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A murdered marshal in a 'bad' county of Colorado...
A murdered marshal in a 'bad' county of Colorado...
Item # 638768
November 07, 1883
ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Nov. 7, 1883 Likely due to its location on the edge of the Western frontier, this newspaper typically contained a wealth sensational crime reports and events from the West, much more than any found in eastern newspapers.
Inside has: "Stopping Stages" "Detailing Two Successful Attacks on Overland States" "Captured Counterfeiters" "Murdering A Marshal--The Deed of a Noted Desperado Graphically Related" which begins: "Salida, in Chaffee County [Colorado], has of late sprung into notoriety as a 'live town--one full of life' and possessing the glory of being 'bad'..." with more (see).
Twelve pages, very nice condition.
Category: The Old West
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