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Shot and killed Davis Tutt
- In July 1865, "Wild Bill" Hickok shot and killed Davis Tutt in Springfield, MO—the first quick-draw duel on the frontier.
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Sep 27, 2017 · by Marshall Trimble | Sep 27, 2017 | Ask the Marshall, Departments. What pistol did “Wild Bill” Hickok use to kill Davis Tutt in 1865? Ron Bolza — Slatington, Pennsylvania. The Hickok-Tutt affair has been described as one of the few classic, Hollywood-style gunfights.
Mar 23, 2020 · This article will hopefully put to rest, those that do not believe in the 75 yard dueling shot made by James Butler “Wild Bill” Hickok, against Davis Tutt that occurred on July 21st, 1865. Some would say, that the pistols of that time (cap & ball), could not have been fired accurately from such a distance, so they dismiss the story as a ...
Apr 4, 2019 · Tutt missed but the force of Hickok’s shot made him stagger backward; he stumbled into the courthouse, reeled out through one of its arches, and with the chocked cry: “Boys, I am killed” fell dead on the square. By actual measurement, both men were 75 yards apart when they opened fire.
Apr 1, 2003 · Tom Shepard. El Monte, California. Dave Tutt and Wild Bill were, according to many accounts, 75 yards apart; however, Hickok expert Joseph Rosa, in Wild Bill Hickok: The Man and the Myth, says they were 50 yards apart. Either one is still a heck of a pistol shot. Evidence indicates that Tutt was standing sideways, duelist-style, which makes ...
Wild Bill Hickok shot Davis Tutt on the Springfield, Missouri, town square on July 21, 1865 in one of the only documented quick draw shootouts in Wild West h...
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Lawman and scout. Duel with Davis Tutt. Deputy U.S. marshal in Kansas. Marshal of Hays, Kansas. Killings as sheriff. Marshal of Abilene, Kansas. Shootout with Phil Coe. Later life. Eye trouble. Marriage. Death. Jack McCall's two trials. Burial. Pistols known to have been carried by Hickok. In popular culture. Memorials and honorable distinctions.
Jul 21, 2015 · On July 21, 1865—150 years ago today—Hickok shot and killed Davis Tutt in the center of Springfield, Missouri in the first example of the type of Old West showdown that defines the era on...
