guns.1954.02.13_Killer

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:08):
Around god City and in the territory on West. There's
just one way to handle the killers and the spoilers.
And that's where the US Marshal and the smell of Gunsmoke.

(00:36):
Gun Moves Smoke, starring William Conrad, The story of the
violence that moved west with Young America, The story of
a man who moved with it.

Speaker 2 (00:45):
Matt Dillon, United States Marshal, What are you building up

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the fire this time of night?

Speaker 3 (01:17):
For more light?

Speaker 4 (01:19):
See better?

Speaker 3 (01:20):
See what now? Can just one more light?

Speaker 2 (01:24):
That's all mister.

Speaker 5 (01:26):
Ever since we met on the trail back there this afternoon,
you've been watching me with strangers?

Speaker 2 (01:32):
Is we sure you've been watching me too?

Speaker 5 (01:35):
I did it first, but I trust you now? All
back in your blanket, okay, Well that's better.

Speaker 2 (01:52):
Now go to sleep with you? Going to sleep. I'd
like to watch the stars a little while first. Ain't
no stars for me. I can see him over your
shoulder there, laying on my back is me. The age
gives me the eight too. We've got a lot in common.

Speaker 5 (02:12):
Ter. Yeah, he never told me what name you go by.

Speaker 2 (02:18):
You never told me needith. I'm gone. If you ain't
the most suspicious man I ever run into I'm still alive.

Speaker 5 (02:28):
Ought to quit worrying so much. You get older before
your time. My pa taught me to worry through your paw.
He's dead, died worrying problem. No, No, he died of
the milk sickness. He's a good man, though, ain't any good.

Speaker 2 (02:46):
Man he was? Why what he believed? What did he
believe in?

Speaker 6 (02:51):
Well, he always said he believed in foot Washington, saving
your seat, potatoes, and paying your honest debt.

Speaker 2 (02:57):
Your paw was crazy.

Speaker 6 (03:00):
I'm going crazy if I don't get the bugs out
of this blanket and shake him out.

Speaker 2 (03:04):
I'm going m m m m killed him first shot. Hm,

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I can get me some sleep.

Speaker 3 (03:56):
It beats me how you know which way to go,
mister dall' seezy chess. Yeah, But all the fellow said
was he found a man's body something twenty.

Speaker 2 (04:05):
Miles east of Dodge.

Speaker 3 (04:07):
You've been riding like you knew right where it was laying.

Speaker 6 (04:10):
Oh he was a teamster Chester. I'd just been following
his wagon track. Said so, oh, I don't know what
you're doing. Maybe I shouldn't never leave dodd Tessa. There
he is straight ahead there, do you see?

Speaker 5 (04:28):
Yes?

Speaker 3 (04:29):
That must be it all right, tell her.

Speaker 2 (04:36):
Foothold, M.

Speaker 3 (04:47):
Well, look at there, he's still in his blanket.

Speaker 2 (04:51):
Yeah, it looks like he was shot right in the heart.

Speaker 3 (05:00):
At least the poor fella died in his sleep, and.

Speaker 2 (05:04):
He must have come half awake, his hands on his gun.

Speaker 3 (05:08):
He never got it out though. Somebody short jumped him fast.
Say maybe it was Indians.

Speaker 6 (05:17):
No, his hair still on. Besides, somebody was sleeping over here.

Speaker 2 (05:31):
I declare who you suppose it was. I don't know
Rochester that he couldn't be a very brave man. You no, see,
he sure couldn't end He cowered, Go get that shovel
off your saddle. Manchester.

Speaker 7 (05:48):
Yes, what you're doing is worth a long ride like that.

Speaker 2 (06:13):
If I wanted to work up a good Thursday, I've
seen you work up a good thurs just sitting around.

Speaker 3 (06:23):
Ches said answered, I'm just lucky.

Speaker 2 (06:26):
I guess. Oh, I never heard it called that before.

Speaker 6 (06:29):
Give me a glass of beer, boxing fear nothing. Give
him whiskey. I don't want whiskey. Ain't you man enough
to drink whiskey? Drink it when I want it. I
don't believe you do drink some now.

Speaker 2 (06:45):
I ain't bothering you. And a man come in here
and have what he wants. Cowboy? Ain't you what's wrong
with being a cowboy? Nothing? Only I always started took
a man to be a cowboy.

Speaker 3 (07:00):
You trying to start trouble?

Speaker 2 (07:01):
Mister? Listen to him?

Speaker 4 (07:06):
What's the funny about that?

Speaker 6 (07:10):
I kill the man once for telling me not to laugh.
I telling you nothing, mister. I think you're a coward.
You've got a gun in your belt, go ahead, use
it for four so.

Speaker 4 (07:25):
You can kill me and call it self defense.

Speaker 2 (07:29):
Alright, that's not Leave him along? What are you mitioning
this for? I don't like gun fighting around. You don't
like it.

Speaker 6 (07:34):
I'm a us Marshall. Oh Marshall. Now what's your name, stranger?
I'm called Kreego alright, Craig, gonna move down the bar?

Speaker 2 (07:46):
Go on move? H I see your lady cowboy you alright?
How wouldn't it dare draw on him? Marshall, I ain't

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no gunman.

Speaker 4 (08:08):
He he'd killed me?

Speaker 6 (08:08):
Sure, yeah, he probably would have. My name's Jesse Hill, Marshall.
I'm proud to know you, or Jesse. You keep that
gun on your belt, huh, and stay away from Kregle.
I ain't no trouble me. Yeah, I know, but sometimes
a man can't avoid it, not around somebody like him.

Speaker 2 (08:29):
Well I hadn't called you my drinking across the street.
See later, Jesse. Yeah, so long.

Speaker 3 (08:39):
That kree Go is a awful mean man, mister Dylan.

Speaker 2 (08:43):
Yeah, he's mean all right, especially when he's sure the
other man hasn't got a chance.

Speaker 3 (08:48):
I wonder where he came from. I never saw him
around here before.

Speaker 2 (08:52):
He's new and she just let me tell you something.
It had to be that kind of a man who
killed that boy we buried today. Well you think it
was him? Now? He could have done it.

Speaker 6 (09:04):
He's enough of a coward. But if he did, no
one could ever prove it. I sure, I guess not
that he'll make a mistake at Chester. It's kind always do.

Speaker 3 (09:34):
Like that material, Kitty, I like to make dress of it.

Speaker 2 (09:38):
This all you have, mister Jones, m freed.

Speaker 4 (09:41):
So, but I'll order more if you want it.

Speaker 2 (09:44):
How long will it take?

Speaker 4 (09:45):
M A few weeks is off?

Speaker 2 (09:47):
Okay, only about seven yards?

Speaker 8 (09:52):
You will have it, Kitty, And say, look here these
new parasols. Oh, they just come on the Santa Fee
today from Saint Louis.

Speaker 2 (10:03):
Oh, Matt hello, kitty, mister Jonas. Your coat's out back, Marshall,
you can go try it.

Speaker 4 (10:11):
On if you want.

Speaker 6 (10:13):
You could, huh, I'd like to see in that.

Speaker 2 (10:16):
Well you'll wait here, kitty, and I'll just go put
it though. Sure, hope it fits. I had a parcel
of trouble talking to him into ordering that coach. Well,
he's needed it ever since i've known it. Man, just
don't like new things, kitty.

Speaker 4 (10:31):
Yeah, Now is there anything else?

Speaker 2 (10:34):
H No, that's all for today. How much are you?

Speaker 4 (10:39):
Let's see here, I'll have to add it up.

Speaker 2 (10:42):
Well, now there's a right pretty girl. Go on back
to your hogs. Mister salty too, I like that or not?

Speaker 4 (10:54):
Now look yours.

Speaker 2 (10:55):
I don't pay any attention to him.

Speaker 3 (10:57):
You got it figured?

Speaker 4 (10:58):
Well, it comes to about two dollars and forty cents.

Speaker 2 (11:02):
Kids, I'll pay it, I says, I'll pay it. You'll
do nothing of the kind. Put it on my bill. Miss.
There you are.

Speaker 6 (11:11):
I like to buy things for pretty girls, providing they
let me carry the package home for them.

Speaker 2 (11:18):
Now get out of here and leave me alone, or
to hit you again. Maybe you're a little too sorry.
Maybe what you need is to go ahead Craig out,
finish what you were gonna say? No business see yours.
I want to hear what you're gonna say.

Speaker 6 (11:38):
She slapped me. You saw out of the way, Kitty, gladly.
Let's not fight quiet, mister Jonas.

Speaker 4 (11:43):
Yes, sir.

Speaker 2 (11:48):
Creig, Oh, I think you're a coward. I'm gonna prove it.
Or do you have to a cowboy? Jesse wouldn't draw
on you, but I will. Are you ready?

Speaker 4 (12:04):
No?

Speaker 2 (12:08):
There, I got my gun out and he didn't do
a thing that you. I ain't drawn on you. All right?
Not get out of here, Kreiger.

Speaker 6 (12:22):
And if I ever see you anywhere near miss Kitty again,
I'm gonna break your neck.

Speaker 2 (12:28):
I go on, get out.

Speaker 3 (12:39):
He sure showed his colors.

Speaker 6 (12:41):
Man, Yeah, you know, I think that's the first time
I ever saw your draw first on the manor well,
I figured he wouldn't draw a kitty. I'd you know,
Craigo doesn't take any chances. Right now, I'm wondering how
many more men he's gonna kill before he's throw.

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Speaker 2 (14:21):
Chester.

Speaker 7 (14:22):
I'm back here, mister Dillon.

Speaker 2 (14:24):
I'll come off front. Huh.

Speaker 7 (14:27):
Yes, sir, you picked this my fourth time ride out
to Fort Dodge.

Speaker 6 (14:35):
If you don't mind me saying so, tell me what
happened Chester, right here that you witnessed it?

Speaker 3 (14:39):
Yes, sir, I was right there, mister Dillon. Here Go
aged him into drawing first.

Speaker 2 (14:43):
Uh self defense again, is that it?

Speaker 6 (14:46):
Yes?

Speaker 3 (14:47):
The poor fellow was awful flow and you know what
Crego did what Well, he shot him in the gun
and I'm first, and then threw both men and finally
he shot him in the belly and killed him. There's
nothing I could do once they'd started. Yuh it was
he Chester fella named Ladaker. They told me some stranger, U,

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why don't you run Crego out of town?

Speaker 6 (15:12):
Running him out of Dodger just mean they'd go murder
somebody someplace euse Chester.

Speaker 3 (15:16):
Well, least he wouldn't be doing it here.

Speaker 2 (15:18):
Yeah, I know somehow.

Speaker 6 (15:20):
I'd feel responsible for letting him get away.

Speaker 3 (15:27):
Vermins like that oughtn't be allowed to live.

Speaker 6 (15:29):
How they wouldn't be alive if he wasn't so careful
about taking the man he shoots.

Speaker 3 (15:35):
Oh, say, Doc was down a little while ago. Uh,
he's through with autopsy and wants to know who's gonna.

Speaker 2 (15:40):
Bury that fella? Yeah? Uh did he have any friends?

Speaker 3 (15:54):
Yes, sir, that cowboy Kreego tried to pike Jesse Hill.

Speaker 2 (15:58):
Uh.

Speaker 3 (15:58):
I think he was a friend of his. He helped
came up the docks anyway, and he seemed real mad
about it. All quiet, you know, but mad.

Speaker 2 (16:08):
I could lead to trouble. How do you mean? H
Jesse backed off from Crago once.

Speaker 6 (16:13):
But uh, you might go looking for him now.

Speaker 2 (16:18):
I don't think he'd have.

Speaker 3 (16:19):
A chance, and we'd sure better find him, mister Dylon. Yeah, Uster,
we better come on, maybe Jess you left town, mister Dylon,

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and I hope.

Speaker 2 (16:46):
So, but we haven't looked that the right place yet.

Speaker 3 (16:49):
Somebody said he had a room at the Dodge House.

Speaker 2 (16:52):
Uh, I said, to be pretty fancy for a line writer.

Speaker 3 (16:56):
Doesn't mean you probably spend six months pay in the
last few days.

Speaker 2 (17:00):
They always do. I can't spend it out on a prairie. Chester.
I guess it doesn't mean much to him. Yeah.

Speaker 3 (17:07):
No, but you'd think they'd save a little money.

Speaker 2 (17:09):
It's a few dollars at least. Oh, uh, tell me something, Chester,
Mm why were you at the bank last.

Speaker 3 (17:19):
Well, I keep my money in the sock, and mister
Doling it's safer.

Speaker 2 (17:23):
Oh oh maybe, Yeah, it'sn't.

Speaker 6 (17:26):
I kind of tough on the merchants when he could
have spent it.

Speaker 3 (17:31):
Well, nobody ain't turned it down yet. Money is money.

Speaker 6 (17:34):
Wait a minute, there's Jess across the president. Yeah, that's Kraigo.
He's talking to.

Speaker 3 (17:42):
Come on, hey, it looks like they're having an argument.

Speaker 4 (17:48):
You know.

Speaker 2 (17:49):
Yeah, you're gonna stop it if I can.

Speaker 4 (17:54):
It.

Speaker 3 (17:55):
Craig go, I say say about fight, mister Dillon.

Speaker 6 (18:00):
Draw, I like Cregle, but you're gone away. Sure he
tried to shoot me, Marshall. You saw him he's dead.

Speaker 3 (18:15):
Mister Dylan.

Speaker 6 (18:17):
That was pretty easy for you, wasn't it. Cragle. He
shouldn't have tried it, Marshall. I told him not to
get lyon. I heard what you told him, Fell.

Speaker 2 (18:27):
What difference did it make? He drew first. I shot
him himself to fancy. Yeah, sure, Crego. Did you know
that man you killed the other night was Jesse Hill's friend? Jesse?
He was telling me that just now, Well, I got
an idea.

Speaker 6 (18:42):
You talked to him in the draw and just to
work Jesse up to a fight. There was both a
couple of bums, Marshall. How about that man on the prairie?
Was he a bumb old man? The one that was
lying wrapped in his blanket?

Speaker 2 (19:00):
I don't know what you're talking about, Marshall. Crigo, how
long you been killing people? Marshall?

Speaker 9 (19:11):
I killed my first man when I was eighteen. Fella
tried to knife me, so I shot him. I'll tell
you something else I ain't wanted by the law. Nowhere's
nowhere's the talk. Did you ever fight a man who
can handle the gun? What do you mean you will?

Speaker 2 (19:29):
Someday, Crigle, You'll make a mistake and pick on the
wrong man. Will I'm Marshall. Oh, I'm gonna go and
get me a drink. Why did the Marshall ask me out?

Speaker 3 (19:45):
Ain't there nothing you can do about him, mister Dylan.

Speaker 6 (19:50):
And that's one thing I can do. Chessea at first
will get Jesse and his friend buried. A.

Speaker 3 (20:14):
He goes still standing at the bar of the off
again and mister Dylon, all right, Chester, you gonna take
him here?

Speaker 2 (20:21):
Now, I'd just have to tell him loose sooner or later. Well,
what are you gonna do? Something I've never done before? Chester?
But if it works, it will save some lives. How
Now you'll see.

Speaker 3 (20:41):
He was bragging about already killing two men since he's
been in Dodge.

Speaker 2 (20:45):
And he'll go right on killing Len if he hasn't stopped.

Speaker 3 (20:48):
He's like one of them hound dogs get the taste
of blood in his mouth.

Speaker 2 (20:52):
And and sort of goes crazy with it. A. Yeah,
that's what he's like. Okay, here we are u Gee,
anything you want me to do, mister Dillon, Yes there
is Chester. What Oh you'll know when the time comes,

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but stay out of the way. Yes, your.

Speaker 3 (21:30):
Doll about.

Speaker 2 (21:37):
What do you want now, Marshall, I've been thinking about you.

Speaker 6 (21:40):
Crego's old, and I've decided that, uh, you're not fit
to live.

Speaker 5 (21:48):
You got no call, Marshal like killing them men in
self defense or ain't no court in the world that
it convict me.

Speaker 2 (21:56):
I'm plumbiness, I'm not talking about hanging yet. What are
you talking about?

Speaker 6 (22:04):
Okay, Go, I'm gonna walk out of here and wait
for you in the street, and I'm gonna wait one
minute and if you're not there and one minute, I'm
coming back.

Speaker 2 (22:14):
But Ford, I'm gonna kill him. No, No, I ain't
gonna fight you as you are one minute. Creager, you

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you killed him?

Speaker 4 (22:53):
Yeah?

Speaker 3 (22:55):
He had, He's gone out. He he he'd shock you
right in the back.

Speaker 2 (22:58):
Thanks for letting me know what you Chester.

Speaker 3 (23:02):
Oh my goodness, is that what you wanted me to do?

Speaker 4 (23:07):
Yeah?

Speaker 2 (23:08):
That was it.

Speaker 3 (23:10):
Who suppose I hadn't saw him a.

Speaker 2 (23:14):
Then Kragle would have killed another man.

Speaker 3 (23:19):
I feel kind of sick.

Speaker 6 (23:21):
He did find Chester. I remember Chester. It was more
than one life.

Speaker 4 (23:28):
You just see.

Speaker 1 (23:48):
Gun Smoke under the direction of Norman McDonald, stars William
Conrad as Matt Dylan Us Marshall. Tonight's story was specially
written for Gun Smoke by John Meston with music composed
and conducted by Rex Cory. Featured in the cast were
Lawrence Dobkin, Vic Perrin, Howard Culver and Richard Deacon, Harley
bear Is Chester and Georgia Ellis Is Kiddy. Gun Smoke

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