John Wesley Hardin
The west's most feard
gunman, killer of at
least 26 men, was shot
dead in the Acme Saloon
on this site Aug. 19,
1895.
Hardin was shot in the
back of the head by El
Paso constable John
Selman.
At Selman's trial
witnesses testified: "If
Hardin was shot in the
eye it was excellent
marksmanship, if he was
shot in the back it was
excellent Judgement."
Selman, out on bail, a
few months later was
killed in a gunfight.
Marker is on East San Antonio Avenue.
Courtesy hmdb.org
