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Soapy defends himself against a bully by throwing
a chunk of coal successfully knocking the ruffian out. He is vindicated by a police officer who saw the conflict.
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Soapy assualts John Koch, a probable victim of a
bunco game.
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Strikes a man on the head with his revolver in a saloon.
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Soapy fights with two grangers on a busy street corner.
Probable victims of a bunco game.
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Known as the "Logan Park Brawl." Soapy and Bascomb,
along with members of the Soap Gang fight in a hugh melee with victims of bunco games in a city park using fists,
clubs, bottles and one ax.
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1889
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July 29
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Denver, Colorado
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Soapy is charged with attempted murder when he severly beats
John Arkins, manager for the Rocky Mountain News for mentioning his wife and children in a series of articles
in the newspaper exposing Soapy's operations.
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1889
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Aug. 21-26
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Denver, Colorado
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Soapy angered during a faro game places a 5" dirk to
the throat of the dealer and then slashes the table layout with the knife.
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1889
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Aug. 30
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Pocatello, Idaho
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Soapy is the intended target of an assissination attempt
as he sits in a train car with members of the Soap Gang. In the ensuing gun battle he shoots and wounds two of his attackers.
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1890
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May 16
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Denver, Colorado
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Soapy knocks out James Dennis inside the Tivoli Club. Dennis
was impersonating a police officer and trying to arrest Soapy.
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1890
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Sept. 20
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Denver, Colorado
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Soapy, along with others, breaks into a polling office and
attacks the two poll judges punching and kicking them about the head and face.
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1891
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April 8
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Denver, Colorado
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Soapy gets into a saloon fight and is knocked down by Jack
Devine. Soapy pulls out his revolver and shoots wounding Devine.
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1891
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May
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Denver, Colorado
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Soapy takes a pot shot at a man named Flynn. Little is known
of the affray.
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1891
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Oct. 3
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Denver, Colorado
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Soapy and members
of the Soap Gang pay a visit to the Glasson Detective agency and beat-up two employee agents.
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1892
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Feb. 12
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Creede, Colorado
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The "Louisiana
Kid" ambushes Joe Palmer coming out of the Orleans Club. Soapy and others are surely involved in the ensuing gun battle.
Two are wounded.
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1892
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Oct. 11
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Denver, Colorado
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Soapy is implicated
in the shooting death of Cliff Sparks in Murphy's Exchange. Case never solved.
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1892
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Nov. 6
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Denver, Colorado
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Bascomb strikes
a voter and helps others throw him down a flight of stairs.
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1893
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July 12
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Denver, Colorado
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Soapy scuffles with police officer Dyer. Special Police officer
Guyton jumps in and receives a wound on the back.
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1893
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July 28
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Denver, Colorado
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Special Police
officer Bascomb assaults John Cooney. Two shots are fired during the melee.
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