A real life Rooster Cogburn. Born a slave. ran away to Indian territory. Emancipated. Hired by hanging judge Parker because he knew the territory, and indian languages.
Handled himself well, arrested 3000 felons. Shot 14 dead.
His own son was accused of murder and he insisted he would arrest him and went and did it. Son served time.
Damn.
Tough ol’ hombre, there.
Reminds me of Deets from Lonesome Dove.
They ran into some badasses on the trail, and one of them scoffs at Deets, something about you think that n-— boy can do the job?
And Gus or Call, can’t remember which, says, “That MAN will track you across the coals of hell, and bring you back on a pitchfork, if I ask him to.”
More like the real Lone Ranger. I saw the “Based on true events” after one of those episodes. The stories are based on this guy. The original stories were written down by a reporter that covered some territorial prison at the time. Most of the guys Bass captured were sent there.
I’m guessing the idea of a black Lone Ranger in the early sixties wouldn’t have gone over as well.
I heard some about this guy on one of those History Channel shows with David Carridine I think.