Old West historians and authors filled this second day of Wild West Hisory Association's first annual roundup. Speakers included: Larry Yadon, "The Gangs of Frontier Tulsa," Robert Barr Smith, "Famous, Infamous, and Overrated Oklahoma Outlaw," Bob Ernst, "Jim Cole, Deputy U.S. Marshal," Mike Tower, "Fred Waite: The Outlaw Statesman," David Turk, "The New U.S. Marshals' Museum," Catherine Gray, "Outlaws of the Cherokee Nation," and Dee Cordry, "Murder in the Cheyenne-Arapaho Country."
+ Robert Barr Smith described the majority of Oklahoma outlaws, such as Al Jennings and members of the Dalton gang as "chronic dumb." He also mentioned three things totally unacceptable by the Code of the West: 1) Never kill a preacher; 2) Never kill a doctor; and 3) Never rape a decent woman. He said this to illustrate how some of the Old West outlaws sentenced themselves to an early demise when they broke one of these rules.
+ In the last panel session of the day, each panelist spoke about their favorite good, bad, or ugly Wild West character. Bob Alexander chose Texas Ranger Ernest St. Leon as his 'good' character; Mike Cox chose Deputy U.S. Marshal Frank Dalton as his 'good' man; Rick Miller chose Bill Longley as his 'bad' and 'ugly' character; Larry Ball chose George Sutherland "Flat Nose" Currie as his 'bad' and 'ugly,' and Chuck Parsons chose John Wesley Hardin as his 'good,' 'bad' and 'ugly.'
Bob Alexander
Larry Yadon
Robert K. DeArment
Mark Dworkin
Drew Gomber
Dakota Livesay
Robert Barr Smith
Jim Fulbright
Liz Freeman and Chuck Parsons
Bob McCubbin, Liz Freeman, and Chuck Parsons
Nancy Samuelson
Marshall Trimble
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