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The terms "cut-down shotgun" or "messenger's gun" were coined in the 1860s when Wells Fargo & Co. assigned shotgun messengers to guard its shipments on stagecoaches in California. The company issued shotguns to its guards for defense. [2] The guard was called a shotgun messenger although the phrase riding shotgun was not coined until 1919. [3]
A circa 1904 drawing of an Overland Mail stagecoach under attack—note guard with shotgun sitting to the left of the driver. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, a shotgun messenger was a private "express messenger" and guard, especially on a stagecoach but also on a train, in charge of overseeing and guarding a valuable private shipment, such as particularly the contents of a strongbox ...
"Riding shotgun" was a phrase used to describe the bodyguard who rides alongside a stagecoach driver, typically armed with a break-action shotgun, called a coach gun, to ward off bandits or hostile Native Americans. In modern use, it refers to the practice of sitting alongside the driver in a moving vehicle. The coining of this phrase dates to ...
[59]: 180 Bob Paul, who had run for Pima County Sheriff and was contesting the election he lost due to ballot-stuffing, was temporarily working once again as the Wells Fargo shotgun messenger. He had taken the reins and driver's seat in Contention City because the usual driver, a well-known and popular man named Eli "Bud" Philpot, was ill.
Wyatt was hired in April or May 1880 by Wells Fargo agent Fred J. Dodge as a shotgun messenger on stagecoaches when they transported Wells Fargo strongboxes. [ 69 ] : 54 [ 73 ] In late July 1880 younger brother Morgan arrived, leaving his wife Lou in Temescal, California (near San Bernardino). [ 74 ]
Police have released the mug shot for Georgia school shooting suspect Colt Gray — as his aunt said the 14-year-old was “begging for help” prior to the shooting. The mug shot shows baby-face ...
Colt Gray, 14, and his father, Colin, appeared in court Friday to face charges in the killing of four people and injuring of nine at Apalachee High School in Georgia. But questions remain about ...
Bob Paul, who had run for Pima County sheriff and was contesting the election he lost due to ballot stuffing, was working as the Wells Fargo shotgun messenger. He had taken the reins and driver's seat in Contention City because the usual driver, a well-known and popular man named Eli "Budd" Philpot, was ill.