Sept. 27 in history: Sheriff Hickok was a bit wild

Today in history: On Sept. 27, 1869, Ellis County (Kan.) Sheriff James Butler Hickok and his deputy found Samuel Strawhun and his friends raising a ruckus at John Bitter’s Beer Saloon in Hays City. When Strawhun attacked Hickok, the sheriff shot him in head. In the following election, voters decided “Wild Bill” was too trigger-happy, and he lost 144-89 to his deputy.