eo nweit ho fa t hforeuer- sCpoeredd 8 g1e2asr wboitxh.a to Allen Street and land in CorrigansanI you God damned son of a bitch, give drinks, the rowdyit aws ausn genngetlnetmleamnlayn laynIsaloon. The cow-boys are joined by arte awra tsi rael lmegoeudnlty.Tonheeootf htehrr etew oC owredr e8 1p2usr cwhiathse adimpolite totoriserisebeforeallhadfinished theirupthatpistol!Ashetriestojerk impolitebefore allhadfinishedtheircrew spills out ontobeya Ar tl irJeo lmsoonu natn.d T Bhea robtahrear S ttwaonw wyecrke. purchased meal.local,AndrewMcCauley,cow-boyr the pistol out of the cow-boys hand, meal. OfOfcourse, course, everybody everybody in thein the restaurant restaurant sat satby Al Jolson and Barbara Stanwyck.Allen Street andandand waited waited until until Bill Bill got got done done eating, eating, but but hehewas was Dick Lloyd (the tall bucker), rancherit goes off. several pull theirso sofull full hehelaid laid down down his his head head upon upon his his arms arms an dandTomMixhadthepedaltothemetal Frank Patterson, Ed Collins, AndrewTomMixhadthepedaltothemetal I am shot! says White, as he falls. ashewasdrivingfromTucson,Arizona pistols and shootfelfl ealls laeselpee, pa,n dan tdh et hfeo lfkosl kwse wree rseosaof raafirda iodfohfi mhi mth atth atht etyh esyu psuppopseods ehdehe Ames and a Charleston miner namedashewasdrivingfromTucson,Arizona The muzzle blast sets his pants afire, towards Florence, Arizona on a dirt road. His estimated speed was eighty miles an at the moon. waws ajus sjtu sth asmhammimngi nsgle selpee apsatsotgoe tg eat c ah acnhcaen cteotsoh oshoto otht et hfeir sfitr sotn oe nweh wo ho towards Florence, Arizona on a dirt road. His estimated speed was eighty miles an James Johnson. After several drinks, the partyand someone snuffs the flames. over a hour when he came over a rise and saw a highway crew working on a bridge The Old West ishourrosreo sfero fmro mth eth tea btlaeb. leT.h Teyh eayl l awlla witaeidte udn utinl thile h aew aowkeo,k ew,h wenh ehnehpea ipda itdh et he when he came over a rise and saw a highway crew working on a bridge over a spills out onto Allen Street, with one or moreWyattbrandishesaborrowedpistoland The Old West iswash. He tried to steer clear and slow down (one eyewitness said he was standing as billb iflol rf othr et hcer ocwrodw adn dan lde flte.ft.not a certain placewash. He tried to steer clear and slow down (one eyewitness said he was standing as of the men pulling their pistols and firing sev- car swerved into the on the head, knocking him to he attempted to steer clear and theclubs Curly Bill dry wash and Mix was hit Fresh out ofofjail jailTucson, Curly Billnot a certain placehe attempted to steer clear and theToTmo mTh Tohrtoornto, nh,o hteolt kele ekpeepr einr iGna GleaylveiyllveilleFresh outininTucson,Curly Bill car swerved into the dry wash and Mix was hit in a certain time,in the back of the head by his heavy aluminum suitcase which broke his neck.Today,Bill eral shots at the moon and stars. theground.WhathaveIdone?Curly Brocius leadsa group cow-boys back in a certain time,this suitcase of death is prominently displayed in the Tom Mix Museum in Dewey, Brocius leads agroup ofofcow-boys backin the back of the head by his heavy aluminum suitcase which broke his neck.Today, Wyatt Earp andCurlyBilltriestostoptheshooting,say- demands.Ihavenotdoneanythingtobe to tothe the San San Pedro Pedro River, River, where where they they take takeits a state of mind.this suitcase of death is prominently displayed in the Tom Mix Museum in Dewey, his brother Morganits a state of mind.Oklahoma (yes, the same town where he got his start 29 years earlier).ingaccordingtoaneyewitnessthiswontarrested for.CurCluyr Blyi lBl i(lfl a(rf alerf lte )f tw )a ws aasr raersrteesdte tdh et hnee nxte xdta yd afyo rf ohri sh cish uchrcuhr ch ititupstreamandstopatatachurch fourIts whatever youOklahoma (yes, the same town where he got his start 29 years earlier).upstream andstop achurchfourmiles from from Charleston. Charleston. shesnheaniagnaingsa nasn dan cdh acrhgaerdg e$d2 5$ 2f5o rf odri sdtiusrtbuirnbgin tgh et hpee apceea.c eC. urCluyr ly hear the illegalIts whatever youWyattgrabsthecow-boybythecollarand miles do, boys, but the men continue their promis-want it to be. paipda,id D,e Dpueptyu tSyh eShrieffr iWff iWlliialmlia Bmr eBarkeeankerindrgideg re preoprtoerdt,e db, ubt usat isda id shooting and runandgoing inside, Curly want it to be. ITS TOM MIX AND CEMENT! himovertothesmallwoodenjail, Dismounting andgoinginside,Curlycuous fuselage. As locals gather on the streetmarches Dismounting Bill,Bill, followed bybyhis his gang, demands theTom Mix ITS TOM MIX AND CEMENT!non mo omreo rceh uchrcuhr cfho rf ohri mhi,m it,wita ws atos oto eox peexnpesinvsei.ve.to the scene.gang,demands the to see what all the shooting is about, three inmere feet away from the fracas. 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The King of The Cowboys last name to a cementandarrestEdCollins,Andrew behind a building on the south side of the road. oftheparty mixerandhesaiditnumeroustimes CuCrluyr Blyi lBl pilrl opcreoecdese dtos taou tnaut nant dan hdu hmuilmiaitleia the et heCurly mixerandh saiditnumeroustimes Curly Bill Bill and and pards pards shoot shoot Fifth e Town Marshal Fred White suddenly appearsAmes, Dick Lloyd, Frank Patterson and Jamesupup Fifth inmypresencewhenIwas andand Allen Allen in Tombstonein Tombstone more more than than once. once.pasptaosrt,o mr, amkiankgi nhgi mh imda ndcaen cliek eli kae f oa oflo ionl ifnro fnrto notf ofinmypresencewhenIwas from around the corner. Several men run up,Johnson.growingup.Thankstomy hish hiso rhroifrireidfi ecdo ncgorneggraetgioatni.on. growingup.Thankstomy includingWyattEarp,justasthemarshal Kingmancompadre,Johnny NineNine days days later, later, the the terror terror from from San San Simon SimonKingmancompadre,Johnny In an arroyo (behindWaters(brothertoCharles), andand his his pards invade Contention City, where Waters(brothertoCharles),pardsinvade Contention City, wherewho told me his father (Dick the current location thethe cow-boy who told me his father (DickGO TO TRUE WESTcow-boy devils devils begin begin to totree tree the the south south end endWaters,editoroftheMohave of the Birdcage)Waters,editoroftheMohaveGO TO TRUE TO SEE WEST MORE of ofthe the town. town. CountyMiner)alsolovedtoARCHIVESWyatt, Morgane n CountyMiner)alsolovedtoARCHIVESON TOM TOSEEMIX. 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