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Friday, January 15, 2021

Frank Stillwell

Frank C. Stilwell (1856 – March 20, 1882) was an outlaw Cowboy who killed at least two men in Cochise County during 1877–82. Both killings were considered to have been self-defense. For four months he was a deputy sheriff in Tombstone, Arizona Territory for Cochise County Sheriff Johnny Behan. Stilwell owned interests in several mines and various businesses, including a saloon, a wholesale liquor business, a stage line, and at his death livery stables in Charleston and Bisbee. He was also a partner in a Bisbee-area saloon with ex-Texas Ranger Pete Spence. 
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3 comments:

  1. Backwoods OkieJanuary 15, 2021 at 10:20 AM

    Thanks Wirecutter. Sounds like he needed it

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  2. Fa Cube ItchesJanuary 15, 2021 at 11:35 AM

    The joke at the time of his death was that they weren't sure if they should bury him or sell him for scrap.

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  3. ElmoJanuary 15, 2021 at 11:56 AM

    Well, that took an hour and a half to get through that Wiki page and a dozen or so Wiki pages about interesting characters linked to on Stilwell's page.
    All in all, the '93 movie Tombstone was pretty darn close to the true story, give or take a few liberties taken.

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