Bill Tilghman, who later made a motion picture of his exploits, and Heck Thomas, a bounty hunter that turned down the Texas Rangers for the marshal appointment, to work together.
While Madsen was off fighting with the Rough Riders in Cuba, young Evett Dumas Nix filled in for him. Only an inexperienced marshal like Nix would have tried to take the Oklahombres on their home ground, the outlaw strongh…
