Cowboy detective dies in California

(Texas Day by Day) On this day in 1928, famed cowboy detective and author Charles Siringo died in Altadena, California.
Siringo, born in Matagorda County in 1855, worked as a cowboy for a number of prominent Texas outfits, including those of Shanghai Pierce and George Littlefield.
In 1877 he drove a herd into the Panhandle to establish the LX Ranch.
During his years as an LX cowboy Siringo met the young outlaw Billy the Kid. Later he led a posse of cowboys into New Mexico in pursuit of the Kid and his gang.
In 1884 Siringo left the LX to become a merchant in Caldwell, Kansas, and began writing his first book. Continued