(Wikipedia) John Selman (November 16, 1839 – April 6, 1896) was sometimes identified as an outlaw and sometimes a working lawman of the Old West.
He is best known as the man who shot John Wesley Hardin in the Acme Saloon in El Paso, Texas, on August 19, 1895.
... Selman by this time was living in Lincoln County, New Mexico. This was during the Lincoln County War. He organized a band, "Selman's Scouts" (known locally as 'The Rustlers'). The group was accused of numerous acts of rape and murder in the area. However, no charges were ever filed against him there. Continued
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