Hans Fritzsche
Hans Fritzsche, Radio Propaganda Chief, born April 21, 1900 in Bochum, acquitted at the International Military Tribunal at Nürnberg, convicted by a German court of inciting atrocities and sentenced to 3 years, author Hans Fritzsche Speaking, died in Cologne on September 27, 1953 of complications following an operation for cancer, said on the murder of the Jews: “No, of course Hitler didn’t order the mass murders. Some sergeant must have done it.” (2,000 Quotes From Hitler’s 1,000-Year Reich)
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Muggins Taylor Grave
Muggins Taylor, who had ridden on the 1974 Yellowstone Wagon Road and Prospecting Expedition, became a deputy sheriff in the Custer County Sheriff’s Department at Coulson several years later, but could not completely tame the wild little river town. He was killed by Henry “Hank” Lump, a wife beater, who according to a report, spent his time loafing about saloons and pool halls, and depended upon his wife for support. In the fatal incident, which probably occurred on September 27, 1882, Henry Lump shot at bartender P. Folger who was in the process of throwing him out of (John) Skillen & Co.’s Saloon for unruly behavior, after which Henry retreated to Lump’s Laundry. Muggins responded to the escalating disturbance and in a tussle over Lump’s rifle, Henry Lump shot Taylor in the side of his chest. The lawman lingered on the edge of death for several days and died between September 27 and September 30. The next day, a large gathering of mourning friends accompanied Taylor’s to his final resting place. Congregational minister Reverend Benjamin F. Shuart preached Taylor’s burial service. Muggins Taylor is buried at Boot Hill Cemetery in Billings, Montana. (Sitting Bull, Crazy Horse, Gold and Guns: The 1874 Yellowstone Wagon Road and Prospecting Expedition and the Battle of Lodge Grass Creek)