Albert B. Smith

In the rugged mining town of Cripple Creek, Colorado, a sense of order was kept by men like Night Patrolman Albert B. Smith. At 37 years of age, he was a figure of authority in a place where fortunes were sought and tempers could run high. On the evening of November 10, 1908, a dispute erupted outside the Turf Saloon, a local watering hole. Two men, George Goode and Bob Dalton, were engaged in a heated quarrel over a woman, the tension escalating with each passing moment.

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Night Patrolman Albert B. Smith