https://www.wildwestextra.com/I. [65][66], Selman Sr. was arrested for murder and stood trial. He is the great-grandfather of legendary Texas outlaw and gunslinger, John Wesley Hardin. home the secret series news events music albums archival releases dynablobs EPs shop. [7]:101[49][notes 5] After this, Hardin and Jim Taylor parted ways for good.Hardin would claim that he twice drove away men connected to the feud who had come after him, killing a man in each encounter. The January 20 issue of Billboard reported on the "blockbuster response" to the LP, saying: "In stores less than a week, the record is reported to have sold more than 250,000 copies. A brother was killed, but in 1868 during the Lee-Peacock feud. Back. As Hardin lay on the floor, Selman fired three more shots into him. He crossed his arms to draw. Born in central Texas on May 26, 1853, Hardin killed. [7]:14, Locals hid the victims in the creekbed about 100 yards from the ambush. Previous versions differ. Allegedly, Hardin was also involved in this killing of Thomas Holderman. Hidden by the animal, he pulled out a gun, fatally shot Smalley, and used his horse to escape. Hardin made the claim to have outdrawn "Wild Bill" Hickok. [notes 12] He also carried an Elgin watch[101] when he was shot and killed. When contacted by Rolling Stone magazine in 1968, album cover photographer John Berg "acknowledged their presence but was reluctant to talk about it. Hardin then claimed that while on the run he was "arrested" by three men named Smith, Jones, and Davis; but in Bell County, Texas, he killed all three with their own guns, after they became drunk and careless, and escaped again. [13] Original CD editions from the 1980s and 1990s have the copyright year of 1968. The Colt's serial number was 84304: the gun was recorded in Colt factory ledgers as shipped on July 16, 1891, to Hartley & Graham, New York City. The incident earned Hardin a reputation as a man "so mean, he once shot a man for snoring". In November 1876, in Mobile, Alabama, Hardin was arrested briefly for having marked cards. "Destroying the Hardin Gang. That same month, Hardin may have wounded three Mexicans in an argument over a Three-card Monte card game, pistol-whipping one man over the head, shooting one man in the arm, and shooting the third man in the lung. "[7]:5 Hardin's father traveled over much of central Texas on his preaching circuit until he settled his family in Sumpter, Trinity County, Texas, in 1859. Hardin said he was unarmed and excused himself but claimed that later that night, Bradley came looking for him. "[7]:1011, On February 17, 1894, Hardin was released from prison, having served seventeen years of his twenty-five-year sentence. El Paso may not have been big enough for both of them, but the graveyard had room to spare. TO J.W.H.". He attempted to draw a .44 Colt cap-and-ball pistol but it got caught up in his suspenders. Hardin killed one and blinded the other. John Doe is best known as a co-founder and singer/bassist of the LA punk rock band X. Some accounts state that Hardin pistol-whipped the younger man. He killed at least 21 men in gun duels and ambushes in the period 1868-77. [citation needed], "One day I was half-stepping, and the lights went out," Dylan would recall ten years later. After six years of education . Robbie Robertson, the guitarist and principal songwriter of The Band, recalled that "it was just on a kind of whim that Bob went down to Nashville. [Verse 3] Thy choicest gifts in store On him be pleased to pour Long may he reign May he defend our laws And ever give us cause To sing with heart and voice God save the king [Verse 4] Not in this . As a fugitive, he initially traveled with outlaw Frank Polk in the Pisgah area of Navarro County, Texas. [26], Regardless of when this session actually occurred, the Band did accompany Dylan for at least one performance in the months following John Wesley Harding. C $12.21 + C $19.76 shipping. In a vintage 1924 article, John Hunter quotes John Wesley Hardin's midwife as predicting he would either turn out to be a "great hero" or a "monumental villain." In truth, he was wholly neither and a little of both. July 17, 1873: Hardin killed J.B. Morgan in Cuero, Texas. Simply put, he is an amazingly talented artist. On January 9, 1895, Hardin married a 15-year-old girl named Callie Lewis. October 1873: Hardin was indicted in Hill County, Texas, for the 1870 death of Benjamin Bradley, but was never tried. According to Hardin, they tied him on a horse with no saddle for the trip. 25-Sumpter, Trinity County, Texas; 12 June 1860; P.O. An El Paso lawman, John Selman Jr., arrested Hardin's acquaintance and part-time prostitute, the "widow" M'Rose (or Mroz), for "brandishing a gun in public". [7]:16 Hardin also claimed that he and his cousin, "Simp" Dixon, encountered a group of soldiers and each killed a man. However, when Hardin learned of how many murders Reagan was going to charge him with, he changed his mind. John Wesley Hardin (May 26, 1853 - August 19, 1895) was an American Old West outlaw, gunfighter, and controversial folk icon.Hardin often got into trouble with the law from an early age. One of Hardin's men yelled out a warning,[7]:92 and in the ensuing gunfight, Webb was shot dead. John Wesley Harding iTUNES 2. 17: Fragments Time Out of Mind Sessions (19961997). Albums include High Fidelity, Where the Pyramid Meets the Eye: A Tribute to Roky Erickson, and Here Comes the Groom. in Hill County, Texas. They played only three songs ("Grand Coulee Dam", "Dear Mrs. Roosevelt", and "I Ain't Got No Home"), and it would be another eighteen months before Dylan would again perform in concert.[25]. He was the son of James Hardin, a Methodist preacher, who had named him after John Wesley, the founder of Methodism. John Wesley Harding (1967) Buy it now Amazon iTunes track 1. He claims he was left alone with Smalley, who began to taunt and beat the then 17-year-old prisoner with the butt of a pistol. January 5, 1870: Hardin killed Benjamin Bradley and claimed to have brought about the "disappearance" of a "Judge Moore." After Bowen's execution in the summer of 1878, Hardin was implicated in Holderman's death as well. June 17, 1873: Hardin assisted in the escape of his brother-in-law, outlaw Joshua "Brown" Bowen, from the Gonzales County, Texas, jail. [17] Hardin also briefly taught school in Pisgah. 5: Bob Dylan Live 1975, The Rolling Thunder Revue, Vol. https://www.britannica.com/biography/John-Wesley-Hardin, Spartacus Educational - John Wesley Hardin, Texas State Historical Association - The Handbook of Texas Online - Biography of John Wesley Hardin. A All along this countryside, E He opened a many a door, A But he was never known D To hurt an. July 20, 1871: Hardin was involved in the killing of Mexican outlaw in Sumner City, Kansas. At the cemetery, the group representing Hardin's descendants presented a disinterment permit for the body, while the El Pasoans presented a court order prohibiting its removal. Un bandido con nombre de predicador. 1894: After his release from prison, Hardin won a $5.00 bet when he used a pistol shot to knock a sleeping Mexican off a box (victim was killed by the fall). [46], On March 11, 1874, the SuttonTaylor feud intensified when Jim and Bill Taylor gunned down Billy Sutton and Gabriel Slaughter[47] as they waited on a steamboat platform in Indianola, Texas. Instead, Dylan used a different set of songs for John Wesley Harding. Behind Dylan is Charlie Joy, a local stonemason and carpenter. Less than three months after its release, John Wesley Harding was certified gold by the RIAA. John Wesley (Wes) Hardin, outlaw, son of James G. and Elizabeth Hardin, was born in Bonham, Texas, on May 26, 1853. The Devil in Me. While the media would never lose interest, Dylan maintained a low enough profile that kept him out of the spotlight. Drifter's Escape iTUNES 7. Hardin threw money on the ground and shot the would-be thief when he bent over to pick it up. . I mean, if you wanted to see it, you could see it. All Along the Watchtower iTUNES 5. JOHN R. HARDIN, our ancestor, came to this country at about an age of 16 years with a brother. By the middle of the following year, most of Dylan's LPs would be released solely in stereophonic. Harding recently launched a side career as a novelist, for which he uses his given name: Wesley Stace. Sponsored. I only killed one man for snoring. These men constitu'ted themselves into a court 'and hanged a negro boy." His great-grandfather was North Carolina provincial Congressman Colonel Joseph Hardin the father of Congressman Martin D. Hardin of Kentucky and father of Congressman John J. Hardin; relatives included Congressman Benjamin Hardin and Colonel John Hardin of Virginia. Hardin hit over the head an Indian who he claimed had stolen a silver bridle from him. He claimed self-defense, stating that he witnessed Hardin attempting to draw his pistol upon seeing him enter the saloon, and a hung jury resulted in his being released on bond, pending a retrial. [26][27] Hardin also claimed to have killed two Indians in separate gunfights on the same cattle drive. He was well known for exaggerating or fabricating stories about his life and claimed credit for many killings that cannot be corroborated. Save a Little Room for Me. Trachtman, Paul (1974). [14] Towards the end of the drive, a Mexican herd crowded in behind Hardin's and there was some trouble keeping the two herds apart. [citation needed], On January 20, 1875, the Texas Legislature authorized Governor Richard B. Hubbard to offer a $4,000 reward for Hardin's arrest. [7]:30 Following his arrest, he was held temporarily in a log jail in the town of Marshall, awaiting transfer to Waco for trial. John Wesley Harding is clearly inspired by the life of a real-life outlaw, John Wesley Hardin. A man called "Judge Moore", who held Hardin's stakes of money and a pistol, refused to give them up without Bradley's consent and later "vanished". People who viewed this item also viewed. He also gained a substantial following with his solo acoustic performances and popular videos. Joe Tomlinson. It was reported at the time that Webb was shot as he was pulling out an arrest warrant for one of Hardin's group. Selman's 56-year-old father, Constable John Selman Sr. (himself a notorious gunman and former outlaw), approached Hardin on the afternoon of August 19, 1895, and the two men exchanged heated words. A co-founder and singer/bassist of the LA punk rock band X these men themselves. 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