Wild Bill Hickok

1. Wild Bill Hickok Legend or Lucky Cowboy?

3. Bio Born- Born in Troy Grove, Illinois. on May 27, 1837 James Butler Hickok His parents, Abner and Eunice Hickok, were God-fearing Baptists who obligated him to wear a stiff and uncomfortable suit to church on Sunday

4. BIO Upon his eighteenth birthday he took his leave and migrated to Monticello, Kansas. There he got a job driving a stage coach on the Santa Fe and Oregon trails “Wild Bill” the Wild came from his choice of shooting first and asking questions later, the Bill, no one knows where that came from.

5. Legendary Encounter As a Coach driver, one night he encountered a bear, who bit his behind. This bear and Wild Bill fought for a little while. When the dust settled, Wild Bill was severely wounded and the bear was fatally wounded. This story was told the same way by all those patrons riding in the coach with Wild Bill. All he had was a 6 inch Buck knife.

6. Long Hair Wild Bill grew his hair to great lengths, below the shoulder. He said, “to tempt the Indians to try and scalp him!” Others say to be vain or to stand out. Wild Bill thought and told others of his good looks.

7. He gave up stage coaches to be a Constable in a small town in Nebraska. His job was to collect bills and keep the town idiot quiet on Sundays. He kept him quiet by putting a Cow hide over him and nailing it to the ground every Sunday. Wild Bill looked forward to the occasional bandit to enter town looking for a fight.

8. Six Toed Pete Gained noteriety from burning off the left portion of his moustache and left eyebrow while smoking. It was not the cigarette but his breath and the cigarette that burned his hair off that day. What is worse, to put out the flames, Sam Gleason through the nearest thing with liquid, yes the contents of a giant spittoon.

9. McCanles Gang Wild Bill got Six Toed Pete to send a message to them. They came to the abandoned Inn. Wild Bill bought all the ammo in town and killed Jeb McCanles and two of his men while capturing the rest and getting a $175 reward. $4 went to Pete for delivering the message.

10. Civil War Many stories circulated. All by Wild Bill. None have been proven. Shot 50 men with 50 bullets Shot two men at the same time with two guns. One in front of him and one behind.

11. Henry M. Stanley Author Asked how many people he killed. Wild Bill said, “you mean white men, cause Indians and Mexicans don’t count. Well over 100.”

13. 1866 First recorded Duel. David Tutt and Wild Bill had an argument over cards. Tutt fired first and missed, Wild Bill shot once straight into the heart. This occurred at 6pm in the town street, 50 paces apart.

14. 1867 Christmas 1867, Wild Bill walked into a saloon to have a beer. Four men, drunk and probably not aware of who Wild Bill was, made a comment about his nose and his clothes. Bill took offense and when the gunsmoke cleared three of the men were dead. The fourth was alive, but half his chin was missing. Bill had been shot in the arm.

15. 1868 Wild Bill and 40 other US soldiers were surrounded by 350 Indians from the Kiowa Tribe. 5 soldiers died after two days of battle. Wild Bill hopped on his horse suddenly and drove through the enemy lines getting reinforcements and wiping out the Indians in Colorado.

16. Sept. 21, 1869 A Classic Duel at 12pm. James “Dog” Kennedy and Wild Bill. Dog accused Wild Bill of cheating at poker. 50 paces, Wild Bill 2 colts, and Dog a double action Smith and Wesson. Dog drew first and shot over the right shoulder missing. Wild Bill shot right after, hitting him in the right knee and second shot square in the chest.

17. Abilene, TX Law man James Wesley Hardin Phil Coe- Saloon owner Mike Williams Everyone in Abilene asked Wild Bill to leave.

19. Calamity Jane Wild Bill’s wife? She announced it She was a bartender in Deadwood He actually married Agnes Lake. He wrote a letter before his death to her.

21. Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show Wild Bill was offered $192 a month and paid accomodations. He said yes. He was hired as a sharpshooter to show off. Since he was drunk most of the time and his sharpshooting was mostly made up he had many a poor performance which got him fired.

22. August 2, 1876 Wild Bill walked into his regular saloon. All tables were full. Normally he sat with his back against the wall. This time he took a seat with his back to the door. Jack McCall was at the Bar. Jack believed that Wild Bill had killed his brother, Lew. Lew was killed in Abilene by a “lawman” for his crude conduct and lack of respect for authority.

24. McCall later admits that Wild Bill never killed his brother but said that Wild Bill had snatched a card from him in a card game. In fact he never had a brother. And his name was not McCall, he would not give his real name. He was hanged for his actions later.

25. How he Died While playing poker at Nuttal & Mann's "Saloon No. 10" in Deadwood City: Wild Bill held Two Aces and Two Eights, all black. McCall came up behind him and shot him point blank in the head. The bullet passed through the brain and out the right cheek between the upper an lower jaw. Breaking a few of his molars.

28. March 1, 1877 The first trial of McCall found a not guilty verdict, because this lawless town did not want the US government’s involvement. McCall was retried in the Dakota territory where he was found guilty and hung on the above date.

30. Did you know? • Hickok was inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame in 1979. • Hickok's supposed death chair is now in a glass case above the saloon entrance, though the saloon itself was moved after the original 10 burned down; the original site is down the street to the north about a block away