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A drawing titled "Last Break in Abilene" showing outlaw and gunfighter John Wesley Hardin jumping from a balcony of the American House Hotel into a carriage below. The incident occurred while Hardin was staying at the hotel. Hardin became enraged when he was disturbed by the loud snoring of a man in the next room. He fired several bullets into the man's room, killing him as he slept. Hardin was forced to flee from Abilene before town marshal James Butler "Wild Bill" Hickok, could arrest him for the murder.
Creator: Hardin, John Wesley, 1853-1895
Date: 1896
Item Number: 218243
Call Number: GL B H219h
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 218243
Collections - Library
Date - 1890s - 1896
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Book - Illustrations
People - Notable People - Hardin, John Wesley, 1853-1895
Places - Cities and towns - Abilene
Places - Counties - Dickinson
Transportation - Non-motorized - Carriages
Type of Material - Printed materials - Books - Illustrations
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