**Jim Williams (person)** - A cowboy who rode into Maxwell City in 1891 causing a disturba
He broke several windows, knocked out glasses, and insulted every person he met [1][2]. An unknown person stopped his rampage by firing a double-barreled shotgun and a .44-caliber revolver [1][2]. An examination showed 100 shot were embedded in Williams’ abdomen, chest, face, and arm [1][2]. The wounds were not considered dangerous, but Williams was taught a lesson he would not soon forget [1][2].
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- Jim Williams, a cowboy, rode into Maxwell… (1891)Jim Williams, a cowboy, rode into Maxwell City, bent on taking the town in true cowboy style. He broke several windows, knocked out the glasses and insulted every person whom he met. Some unknown person put a …
- Silver City Enterprise — 1891 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1891-08-14 (1891)Jim Williams, a cowboy, rode into Maxwell City, bent on taking the town in true cowboy style. He broke several windows, knocked out the glasses and insulted every person whom he met. Some unknown person put…