John Wesley Hardin was one of the most violent figures of a violent age.  Born in Bonham to a Methodist preacher in 1853, he quickly moved to a life of crime.  By the time he was 18, he killed perhaps ...

John Wesley Hardin was one of the most violent figures of a violent age. Born in Bonham to a Methodist preacher in 1853, he quickly moved to a life of crime. By the time he was 18, he killed perhaps ...

John Wesley Hardin was the second son born to a Methodist preacher near Bonham, Texas, who named him after the godfather of the Methodist church. Two things remained constant in Hardin’s short life, ...

John Wesley Hardin was one of the most violent figures of a violent age. Born in Bonham to a Methodist preacher in 1853, he quickly moved to a life of crime. By the time he was 18, he killed perhaps ...

On this day, Feb. 17, in 1894, infamous gunslinger John Wesley Hardin was released and later pardoned after spending 15 years in a Texas prison for murder. New DHS website will list 10,000 worst ...

On May 2, 1895, a Times headline proclaimed that El Paso "Has Lost Her Nerve." Last night a quiet game was opened up in the Gem building and the game was moving along smoothly when a visitor to the ...

Introduction, by Robert G. McCubbin -- Preface -- The life of John Wesley Hardin -- Appendix -- The death of Hardin -- The killing of Selman ...

This May 2, 1895, El Paso Times article reported that a stranger to the city held up a craps game and got away with it. A witness stated that, "El Paso has lost her nerve and she can’t try to play ...

any age laugh and bring a smile to there darkest days. He will be missed across the US..from Calif to Arizona to Tennessee to Pennsylvania. J.W. was loved by one and all. J.W. is survived by his ...