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[Capt. Hamp Cox]

"_____?_____discovered one of their drovers, Zeke Terrell, butchering a _____?____ cow he had just shot.  From ninety yards ____?_____ dropped Terrell with a Winchester bullet.  He then disemboweled the dead animal and stuffed Terrell's corpse inside.  _____?_____next rode into town, found the local law officers, and told them where they could find a miracle taking place - -a cow giving birth to a man."

[Four-Eyed Buck]

Tom Horn?

[Capt. Hamp Cox]

'Fraid not, Buck, but the subject of this thread did occacsionally perform the same duties for pay that Horn became famous (or infamous) for.  Gotta think Texas.

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[Russ T Chambers]

The story was about Pink Higgins a "protection man".         I'm not sure what flavor cow was involved.

[Capt. Hamp Cox]

The story was about Pink Higgins a "protection man".         I'm not sure what flavor cow was involved.

It was shore'nuf John Pinkney Calhoun Higgins, known by many as "Pink".

[Capt. Hamp Cox]

“His first big trouble came in ’77. He was in partnership with another buffalo hunter named Glenn and was camping with a crew of roustabouts and skinners on McKenzie Lake, where the town of Benjamin now stands. When they had been in camp for some time and nerves were as taut as a trace chain, ___?___quarreled with one of the hunters named Joe Briscoe and a fight ensued. Briscoe came at ___?___ with an axe.

“___?___ was not anxious to fight. He ran around the tent trying to get away, Briscoe following with blood in his eye. As he ran, ___?___ saw the stock of his old buffalo gun showing under the canvas. He grabbed it and faced about.

“’Briscoe, you stop where you are, or I’ll kill you!’

Briscoe kept coming, and ___?___ blew him into the outdoor fireplace.” From TULAROSA Last of the Frontier West by C.L. Sonnichsen

[Silver Creek Slim]

I don't think it was Billy Dixon. Not sure who it was. 

Slim

[Capt. Hamp Cox]

I don't think it was Billy Dixon. Not sure who it was. 

Slim

Not Dixon, Slim, but since there weren't all that many buff hunters, it shouldn't be too hard to narrow it down .  Here's a little help - the subject of this post eventually became a lawman and ended up with a hole in his head.

[Silver Creek Slim]

I don't think it was Billy Dixon. Not sure who it was. 

Slim

Not Dixon, Slim, but since there weren't all that many buff hunters, it shouldn't be too hard to narrow it down .  Here's a little help - the subject of this post eventually became a lawman and ended up with a hole in his head.

Ed Masterson?

Slim

[Russ T Chambers]

Well, we're goin' to have to try Pat Garrett. 

[Capt. Hamp Cox]

Well, we're goin' to have to try Pat Garrett. 

Be honest, now, did you know the answer before the hint or after  ?   

[Russ T Chambers]

Well, we're goin' to have to try Pat Garrett. 

Be honest, now, did you know the answer before the hint or after  ?   

Wasn't sure, but was goin' to let someone else take a stab at it.   Buff hunter and lawman kinda narrowed it down!   

[Silver Creek Slim]

Well, we're goin' to have to try Pat Garrett. 

Be honest, now, did you know the answer before the hint or after  ?   

Wasn't sure, but was goin' to let someone else take a stab at it.   Buff hunter and lawman kinda narrowed it down!   

Ed was a buff hunter, lawman, and was shot ta death. 

Slim

[Capt. Hamp Cox]

Well, we're goin' to have to try Pat Garrett. 

Be honest, now, did you know the answer before the hint or after  ?   

Wasn't sure, but was goin' to let someone else take a stab at it.   Buff hunter and lawman kinda narrowed it down!   

Ed was a buff hunter, lawman, and was shot ta death. 

Slim

There, there, Slim.  There's always tomorrow and there's always another chance to beat ol' Russ T to the draw, but you'd better be a bit "accurater" next time.

[Four-Eyed Buck]

There was a lot of Buff hunters that ended up bein' law dawgs. some others may have gotten holes in their heads too, seemed to be a common problem........Buck

[Capt. Hamp Cox]

A man named Sam Holstein had been employed in a job that ___?___ wanted, and one afternoon ___?___ called him out of his hotel room and threatened him. ___?___ then pulled a pistol and fired, whereupon Holstein aggressively leaped a low gate and grappled with his antagonist.

Holstein tore the gun out of ___?___’s hand and shot him. ___?___ fell, rose to his feet, and was promptly shot down again. ___?___ stood up once more, but Holstein shot him a third time. Again ___?___ arose and staggered away, calling for help, but Holstein once more felled him with a final shot. ___?___ lasted six hours, bitterly cursing Holstein until he died at 11:00 P.M.
From Bill O'Neal's Encyclopedia of Western Gunfighters

Hint (for Slim only):  Subject's nickname was "Doboy".

[Silver Creek Slim]

Did everyone fall asleep waitin' fer me to answer it? 

Slim

[Four-Eyed Buck]

Yeah, we's a waitin' on you, Slim. Figured we'd give ya first shot..........Buck

[Silver Creek Slim]

Yeah, we's a waitin' on you, Slim. Figured we'd give ya first shot..........Buck

I have no clue.  And Mr. Google didn't help either. 

Slim

[Capt. Hamp Cox]

Yeah, we's a waitin' on you, Slim. Figured we'd give ya first shot..........Buck

I have no clue.  And Mr. Google didn't help either. 

Slim

You already had a clue - his nickname .

Here's another clue.  His father was fairly well known in earlier Texas events, and many of his family were  involved in a famous Texas feud.