The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 67, July 1963 - April, 1964 Page: 74
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Southwestern Historical Quarterly
On the day of the races, Marshal J. W. Greene and his bride,
the former Dora Nabers, were returning to Comanche in an open-
top buggy from their honeymoon trip to Dallas. Late that after-
noon, about two miles east of town, they came across Joe Hardin.
He was on horseback and was plainly excited.
Holding up a gun to stop the couple, he asked, "Jeff, have
you seen the boys?"
"No, I haven't seen a soul," the marshal told him.
"Well, the town has been shot up and Webb has been killed,"
Joe said, giving Marshal Greene and his bride the first news
they had received of the killing.
Hardin has told in his autobiography that after seeing that he,
Taylor, and Barrickman were safely out of town, Bud Dixon and
Ham Anderson met them at the home of Preacher Hardin. They
were joined there by Preacher Hardin, Joe Hardin, and Sheriff
Carnes. According to Hardin, who had a great fear of mob vio-
lence, he was willing to surrender, but was told by the sheriff that
he could not protect him with the feeling against him as high as
it was. He was advised by Carnes to stay around until the ex-
citement had abated, and then come in and give himself up.
Hardin, with Taylor, Barrickman, and Anderson, decided to go
into hiding at Round Mountain, about eight miles west of Co-
manche. They left for that place too hurriedly to take food with
them, but Joe was to bring them a supply the next morning. At
the same time he was to bring two saddle horses to be exchanged
for those Hardin and Taylor had mounted when they broke from
the Jack Wright saloon.
The next morning Joe did not come as early as expected. When
the hours dragged by and they had no word from him, the men
became hungry and impatient. Barrickman and Anderson wanted
to go to Comanche and see about the situation. Likely the ex-
citement had simmered down and Joe did not think it necessary
to come, they argued. Taylor, who on the previous day had
wanted to charge the mob on the square, was in a mood to ride
into town and fight it out with anybody who did not greet them
with a smile of welcome and a cordial "Well, boys, I see you're
back." But Hardin was more cautious. "We'd better wait till Joe
comes," he counseled, "and be guided by what Joe has to report."
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