Humpday History Highlight
By Wyatt Earp | August 25, 2010
August 25, 1896 – Outlaw Bill Doolin Is Killed
For six years, he participated in a variety of bank and train robberies, sometimes in partnership with the infamous Dalton gang. A careful and methodical man, Doolin planned his robberies well. Though he was shot several times, the wounds were never serious.
Success inevitably brought increased pressure from law enforcement. Doolin made several offers to surrender in exchange for a light sentence, but his offers were rejected. In January 1896, the famous lawman Bill Tilghman single-handedly captured Doolin at Eureka Springs, Arkansas. The outlaw, who was at the springs to take in the medicinal waters, was caught by surprise, and Tilghman arrested him peacefully. Jailed at Guthrie, Oklahoma, while awaiting trial, Doolin escaped on July 5, 1896.
Doolin managed to elude the pursuing posse for nearly two months. When the posse finally caught up with him at Lawson, Oklahoma, Doolin apparently decided he was not going to be captured alive. Badly outnumbered, Doolin drew his gun. A rain of shotgun and rifle fire instantly killed him.
Oooh, that’s gonna leave a mark! There’s a photo of the bullet-riddled Doolin online. I won’t link it here, but it’s easy to find if you’re into that sort of thing.
Topics: HHH | 6 Comments »
August 25th, 2010 at 9:37 pm
I have that autopsy photo in one of my “Tales of the Gun” videos the History Channel put out a few years back.
Shotguns are ouchy.
August 25th, 2010 at 10:09 pm
Yep, went to look at the photo. “It” left a few marks.
August 25th, 2010 at 10:21 pm
Well, of those that hit most are about center mass!
August 25th, 2010 at 10:23 pm
Good center mass shooting
Fitting end for a bad guy AFAIK
August 25th, 2010 at 11:00 pm
Kaveman – I had no problem rushing into a Shots Fired call in patrol – unless they said it was a shotgun. Freak me out.
RT – “It’s only a flesh wound!”
Rob in Katy – Yeah, not bad shooting, considering.
Old NFO – I should aim as well.
August 27th, 2010 at 4:42 am
Just like in Red Dead Redemption