KarlinPhoenix
03-11-2021, 08:12 PM
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"Julesburg received its name from a Frenchman named Jules Remi who settled there. We heard many tales of his death at the hands of Joe A. Slade [Joseph Alfred "Jacky" Slade, (1831-1864)], the notorious superintendent of the grand central division of the Overland Stage Company, which stretched over six hundred miles of territory with scanty population and less law. It seems that bad blood had existed between Remi and Slade for some time. On one occasion Remi, taking advantage of his enemy when he was unarmed, emptied his revolver into him, then picked up a shot gun and discharged it into his prostrate body. Contrary to all expectations, however, Slade survived this cowardly outrage, even though his body bore thirteen pistol bullets and buckshot. Later, it is reported, Remi returned to the country with the avowed purpose of finishing the job he had left unfinished previously. Slade, hearing of this, send four of his stage employees to capture Remi. They tied him to the corral at a station known as Chanson's ranch not far from Fort Laramie, and Slade shot him to death with a revolver. He then sliced off both of his ears with a bowie knife and carried them for some time as watch charms. Among the frontiersmen acquainted with the facts, Slade was justified in what would have been classed as brutal murder under other circumstances. The stage company approved of his action and continued him in its employ."
Different times, different rules. I think this is an interesting story, as related in this book. One important take-away: If you have enemies, NEVER go about unarmed.
About this book:
"Ben Arnold was the contemporary of Wild Bill, Crazy Horse, Sitting Bull, Buffalo Bill, George Armstrong Custer, Frank Grouard, and many other notables of the old west. He knew most of them and he was well-known in the territories of Montana, Wyoming, and the Dakotas.After serving in the American Civil War, Arnold went west and worked through the end of the century as a gold miner, cowboy, lawman, and army scout. He was with General George Crook during the 1876 Big Horn and Yellowstone Expedition, when Custer lost his life and Crook fought Crazy Horse at the Rosebud.
In this thrilling account of his life, Arnold provides a look into a world that is long gone and fascinating to anyone interested in the wild west of the 19th century. As a man who lived among and had family among the Indians, he gives a sympathetic and clear-eyed view into a way of life he saw vanishing."
"Julesburg received its name from a Frenchman named Jules Remi who settled there. We heard many tales of his death at the hands of Joe A. Slade [Joseph Alfred "Jacky" Slade, (1831-1864)], the notorious superintendent of the grand central division of the Overland Stage Company, which stretched over six hundred miles of territory with scanty population and less law. It seems that bad blood had existed between Remi and Slade for some time. On one occasion Remi, taking advantage of his enemy when he was unarmed, emptied his revolver into him, then picked up a shot gun and discharged it into his prostrate body. Contrary to all expectations, however, Slade survived this cowardly outrage, even though his body bore thirteen pistol bullets and buckshot. Later, it is reported, Remi returned to the country with the avowed purpose of finishing the job he had left unfinished previously. Slade, hearing of this, send four of his stage employees to capture Remi. They tied him to the corral at a station known as Chanson's ranch not far from Fort Laramie, and Slade shot him to death with a revolver. He then sliced off both of his ears with a bowie knife and carried them for some time as watch charms. Among the frontiersmen acquainted with the facts, Slade was justified in what would have been classed as brutal murder under other circumstances. The stage company approved of his action and continued him in its employ."
Different times, different rules. I think this is an interesting story, as related in this book. One important take-away: If you have enemies, NEVER go about unarmed.
About this book:
"Ben Arnold was the contemporary of Wild Bill, Crazy Horse, Sitting Bull, Buffalo Bill, George Armstrong Custer, Frank Grouard, and many other notables of the old west. He knew most of them and he was well-known in the territories of Montana, Wyoming, and the Dakotas.After serving in the American Civil War, Arnold went west and worked through the end of the century as a gold miner, cowboy, lawman, and army scout. He was with General George Crook during the 1876 Big Horn and Yellowstone Expedition, when Custer lost his life and Crook fought Crazy Horse at the Rosebud.
In this thrilling account of his life, Arnold provides a look into a world that is long gone and fascinating to anyone interested in the wild west of the 19th century. As a man who lived among and had family among the Indians, he gives a sympathetic and clear-eyed view into a way of life he saw vanishing."