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Timothy Isaiah Courtright (c. 1845 – February 8, 1887), [1] also known as "Longhair Jim" or "Big Jim" Courtright, was an American Deputy Sheriff in Fort Worth, Texas from 1876 to 1879. In 1887, he was killed in a shootout with gambler and gunfighter Luke Short.
15 de dic. de 2021 · Jim Courtright is considered to have been one of the greatest marksmen of the late 19th century. So how did he die? Let's take a look at his last minutes alive.
26 de dic. de 2021 · Perhaps more tellingly, while 66 year old Billy Bob Thornton's growling portrayal lends Courtright undeniable gravitas that the real life gunslinger would surely have carried, the actual Courtright...
14 de ago. de 2018 · Longhair Jim Courtright. Jim left his wife and moved to American Valley, New Mexico, where he took the job of ranch foreman for his Civil War compatriot General Logan. His main job was to flush out rustlers and kill them. He had a problem, though. He didn't know when to quit shooting and killed rustlers and honest homesteaders alike.
21 de feb. de 2024 · Jim Courtright (photo) tries to extort protection money from Luke Short, who has the gambling concession at the White Elephant Saloon. Short says no; Courtright goes for his gun. But Short is faster and puts three bullets into his opponent, who dies on the sidewalk.
15 de ene. de 2022 · Courtright served as the sherriff of Fort Worth from 1876 to 1879, and was killed in a shootout in 1887. True to the person on which he is based, Thornton's Marshall Jim Courtright ends up helping protect the caravan from some outlaws in 1883.
6 de jul. de 2023 · Courtright died at the age of just 39 in what was considered a legendary gunfight with his one-time friend turned nemesis Luke Short — who ran the White Elephant, the very same saloon that...
