In the rugged expanse near Reservation Creek in Apache County, Arizona Territory, a chapter of frontier justice came to a violent and somber end for 36-year-old Arizona Ranger Carlos Tafolla. On October 8, 1901, Tafolla, who had been with the newly formed Arizona Rangers for only six weeks, was part of a posse tracking the notorious Bill Smith Gang, a group known for their cattle rustling and other illicit activities. Alongside him rode Deputy Sheriff William Maxwell of the Apache County Sheriff
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