In this week's Texas history column, Ken Bridges explores the life of notorious gunman John Wesley Hunt, who'd killed 8 ...

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 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 ...

The people of El Paso breathed a sigh of relief Aug. 19, 1895, at the news of the death of John Wesley Hardin at the Acme Saloon. One hundred and fifty years after his death, Hardin, rumored to have ...

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 ...

American outlaw and gunfighter John Wesley Hardin reportedly said, “They say I killed six or seven men for snoring. It ain’t true. I only killed one man for snoring.” If the General Assembly amends ...