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sneaked toward his hip. That he whipped out his gun and fired, first
at Hardin's head (he had heard that the desperado wore a steel breast
plate) then at his body.
A CCOUNTS of the killing, published in El Paso papers, report the
A testimony of witnesses to the effect that Hardin gave no sign of
having seen Selman enter; that he seemed intent on the dice and
had just remarked "three sixes to beat," when the first shot was
fired. Examination of the body brought out the fact that the bullet
which killed Hardin entered the back of his head.
They buried Hardin in old Concordia Cemetery and "Old John"
Selman survived him only until April 5, 1896. Then he threatened
to kill Deputy United States Marshal George Scarborough, with whom
he had quarreled before. When Selman reached for his gun, Scarborough
beat him to the draw and fired four times, fatally wounding
the old man.
R ODEO CLO T H E S ARE ALSO "FAMOUS IN THE WEST"
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Cunningham, Eugene. Famous in the West, book, 1925~; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth29618/m1/29/: accessed May 9, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Denton Public Library.