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HENRY “HECK” THOMAS

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HENRY “HECK” THOMAS

<b>91. HENRY “HECK” THOMAS</b>
<hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>(1850-1912). One of the Wild West’s most effective lawmen who apprehended many notorious outlaws including members of the Doolin gang, the Daltons, and the Sam Bass gang. Partly printed DS “<i>Heck Thomas</i>” as deputy US marshal, 1p, 8"x3", Apr 25, 1895. Expense voucher certifying that he had furnished subsistence for three named prisoners from Apr 22 to Apr 25. Boldly signed. Fine example. He served in the Stonewall Jackson brigade as a courier during the Civil War. He was chief agent for The Texas Express Co. and was wounded by the Sam Bass gang in a train robbery. With Bill Tilghman, Thomas cleaned up “Hell’s Half Acre,” shot Ned Christie, and with Bill Tilghman and Chris Madsen, was also one of the “Three Guardsmen” who caught the Doolin Gang, killing Bill Doolin in July 1896. He was responsible for over 300 arrests in three years, making him one of the deadliest lawmen of the West.

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