Luke Short Conflicts

 

Year

Date

Location

Name

Notes

 

1862		Texas	First encounter with indians, witnessed fight with father
1869			Indian Fight
1869		Texas	Additional indian fights	Report is involvment with 30+ Indian fights. Amount of damage given or sustained completely unknown
1872		Soccorro, NM	Local miners in courtroom	Backed a lawyer threatened by local roughs by drawing guns and covering the man
1876		Black Hills	Shootout w/indians on roadway	Fired back as he escaped attacking indians on roadway, no known deaths or injuries
~1876/77		Nebraska	Claims to have killed 6 indians at various times during his business here	Impressoion is these were attacks at his “ranch” from which he was selling whiskey
1879		Leadville, CO	Shot a gambler in the mouth when they both went for their guns	Possibly named Brown, not confirmed
1880		Leadville, CO	“Robbed” a stage with a borrowed shotgun	My suspicion is that he was catching up with someone who had wronged him
1881	Feb. 25th	Tombstone, AZ	Killed Charlie Storms outside the Oriental Saloon	Went back inside and continued his gaming
1882	Mar. 19th	Salida, CO	Robbed the winning of a racing bet that he had been cheated on
1883	Apr. 28th	Dodge, KS	Shot at Spcl Policeman Louis Hartman when he thought he was about to be attacked	Neither man injured
1885	?	Fort Worth, TX	Charged with Assault, nothing more is knowm, not a sure-thing gunfight	Up to now only information is “Aggrivated Assault” at the White Elephant and subsequently fined $25
1887	Feb. 8th	Forth Worth, TX	Kills Long-Haired Jim Courtright
1888	Early Sep.	Manhattan, NY	Pulls guns on a local tough named Fred May, who then leaves instead of pushing the issue	Could have been elsewhere, but records seem to indicate it was during a Manhattan visit
1890		Fort Wright, TX	Charles Wright shoots Short from behind; Short then wheels around and fires back at Wright	Both men are injured but neither are killed
1891		Chicago, IL	Short pulls his guns on a man he mistakes for being someone he had brawled with earlier	Identities are straightened out and drinks are shared
Total Recorded Conflicts: ~15
Total Recorded Killings: 8 (counting in defense against indians)