Re: Boiled Green Peanuts

On 11/2/2024 11:55 AM, dsi1 wrote:

On Sat, 2 Nov 2024 11:10:25 +0000, D wrote:
On Sat, 2 Nov 2024, dsi1 wrote:

>
Things are unclear with the passage of time. Some people see him as a
ruthless vigilante with a licence to kill. To some people, he's some
kind of hero of the old West. My guts tell me that he was no hero.
>
Granville Stuart, described William as, "…absolute fearless, and that

he

would not hesitate an instant to risk his life in the cause of right

and

justice. He was a man of few words, but one who could be depended upon
absolutely in any emergency."
>

 

I'll have to go with Stuart on this one!

 Hero or villain - it all depends on the whims of history.
 https://yesteryearsnews.wordpress.com/2009/02/26/flopping-bill-cleans-the-ranges-of-desperados/

"Some of the cowboys in the posse began to get more than they had bargained for, and wanted to quit the business, but “Flopping Bill” pointed out to them that they would be hanged by the civil law if their share in the impromptu hanging was known, and that together with other cogent reasons prompted them to remain."
https://youtu.be/Vrs0XgnXsxk