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By some accounts, Liddil served as the lookout in
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killed Hite later that year, and Liddil was wounded in the fight. After killing Hite, Liddil hid, worrying that Jesse James would seek revenge for the death of his cousin. Liddil later recalled, "I mistrusted Jesse wanted to kill me."
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