The Death of Dallas Stoudenmire
For a few months after he resigned as City Marshal, Dallas Stoudenmire served as a Deputy U.S Marshal. This did not ease the tension between Dallas Stoudenmire and the Manning Brothers, however. The Manning Brothers were growing bolder and were careful to never confront Dallas Stoudenmire alone. Despite their hatred, Dallas Stoudenmire made them wary by showing his skill with a gun on mant different ocasions. One one ocassion, a very drunken Dallas Stoudenmire mocked them and dared them to go and fight him. When the Mannings backed off, Dallas Stoudenmire called them cowards and went to bed to sleep off the intoxication.
On September 18, 1882, the Mannings and Stoudenmire met in a local saloon to make a "peace treaty" to end the feud. James Manning, believing that the feud was over, left. Doc Manning and Dallas Stoudenmire then started arguing and they both pulled out their guns. J.W. Jones tried to break up the fight but instead knocked Dallas Stoudenmire off his feet, which gave him the disadvantage. He got shot in the left arm by "Doc" Manning . The next shot barely missed penetrating his skin because of the folded up papers in his shirt pocket. The force of the impact knocked him off his feet and he shot "Doc" Manning in the arm. As Stoudenmire was shooting at "Doc" Manning, James Manning came from behind Dallas and shot two rounds, one shattering a barbers pole and the other shattering Dallas Stoudenmire's skull, therefore ending his life. A funeral was held at El Paso's Masonic Lodge #130. His wife Isabella then shipped his body off to Columbus, Texas for burial. The Masonic Lodge paid all the funeral expenses. Dallas Stoudenmire is buried at Alleytown Cemetery in Colorado County, Texas.
The Manning brothers stood trial for murder, but were found not guilty because the trial was made up of their friends. They continued living in El Paso, and soon the death of Dallas Stoudenmire faded away. When the assistant Marshal Thomas Moad was killed while investigating a local brothel on July 11, 1883, Frank Manning was appointed to replace him. He only kept his job temporarily because he failed to arrest his friends and acquaintances.
Dallas Stoudenmire has been credited for successfully taming a wild and violent town that was reffered to Hell Paso.
On September 18, 1882, the Mannings and Stoudenmire met in a local saloon to make a "peace treaty" to end the feud. James Manning, believing that the feud was over, left. Doc Manning and Dallas Stoudenmire then started arguing and they both pulled out their guns. J.W. Jones tried to break up the fight but instead knocked Dallas Stoudenmire off his feet, which gave him the disadvantage. He got shot in the left arm by "Doc" Manning . The next shot barely missed penetrating his skin because of the folded up papers in his shirt pocket. The force of the impact knocked him off his feet and he shot "Doc" Manning in the arm. As Stoudenmire was shooting at "Doc" Manning, James Manning came from behind Dallas and shot two rounds, one shattering a barbers pole and the other shattering Dallas Stoudenmire's skull, therefore ending his life. A funeral was held at El Paso's Masonic Lodge #130. His wife Isabella then shipped his body off to Columbus, Texas for burial. The Masonic Lodge paid all the funeral expenses. Dallas Stoudenmire is buried at Alleytown Cemetery in Colorado County, Texas.
The Manning brothers stood trial for murder, but were found not guilty because the trial was made up of their friends. They continued living in El Paso, and soon the death of Dallas Stoudenmire faded away. When the assistant Marshal Thomas Moad was killed while investigating a local brothel on July 11, 1883, Frank Manning was appointed to replace him. He only kept his job temporarily because he failed to arrest his friends and acquaintances.
Dallas Stoudenmire has been credited for successfully taming a wild and violent town that was reffered to Hell Paso.