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Legends of the Old West

SWINDLERS Ep. 4 | “Lottie Deno”

Legends of the Old West

Black Barrel Media

Arts, History, Documentary, Society & Culture

4.83.4K Ratings

🗓️ 9 August 2023

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

A woman who used the name “Lottie Deno” became one of the most successful gamblers in the West. She kept her true identity secret from most people as she moved through towns in Texas, including Fort Griffin, where she crossed paths with Doc Holliday. Join Black Barrel+ for ad-free episodes and bingeable seasons: blackbarrel.supportingcast.fm/join Apple users join Noiser+ for ad-free episodes and bingeable seasons. Click the Noiser+ banner on Apple or go to noiser.com/subscriptions to get started with a 7-day free trial. For more details, visit our website www.blackbarrelmedia.com and check out our social media pages. We’re @OldWestPodcast on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. On YouTube, subscribe to LEGENDS+ for ad-free episodes and bingeable seasons: hit “Join” on the Legends YouTube homepage. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Sheref Bill Krueger rushed through the door of a popular gambling saloon in Fort Griffin, Texas.

0:20.0

He was met with a tense scene, broken chairs, overturned tables, shattered glasses, and scattered poker chips and cards.

0:29.0

The air was thick with the smell of cheap tobacco and gun smoke, a flickering oil lamp cast eerie shadows on the walls.

0:37.0

Sheref Krueger took a few cautious steps forward.

0:40.0

Amid the disarray, the bodies of two men lay sprawled on the floor. They were motionless.

0:47.0

As Sheref Krueger walked closer to the bodies, he saw that each man gripped a revolver in his hand.

0:53.0

Krueger bent down to examine the bodies.

0:56.0

Blood from the telltale bullet wounds stained their clothes. Both men were dead.

1:02.0

Sheref Krueger shook his head in disappointment.

1:05.0

Skirmishes and saloons like this often turned violent. It wasn't a hard scene to imagine before the throwdown.

1:13.0

Krueger and every other lawman in the west had likely seen it hundreds of times.

1:18.0

The room would have been full of people.

1:20.0

Lively poker and Pharaoh games roared at every table.

1:24.0

Some of the gamblers were no doubt loud and obnoxious. There's always a few of those.

1:30.0

Others were likely quiet and reserved, which might have disguised the fact that they were the best players in the room.

1:37.0

There would have been shuffling cards and clattering chips, clinking glasses and striking matches.

1:44.0

There would have been the imagery stopped there.

1:48.0

Suddenly, the crisp sound of cards being shuffled echoed through the saloon.

1:53.0

Sheref Krueger had assumed he was alone. His eyes darted across the room,

1:58.0

and then he noticed a woman at the back whom he'd completely missed.

2:02.0

The attractive red-haired woman sat in the dealer's seat of the only Pharaoh table that was still standing.

2:09.0

She was putting her cards in order.

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