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The Black Wizard of the West
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The Black Wizard of the West (fl. ?) was reportedly killed while performing the Bullet Catch in Deadwood, South Dakota in 1922.[1]
Biography
He made a lot of money catching bullets as he hawked his bogus elixirs.
His wife murdered him on stage, switching the gun for real bullets, and then turned the gun on herself with the .45 caliber pistol.[2][3]
References
- ↑ The History of,and Famous Exponents of,the Bullet - Catching Trick by Roy A. Snyder, New Tops, SEPTEMBER 1968
- ↑ Ben Robinson TWELVE HAVE DIED, Magical Arts Journal, SEPTEMBER 1986
- ↑ Wray Rattler, May 18, 1922 https://www.coloradohistoricnewspapers.org/cgi-bin/colorado?a=d&d=WRA19220518.2.58