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John King Fisher (October 1853 – March 11, 1884) was a gunslinger from the U.S. state of Texas during the heyday of the American Old West.
John King Fisher was a Texas rancher, lawman, gunfighter, and outlaw. Born in 1854, northeast of Dallas, Texas, the family moved north of Austin around 1960. When Fisher borrowed a horse without telling the owner, he was soon arrested for horse theft.
30 Απρ 2021 · John King Fisher was a Texas gunslinger during the heyday of the Old West. He ran with a band of outlaws which carried out frequent raids into Mexico, during a time of massive raids, pillaging, looting, raping, and murder by United States and Mexican bandits.
10 Ιουν 2016 · But on the night of March 11, 1884, in the Vaudeville Variety Theater in San Antonio, Fisher and his companion, noted gunman Ben Thompson, were involved in a shootout brought on by a quarrel between Thompson and the theater's owners. Both Fisher and Thompson were killed in the melee.
On December 25th, 1876, in a bar in Zavala County, Texas, a cowboy named William Donovan refused to buy Fisher a drink. Not smart on his end because King put three bullets into Donovan, killing him instantly. Fisher was subsequently arrested by Texas Ranger Lee Hall who charged him with murder.
2 Σεπ 2024 · John King Fisher looms large in Texas folklore as a notorious gunfighter and lawman of the Old West. His exploits have captured the imaginations of filmmakers for decades, inspiring both factual and fictionalized portrayals on the silver screen.
13 Αυγ 2018 · Four years before controversial lawman Ben Thompson and pal John King Fisher were killed at the Vaudeville Theatre in San Antonio, Texas, on March 11, 1884, Thompson set into motion a feud that ultimately cost him his life.
