In the melee that followed, Hickok shot Woods, who, most historians agree, was then attacked and ultimately killed with a hoe by Mrs. Wellman. His birthplace is now the Wild Bill Hickok Memorial, a listed historic site under the supervision of the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. They had a falling out, and Tutt stepped in to console her. Inside were several local thugs playing pool, and when they saw the long haired frontiersman come in they thought they would have some sport with him. The first, on 24 was Bill Mulvey, who "got the drop" on Hickok. Shull said that Hickok killed McCanles in "self-defense". Hickok's brother, Lorenzo Butler Hickok, traveled from Illinois to attend the retrial. A friend of Hickok's, Charles Gross, recalled that Hickok didn't even trust the women he consorted with from time to time. Leaving Springfield, he was recommended for the position of Deputy United States Marshal at Fort Riley Kansas. [16], Several weeks later, Hickok was interviewed by Colonel George Ward Nichols, and the interview was published in Harper's New Monthly Magazine. He also took a job working for a neighbor with a last name of Carr. Of all the weapons listed, Hickok's clear favorite was indeed the Colt Navy. After his execution it was determined that McCall had never had a brother. He immediately began to break up all the unfair gambling practices, currently implemented in the saloons. [38], On September 1, 1868, Hickok was in Lincoln County, Kansas, where he was hired as a scout by the 10th Cavalry Regiment, a segregated African-American unit. Hickok was of English ancestry. At the conclusion of the incident a woman's voice was heard to shout, "good for you Wild Bill"! He was a stagecoach driver on the Santa Fe and Oregon trails, a spy and scout for the Union Army, marshal of two cities, and traveled with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Hickok again warned him not to cross the square, but again Tutt ignored him. The authorities did not consider this to be double jeopardy because at the time Deadwood was not recognized by the U.S. as a legitimately incorporated town, as it was in Indian Country and the jury was irregular. Furk Mus2017. Last night I found the common ancestor William Hickox (1609 - 1645). A month or so later, he left their honeymoon in Cincinnati for the goldfields of the Black Hills in the Dakota Territory, where he hoped to make enough money to send for her. The new trial was held in Yankton, the capital of the Dakota Territory. Hickok is currently interred in a 10ft (3m) square plot at the Mount Moriah Cemetery, surrounded by a cast-iron fence, with a U.S. flag flying nearby. He took a job in Utica Illinois, working as a wagon driver on the Illinois and Michigan Canal. A former cavalryman, J.W. 2 Army revolver, a five-shot, single-action, .32-caliber weapon, innovative as one of the first metallic cartridge firearms and favored by many Union officers during the Civil War. This, of course, incensed the mob. The old woman had tears in her eyes, recalling the incident, even after all the passing years. It is known that the Hickok home even had a hidden cellar, which was used to hide the escaping slaves. 6. In 1859 he joined the Russell, Waddell, and Majors freight company called the Pony Express. The cemetery was moved in 1881, and when McCall's body was exhumed, the noose was found still around his neck.[69]. ", Rosa, Joseph G. (1977). McCanles may have been the first man Hickok killed. The motive for the killing is still debated. In the early 1870's a man named John Hunton saw Calamity Jane and gives us a description of her,while on a visit to Fort Laramie in Wyoming. The movie The Plainsman (1936), starring Gary Cooper as Hickok, features the alleged romance between Calamity Jane and him as its main plot line. Two of these early entrepreneurs were P.T. There was no such recollection, of the incident, in the minds of old Abilene residents. Naturally, all such claims were made long after Hickok was dead. Abilene was a rough and rowdy cowtown, in those days. At Strawhuns inquest, despite "very contradictory" evidence from witnesses, the jury found the shooting justifiable. Advertisement. There the familys small farm served as a stop on the Underground Railroad. The request produced two very interesting results. James Butler "Wild Bill" Hickok is arguably the best known Old West gunfighters and one of the West's most famous folk heroes both in his own day and today. They refused, so Hickok altered it himself. [3][4] James was the fourth of six children. Good bye, Colorado Charlie, C. H. Utter. Marshal Smith had chosen to enforce the law, in Abilene, with his fists and strength of character. They quickly and quietly left town. Agnes Lake had, in her possession at the time of Hickok's death, a letter. Bonhams . Other settlers, opposing slavery, were also pouring into the area. As city Marshal Hickok moved in to stop the trouble. Together they joined a traveling circus show, and eventually Agnes had a child. Jack McCall walked to within a few feet of Wild Bill and then suddenly drew a pistol and shouted, Take that! before firing. The Screen Gems series began in syndication, but ran on CBS from June 5, 1955, through 1958, and, at the same time, on ABC from 1957 through 1958. The sad, but true, ending to this story is that in the 1940's a woman named Martha Dewey came forth. Hickok quickly drew his pistols and fired back at Coe. 10 in Deadwood, in the Black Hills, Dakota Territory, Hickok could not find an empty seat in the corner of the room, where he always sat in order to protect himself against a possible attack from behind, and instead sat with his back to one door while facing another. ", "James Butler Hickok May 27 1837 - August 2 1876 Better known as "Wild Bill" Hickok", "James Butler 'Wild Bill' Hickok, Early Deadwood", "Nebraska Legends: Rock Creek Station and the McCanles Massacre", "Chronology on Life of James Butler HICKOK, Wild Bill Hickok, Old West Kansas", "Rock Creek Station State Historical Park", "Legal Culture, Wild Bill Hickok and the Gunslinger Myth", "Myths and Realities of Frontier Violence: A Look at the Gunfighter Saga", "Frontier Hero - Reminiscences of Wild Bill Hickok by his old Friend Buffalo Bill", "The State Journal (Jefferson City, Mo. In those days, Springfield Missouri was a rough place filled with rough dangerous individuals. Western Figure. James Butler Hickok arrived in Deadwood, along with Colorado Charlie Utter and Calamity Jane, in July of 1876. He took part in the battle of "Wilson Creek" in Missouri. He noted that the sound was similar to tapping a brick wall and believed the remains weighed more than 400lb (180kg). It is interesting to note, during this time period, that young Hickok had some concerns about what his mother thought of his behavior. The episode correctly relates Hickok's vision problems late in his life, and also includes his murderer, Jack McCall, in a highly fictionalized role. At the time, shooting stray dogs within city limits was legal, and a 50-cent bounty was paid by the city for each one shot. In 1876, Hickok was shot and killed while playing poker in a saloon in Deadwood, Dakota Territory (present-day South Dakota) by Jack McCall, an unsuccessful gambler. [6][35] Witnesses confirm that while working as a scout at Fort Harker, Kansas, on May 11, 1867, Hickok was attacked by a large group of Indians, who fled after he shot and killed two. Hickok ordered him to be arrested for firing a pistol within the city limits. He was assigned Buffalo Bill Cody, a sergeant, and five privates. One of Hickok's friends, White Eyed Jack Anderson, said that he had seen Calamity back in 1879. His work included identifying and counting the number of troops in uniform who were drinking while on duty, verifying hotel liquor licenses, and tracking down individuals who owed money to the cash-strapped Union Army. McCanles was the first man Hickok was reputed to have killed in a fight. In 1861, he became a town constable in Nebraska. Add to Playlist. Hickok though continued to focus his attention on Coe. Despite his reputation,[70] Hickok was buried in the Ingelside Cemetery, Deadwood's original graveyard. Both men are iconic legends and folk heroes of the Old West; Cody as a cowboy, Pony Express rider, stage coach driver, teamster, Union Army soldier, civilian army scout, buffalo hunter, and ultimately the greatest of showmen; and Hickok as a Union . [19], In July 1869, Hickok was back in Hays and was elected sheriff and city marshal of Ellis County, Kansas, in a special election, on August 23, 1869.[20]. Funeral services will be held at Charlie Utter's Camp, on Thursday afternoon, August 3, 1876, at 3 o'clock P. M. All are respectfully invited to attend. Present-day gravesite Utter supervised the move and noted that while perfectly preserved, Hickok had been imperfectly embalmed. He noted the sound was similar to tapping a brick wall and believed the remains to now weigh more than 400 lb (181 kg). It is well known that Hickok got on very well with children. There is also a confrontation, between Hickok and five cavalry troopers, that is somewhat in dispute as to the exact facts of the event. This incident added to his fame as a gunslinger, which skyrocketed when journalist and later explorer Sir Henry Morton Stanley reported as fact in the New York Herald in 1867 Hickoks exaggerated claim that he had killed 100 men. In the plot beside him lies the remains of another Wild West legend, Calamity Jane, whose dying wish supposedly was to be buried next to Wild Bill. Hickok refused, as he had an "a memorandum" proving it to be for $25. There are many stories concerning why there was bad feeling between Coe and Hickok. She was a skilled tightrope walker, lion tamer and . was advancing on him with a drawn pistol and that Tutt had previously made threats of personal injury to Deft. At this same moment deputy Williams, in direct violation of Hickok's instructions, came running around the corner, and into the line of fire. This job came to an end when James threw his employer into the canal for mistreating his horse team. Moriah. During this period of time an incident occurred that, it is claimed resulted in the "Wild Bill" sobriquet. The family did some moving around during this time period and the next child, James Butler Hickok, was born in May of 1837. Elizabeth later married William Adams in 1648. Agnes Lake and James Butler Hickok were finally married on March 5th, 1876. The article was controversial wherever Hickok was known, and it led to several frontier newspapers' writing rebuttals. Hickok was severely injured, with a crushed chest, shoulder, and arm. At the urging of Calamity Jane, Utter in 1879 had Hickok reinterred in a ten-foot-square plot at the Mount Moriah Cemetery, surrounded by a cast-iron fence with a U.S. flag flying nearby. In 1866 Hickok helped guide Gen. William T. Shermans tour of the West, and in 186768 he scouted for Gen. Winfield Scott Hancock and Lieut. Sadly, William Alonzo Hickok died when James was just 15 years old. Utter.". At the end of the trial, Judge Sempronius Boyd gave the jury two contradictory instructions. He was released from the group after a few months. 2 revolver, the gun Hickok may have been carrying during his final poker game. HBO's Western series Deadwood is filled with violent and dangerous characters, but even the deadliest among them knew to stay clear of Wild Bill Hickok. This was claimed after he was killed during a poker game on Aug. 2, 1876. The bullet emerged through his right cheek and struck another player, riverboat Captain William Massie, in the left wrist. The fifth card was either unknown, or some say that it had not yet been dealt. It is also interesting to note, that court documents concerning the incident refer to Hickok as "William B. Hickok". In June 1865, Hickok was mustered out and spent his time in and around Springfield gambling. The mob didn't utter a sound. [26]:329 Hickok did not enjoy acting, and often hid behind scenery. Hickok's duties as a police detective were mostly mundane and included counting the number of troops in uniform drinking while on duty, checking hotel liquor licenses and tracking down individuals in debt to the Union to facilitate repayment. It is likely that when Hardin reached for his gun/s to hand them over, Hickok would have shot him dead for making a move toward his gun/s. Among his legendary exploits, he reportedly killed a bear in hand-to-hand combat armed with only a bowie knife. Writing in 1911, he detailed his admiration of Hickok and included a paragraph on the shooting that differs considerably from the accepted account. This was necessary because the cowboys would sometimes kill the farmers, whom they didn't like anyway, on their way into town. Reporter Leander Richardson interviewed Hickok shortly before his death and helped bury him. Ancestor charts showing the family relationships of Wild Bill Hickok (1837-1876) to other famous people. When Kyle's weapon misfired, Hickok shot Lonergan, wounding him in the knee, and shot Kyle twice, killing him. In 1886, ten years after Hickok's death, the Dead man's hand was explained as being three Jacks and a pair of Tens in a North Dakota newspaper which attributed the term to a specific game held in Illinois 40 years earlier, indicating that Hickok's hand had yet to gain widespread popularity. William Austin, the cemetery caretaker, estimated 500 lb (227 kg) which made it difficult for the men to carry them to the new site. Hickok returned fire and killed Coe. According to the story, Hickok placed himself between the crowd and their intended victim. The family home even had a hidden cellar which they would use to hide the escapees. In 1871 he took over as the marshal of the tough cow town of Abilene, Kansas. On August 2, 1876, Hickok was playing poker at Nuttal & Mann's Saloon No. In this town there was a young man, in jail, being threatened by an angry lynch mob. [13][14] He was also known before 1861 among Jayhawkers as "Shanghai Bill" because of his height and slim build. Was he shooting back? Richardson wrote of the encounter for the April 1877 issue of Scribner's Monthly, in which he mentions McCall's second trial. During the Civil War, he was a Union spy in Missouri. According to Hardin, Hickok taken by surprise at the maneuver, offered to compromise the situation over a drink in the saloon. After Hickok was cleared of wrong doing the incident passed into history, but not out of controversy. During the years 1859-60 Hickok drove freight wagons, and coaches along the Santa Fe Trail. Hickok, whose eyesight was poor by that time in his life due to the early stages of glaucoma, caught the glimpse of movement of someone running toward him. Coe explained that he was shooting at a stray dog[30] but suddenly turned his gun on Hickok, who fired first and killed Coe. [72] As of 2020, the flag is no longer flown. Rosa conjectures that Wellman had far more of a motive to kill McCanles, a belief supported by McCanles' son's own account. After the incident Hickok was arrested, but later set free due to the courts decision the fight was fair and Hickok had acted in self-defense. While they were in this town, Hickok is said to have taken a friend's daughter bullfrog hunting! [18] On March 22, 1858, he was elected one of the first four constables of Monticello Township. Hickok moved to Leavenworth in the Kansas Territory, where he joined Jim Lane's Free State Army (also known as the Jayhawkers), an antislavery vigilante group active in the new territory during the Bleeding Kansas era. Aug 2 1876 - Deadwood, Dakotah Territory - Mann's Saloon No. Hickok said he had "tried to restore order". It is also during this time that Hickok's trademark characteristics are recorded for the first time. He was famously photographed with a pair of ivory handled Colt 1851 Navy revolvers and a large Bowie knife tucked into his belt c. 1869. B. Hickock killed by the assassin Jack McCall in Deadwood, Black Hills, August 2, 1876. Shortly before Hickok's death, he wrote a letter to his new wife, which reads in part: "Agnes Darling, if such should be we never meet again, while firing my last shot, I will gently breathe the name of my wife Agnes and with wishes even for my enemies I will make the plunge and try to swim to the other shore.". 12/26/2019 By John Adamski. I Killed Wild Bill Hickok (1956) WESTERN part 1/2. His romance with Martha Jane Burke, aka "Calamity Jane," similarly provided material for dime novelists. Pard, we will meet again in the happy hunting ground to part no more. He was involved in several notable shootouts during the course of his life. While he was growing up, his father's farm was one of the stops on the Underground Railroad and Bill learned his hunting and shooting skills protecting the farm with his father from anti-abolitionists (hence his joining the Union Army). Those who complied fared well. According to their account, the shootout took place not inside the Wellmans cabin but inside the Rock Creek station itself, and Hickoks defense was far from single-handed. William Cody came to be known as Buffalo Bill and James Butler Hickok came to be known as Wild Bill. [25][26] He later failed to win reelection. The man, Dave Tutt, had been on the Confederate side during the war. News of an arriving cattle herd was met with conflicting emotions in old Abilene. A monument has since been built there. B. Hickok (Wild Bill) formerly of Cheyenne, Wyoming. Finally, her "friends" decided to also change the date of her death. . In the episode Dillon and Hickok are old friends. However, by the early 1860's it was known as Troy Grove. [citation needed], From 1871 until his death in 1876, Hickok had vision problems. Hickok was a good shot from a very young age and recognized locally as an outstanding marksman with a pistol. Hickok left Springfield and opened a new chapter in his life. Moriah Cemetery, Deadwood, Lawrence, South Dakota Notes: His own show, The Daring Buffalo Chase of the Plains, did not fare well, but in 1873 he joined Buffalo Bill Codys The Scouts of the Prairie, which was based in Rochester, New York. Over the years, his gunfighting and gambling prowess became the stuff of "wild west" lore, exaggerated, embellished and celebrated in contemporary pulp fiction. By 1856 James was in Kansas territory with his brother Lorenzo. At that time she was claiming to have been the wife of some man named Cosgrove, but never Hickok. 3:52. . Molded by war, and many dangerous adventures, Hickok survived the Civil War. After looking the city over, Hickok decided to accept the position. According to the Harpers account, Hickok, while guiding a detachment of Union cavalry through southern Nebraska, decided to stop and visit an old friend, Wellmans wife, at Rock Creek Station. He fought in the Union Army during the American Civil War, and gained publicity after the war as a scout, marksman, and professional gambler. Long before the Civil War began, talk of the abolition of slavery got William Hickok both interested and involved. He is now at Yankton, D.T. While in Springfield Hickok ran into an old acquaintance. In the summer of 1868, while pursuing a horse thief, Hickok rode into Atchison KS. It was written by Michael Lanahan and directed by Timothy Woodward Jr. By 1854 Hickok's father had died and he was bored with both farming and life in Troy Grove. Sometime toward the end of 1867 records show that Hickok was in Hays City Kansas, working as a deputy U.S. Still, there . After a tour of the East with Buffalo Bill Cody's Wild West Show(1872 to 1873), he went to Deadwood, South Dakota where he was murdered by Jack McCall while playing cards at the #10 Saloon. Bathrooms in the Wild West didn't feature proper baths and most weren't formal rooms. Family tree of Wild Bill HICKOK Adventurer Born James Butler HICKOK Folk hero of the American Old West Born on May 27, 1837 in Troy Grove, Illinois, USA , United States Died on August 02, 1876 in Deadwood, Dakota Territory, USA Born on May 27 44 Deceased on August 02 33 Adventurer 49 Family tree Report an error Hickok Aaron 1742 - 1814 Kent Deborah On the contrary, he was applauded. On July 21, 1865, in the town square of Springfield, Missouri, Hickok killed Davis Tutt, Jr. in a "quick draw" duel. Steve and Charlie Utter at the grave of Wild Bill HickokCharlie Utter, Hickok's friend and companion, claimed Hickok's body and placed a notice in the local newspaper, the Black Hills Pioneer, which read: "Died in Deadwood, Black Hills, August 2, 1876, from the effects of a pistol shot, J. Corrections? Hickok remains a popular figure of frontier history. In actuality, this kind of thing very rarely occurred, and the true life Western storieslike Wild Bill Hickok being shot in the back while playing cardstell a much more gruesome and less gallant tale. Famous descendants for Mayflower pilgrim Francis Cooke (1583-1663). That derisive nickname may have been given to him by David McCanles, who had sold the buildings that became the Pony Expresss Rock Creek station, on credit, to Russell, Majors and Waddell. Hickok's retort is one of the West's most famous sayings (though possibly apocryphal): "Did the crow have a pistol? The incident was precipitated by a dispute over a gambling debt incurred at a local saloon. Many historic sites and monuments commemorate his life, and he has been depicted numerous times in literature, film, and television. [4]. She said, "Oh, I tell you, I tell you, he was a grand man was Marshal Hickok, a grand man!" Troy Grove was then, and is now a small clean agricultural community. Hickok was assigned to bring the men to Topeka for trial, and he requested a military escort from Fort Hays. Lorenzo, and brother James, decided to take a hand,in the matter, and prevented any harm coming to the young man. He usually sat with his back to a wall so he could see the entrance, but the only seat available when he joined the game was a chair facing away from the door. At the time of the so-called McCanles Massacre, Hickok was known as Duck Bill because of his sweeping nose and protruding upper lip (covered with a mustache later in life). McCall alleged that John Varnes, a Deadwood gambler, had paid him to murder Wild Bill. 8:45. The killing of Wild Bill and the capture of Jack McCall is reenacted every evening (in summer) in Deadwood.[45]. The young man was a Union sympathizer, and the crowd was Confederate. He joined a Quaker group that was involved in the business of assisting escaped slaves. Hickok, naturally, did not care for the comment. The Union side lost this battle, and their commander was killed. He seemed to have respect for Hickok's abilities and replied, "If Bill needs killing, why don't you kill him yourself? Tutt called out, "Boys, I'm killed", before he collapsed and died. This, too, was badly defaced, and was then enclosed in a cage for protection. When I was a young boy, I heard that we were distantly related to Wild Bill through my mother's side. That story is also thought to be an exaggeration. Lonergan was shot in the knee while Kile, who was shot twice, died the next day. Most likely McCall became enraged over what he perceived as a condescending offer from Hickok to let him have enough money for breakfast after he had lost all his money playing poker the previous day. Similarly, his grandson Steve was just a kid growing up in the Hollywood days of Cowboys and Indians. Hickok was sent from Abilene to arrest Matt Dillon (William Conrad) for the murder of a man he had thrown out of Dodge earlier that month. [23][b], After the Civil War broke out in April 1861, Hickok became a teamster for the Union Army in Sedalia, Missouri. It is now time to deal with a myth that has plagued Hickok's memory and his legend. [59], The next day, Hickok was playing poker again. Later that year he became a teamster with the great freighting enterprise Russell, Majors and Waddell, creators of the Pony Express, for which he was too tall and heavy to be a rider. He had also served in some of the same areas Hickok had served with the Union. Shoot Out with "Wild Bill" Hickok, 1869 Buffalo Bill Entertains a Russian Grand Duke, 1872 Battle With The Apache, 1872 Captured by the Arapaho, 1875 Encounter with the Texas Rangers, 1876 Custer's Last Stand Traveling on an Emigrant Train, 1879 The Death Of Billy The Kid, 1881 Ranchers and Farmers Collide in Nebraska, 1884 A Cowboy in Dodge City The regiment was none other than the famous "7th" Cavalry, led by the equally famous Lt. He sometimes meets up with his friend and occasional lover, Calamity Jane. Pard, we will meet again in the happy hunting ground to part no more. He wrote, "Agnes darling, if such should be we never meet again, while firing my last shot, I will gently breathe the name of my wife, Agnes, and with wishes even for my enemies I will make the plunge and try to swim to the other shore." He developed habits, of personal safety, to protect himself. [21] Hickok subsequently visited McCanles' widow, apologized for the killing, and offered her $35 in restitution, all the money he had with him at the time. [45], Hickok later said he did not know that "Wesley Clemmons" was Hardin's alias, and that he was a wanted outlaw. [6], Hickok was a good shot from a young age, and was recognized locally as an outstanding marksman with a pistol. Hickok lost his re-election bid to his deputy. It is recorded that before "Buffalo Bill" developed his "Wild West show, others had attempted similar productions. Charlie Utter, Hickok's friend and companion, claimed Hickok's body and placed a notice in the local newspaper, the Black Hills Pioneer, which read: Present day gravesite"Died in Deadwood, Black Hills, August 2, 1876, from the effects of a pistol shot, J. The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok was a 1950s TV series starring Guy Madison and Andy Devine. [68], As I write the closing lines of this brief sketch, word reaches me that the slayer of Wild Bill has been rearrested by the United State [sic?] Fairchilds & Wild Bill Hickok By Bruce Clark July 29, 2004 at 05:06:38. "Wild Bill" Hickok, one of the greatest gunfighters of the American West, is murdered in Deadwood, South Dakota. This graveyard filled quickly, preventing further use, and in 1879, on the third anniversary of his original burial, Utter paid to move Hickok to the new Mount Moriah cemetery. The Bull's Head Saloon in Abilene had been established by gambler Ben Thompson and Coe, his partner, businessman, and fellow gambler. Eventually, Hickok tired of all the show business stuff and left for the West he so loved. It should not be quoted or retransmitted without a full citation to the author and website address, and should not be put into print without the author's express permission. Tutt's shot missed, but Hickok's didn't, piercing Tutt through the side from about 75 yards away. Wild Bill Hickok aired from 1 April 1951 until 31 December 1954 over the Mutual Broadcasting System on radio and then made the move to television from 1955 to 1958. He became a deputy U.S. marshal, and on March 28, 1868, he picked up 11 Union Army deserters who had been charged with stealing government property. In doing the preliminary genealogy work, I realized that my Great-great Grandfather James William DeMoss married a woman named Amanda Hecox. The man's name was H.C. Lindsay, and he and Hickok knew each other from old Indian campaign days. authorities, and after trial has been sentenced to death for willful murder. The town of Deadwood, South Dakota, re-enacts Hickok's murder and McCall's capture every summer evening. awaiting execution. They had ivory grips and nickel plating, and were ornately engraved with "J.B. Hickok1869" on the backstrap. So ended Wild Bill's first attempt at "show business". "Wild Bill's Sweetheart: The Life of Mary Jane Owens. Coe claimed that he was shooting at a stray dog,[g] and then suddenly turned his gun on Hickok, who fired first and killed Coe. Hickok left his new bride a few months later, joining Charlie Utter's wagon train to seek his fortune in the gold fields of South Dakota. The goal, which was successful, was to ship gamblers, prostitutes, and other needed commodities to the new boomtown of Deadwood, South Dakota. The letters describe the adventures of the Hickok children (including Wild Bill) in California, Kansas, Missouri and elsewhere, and their parents and family in Troy Grove, Illinois. This, in turn, was destroyed by souvenir hunters and replaced in 1902 by a life-sized sandstone sculpture of Hickok. Utter.". Calamity Jane was reputed to have led a mob that threatened McCall with lynching, but at the time of Wild Bills death, Jane was being held by military authorities. 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