Brothers of Blood

Coleman Brothers vs. Maxwell Brothers

Categories: Classic Gunfights , Photo Gallery

By: Bob Boze Bell 08/01/2008

 

 

Amateur Blood-Seekers: No Match for the Maxwells

Members of the combined posses that cornered the Maxwells on Fox Creek contained brave citizens, but not necessarily the best men to face down vicious killers. John Churchman, 35, is an insurance salesman and Frank McNabb, 24, is a school teacher. These are the two who first confront the outlaws. Both of them do no damage with their weapons (Churchman reportedly fired seven times and hit no one) and both are wounded in the exchange of fire. Two of the posse men, armed with shotguns, cower behind cover and offer no assistance.

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My dad subscribes to True West (and I always look forward to each new issue he gets!) and we love it. Recently he told me about this particular story. When we found out how close we were to the actual events in Durand, WI we decided to make a day of it. My dad, my boyfriend, and I had a spectacular time. Photos are <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/contusion/sets/72157608193475745/">here</a>. Enjoy!

What an excellent magazine.

posted by Courtney on 10/28/08 @ 06:44 p.m.

Here's that link again, minus the code.
http://flickr.com/photos/contusion/sets/...

posted by Courtney on 10/31/08 @ 08:54 p.m.
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