2 on the U.S. charts and topping the UK charts. Simply put, he is an amazingly talented artist. The bullet that killed Hardin sold for $80,000.[103]. I Dreamed I Saw St. Augustine iTUNES 4. 2.69. Selman's 56-year-old father, Constable John Selman Sr. (himself a notorious gunman and former outlaw), approached Hardin on the afternoon of August 19, 1895, and the two men exchanged heated words. 1895 "Hardin" - Shoulder Rig $ 259.00. January 5, 1870: Hardin killed Benjamin Bradley and claimed to have brought about the "disappearance" of a "Judge Moore." We do not know from what country they came , nor the date of landing, but suppose it was about 1745. Be the first to learn about new releases! Hardin's father was a circuit-riding Methodist preacher and named his son after the founder of the Methodist sect. John Wesley Harding is the eighth studio album by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, released on December 27, 1967, by Columbia Records. Bob Dylan, John Wesley Harding, Columbia, LP. He killed his first man at the age of 15, claiming he did so in self-defense.. Drifter's Escape iTUNES 7. However, before the retrial could be organized Selman was killed in a shootout with US Marshal George Scarborough on April 6, 1896, during an argument following a card game. [14] Towards the end of the drive, a Mexican herd crowded in behind Hardin's and there was some trouble keeping the two herds apart. . [40] In November 1872, Hardin escaped from the Gonzales County, Texas, jail despite a guard of six men; a $100 reward was offered for his arrest. In a vintage 1924 article, John Hunter quotes John Wesley Hardin's midwife as predicting he would either turn out to be a "great hero" or a "monumental villain." In truth, he was wholly neither and a little of both. Can't Make Love to Bob Dylan. A subsequent lawsuit ruled in favor of keeping the body in El Paso.[64]. In May 1874, while in Gainesville, Florida, Hardin confessed to having knocked down a black man and shooting another during a disturbance outside the, Hardin claimed that on July 1, 1874, he drove off 17, Later, Hardin and Mac Young were supposedly stopped near, Hardin claimed to have been involved in the killing of two. magazine, "For an album of this kind to be released amidst Sgt. One group, representing several of Hardin's great-grandchildren, sought to relocate his body to Nixon, Texas, to be interred next to the grave of his first wife, Jane. November 1876: Hardin (under the alias of "Swain") and Gus Kennedy were arrested in Mobile, Alabama, for having a deck of marked cards, and ordered to leave town. Hardin denied writing the poetry, claiming in turn that Sloter was the author. [18] On January 5, 1870, Hardin was playing cards with Benjamin Bradley in Towash, Hill County, Texas. [7]:73 Hardin made a sick-bed surrender to authorities, handing over his guns to Sheriff Reagan and asking to be tried for his past crimes in order "to clear the slate". 5: Bob Dylan Live 1975, The Rolling Thunder Revue, Vol. While there, he read theological books, becoming the superintendent of the prison Sunday School, and studied law. While locked up, he bought a revolver from another prisoner. [7]:79[60], Hardin eventually adapted to prison life. Behind Dylan is Charlie Joy, a local stonemason and carpenter. Jim Taylor was shot and killed January 1, 1875; Bill Taylor was tried twice and acquitted-one report is that he died about 1890 in Sonora Texas another report is that he was reportedly killed about 1895 in Oklahoma. Hardin made the claim to have outdrawn "Wild Bill" Hickok. Produced by Bob Johnston, the album marked Dylan's return to semi-acoustic instrumentation and folk-influenced songwriting after three albums of lyrically abstract, blues-indebted rock music. According to Hardin, they tied him on a horse with no saddle for the trip. Hahaha! 7: No Direction Home: The Soundtrack, Vol. He then ordered the two men to join the other members of the posse at Jim Page's and wait for him to come along, stating, "I reckon they are waiting for me yet. [7]:46, On July 4, 1871, a Texas trail boss named William Cohron[28] was killed on the Cottonwood Trail (40 miles (64km) south of Abilene) by an unnamed Mexican, who "fled south"[29] and was subsequently killed by two cowboys in a Sumner County, Kansas, restaurant on July 20. ", Parsons, Chuck. Blair prevented a gunfight between two well-armed parties, one of which was headed by John Hardin and the other headed by Capt. "[8] Those sessions took place in the autumn of 1967, requiring less than twelve hours over three stints in the studio. As I Went Out One Morning iTUNES 3. 10.24. Born in central Texas on May 26, 1853, Hardin killed. They would be given an austere sound that he and his producer Bob Johnston thought sympathetic to their content. Hardin had numerous confirmed clashes with the law: Hardin's autobiography is filled with statements which can either not be confirmed independently from his book, or differ wildly from the historical record:[7]:1011. Wes Hardin skt sin frsta person vid 15 rs lder. Hardin wrote in his autobiography that he rode to get help for the wounded man, but Maje died three days later. 17: Fragments Time Out of Mind Sessions (19961997). Clements and Hardin shared one room, with Couger in the adjacent room. $7.00 + $4.50 shipping. As noted above, Hardin claimed to have captured Abilene law officer Tom Carson and other officers and humiliated them sans clothing. [20], After killing Bradley, Hardin claimed that when a posse of fifteen men came after him, he captured two of them and took a shotgun, two six-shooters, a rifle, and two derringers from his captives. Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions. [79][102], In 2002, an auction house in San Francisco, California, auctioned three lots of John Wesley Hardin's personal effects. The liner notes to the Dylan mono box states December 17, 1967 as the original date of release. The other group, consisting of locals from El Paso, sought to prevent the move. [7]:20 Dozens of people saw this fight, and from them there is a good record of how Hardin had used his guns. More music I didn't sit down and plan that sound.". Most of all he was a coldblooded killer. He claimed self-defense, stating that he witnessed Hardin attempting to draw his pistol upon seeing him enter the saloon, and a hung jury resulted in his being released on bond, pending a retrial. And he is the only major pop artist about whom this can be said. Cut between 9pm and 12 midnight, "I'll Be Your Baby Tonight" and "Down Along the Cove" would be the only two songs featuring Drake's light pedal steel guitar. Years later, Hardin referred to the episode: May 26, 1874: Hardin killed Brown County Deputy Sheriff Charles Webb in Comanche, Texas. [3] According to Hardin, the following day, Maje "ambushed" him as he rode past shouting at him and waving a stick. The track durations cited here are those of the remastered version released September 16, 2003, and re-released June 1, 2004. August 26, 1873: Cuero Texas Sherriff D.J. That same month, Hardin may have wounded three Mexicans in an argument over a Three-card Monte card game, pistol-whipping one man over the head, shooting one man in the arm, and shooting the third man in the lung. The Ballad of Frankie Lee and Judas Priest iTUNES 6. John Wesley Hardin entered the world near Bonham, Texas in 1853. See more John Wesley Harding by Bob Dylan (CD, 1989) Share | Add to Watch list. Sponsored. His holsters were sewn into his vest so that the butts of his pistols pointed inward across his chest. [43][44][45] On the run again in June 1873, Hardin assisted in the escape of his brother-in-law, Joshua Bowen, from the Gonzales County, Texas, jail where he was imprisoned on an 1872 murder charge. Pepper, Their Satanic Majesties Request, After Bathing at Baxter's, somebody must have had a lot of confidence in what he was doing Dylan seems to feel no need to respond to the predominate [sic] trends in pop music at all. Hardin was born in 1853 near Bonham, Texas, to James "Gip" Hardin, a Methodist preacher and circuit rider, and Mary Elizabeth Dixson. His father was a Methodist preacher, circuit rider, schoolteacher, and lawyer. "And since that point, I more or less had amnesia It took me a long time to get to do consciously what I used to be able to do unconsciously.". Born in Bonham, Texas in 1853, his father was a Methodist Minister who named him for the founder of the. Both sides accused the other parties of seeking the tourist revenue generated by the location of the body. [7]:1011, In 1867[7]:7 while attending his father's school, Hardin was taunted by another student, Charles Sloter. Contradictory release dates have been claimed for John Wesley Harding. Gunfighter John Wesley Hardin was one of the most notorious killers to come out of the Old West (while staying overnight at a hotel, he was awakened by the snoring of a man in the next room; Hardin reached over, grabbed his pistol and fired a shot through the wall, killing the man). accessed September 21, 2018, "Boastful Bill Longley: Cold-blooded Texas Killer - HistoryNet", Fastest draw at the auction house: Collectors snap up antique firearms, Old West memorabilia, (Note: Internet Archive digitized 1896 edition is available). Lining standard; 6 cartridge loops standard; Available for most Single Actions and Double Actions *Note: All fields must be filled in and/or selected before proceeding to add order to shopping cart. Wesley Stace On Mountain Stage. C $12.21 + C $19.76 shipping. Court records show that Hardin carried a Colt "Lightning" revolver at the time of his death. The Colt's serial number was 84304: the gun was recorded in Colt factory ledgers as shipped on July 16, 1891, to Hartley & Graham, New York City. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. From Newport to the Ancient Empty Street in L.A. "I would have liked more steel guitar, more piano. Later that year, on March 16, Hardin was pardoned, and, on July 21, he passed the state's bar examination, obtaining his license to practice law. Pursued by lawmen for most of his life, in 1877 at the age of 23, he was sentenced to 24 years in prison for murder. He dismounted and managed to discharge the gun by steadying the cylinder with one hand and pulling the trigger with the other. John Wesley Harding was well received by critics and sold well, reaching No. John Wesley Harding shares many stylistic threads with, and was recorded around the same time as, the prolific series of home recording sessions with The Band, partly released in 1975 as The Basement Tapes, and released in complete form in 2014 as The Bootleg Series Vol. Um dos mais brutais, mais certeiros e mais rpidos atiradores de todos os tempos, Hardin foi um fora-da-lei do perodo da histria dos Estados Unidos da Amrica conhecido como "Velho Oeste". [8] Sloter charged at Hardin with a knife, but Hardin stabbed him with his own knife, almost killing him. [citation needed] In 1879, Hardin and 50 other convicts were stopped within hours of successfully tunneling into the prison armory. "Six Telegrams That Tell a Story: The Arrest of John Wesley Hardin. [48] Two of Hardin's accomplices in the shooting were cousin Bud Dixon and Jim Taylor. [7]:109, In March 1876, Hardin wounded a man, in Florida, who had tried to mediate a quarrel between him and another man. They played only three songs ("Grand Coulee Dam", "Dear Mrs. Roosevelt", and "I Ain't Got No Home"), and it would be another eighteen months before Dylan would again perform in concert.[25]. Bob Dylan's eighth studio album John Wesley Harding (released 12/27/67) may be the most singular piece of work he's ever created. August 6, 1871: Hardin killed Charles Couger in Abilene, Kansas. The Devil in Me. Hidden by the animal, he pulled out a gun, fatally shot Smalley, and used his horse to escape. "A Guide to the John Wesley Hardin Collection, 1874-1931 (Bulk: 1874-1895)", "Memphis daily appeal. However, when Hardin learned of how many murders Reagan was going to charge him with, he changed his mind. Hardin had a quick temper, which often got him into trouble. When Webb replied he had not, Hardin invited him into the hotel for a drink. Bowen had been charged with the December 17, 1872, killing of Thomas Holderman. He was the son of James Hardin, a Methodist preacher, who had named him after John Wesley, the founder of Methodism. Hardin shot him and then had the body buried to avoid retribution from the man's tribe. October 1873: Hardin was indicted in Hill County, Texas, for the 1870 death of Benjamin Bradley, but was never tried. [7]:119, Hardin was tried for Webb's killing, and on June 5, 1878, was sentenced to serve 25 years in Huntsville Prison. "[10] However, in a 1995 interview, Berg clarified that although the images seem to resemble the Beatles, this was not done intentionally, nor was he aware of the resemblance until it was pointed out to him after the album's release: "Later on, I got a call from Rolling Stone magazine in San Francisco. "John Wesley Harding" by Bob DylanListen to Bob Dylan: https://BobDylan.lnk.to/ss_followYD Subscribe to the official Bob Dylan YouTube channel: https://BobDy. He was sentenced to 25 years at hard labour in the state prison at Huntsville. This gun and its holster were once sold at auction for $168,000. Harding is Johnny Cash 's outlaw figure, "he was never known to hurt an honest man" folk-hero of a different kind, John Wesley Harding "a friend to the poor." Call him Robin Hood if it. home the secret series news events music albums archival releases dynablobs EPs shop. Residence. June 19, 1872: Hardin is wounded in a gunfight in. Hardin then claimed that while on the run he was "arrested" by three men named Smith, Jones, and Davis; but in Bell County, Texas, he killed all three with their own guns, after they became drunk and careless, and escaped again. [7]:3334, In the summer of 1871, while driving cattle on the Chisholm Trail to Abilene, Kansas, Hardin is reputed to have fought Mexican vaqueros and cattle rustlers. El Paso may not have been big enough for both of them, but the graveyard had room to spare. Hardin was a pioneer of the North Carolina territories west of the Appalachian Mountains, a patriot in the Revolutionary War, and the Patriarch of a large family, being the progenitor of many westward pioneering families of the late-18th and 19th centuries. C $10.85 + C $15.00 shipping. August 1877: Reported to have been under indictments in five Texas counties: May 1, 1895: Hardin used a pistol to get back money that he lost in gambling at El Paso's Gem Saloon. He killed his first man at the age of 15, claiming he did so in self-defense. [citation needed], "One day I was half-stepping, and the lights went out," Dylan would recall ten years later. Hardin met up with Hickok again while on a cattle drive in August 1871. [notes 12] He also carried an Elgin watch[101] when he was shot and killed. : John Wesley Harding 1967 8 LP's 2 1 RIAA 5002012303 [1] [ ] After hearing of Woody Guthrie's passing (two weeks before John Wesley Harding's first session), Dylan contacted Harold Leventhal, Guthrie's longtime friend and manager, and extended an early acceptance to any invitation for any memorial show that might be planned. Hardin claimed he ambushed lawman Tom Carson and two other deputies there. See Chuck Parsons "A Lawless Breed: John Wesley Hardin, Texas Reconstruction, and Violence in the Wild West ".p.25. 11: The Basement Tapes Complete, Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies, Learn how and when to remove this template message, The Ballad of Frankie Lee and Judas Priest, "A Basic Record Library: The Fifties and Sixties", "The Bob Dylan Who's Who/ Harding, John Wesley", "Dylan's Col. LP Getting Blockbuster Response", "CASH BOX MAGAZINE: Archive of all issues from1942 to 1996", "British album certifications Bob Dylan John Wesley Harding", "American album certifications Bob Dylan John Wesley Harding", Recording Industry Association of America, "Hail, Hail, Rock 'n' Roll: Getting back to rock's funky, essential essence", Live 19612000: Thirty-Nine Years of Great Concert Performances, Bob Dylan The Rolling Thunder Revue: The 1975 Live Recordings, Bob Dylan: The Complete Album Collection Vol. This may not have been the first killing Hardin Was involved in: A US Congressional record reports that "No.302 Kaufman county, August 1867.- John Love, L.T.Nash, Joe Hardin, and J. Hardin {white} murdered Tom {colored}. Evans died of his injuries and Ruff was jailed. [7]:14, Locals hid the victims in the creekbed about 100 yards from the ambush. Finally, in flight from Texas, he was caught in a Pensacola, Fla., train depot and returned to Austin, Texas, for trial in September 1877. The Truth. It was reported at the time that Webb was shot as he was pulling out an arrest warrant for one of Hardin's group. https://www.britannica.com/biography/John-Wesley-Hardin, Spartacus Educational - John Wesley Hardin, Texas State Historical Association - The Handbook of Texas Online - Biography of John Wesley Hardin. John Wesley Harding is the eighth studio album by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, released on December 27, 1967, by Columbia Records. I waylaid them, as I had no mercy on men whom I knew only wanted to get my body to torture and kill. John Wesley Hardin was one of the Old West's most notorious killers: a ruthless outlaw who once killed a man just for snoring. John Wesley Hardin was born on May 26, 1853 in Bonham, Fannin County, Texas, the second of James Gibson and Elizabeth Cartwright Dixon Hardin's eight children. He was just getting warmed up. 11: The Basement Tapes Complete. John Wesley Harding Singer, Songwriter With the release of his first major label album, Here Comes the Groom, in 1990, John Wesley Harding quickly became a favorite singer-songwriter among music critics. This time, Hickok allowed Hardin to carry his pistols into town - something he had never allowed others to do. Shortly before midnight, Selman Sr. entered the saloon, walked up to Hardin from behind, and shot him in the head, killing him instantly. Hardin was born in 1853, killed between thirty and forty men which allegedly included a poor soul in wild Bill Hickock's Abeline Kansas, who's only crime was snoring. John Wesley Harding. In fact, Dixon's mother had been divorced in 1851. He then forced a war party to flee after he shot a second Indian who had killed a beef cow. "Cases argued and Adjudged in the Court of Appeals of the State of Texas, Volume 4", during 1878 https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John_Wesley_Hardin&oldid=1142285787, In September 1871, Hardin was involved in a gunfight with two, On June 19, 1872, Hardin was involved in a gunfight in, On July 26, 1872, Hardin wounded Texas state policeman Sonny Speights in the arm with a derringer pistol, in, January 9, 1871: Arrested by Constable E.T. The cover photograph of John Wesley Harding shows a squinting Dylan flanked by brothers Luxman and Purna Das, two Bengali Bauls, Indian musicians brought to Woodstock by Dylan's manager, Albert Grossman. Dylan went to work on John Wesley Harding in the fall of 1967. Hardin's violent career started in 1867 with a schoolyard squabble in which he stabbed another youth. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album Bob Dylan's portrait is shown in the top right corner, overlooking the rest of the pack.. Six months Later December 27, 1967 Bob Dylan released the album John Wesley Harding. [22] After the Bell County shootings, Hardin found refuge with his cousins, the Clements, who were then living in Gonzales, in south Texas. He is the great-grandfather of legendary Texas outlaw and gunslinger, John Wesley Hardin. He claimed credit for many murders that cannot be corroborated. Pursued by lawmen for most of his life, in 1877 at the age of 23, he was sentenced to 24 years in prison for murder. [34] Couger was hit in the heart by one of the bullets as he lay in bed and was killed instantly. Despite this, Hardin became involved in criminal activity at a young age and was known for his quick temper and penchant for violence. Western Outlaw. Allegedly, Hardin was also involved in this killing of Thomas Holderman. He was shot by Phil Sublett, who had lost money to him in a poker game. "Keeping Score on John Wesley Hardin. Edit setlist. Showing 1-2 of 2 "A bullet to the front of the head demonstrates good marksmanship. xxx xxxx. Hardin was convicted of murder and sentenced to 25 years in prison. The Lone Star State. Update 2018-2019: For an absolutely amazing John Wesley Hardin and Jesse Woodson James connection, please read my chapter titled: Jesse James and the Deadliest in Texas ***** Outlaw-Attorney John Wesley Hardin. [7]:8687, After a brief visit to Floridawhere he claimed to have been involved in three incidents against Negroes, including a lynchingHardin met with his wife, Jane, and their young daughter, with whom he had relocated under the assumed name "Swain". Although there are no contemporary newspaper reports of this shooting, this killing is mentioned in a 1924 account by Texas cattleman George N. Steen, who reported: The Alachua county coroner (who was allegedly part of the mob according to Hardin) afterward rendered the verdict that "Eli" had died after setting fire to the jail himself. While there, he claimed he shot a man's eye out to win a bottle of whiskey in a bet. [100], Hardin's weapons of choice, and several of his personal effects, have been well documented and auctioned to private collectors. [7]:17 Allegedly, Hardin killed a black man in Leon County, Texas. After surrendering to Sheriff Reagan (brother of John Henninger Reagan) of Cherokee County, Texas, he was wounded in the right knee by an accidental gunshot from a nervous deputy. The next year, when he was nine, he tried to run away with his cousin and join the Confederate army. He attempted to draw a .44 Colt cap-and-ball pistol but it got caught up in his suspenders. On July 18, 1873[41] in Cuero, Texas, Hardin killed DeWitt County Deputy Sheriff J.B. Morgan, who served under County Sheriff Jack Helm (a former captain in the Texas State Police and leader of the Sutton force at that time). The veteran musician and writer performs more . In January 1870, Hardin claimed he killed a circus hand at Horn Hill, Texas. John Wesley Hardin (May 26, 1853 August 19, 1895) was an American Old West outlaw, gunfighter, and controversial folk icon. Sloter accused Hardin of being the author of graffiti on the schoolhouse wall that insulted a girl in his class. [61], While in prison, he wrote an autobiography. [7]:106 It is not known if Hardin was directly or indirectly involved in the killing of Reuben Brown, as he makes no further mention of the incident in his life story. As for Hardin, History claimed he took pride in his newfound association with an older, more famous gunslinger. "[37] ("Monday night", as reported by the newspaper, would have been August 7, 1871, not August 6.) "[7]:5 Hardin's father traveled over much of central Texas on his preaching circuit until he settled his family in Sumpter, Trinity County, Texas, in 1859. Sometime during the evening, Hardin was awakened by loud snoring coming from Couger's room. [23][notes 2][24][25] Hardin writes that he was made trail boss for the herd. Dylan returned for one last session on November 29, completing all of the remaining work. A brother was killed, but in 1868 during the Lee-Peacock feud. Two buckshot pellets penetrated Hardin's kidney and for a time it looked as if he would die. We have no further record of his brother. John Wesley Harding discography and songs: Music profile for John Wesley Harding, born 22 October 1965. Attached is a Memorial cdv image of John Wesley Hardin, previously unknown, or undocumented. [16], The album was re-released as one of the 15 Dylan titles remastered for Hybrid SACD on September 16, 2003, and was reissued again as part of The Original Mono Recordings on October 10, 2010. John Wesley Hardin, one of the deadliest men in the history of the Old West, arrives in Abilene, Kansas, where he briefly becomes friends with Marshal Wild Bill Hickok.. Hardin revealed a tendency . They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors. John Wesley Harding is clearly inspired by the life of a real-life outlaw, John Wesley Hardin. But, the Summer Of Love was, indeed, over, and people . [58] Hardin made several attempts to escape. Hickok saw Hardin, who was 16 years younger than he, as a youthful, budding killer to whom he could offer guidance in the savage world of the Old West. A firefight between the rival camps ensued. He killed at least 21 men in gun duels and ambushes in the period 1868-77. At least two other relatives of Hardin were also killers: One relation was a law officer killed in the line of duty: The memorable circumstances and the sheer number of Hardin's life events, real or exaggerated, made him a legend of the Old West and an icon of American folklore. ", Whittington, Michael. A truce was declared, and both parties went their separate ways. Bob Dylan's iconic song, "John Wesley Harding" is based on the life of the gunfighter-turned lawyer John Wesley Hardin. Instead, Dylan used a different set of songs for John Wesley Harding. Dylan had arrived in Nashville with a set of songs similar to the feverish yet pithy compositions that came out of The Basement Tapes. But he's continued to release music under his alias, a name he shares with a 1967 Bob. While legend has it that Dylan recorded John Wesley Harding after finishing The Basement Tapes sessions with members of the Band, several biographers and discographers have argued that the final reel of basement recordings actually postdates the first John Wesley Harding session. U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019. Never had Dylan constructed an album-as-an-album so self-consciously. All songs are written by Bob Dylan. There are conflicting accounts of Hardin's death Wikimedia Commons John Wesley Harding was Dylan's last LP to be issued simultaneously in both monophonic (CL 2804) and stereophonic (CS 9604) formats. A All along this countryside, E He opened a many a door, A But he was never known D To hurt an. A state famous and notorious in equal measure for its outlaws. He was plagued by recurring poor health, especially when the wound he had received from Sublett became re-infected in 1883, causing him to be bedridden for almost two years. A relative smuggled a hacksaw to Hardin, who escaped after cutting through the bars of a prison window. Another Colt revolver (known as a .41-caliber "Thunderer"), which was owned by Hardin and used by him to rob the Gem Saloon, was sold at the same auction for $100,000. [46], On March 11, 1874, the SuttonTaylor feud intensified when Jim and Bill Taylor gunned down Billy Sutton and Gabriel Slaughter[47] as they waited on a steamboat platform in Indianola, Texas. Sometime between the second and third session, Dylan approached Robertson and keyboardist/saxophonist Garth Hudson to furnish overdubs on the basic tracks, but as Robertson recalled: "We did talk about doing some overdubbing on it, but I really liked it when I heard it and I couldn't really think right about overdubbing on it. All Along the Watchtower iTUNES 5. Hardin admitted that he and his brother Joseph had been involved (along with both Taylors) in the killings. According to Hardin, he did not kill them but forced them to remove all their clothing and walk back to Abilene. Index to miscellaneous documents of the House of Representatives for the Second Session of the Fortieth Congress 1867-68 .p.18 {Texas} 1868", Hardin misspells Stakes name as "Stokes" and Smalley name as "Smolly". Within a year of his 1894 release from prison, Hardin was killed by John Selman in an El Paso saloon. 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