Hoodoo Brown - Formation of The Dodge City Gang

Formation of The Dodge City Gang

When Hoodoo arrived in Las Vegas, he found it was developing a reputation as a lawless place, filled with outlaws, bunco artists, murderers and thieves. His displeasure with this led to his election as Justice of the Peace for East Las Vegas. He also served as coroner and mayor of the town, and recruited several former gunfighters from Kansas to form a police force. However, the force was as lawless as the criminals they were supposed to be policing. Called the "Dodge City Gang", the force included J.J. Webb as the town marshal, Mysterious Dave Mather, Joe Carson, "Dutchy" Schunderberger and Dave Rudabaugh.

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