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Boyce regained control of his team and drove off as fast as the horses could run. John, thinking that
Charles was mortally wounded, said goodbye to his brother, grabbed the money and fled the scene. A posse found Charles where he was shot and took him into custody. His wounds looked worse than they
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stage, but the take was small. The men settled on a location on top of a hill five miles north of
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fired by a guard riding inside the coach. More shots rang out, and soon passenger George Suhr, driver Johnny Boyce and guard Amos "Buck" Montgomery were all wounded. John
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