John Wesley Hardin collection.

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John Wesley Hardin collection.

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Includes photocopies of the "Case Book of D. Storms;" photocopies of the jury statement against Hardin in the murder of Charles Webb; photocopies of probate records from the El Paso County Clerk's Office in connection with Hardin's Last Will and Testament; photocopies of original depositions from the El Paso District Clerk's Office regarding the death of Hardin; photocopies of D. Storms' obituary; ephemera in the form of seven .32 caliber cartridge casings said to have come from a pistol that belonged to Hardin; photographs of Hardin and a pistol said to have belonged to him; and the negatives of the photographs.

9 folders (1 linear in.)

University of Texas at El Paso

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SNAC Resource ID: 7389551

University of Texas at El Paso

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Webb, Charles Richard, 1939-

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Storms, D.

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Hardin, John Wesley, 1853-1895

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6pr86dh (person)

Texas gunfighter John Wesley Hardin killed his first victim at the age of 15 in 1868. After committing numerous additional murders, often related to drinking and gambling, he was convicted of murder in 1877 and served 15 years' time in Huntsville. In 1894, he was shot in the back of the head and killed in Acme Saloon in El Paso while throwing dice. From the description of John Wesley Hardin Papers, 1874-1931. (Texas State University-San Marcos). WorldCat record id: 48971180 ...