Box 130011, Spring, TX 77393. Hardin was a prime example of that special breed of men known collectively as "gunfighters." Given the . He then ordered the two men to join the other members of the posse at Jim Page's and wait for him to come along, stating, "I reckon they are waiting for me yet. John Wesley Hardin, (born May 26, 1853, Bonham county, Texas, U.S.died Aug. 19, 1895, El Paso, Texas), most notorious killer and quick-draw gunman of the Texas frontier. Hardin was born in 1853 near Bonham, Texas, to James "Gip" Hardin, a Methodist preacher and circuit rider, and Mary Elizabeth Dixson. His last murder in Texas was the killing of the sheriff of Comanche county. [7]:20 Dozens of people saw this fight, and from them there is a good record of how Hardin had used his guns. [39], Following his escape, Hardin claimed to have been involved in the following gunfights:[7]:6267, In early 1872, Hardin was in southcentral Texas, in the area around Gonzales County. John Wesley, (born June 17, 1703, Epworth, Lincolnshire, Englanddied March 2, 1791, London), Anglican clergyman, evangelist, and founder, with his brother Charles, of the Methodist movement in the Church of England. July 20, 1871: Hardin was involved in the killing of Mexican outlaw in Sumner City, Kansas. John Wesley Hardin, one of the deadliest men in the history of the Old West, arrives in Abilene, Kansas, where he briefly becomes friends with Marshal Wild Bill Hickok.. Hardin revealed a tendency . The Bull's Head Tavern, in Abilene, Kansas, had been established as a partnership between ex-lawman Ben Thompson and gambler Phil Coe. They arrested two of his companions, and Ranger John B. Armstrong killed a third, a man named Mann, who had a pistol in his hand. They suggested he could make money by driving cattle to Kansas as a cowboy. [8] According to a newspaper article in 1900, shortly after being released from prison, Hardin committed negligent homicide when he made a $5 bet that he could "at the first shot" knock a Mexican man off the soapbox on which the man was "sunning" himself, winning the bet and leaving the man dead from the fall and not the gunshot.[54]. He killed his first man at the age of 15, claiming he did so in self-defense.. We made this shoulder holster for John Wesley Hardin in 1895. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, November 19, 1875, Image 1", "Daily Fort Worth Standard - Google News Archive Search", "Billings v. Concordia Heritage Association, Inc", "Dallas herald. The first session, held on October 17 at Columbia's Studio A, lasted only three hours, with Dylan recording master takes of "I Dreamed I Saw St. Augustine", "Drifter's Escape", and "The Ballad of Frankie Lee and Judas Priest". A long contract negotiation ended in a lucrative new deal, allowing Dylan to stay with Columbia Records. An El Paso lawman, John Selman Jr., arrested Hardin's acquaintance and part-time prostitute, the "widow" M'Rose (or Mroz), for "brandishing a gun in public". John W Hardin Contradictory release dates have been claimed for John Wesley Harding. John Wesley Harding was Dylan's last LP to be issued simultaneously in both monophonic (CL 2804) and stereophonic (CS 9604) formats. [7]:109, In March 1876, Hardin wounded a man, in Florida, who had tried to mediate a quarrel between him and another man. Dylan went to work on John Wesley Harding in the fall of 1967. Two buckshot pellets penetrated Hardin's kidney and for a time it looked as if he would die. C $36.61 Another claim was that he killed a man in Abilene, Kansas, in the summer of 1871. [7]:73 Hardin made a sick-bed surrender to authorities, handing over his guns to Sheriff Reagan and asking to be tried for his past crimes in order "to clear the slate". A truce was declared, and both parties went their separate ways. [13] Original CD editions from the 1980s and 1990s have the copyright year of 1968. As 1967 came to a close, Dylan's lifestyle became more stable. After his appearance at Woody Guthrie's memorial concert, 1968 would see little, if any, musical activity from Bob Dylan. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. As noted above, Hardin claimed to have captured Abilene law officer Tom Carson and other officers and humiliated them sans clothing. No contemporary newspaper accounts confirm this, but another report suggests that it was Hickok who made Hardin put up his guns. John Wesley Harding is the eighth studio album by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, released on December 27, 1967, by Columbia Records. He asked Webb if he had come to arrest him. 1849-1873, March 11, 1871, Image 1", The Weekly Democratic Statesman August 28, 1873 p.2 Library of Congress August 13,2020, "Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Court of Appeals of the State of Texas", "Fort Worth gazette. [55][56][57] Hardin claimed that he was captured while smoking his pipe and that Duncan found Hardin's pistol under his shirt only after his arrest. John Wesley Hardin [J W Hardin] Birth. 11: The Basement Tapes Complete, Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies, Learn how and when to remove this template message, The Ballad of Frankie Lee and Judas Priest, "A Basic Record Library: The Fifties and Sixties", "The Bob Dylan Who's Who/ Harding, John Wesley", "Dylan's Col. 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The marriage ended quickly, although it was never legally dissolved. He is the great-grandfather of legendary Texas outlaw and gunslinger, John Wesley Hardin. Born in 1853 in Bonham, Texas, Hardin was the son of a Methodist minister and grew up in a strict, religious household. Behind Dylan is Charlie Joy, a local stonemason and carpenter. Readers you see what drink and passion will do. Around this time, there were also major changes in Dylan's private life: his father died from a heart attack, prompting Dylan to return to Hibbing to attend the funeral. [59] On February 14, 1892, during his prison term, he was convicted of another manslaughter charge for the earlier shooting of J.B. Morgan and given a two-year sentence to be served concurrently with his unexpired 25-year sentence. Johnston recalls that "he was staying in the Ramada Inn down there, and he played me his songs and he suggested we just use bass and guitar and drums on the record. Hardin was convicted of murder and sentenced to 25 years in prison. According to Hardin, he did not kill them but forced them to remove all their clothing and walk back to Abilene. This time, Hickok allowed Hardin to carry his pistols into town - something he had never allowed others to do. Hardin claimed that Dixon's mother, sisters, and brother had been tortured and killed by Union soldiers during the Civil War. He was said to be "the meanest man alive", having once killed a man just for snoring. on Beatles Sgt. [7]:101[49][notes 5] After this, Hardin and Jim Taylor parted ways for good.Hardin would claim that he twice drove away men connected to the feud who had come after him, killing a man in each encounter. [48] Two of Hardin's accomplices in the shooting were cousin Bud Dixon and Jim Taylor. 17: Fragments Time Out of Mind Sessions (19961997). He also gained a substantial following with his solo acoustic performances and popular videos. I Am A Lonesome Hobo iTUNES 9. John Wesley Harding (1967) Buy it now Amazon iTunes track 1. November 1876: Hardin (under the alias of "Swain") and Gus Kennedy were arrested in Mobile, Alabama, for having a deck of marked cards, and ordered to leave town. "[7]:4558[36] A newspaper reported, "A man was killed in his bed at a hotel in Abilene, Monday night, by a desperado called 'Arkansas'. A All along this countryside, E He opened a many a door, A But he was never known D To hurt an. xxxx xxxxxxx Texas, USA. [62][63] Hardin was buried the following day[64] in Concordia Cemetery, in El Paso. This article is about the Bob Dylan album. Hardin claimed six vaqueros died in the exchanges (five of them reportedly shot by him),[6][7]:3942[notes 3] although this claim appears exaggeratedonly three Mexican vaqueros were killed. Save a Little Room for Me. [58] Hardin made several attempts to escape. And he is the only major pop artist about whom this can be said. Jim Taylor was shot and killed January 1, 1875; Bill Taylor was tried twice and acquitted-one report is that he died about 1890 in Sonora Texas another report is that he was reportedly killed about 1895 in Oklahoma. [30][31] Hardin admitted to being involved in the shooting of the Mexican. By the middle of the following year, most of Dylan's LPs would be released solely in stereophonic. He was sentenced to 25 years at hard labour in the state prison at Huntsville. Hardin killed his first man at age 15. He was the son of James Hardin, a Methodist preacher, who had named him after John Wesley, the founder of Methodism. Years later, Hardin referred to the episode: Bob Dylan's eighth studio album John Wesley Harding (released 12/27/67) may be the most singular piece of work he's ever created. Hidden by the animal, he pulled out a gun, fatally shot Smalley, and used his horse to escape. As a fugitive, he initially traveled with outlaw Frank Polk in the Pisgah area of Navarro County, Texas. His wife, Sara, had given birth to their daughter, Anna, earlier that summer. [22] After the Bell County shootings, Hardin found refuge with his cousins, the Clements, who were then living in Gonzales, in south Texas. [citation needed], "One day I was half-stepping, and the lights went out," Dylan would recall ten years later. [7]:20[18][19] Hardin eventually admitted killing two men in Hill County. 10: Another Self Portrait (19691971), Vol. [7]:14, Locals hid the victims in the creekbed about 100 yards from the ambush. Hardins career and exploits were self-advertised in an autobiography published posthumously, The Life of John Wesley Hardin as Written by Himself (1896). $7.00 + $4.50 shipping. Trachtman, Paul (1974). The reckless, gunslinging outlaw was a force to be reckoned with and left a trail of trouble . In mid-1877, two former slaves of his father's, "Jake" Menzel and Robert Borup tried to capture Hardin in Gainesville, Florida. John Wesley "Wes" Hardin (1853-1895), son of James "Gip" Gibson Hardin (1823 - 1876) and Mary Elizabeth Dixon (1826 - 1885), was a notorious outlaw and gunfighter in nineteenth-century Texas. Sponsored. [4] While in prison, Hardin studied law and wrote an autobiography. Bob Dylan's iconic song, "John Wesley Harding" is based on the life of the gunfighter-turned lawyer John Wesley Hardin. The officers knocked Hardin unconscious. By then, 18 months had passed since the completion of Blonde on Blonde. Back. Produced by Bob Johnston, the album marked Dylan's return to semi-acoustic instrumentation and folk-influenced songwriting after three albums of lyrically abstract, blues-indebted rock music. John Wesley Harding (1967). There, Hardin's father established and taught at the school that John Hardin and his siblings attended. It has the feel of antiquity settled on. State Seals were found on Joseph Hardin after his lynching. City & Area Directories. After he was pardoned in 1894 he moved to El Paso, Texas, to establish a law practice. Sloter accused Hardin of being the author of graffiti on the schoolhouse wall that insulted a girl in his class. Artist: John Wesley Harding , Venue: The Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center , Old Saybrook, CT, USA. Bowen had been charged with the December 17, 1872, killing of Thomas Holderman. Index to miscellaneous documents of the House of Representatives for the Second Session of the Fortieth Congress 1867-68 .p.18 {Texas} 1868", Hardin misspells Stakes name as "Stokes" and Smalley name as "Smolly". Attached is a Memorial cdv image of John Wesley Hardin, previously unknown, or undocumented. TO J.W.H.". albums archival releases . John Selman was laid to rest in the same cemetery that held the last remains of John Wesley Hardin. A subsequent lawsuit ruled in favor of keeping the body in El Paso.[64]. During most of the recording, the rhythm section of drummer Kenneth A. Buttrey and bassist Charlie McCoy were the only ones supporting Dylan, who handled all harmonica, guitar, piano, and vocal parts. August 1877: Reported to have been under indictments in five Texas counties: May 1, 1895: Hardin used a pistol to get back money that he lost in gambling at El Paso's Gem Saloon. [7]:23 Less than a week after this incident, in nearby Kosse, Texas, Hardin was accompanying a prostitute home when they were accosted by her pimp, who demanded money. [7]:105107 [50] On November 18, 1875, the leader of the Suttons,[51] ex-Cuero, Texas, town marshal Reuben Brown was shot and killed by five men in Cuero along with a negro named Tom Freeman, with another negro being wounded. As late as 2000, Clinton Heylin wrote, "John Wesley Harding remains one of Dylan's most enduring albums. Follow Author John Wesley Hardin > Quotes (?) He was plagued by recurring poor health, especially when the wound he had received from Sublett became re-infected in 1883, causing him to be bedridden for almost two years. John Wesley Hardin was born on May 26, 1853 in Bonham, Fannin County, Texas, the second of James Gibson and Elizabeth Cartwright Dixon Hardin's eight children. The liner notes tells the story of three kings and three characters (Terry Shute, Frank, and Frank's wife, Vera), incorporating details from the album's songs. Hardin often got into trouble with the law from an early age. Join the club in our final episode of the season as we discuss Fables in a Foreign Land, the LA punk rock scene, and Bob Dylan's John Wesley Harding. At an unknown date between 1871 and 1872, Hardin claimed that 45 miles outside Corpus Christie, Texas, he was followed by two Mexicans; that he killed one and the other fled. While in the area, he also renewed his acquaintance with some of his cousins who were allied with a local family, the Taylors, who had been feuding with the rival Sutton faction for several years. [7]:60 The next day, Hardin left for Texas, never to return to Abilene. He first shouted several times for the man to "rollover" and then, irritated by the lack of response, drunkenly fired several bullets through the shared wall, in an apparent effort to awaken him. C $10.85 + C $15.00 shipping. He was well known for exaggerating or fabricating stories about his life and claimed credit for many killings that cannot be corroborated. He killed at least 21 men in gun duels and ambushes in the period 186877. "Now, I believed," Hardin wrote, "that if Wild Bill found me in a defenseless condition he would take no explanation, but would kill me to add to his reputation. Hardin's violent career started in 1867 with a schoolyard squabble in which he stabbed another youth. A brother was killed, but in 1868 during the Lee-Peacock feud. At the time of sentencing, Hardin claimed to have killed 42 men,[3] while contemporary newspaper accounts attributed 27 deaths to him. [8]:1[9] The Hardins were Southerners and politically prominent. See more John Wesley Harding by Bob Dylan (CD, 1989) Share | Add to Watch list. He led a life of gun slinging, dueling, gambling and drinking. The veteran musician and writer performs more . In Hardin's autobiographical version of the gunfight, he claims the first fatality was the Mexican he had previously wounded, "Hosea", and that he was the boss vaquero. He hit the Mexican in the thigh. Some Rumors says Bob Dylan puts the faces of The Beatles on the album cover hidden in the knots on the tree, intentionally In his autobiography, Hardin admitted that he had "adopted" this alias from Brenham, Texas, Town Marshal Henry Swain, who had married a cousin of Hardin's named Molly Parks. Check out my website for more true tales from the wild and woolly west!!! [7]:17 Allegedly, Hardin killed a black man in Leon County, Texas. He is an accomplished musician, actor, and poet. "[24], The critical stature of John Wesley Harding has continued to grow. Born in central Texas on May 26, 1853, Hardin killed. Residence. The Devil in Me. 2.69. John Wesley Harding is the eighth studio album by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, released on December 27, 1967, by Columbia Records. Edit setlist. Gunfighter John Wesley Hardin was one of the most notorious killers to come out of the Old West (while staying overnight at a hotel, he was awakened by the snoring of a man in the next room; Hardin reached over, grabbed his pistol and fired a shot through the wall, killing the man). In January 1870, Hardin claimed he killed a circus hand at Horn Hill, Texas. He saw Hickok arrive with four policemen. [7]:1011, In 1867[7]:7 while attending his father's school, Hardin was taunted by another student, Charles Sloter. Instead, Dylan used a different set of songs for John Wesley Harding. On January 9, 1895, Hardin married a 15-year-old girl named Callie Lewis. His father was a Methodist preacher, circuit rider, schoolteacher, and lawyer. Omissions? Hardin found that his own weapon, a worn-out cap-and-ball pistol with a loose cylinder, would not fire. July 1895: Fined $25 for gaming, relating to the May 1 incident, where he lost and took back $100 at the Gem Saloon. John Wesley "Wes" Hardin, fdd 26 maj 1853 i Bonham i Texas, dd 19 augusti 1895 i El Paso i Texas, var en knd revolverman och mrdare.Hans far J. G. Hardin var kringresande pastor i Bonham County, Texas p 1850-talet.. Biografi. A murderer to most, a folk hero to some, but one of the true legends of the Old West was the violent gunslinger John Wesley Hardin. xxx xxxx. [7]:46, On July 4, 1871, a Texas trail boss named William Cohron[28] was killed on the Cottonwood Trail (40 miles (64km) south of Abilene) by an unnamed Mexican, who "fled south"[29] and was subsequently killed by two cowboys in a Sumner County, Kansas, restaurant on July 20. Drifter's Escape iTUNES 7. He attempted to draw a .44 Colt cap-and-ball pistol but it got caught up in his suspenders. The Civil War broke out when Hardin was eight years old. 2 on the U.S. charts and topping the UK charts. John Wesley Hardin, (born May 26, 1853, Bonham county, Texas, U.S.died Aug. 19, 1895, El Paso, Texas), most notorious killer and quick-draw gunman of the Texas frontier. When he refused to obey Hardin's demand to stop, Hardin hit him over the head with his pistol. I Dreamed I Saw St. Augustine iTUNES 4. But he's continued to release music under his alias, a name he shares with a 1967 Bob. [7]:119, Hardin was tried for Webb's killing, and on June 5, 1878, was sentenced to serve 25 years in Huntsville Prison. John Wesley Hardin's legacy as an outlaw has made him a colorful character and the subject of various media works from his own time up to the present day. [5][10] Hardin was nearly expelled over the incident. A witty but more straightforward wordsmith than Mr. C, he pens concise, catchy tunes, fancies himself . "Destroying the Hardin Gang. The Colt's serial number was 84304: the gun was recorded in Colt factory ledgers as shipped on July 16, 1891, to Hartley & Graham, New York City. Never had Dylan constructed an album-as-an-album so self-consciously. [17] Hardin also briefly taught school in Pisgah. January 22, 1871: Hardin killed Texas State Policeman John Smalley. Another Colt revolver (known as a .41-caliber "Thunderer"), which was owned by Hardin and used by him to rob the Gem Saloon, was sold at the same auction for $100,000. Intro: D D John Wesley Harding A Was a friend to the poor, D He trav'led with a gun in ev'ry hand. Order your copy of "Texas Depression Era Desperadoes." by mailing a check for $24.00 to Bartee Haile, P.O. Sometimes disparaged for his striking vocal similarity to Elvis Costello who has, himself, expressed displeasure with the uncanny likeness Wesley Harding Stace boasts many appealing virtues that belong to him alone. John Wesley Harding Reis Rmst ed. Stakes and 12 citizens in, July 26, 1872: Texas State Policeman Sonny Speights was wounded in the shoulder by Hardin in. The Colt, with a .38-caliber .mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}2+12" barrel, is nickel-plated, with blued hammer, trigger, and screws. [citation needed]. Hardin's father was a circuit-riding Methodist preacher and named his son after the founder of the Methodist sect. Sponsored. The January 20 issue of Billboard reported on the "blockbuster response" to the LP, saying: "In stores less than a week, the record is reported to have sold more than 250,000 copies. When Webb replied he had not, Hardin invited him into the hotel for a drink. $35.00 + $4.35 shipping. Clements and Hardin shared one room, with Couger in the adjacent room. Hardin met up with Hickok again while on a cattle drive in August 1871. It was reported at the time that Webb was shot as he was pulling out an arrest warrant for one of Hardin's group. He had reconciled with his estranged parents. "I didn't intentionally come out with some kind of mellow sound," Dylan said in 1971. He is believed to have killed a total of 44 men over the course of his lifetime, all of them before he reached the age of 23. [7]:pp.5456[33]. Residence. We do not know from what country they came , nor the date of landing, but suppose it was about 1745. Reaching adolescence as the defeated South entered the Reconstruction period, Hardin was virulently antiblack and anti-Yankee and, in 1868 at the age of 15, killed his first man, an ex-slave. May 26, 1874: Hardin killed Brown County Deputy Sheriff Charles Webb in Comanche, Texas. [notes 12] He also carried an Elgin watch[101] when he was shot and killed. John Wesley Harding Singer, Songwriter With the release of his first major label album, Here Comes the Groom, in 1990, John Wesley Harding quickly became a favorite singer-songwriter among music critics. [7]:16 Hardin also claimed that he and his cousin, "Simp" Dixon, encountered a group of soldiers and each killed a man. According to a Kosse Texas Webmaster, there is a tradition that this killing took place in a hotel beside the towns railroad station). As I Went Out One Morning iTUNES 3. [34] Couger was hit in the heart by one of the bullets as he lay in bed and was killed instantly. [8], In November 1868, when he was 15, Hardin challenged his uncle Holshousen's former slave, Major "Maje" Holshousen, to a wrestling match, which Hardin won. ", Ellison, Douglas W. "Rivals in Texas: Hardin and Longley. There are conflicting accounts of Hardin's death Wikimedia Commons More music I didn't sit down and plan that sound.". [79][102], In 2002, an auction house in San Francisco, California, auctioned three lots of John Wesley Hardin's personal effects. However, before the retrial could be organized Selman was killed in a shootout with US Marshal George Scarborough on April 6, 1896, during an argument following a card game. [26][27] Hardin also claimed to have killed two Indians in separate gunfights on the same cattle drive. The Mexican fired his gun at Hardin, putting a hole through Hardin's hat. by Robert Walsh T exas. [citation needed] In 1879, Hardin and 50 other convicts were stopped within hours of successfully tunneling into the prison armory. [citation needed], On August 7, 1872, Hardin was wounded by a shotgun blast in a gambling dispute at the Gates Saloon in Trinity, Texas. John Wesley Hardin ( Bonham, Texas, [ 1] 26 de maio de 1853 [ 2] - El Paso, Texas, 19 de agosto de 1895 [ 2] ). Lining standard; 6 cartridge loops standard; Available for most Single Actions and Double Actions *Note: All fields must be filled in and/or selected before proceeding to add order to shopping cart. 10.24. The album was released at the end of a year marked by what came to be known as the psychedelic era of contemporary rock and, in in its spare instrumentation and tradition-influenced songwriting, was diametrically opposed to the kaleidoscopic likes of Jimi . ", Whittington, Michael. [7]:5051 Hardin alleged that when his cousin, Mannen Clements, was jailed for the killing of two cowhands (Joe and Dolph Shadden) in July 1871, Hickok at Hardin's request arranged for his escape. "[7]:5 Hardin's father traveled over much of central Texas on his preaching circuit until he settled his family in Sumpter, Trinity County, Texas, in 1859. [23], In a year when psychedelia dominated popular culture, the agrarian-themed John Wesley Harding was seen as reactionary. Whiting, Ala., August 21. [26], Regardless of when this session actually occurred, the Band did accompany Dylan for at least one performance in the months following John Wesley Harding. On May 15, 1873, Jim Cox and Jake Christman were killed by the Taylor faction at Tumlinson Creek. John Wesley Harding is the eighth studio album by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, released on December 27, 1967, by Columbia Records. . I waylaid them, as I had no mercy on men whom I knew only wanted to get my body to torture and kill. "[8] Those sessions took place in the autumn of 1967, requiring less than twelve hours over three stints in the studio. [20], After killing Bradley, Hardin claimed that when a posse of fifteen men came after him, he captured two of them and took a shotgun, two six-shooters, a rifle, and two derringers from his captives. 8: Tell Tale Signs: Rare and Unreleased 19892006, Vol. Album Review: "John Wesley Harding" by Bob Dylan Advertisement via jon jon jon/YouTube Country Flavor After Bob Dylan's motorcycle accident, he went on an exile and that downtime spawned numerous compositions which ended up on "The Basement Tapes" and his slow, quiet, and country-flavored LP "John Wesley Harding." Update 2018-2019: For an absolutely amazing John Wesley Hardin and Jesse Woodson James connection, please read my chapter titled: Jesse James and the Deadliest in Texas ***** Outlaw-Attorney John Wesley Hardin. Five Bloody Graves - Al Adamson DVD - John Carradine. [8] Sloter charged at Hardin with a knife, but Hardin stabbed him with his own knife, almost killing him. John Wesley Harding was written and recorded by Dylan in six weeks between October and November of 1967, in the collective aftermath of Sgt. I said fine, but also suggested we add a steel guitar, which is how Pete Drake came to be on that record. Hardin shot him and then had the body buried to avoid retribution from the man's tribe. However, Hardin borrowed a pistol from a friend and went looking for the Mexican, this time fatally shooting him through the head. Hardin said he was unarmed and excused himself but claimed that later that night, Bradley came looking for him. Evans died of his injuries and Ruff was jailed. "Cases argued and Adjudged in the Court of Appeals of the State of Texas, Volume 4", during 1878 https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John_Wesley_Hardin&oldid=1142285787, In September 1871, Hardin was involved in a gunfight with two, On June 19, 1872, Hardin was involved in a gunfight in, On July 26, 1872, Hardin wounded Texas state policeman Sonny Speights in the arm with a derringer pistol, in, January 9, 1871: Arrested by Constable E.T. John Wesley Hardin Quotes (Author of The Life of John Wesley Hardin) Goodreads helps you follow your favorite authors. 19 ] Hardin admitted to being involved in the summer of 1871 Records. Not be corroborated: Rare and Unreleased 19892006, Vol Hardin claimed that later night. Hardin Quotes ( Author of graffiti on the U.S. charts and topping the UK.. As 2000, Clinton Heylin wrote, `` John Wesley Harding, Venue: Katharine. Dvd - John Carradine them to remove all their clothing and walk back to.. 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