In the fall of 1903, a tense situation unfolded inside the Palace Drug store in Pueblo, Colorado, culminating in the tragic death of a police officer. Silas Martz, a 43-year-old male officer, was a respected member of the community and had even been the family physician to the man he would ultimately confront. On the evening of October 7th, that man, Dr. Charles O. Rice, was in a state of severe intoxication, having consumed both alcohol and morphine. Armed with a. 45-caliber Colt revolver, the
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