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The Last Of Belle Siddons

Frontier Gentleman · September 7, 1958 · 24 min · 3,474 words

The transcript of “The Last Of Belle Siddons”, an episode of Frontier Gentleman first broadcast September 7, 1958. Press a time to play from that line (a 60-second preview; Potato Plus plays it all). Frontier Gentleman plays Frontier Gentleman free, live around the clock. Search inside this transcript.

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At Little Cottonwood Creek, I saw a man whose life wasn't worth $10,000, not even to himself. From Tear Gentlemen, here with an Englishman's account of life and death in the West. As a reporter for the London Times, he writes his colorful and unusual stories.

But as a man with a gun, he lives and becomes a part of the violent years in the new territories. In just a moment we will bring you this latest report from the Frontier Gentlemen.

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the news, the inside stories, the interesting interviews with personalities in the news, and the vital record testimony from important hearings and investigations. Now starring John Dana. This is the story of J.B. Kendall, frontier gentleman.

It has been my intention to send these reports to the London Times in normal sequence. I find, however, that certain incidents take precedence over others. Therefore, I shall postpone writing of several unusual occurrences which took place in Dakota territory.

In order to speak of the final chapter in a matter of Bell-Siddons, alias Metham Purdy, Archie McGrawfen and Boone May. It began about a month after McGrawfen and his band had attempted to hold up on a stage coach. Boone May was a peace officer in Deadwood, one of the most tenacious men I've ever met.

He was determined to capture McGrawfen dead or alive and I knew that he suspected Bell sitons of being in partnership with the wanted man. The fact that I was well acquainted with the lady put me under the same shadow of suspicion.

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