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After Cooley supporter Moses Baird was killed, Ringo murdered James Cheyney on September 25, 1875, with a friend named Bill Williams. They rode up to Cheyney's house. Cheyney (who had led Baird into the ambush) greeted them unarmed, invited them in, and began washing his face on the porch. Both Ringo and Williams shot and killed him.
Nov 16, 2009 · John Ringo, the famous gun-fighting gentleman, is found dead in Turkey Creek Canyon, Arizona. Romanticized in both life and death, John Ringo was supposedly a Shakespeare-quoting gentleman...
Despondent, his horse having run off, left without water, Ringo committed suicide. In fact, Ringo died within 20 yards of a well-traveled road, having just reached Turkey Creek, the first available water source within many miles.
Dec 16, 2019 · However, some people have claimed that Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday murdered Ringo. Among the proponents of that story was Wyatt's wife, Josephine. Others blamed Ringo's drinking buddy, Frank "Buckskin" Leslie or a dude called "Johnny-Behind-the-Deuce." Any hope of knowing the true story likely died with Ringo.
Feb 22, 2022 · When Moses Baird, a fellow Cooley supporter, was attacked and killed in September 1875, Ringo lead the counterattack. He shot two of the men involved in the murder — gambler James Cheyney and Dave Doole — in their homes.
Jan 21, 2022 · While in Yuma Prison for the murder of his wife, Leslie allegedly confessed to a guard that he killed Ringo. Few believe him. Another name attached to Ringo’s demise has been Johnny-Behind-the-Deuce (Michael O’Rourke), who supposedly ambushed Ringo near the latter’s camp in the Chiricahuas.
Jul 10, 2024 · Johnny Ringo was an American Western outlaw, a loner, noted for his deadly fast draw. Not much is known of Ringo, not even his birthplace. He showed up first in Mason county, Texas, in 1875, where he was suspected of cattle rustling and arrested for a double murder.
Jan 27, 2015 · However, the late Jack Burrows, author of the 1987 biography John Ringo: The Gunfighter Who Never Was, weighed the evidence and concluded that it was indeed a suicide. The same conclusion is drawn by David Johnson in the latest (2008) edition of his book, John Ringo: King of the Cowboys .
May 4, 2023 · In 1882 John Ringo, the famous gun-fighting gentleman, is found dead in Turkey Creek Canyon, outside of Tombstone, Arizona. The cause of death was a gunshot wound to the head, by whom is unknown. The truth remains obscure to this day…or does it?
In spring of 1882, Johnny Ringo was deep in his cups, drinking more than usual, and talking about a sense of impending death. On July 14, his body was found slumped against the base of an oak in Turkey Creek Canyon, outside of Tombstone, with a gunshot wound to the head.
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