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  Jack McCall - The Coward That Killed Bill Hickok
Jack McCall, drinking heavily at the bar, saw Hickok enter the saloon, taking a seat at his regular table in the corner near the door.
As to McCall's earlier claim of having shot Hickok out of revenge for his brother, it was discovered that Jack McCall never had a brother.
McCall was buried in the southwest corner of Yankton’s Catholic cemetery.
www.legendsofamerica.com /WE-JackMcCall.html   (937 words)

  
  McCall
After the war, "Burma," as McCall is sometimes called, returned to the vast, green pastures of County Armagh, a part of Northern Ireland not unlike the Tomales area in the spring, and resumed a quiet farming life.
The McCall family's situation in Ireland was typical: there was an able-bodied father and lots of children; the older children took their chances overseas, while the younger children stayed home.
McCall spent the next five years in Burma, where the fighting was as bad as any in modern history, and the rules of warfare were disregarded by both sides.
www.ptreyeslight.com /irish1/mccall.html   (1267 words)

  
 Jack McCall - Moviefone
Little is known about Jack McCall, the man who gained notoriety by murdering Western legend Wild Bill Hickok in Deadwood Gulch on August 2, 1876.
Jack McCall (also known as "Crooked Nose" Jack) (born in the early 1850s in...
On December 6, 1876, Jack McCall was convicted for murdering Wild Bill Hickock and was sentenced to hang.
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 Jack McCall - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
McCall claimed, however, that the killing was retribution for Hickok having previously killed McCall's brother in Abilene, Kansas.
McCall was found innocent after two hours deliberation by an impromptu court in McDaniel's Theater, made up of local miners and businessmen, causing the Black Hills Pioneer to editorialize:
On August 29, 1876 in Laramie, Wyoming, McCall was once again arrested, brought to Yankton, South Dakota for trial, convicted, and hanged on March 1, 1877, buried with the noose still around his neck.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Jack_McCall   (327 words)

  
 Enemies and Allies Chapter 1 - When You Turn Out The Light   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Jack McCall watched his officers preparing for the battle every starship commander wanted most to avoid, but Jack McCall commanded a ship designed specifically for the threat they would meet in less than ten minutes.
She and Jack both felt the Borg were the single greatest threat to the Federation and that Starfleet should focus all its energies on the defacto war that had existed for the last decade between the two powers.
Jack and Melissa ran up the stairs to his Ready Room and made their way to the front of the large chamber and looked out the large windows into space.
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 Jack McCall   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
McCall claimed, however, that the killing was retribution for Hickok having previously killed McCall's brother in Abilene, Kansas; he was found not guilty after two hours deliberation by an impromptu court in McDaniel's Theater, made up of local miners and businessmen, causing the Black Hills Pioneer to editorialize
McCall then fled town to Wyoming, where he would habitually brag, at length, about the details of how he had killed Hickok in a fair gunfight.
McCall's killing of Hickok plays a part in the HBO television series Deadwood, set in the town.
jack-mccall.mindbit.com   (233 words)

  
 About books -- The Principal's Edge by Jack McCall National Association of Secondary School Principals. NASSP Bulletin ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Jack McCall is admittedly a seven-decade-long "learner/ teacher/learner." For 10 years now, McCall has been a wizard with a mission-instructing public school principals in the language and artistry of leadership at the UNC Principals' Executive Program.
McCall constructs his 10-"essay" volume on the foundation of the first nine of these specialized knowledge and skills: leadership, information collection, problem analysis, judgment, organizational oversight, implementation, delegation, instruction and learning environment, and curriculum design.
Jack McCall's approach clearly distinguished the former from the latter.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qa3696/is_199604/ai_n8747574   (619 words)

  
 Sodbuster - Dead Man's Hand - Joe Murray
McCall soon discovered Baldwin was in the local store that also served as the polling place.
Jack’s shooting of Wild Bill was likely done as a preemptive strike by the local mafia to keep law and order out of the town.
This proved to be McCall’s finest hour as a "spin doctor." He eloquently gained the sympathy of the court by spinning a tale that Wild Bill had murdered his brother.
www.sodbuster.com /Politics/POL080597JM.htm   (820 words)

  
 Jack Mc Call Encyclopedia Article @ Cowardice.net   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
James "Wild Bill" Hickok from behind, an act that among admirers of Hickok and students of Hickok's history has given rise to the phrase "the coward Jack McCall", often uttered as one word.
McCall claimed, however, that the killing was retribution for Hickok having previously killed McCall's brother in
Indian Territory at the time and contended that McCall was liable to be tried again.
www.cowardice.net /encyclopedia/Jack_McCall   (697 words)

  
 ADAMS MUSEUM & HOUSE - Jack McCall
McCall kept losing and at the end of the evening was broke.
McCall ran down the street and hid in a butcher’s shop where he was captured by a large crowd.
McCall defended himself by stating that he was avenging his brother whom Hickok had murdered.
adamsmuseumandhouse.org /answers/jackmccall.html   (533 words)

  
 HBO: Deadwood - Episode 05, Season 1 "The Trail of Jack McCall"
At The Gem, the trial begins, and McCall's defense-concocted by his attorney-is that he was avenging the death of a brother.
Calamity Jane is absent from the burial, choosing instead to watch the event from a distance.
Among those celebrating is Jack McCall, but Swearengen makes it immediately clear to Hickok's killer that his continued health depends on leaving Deadwood immediately.
www.hbo.com /deadwood/episode/season1/episode05.shtml   (742 words)

  
 Xlibris.Com Bookstore
One of the veterans of these units was Jack McCall, Sr., better known as "Pogiebait" from an old navy term for candy, a reference to his unquenchable sweet tooth.
Harried by air raids, and plagued by malarial outbreaks and logistical snafus, Pogiebait and his pals make their mark in military history by setting yet-unbroken records for shooting down an entire enemy bomber squadron within a matter of minutes and for perfecting new means of tank and electronic warfare in a jungle environment.
By 1944, Jack and the men of the Ninth play a key role in the triumphant liberation of the American territory of Guam, the first U.S. possession to be freed from Japan after a brutal occupation period.
www2.xlibris.com /Bookstore/bookdisplay.asp?bookid=11891   (562 words)

  
 Black Hills Visitor Magazine
Jack McCall was sighted in Wyoming around 1875, and probably gravitated toward the gold rush in the Black Hills.
McCall backed to the door, waved his.45 pistol and shouted, "Come on ye sons of bitches." All but Carl Mann left the room.
McCall ran out the back door and tried to make his escape on a horse tethered there, but the saddle had been loosened, and McCall fell.
www.blackhillsvisitor.com /main.asp?id=14&cat_id=30247   (737 words)

  
 Chapter 2 - Threshold Crossing   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Jack needed to know without question that the officer in that position was qualified for the job.
Jack looked up and his heart started to pick up its pace as the lines of the ship in that drydock became familiar to its new Captain.
Mei-Wan McCall looked at her husband who had the look that most wives feared when it was directed toward another woman.
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 A Speakers Quest - Professional Speakers Bureau Presents: Jack McCall   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
A master weaver of humor and substance, Jack McCall, brings to the platform a rare combination of energy, insight and approachability.
Whether he is addressing the issue of a changing world and workplace, the risk and rewards of personal development or the magic of motivation, Jack showcases results-producing techniques, captivating stories and tasteful humor in every presentation.
Jack presents over 100 speeches and seminars annually to Fortune 500 companies, small to mid-size companies, non-profit organizations, associations, churches, universities and schools.
www.speakersquest.com /speakers/McCall.htm   (590 words)

  
 ADAMS MUSEUM & HOUSE - Jack McCall
McCall kept losing and at the end of the evening was broke.
McCall ran down the street and hid in a butcher’s shop where he was captured by a large crowd.
McCall defended himself by stating that he was avenging his brother whom Hickok had murdered.
www.adamsmuseumandhouse.org /answers/jackmccall.html   (533 words)

  
 Jack McCall motivational speaker personal appearances, representation, jack mccall   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Whether he is addressing the issue of a changing world and workplace, the risk and rewards of personal development or the magic of motivation, Jack McCall showcases results-producing techniques, captivating stories and tasteful humor in every presentation.
Jack McCall presents over 100 speeches and seminars annually to Fortune 500 companies, small to mid-size companies, non-profit organizations, associations, churches, universities and schools.
Audiences appreciate Jack McCall's unique ability to translate proven business concepts into user-friendly tools and ideas that can easily be applied to the workplace and everyday life.
www.barberusa.com /motive2/mccall_jack.html   (439 words)

  
 jack_maccall
A farm boy who grew up in the hills and river bottoms of middle Tennessee, Jack brings memories to life as he weaves his unique style of humor into each story that he tells.
In this presentation, Jack challenges us to think courageously, as we consider the risks and opportunities encountered in an ever changing world.
Jack's topics are available as keynotes or full or half day seminars.
www.terrificspeakers.com /html/jack_maccall.html   (634 words)

  
 [MURDER OF WILD BILL HICKOCK AT DEADWOOD
McCall was not a man of a quarrelsome disposition, that he had always considered him a man of good character.
McCall admits that Wild Bill never killed a brother of his, but that he killed Wild Bill because he snatched a card from him during the progress of a game between them.
Jack McCall, the murderer of Wild Bill, is to be hanged on the first of next March.
www.ausbcomp.com /~bbott/Subjects/hickock.htm   (2376 words)

  
 Digital Deadwood - Wild Bill Hickok HistoryLink Data
Jack circled the table and then as he made his way around Bill’s back he swiftly drew a pistol and shouting “Damn you, take that!” shot him in the back of the head.
McCall ran up the street but didn’t get far as the cry arose that Wild Bill was shot and he was drug from a hasty hiding place in Shroudy’s Meat Market.
It was later discovered that Jack didn't have a brother and he was captured and hung in Yankton, SD, where he is buried in an unmarked grave.
www.digitaldeadwood.com /historylink/people/hickok.html   (1016 words)

  
 Jack McCall - McKinney Associates Inc.
For more than 25 years, Jack McCall has been motivating and entertaining audiences with his programs that focus on ideas and insights for improved job performance and better living.
Jack will teach us how to rediscover our truest sources of motivation, reassess current positions and recharge our batteries.
Jack challenges us to think courageously, as we consider the risks and opportunities encountered in an ever changing world.
www.mckinneyspeakers.com /speakers/Jack_McCall   (499 words)

  
 Trial of Jack McCall   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
As you may recall from your dime-novel reading, Jack McCall was the low-down dirty snake who shot Wild Bill Hickok in the back.
By the way, the last words of the real Jack McCall were spoken to the sheriff as the noose was being put around his neck before he was hung: "Make it tighter, Sheriff," is all he said.
Also, at the real "first trial" of Jack McCall, in a Deadwood miner's court, he was found innocent.
www.rosyinn.com /5100a52.htm   (160 words)

  
 Jack McCall, CSP       Capitol City Speakers Bureau
Jack McCall helps businesses and individuals perform more effectively in a world marked by constant pressure and accelerated change.
Audiences find Jack McCall's presentations to be a refreshing departure from technical burnout and information overload.
In this presentation Jack explores the critical areas of our lives: work, play, love and worship; and how each is directly linked to our mental, emotional, physical and spiritual well-being.
www.capcityspeakers.com /speakers/McCall.htm   (536 words)

  
 Robert Middleton - DIAMONDBACK McCALL   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Jack McCall, the star of a traveling carnival show who is famous for his dazzling speed with a six-gun, longs for the freedom of the trail.
Once inside the huge underground cavern that is home to Chota’s people, Jack has to convince them that he can be trusted to keep the secret of the underground world before they can let him go back to the outside world.
Jack is determined to get out of the river alive, not only to settle accounts with Brad Barlow, the revengeful rancher, but to win the heart of Fawn.
www.avalonbooks.com /catalog/western/Middleton_Diamondback.html   (332 words)

  
 Jack McCall speaker brought to you by FIVE STAR Speakers & Trainers
Jack McCall, CSP, has been entertaining and inspiring audiences for over 20 years.
Jack graduated from the University of Tennessee with a B.S. in Agricultural Economics and from the Graduate School of Banking of the South at Louisiana State University.
In this presentation, Jack McCall will share ideas and insights on what it takes to live a life of impact.
www.fivestarspeakers.com /espeakers/4197/JackMcCall.html   (628 words)

  
 S.D. Watch - Not The Deadwood Pioneer
McCall asked the marshal for an additional moment of prayer, after which the noose was placed around his neck.
McCall's head was inclined in a drooping position toward his breast, his hands were clenched and blue, in one of which was still grasped the crucifix.
The trial of Jack McCall for the shooting of Wild Bill Hickok began in Yankton on Dec. 4, 1876, with Chief Justice Peter C. Shannon of the territorial supreme court presiding.
thunewatch.squarespace.com /not-the-deadwood-pioneer   (1501 words)

  
 South Dakota Magazine » Jack McCall’s Family Still Visits SD
Jack McCall, you’ll recall, became infamous when he gunned down Wild Bill Hickok in Saloon #10 on August 2, 1876.
It is on the old Gurney Hotel, which was a federal courthouse when McCall was tried and sentenced to death in 1877.
Actually Jack was born in Elizaivlle, KY, one of ten kids inlcuidng a twin sister, Pamelia.
www.southdakotamagazine.com /?p=582   (491 words)

  
 Belonging by Ron Butlin « Book Review « ReadySteadyBook - a literary site
Jack and girlfriend Anna are caretakers servicing empty chalets high in the Alps.
Anna ends a perfect, candle-lit evening with Jack by picking a fight, Thérèse leads Jack on after he and Anna had acted like the parents she had long lost, and later, in the commune, has an affair with another, much older man, while Jack lets himself be seduced by the same man's partner.
It's significant that when Jack tells of a particularly violent exchange, or reports his immediate reaction to major discoveries, such as when Anna tells him she is pregnant, he can report only a sudden dizziness, a temporary loss of articulacy.
www.readysteadybook.com /BookReview.aspx?isbn=1852429151   (1089 words)

  
 Jack McCall, Motivational Humorist, Professional Speaker
Jack McCall helps businesses and individuals perform more effectively in a world marked by constant pressure and accelerated change.
A master weaver of humor and substance, Jack McCall, brings to the platform a rare combination of energy, insight and approachability.
Jack deals with the attributes, skills and strategies of those who not only survive, but thrive in today's environment of change.
www.programresources.com /spkr/mccall_jack.htm   (729 words)

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