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On July 24, 1880, T. J. Waters did two things; he bought a new black-and-blue plaid shirt and then he got drunk. Little did he realize that the brightly colored shirt would cause his death. Friendly comments about his shirt from the men on Whiskey Row raised Waters' ire. Finally, he said, "Now, if any man here don't like my shirt, let him get up. I'm boss here, and I'll knock any man down who opens his mouth about my shirt again!" Unaware that these words had been spoken, E. L. Bradshaw entered the saloon, smiled and commented about the shirt. Waters struck him a powerful blow, rendering him unconscious. Bradshaw recovered and found a gun. He located Waters in the doorway of Corrigan's saloon and shot him four times. Waters was falling at the second shot and was dead at the fourth. Bradshaw was arrested and brought before Judge Gray, but the times being what they were, he went free. Waters went to Boothill. This story came
from the site "The Tombstone Vigilantes" at
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