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Legends of the Old West

WILD BILL HICKOK Ep. 4 | “Marshal of Abilene”

Legends of the Old West

Black Barrel Media

Arts, History, Documentary, Society & Culture

4.83.7K Ratings

🗓️ 8 December 2021

⏱️ 6 minutes

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A month after Hickok becomes marshal of Abilene, two Texas gunfighters, Phil Coe and Ben Thompson, start a saloon called the Bull’s Head Tavern. The rowdy joint creates tension all summer in 1871 and leads to a dramatic — and tragic — shootout at the end of the cattle season. Add Texas outlaw John Wesley Hardin to the mix, and Hickok has his hands full in Abilene. Join Black Barrel+ for ad-free episodes and bingeable seasons: blackbarrel.supportingcast.fm/join For more details, visit our website www.blackbarrelmedia.com and check out our social media pages. We’re @OldWestPodcast on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. This show is part of the Airwave Media podcast network. Please visit AirwaveMedia.com to check out other great podcasts like Ben Franklin’s World, Once Upon A Crime, and many more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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On a hot night in August of 1871, Abilene Marshall Wild Bill Hickock was summoned to the

1:23.5

American House Hotel. Gun shots had erupted in the night, and Hickock needed to figure

1:29.1

out what was going on. The details of the shooting are still in question, so it's likely

1:34.4

Hickock knew even less than we do today. He rushed into the lobby and was probably directed

1:40.4

to the source of the shots on the second floor. There was a dead man in one of the rooms,

1:45.6

and he was clearly the victim of the shooting. His name would be reported in the Abilene

1:50.5

Chronicle as Charles Cougar. The newspaper also stated that there were four bullet holes

1:56.9

in the wall of Cougar's hotel room. It looked like someone in the neighboring room had

2:01.5

fired through the wall and killed Cougar while the poor man was sitting in his bed reading

2:06.7

the newspaper. There was obviously nothing Bill could do for the dead man, so he looked

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