February 4, 2023 • 25 mins
CBS started the year 1958 off with the introduction on January 1, 1958 of Frontier Gentleman. That series lasted 41 broadcasts. Near the end of the year, the network launched Have Gun, Will Travel on November 11, 1958, which continued for 106 programs. In between, a very short series was offered and discontinued after only 16 broadcasts, Luke Slaughter Of Tombstone. Sam Buffington starred as Luke Slaughter, a Civil War cavalryman who turned to cattle ranching in post war Arizona territory near Fort Huachuca. William N. Robson, known from his work with such series as Escape, Suspense and CBS Radio Workshop, directed.
Sam Buffington enacted the title role on Luke Slaughter of Tombstone, another of CBS's prestigious adult Westerns. The series was produced and directed by William N. Robson, one of radio's greatest dramatic directors and Robert Stanley producer was aired from February 23 through June 15, 1958. Buffington portrayed the hard-boiled cattleman with scripts overseen by Gunsmoke sound effects artist (and sometimes scriptwriter) Tom Hanley.
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Sam Buffington enacted the title role on Luke Slaughter of Tombstone, another of CBS's prestigious adult Westerns. The series was produced and directed by William N. Robson, one of radio's greatest dramatic directors and Robert Stanley producer was aired from February 23 through June 15, 1958. Buffington portrayed the hard-boiled cattleman with scripts overseen by Gunsmoke sound effects artist (and sometimes scriptwriter) Tom Hanley.
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Slaughter's my name, Luke Slaughter.Cattle's my business. It's a tough business,
it's big business. I've got abig stake in it. There's no
man west of the Rio Grand bigenough to take it from me. Luke
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Slaughter of Tombstone. Luke Slaughter ofTombstone. Civil War cavalryman turned Arizona cattleman
across the territory, from Yuma toFort Defiance, from Flagstaff to the Wachucas,
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and below the border through Chihuahua andSonora. His name was respe or
feared, depending on which side ofthe law you were on. Man of
vision, man of legend. LukeSlutter of Tombstone. It was early when
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Wichiton I started out for Fort Watchuka, too early, but an Apache runner
had come to my ranch in thenight with news I didn't like, and
I had to see Colonel Nickerson rightaway. Listened to that, Luke,
and soldiers still wrestling their blankets here. You bend me up for three hours
already. Well that's too bad.Which if anyone was to ask me,
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I'd share the life of an armyman would be a fool ranch snap Compared
to traveling with Luke swar. Nowdid I ask you to come out here
this morning? Which time? Well? Not? Did I? Well?
Thank a in where might be?Colonel Nickerson will throw you into the yard
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half for awaking him. You.Oh here's his quarters. Oh you wait
here with If you're in there toolong, I might join up with his
art for a rash suit yourself.Good morning, corporal, Oh, good
morning, sir, Luke Slaughter tosee Colonel Nickerson. Yes, you have
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a seat, mister Slaughter. Idon't know. I guess you're new here.
Son. I'll see him now,But sir, he's still in fad
Well it was time he was up. But sir, it's me nick Luke
Slaughter, come on, get up. I want to talk to you.
Look, Slaughter, you hide boundcattle rustler? Or what are you doing
up this early? This isn't theSiege of Vicksburg, you know? On
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you peace time soldiers take it tooeasy. I tried to stop him,
sir, It's all right, corporal. He's an old campaigning sidekick of mine.
I ain't I can handle him.Yes, sir, h what's cut
you up so early in the morning, Lucie nick I got a message from
Chief Mangus last night. He says, his braves are going to hit the
war path over the government beef cutbacks. I didn't know it was that serious.
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What are you going to do aboutit? Nick? Me? What
can I do about it? Luke? I'm army, I take orders.
Well, it's something I can doif you'll help me. What is it?
Get permission for me to go makea treaty with Chief Mangus? You
mean why are Washington? I try? I don't know, Luke. The
War Department doesn't take kindly to fieldofficers making recommendations on policy. I know,
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Nick, but something's got to bedone and fast. What kind of
a treaty do you haven't mine?Chief Mangus has something that Kettleman's Association wants,
and we have what he wants.What's that, Luke? We'll give
his people beef and money in returnfor the use of their raising land.
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They already have that deal. Whatdo you mean you're ahead of the Cattleman's
Association and you don't know the T. J. Campbell's running a herd on
the San Carlos Reserve right now?No, I didn't. Well, he
is two thousand ahead, but theassociation hasn't made me agreement with the Apaches.
I don't know about that, butaccording to Campbell, he's got an
agreement with an Apache named Lona.Lona I know him. He can't make
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treatise only Chief Mangus speaks for theApaches. This whole thing's illegal. Of
course it's illegal. That's why I'msending a detail up to the San Carlos
today to run the cattle off.You'd better hurry. If Mangus hears about
this, he's surely hit the warpath. Who's in charge of your detail?
Lieutenant Baker? Why mind if Igo with him? What for?
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Before I deal with Mangus? I'dlike to set this lonas straight, Luke,
I don't like this. Why not? Because you're mixing in something that's
Apache against Apache. You might setoff a full fledged in in war.
Nick, That ud be better thanwhat Mangus wants. What's that Apache against
white Man? I'll go with Baker, floke Yennick, make it unofficial him,
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yes, Colonel which non. I'lljust happen to run into the lieutenant
and as men. Oh and Nick, you can do something for me.
What's that Send that wire to Washington? It'd be nice to have their blessings
on a treaty with mangus stubborn cuss. You're going ahead anyway? Aren't you
sure? What did you expect?Are you gonna go ahead? Good luck?
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Lieutenant Baker had turned out to bea fuzzy chinned young fellow with all
the deceptive confidence manufactured by the UnitedStates Military Academy. At West Point Apache
Country was no place for him.I found myself wanting to turn him back.
Jo Anny boy, would you aimnto butcher these cattle with them forwards?
Or just turn them around and drivethem back onto a camel's range?
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What do you mean all the time? Don't you all the time? I
mean you stem down't whippers how?He don't need it. I didn't mean
anything by it, old man.There he goes again, Luke, No,
I ain't jeekingness kind of talk.I'm honest, mister slaughter. I
don't know how to talk to theseold roots. So Diamond, i'll listen
to anymore. You better start findingyour men out to point that herd.
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All right, with your talk,I'll do it. Somebody's got to keep
his army in Lyne. So youappointed yourself. There ain't nobody else to
look what you doing? All right? Man? You're your rudders. Take
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five minutes the left flank, Ijust missed you five to the right like
that herd into the canyon. Whydon't did your shay rastle them in?
Boys like as give you trouble orshoot him and argue later? All right,
which your time? Now that I'veactually seen Campbell's heard on Indian Land,
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I want you to go back toTombstone for I want you to call
a meeting of the Kettleman's Association forthis afternoon, and I especially want T.
J. Campbell there. All right, but what're you gonna do?
Find a Lona? I get going. I'm on my way. Come on,
harsk. I rode into the rockstrewn foothills at the San Carlos Reserve.
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I dismounted and studied the cliffs aboveme for the logical place to watch
the action below. I knew thatwhen I found it, i'd find I
decided to take the long chance andapproach him unarmed, So I left my
guns in my saddle bag and startedclimbing quietly towards the craggy site. He
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was lying face down on the edgeof the cliff, watching Baker's men work
the cattle below. Lona, Iam more cut. No, put the
knife down. I didn't come tofight you. I'm unarmed, Lona.
Not put knife down. Lona,kill slaughter. I'm friend of the Indians.
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Slaughter come with soldiers. Soldiers stealcattle. Nona watched them. No,
they're not stealing them, Lona.Those cattle are not allowed to graze
on the reserve. Lorna let them. Lorna make rules here. Mangus is
the chief. He makes the rulesfor the Apache tribe. Mangus, Mangus,
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ol man, Mangus, brain likelittle child. Make bad treaty for
Apache. Lorna, make good treatywith mister Campbell. Lorna soon be chief.
Campbell cannot make a treaty with you. Only the Cattleman's Association can make
a treaty. Lona tired of talk. Lorna kills slaughter. Cut you up
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good with knife, you, miss, Lorna. Don't try it again.
You try. I wouldn't think muchof you for killing an unarmed man.
Lorna tell it different. Lorna killsslaughter. No, No, take that
knife, the knife, drop it, drop it, I said, m
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all right, stand up. Myou you kill Lorna now, no just
warning you stay away from Campbell.Neither of you has a right to make
treaties. You understand. Lorna here, Slaughter, see that you remember it.
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Lorna, get you, Lorna,get you, good strong man's slaughter.
In a moment, Luke Slaughter ofTombstone returns what lies ahead for a
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brand new American. Honest the futurelook for the eleven thousand new Americans born
every day, Well, it couldn'tlook better. With more factories producing more
goods for our much rooming population.America is going places. Send for a
free illustrated booklet, Your Great Futurein a Growing America, Drop a card
to box seventeen seventy six, GrandCentral Station, New York, seventeen,
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New York, and now Act twoof William and Robson's production of Luke Slaughter
of Tombstone. I see you've foundeverybody which its own. But I've been
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having a hard time holding the gamboo. I see you made it all right
for sure, Slaughter. Why areyou singling me? Oh you'll find out,
gentlemen. I'm calling this meeting ofthe Cattleman's Association of Arizona for one
purpose, the expulsion of T.J. Campbell from the association for breaking
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our agreement with the federal government notto run cattle on the San Carlos Reserve.
I'm not finished. Also because t. J. Campbell is guilty of
making a private arrangement for his ownpersonal gain. Or wait up now,
sure I made a deal, butit was it was parent squire, gentleman,
this was done at the worst possibletime. You all know that the
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government has just cut back the beefallotment to the apaches, but you may
not know that because of this,Chief Mangus has set word to me,
but they're about to take to thewar path. Well, I didn't know
nothing about that slaughter. Therefore,I move that T. J. Campbell
be expelled from this association. Asecond amotion, Luke, all right,
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it's been moved and seconded. Allthose in favor, say a well,
just a minute now, all thosein favor, so be it? All
right? Campbell? You can leavenow this is a closed meeting. Well
I'm leaving, aren't you? Youwant me to follow him? Luke?
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What gentleman? I'm sure you realizethat we must act as an organized group
in this matter not as individuals.We need the Apache's grazing land, but
we must be prepared to pay forit. Good Wichita and I will go
to lout to the reserve and tryto contact Chief Mangus, providing you men
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agree to honor whatever arrangements I makeand the meetings are turned which a time
you ready to travel? Oh?Sure, Look, I gave up sleeping
the day A hide on with you? Lead me to my horse. Oh,
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Luke, looks like they'm a patridgehas got a reception committee all set
up for us. Yeah. No, I learned one thing a long time
ago. Luke. What's that?What's time? You just ain't no good
way of creeping up on an injuredvillage? Figure out? Come at the
village from upwind. The dogs tipthem off. Come from downwind. Your
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courage goes back when you and yougo home smelling like you've been sleeping with
coyote. Nothing is simple for you, is it? Which time? No?
Stop here? Chief Mangus is ridingtowards us. White man braves to
come to Pache Village. Great ChiefMangus fails to use the name of his
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friend slaughter. I come to talkto the chief of the apaches. I'm
for talk is past time, nowfor death. I cannot promise to stop
my braves, whose children have swollenbellies of hunger. I come from the
Great Association of Cattlemen. We offeryou beef for your hungry children in return
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for the right to graze our cattleon your lands. No, we are
sick with promises. Is not whitefather in Washington bigger than your association.
Our white father is too far away. The people I come from are here.
They wish to help. My braveshave demanded war. They will take
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more of your cattle than you willgive. You do in the army from
Fort Watchuka will sweep through your villages. Horny soldiers must find village first,
and Mangus prefers to let sick womenand children of his nation run from soldiers.
Come on which a time, parter, What is it? You are
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right? I am old. Iwill listen to one more promise. Wars
bring only shadness. Come one morepromise. Yat Marcassa. We power out
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for hours, first, Mangus andI and Mangus and his braves. Finally,
long after dark, the chief roseand spoke to me. I have
told my brave shlaughter. As youhave told me, your cattle may grave
from the San Simon Valley to theWaichuka Mountains. You will pay Apache Nation
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two cents an acre one half inyearling cows. You may build fences,
but must leave them when treaty end. Treaty last for ten years. Chief
Mangus be dead. Soon bring peaceand food to people. First. The
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name of Chief Mangus will be honoredmany years. Lorda shake hand, make
treaty come true. Great Chief Mangusmust not shake hand of slaughter. Lona
Lorna go away from time for longtime. Lorna come back with treaty for
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Apache Nation. Better than promises ofthis man. No, Chief Mangus,
Lona wishes to take your place.What is this treaty? Lona brings man
called Campbell. We'll give fifty thousandsof dollars to Fatchy for Gray's land.
Campbell lies, Chief Mangus. Thewhole association of cattlemen would not offer that
much money. It wouldn't pay.How do I know who to believe?
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If I prove Campbell lies, willyou then shake hands on the treaty I
offered you. I cannot stay theanger of my braves for long mornings.
First light must bring peace or war. Then I'll be back before sunrise.
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Yeah, that's right, boys,drinks aren't d J. Campbell? Tonight?
Now your glasses all full? Damnboys, Raise them high. We're
drinking a toast to tombstone. Raidthis town west the mississippery, Raise them
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high? Boy? I can't whodone that? Why? Look? It
wasn't a nice thing to do.Shoot the glass out of a man's hand,
and good tonight? Aren't you whatI mean by that? What are
you celebrating? Nothing? H justbuying the boys a drink? I can
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wait. Campbell? You're coming withme? Are you? Where are we
going to? The apaches? They'rewaiting for you and Louke. Come on,
have a drink. Tell all theboys you're just joking. I'm not
get outside and get on that horse. Boys, boy, you you're gonna
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let slaughter get away with this?Are you all right? Campbell? You
had your answer. Move later,No slatter, you can't do this.
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Just keep going, Campbell and damnengines. You want to talk to you,
Carmel about that fifty thousand dollars youoffered. That's right, seems that
Lona told them you'd have the moneywith you this morning. That's a lie.
I never told him such a thingwhere they're expecting the money to day.
Ain't Campbell, I ain't going inthere, Slaughter, Ama patches and
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the killing, moving, the dancing, like, why should you be afraid
You've got a big treaty for them? I tell you, slought, I
ain't going there. I mean,And the next one goes through your head,
Campbell, Now move, come on, get off your horse. Campbell.
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Yeah, is this the man calledCampbell? He talking to knee Slaughter.
I'd say it was Cambell. Didyou bring money for the treaty?
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Slaughter? You know I haven't gotthat kind of money. Gets out of
my hands, Cambell, Then youcannot make treaty. Now it was all
a lie. Yeah, yeah,it was a live Chief Mangus. Will
you now shake hands on our treaty. I believe my friend, Luke Slaughter.
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I will trust your word. Thetreaty is as we shed. But
there must be no revenge on Campbell. We'll take care of him. The
word of a brave man is accepted. I shake your hand. Well,
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look care look Colonel Nicherson's horse outsidethe association offer, Yeah, what do
you aim to do with me?I've done it, Campbell, you're out
of the association. Every cattleman inthe territory will know what kind of an
operator you are, Oh slater,Slaughter. That's just the same as putting
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me out of business. It's alittle late to worry about that, Campbell.
Come on, which it doub Let'ssee what's on the colonel's mind,
hy, Nick, honor. Look, I just dropped in to tell you
I get word from Washington. Theysay it's all right for you to make
whatever arrangements you can with Chief Manguswhere we jish con Thanks Nick, that's
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good to know. I'll have toget started on that one of these days.
Yeah, you do that. Lookif you haven't already, Luke.
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Slaughter of Tombstone, starring Sam Buffington, was written by Tom Henley and directed
by William N. Robeson's appointing misterBuffington. We're Junius Matthews, Jack Moyles,
Sam Edwards, Vic Perrin, LawrenceDopkin, Ralph Moody and Normalden,
with music composed and conducted by WilburHatch. Next week at this time we
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return with slutters the name Luke Slutter. When we meet up again, you
can call me that Luke Slutter.This is the CBS Radio network.
Slaughter's my name, Luke Slaughter.Cattle's my business. It's a tough business,
it's big business. I've got abig stake in it. There's no
man west of the Rio Grand bigenough to take it from me. Luke
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Slaughter of Tombstone. Luke Slaughter ofTombstone. Civil War cavalryman turned Arizona cattleman
across the territory, from Yuma toFort Defiance, from Flagstaff to the Wachucas,
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and below the border through Chihuahua andSonora. His name was respe or
feared, depending on which side ofthe law you were on. Man of
vision, man of legend. LukeSlutter of Tombstone. It was early when
(01:21):
Wichiton I started out for Fort Watchuka, too early, but an Apache runner
had come to my ranch in thenight with news I didn't like, and
I had to see Colonel Nickerson rightaway. Listened to that, Luke,
and soldiers still wrestling their blankets here. You bend me up for three hours
already. Well that's too bad.Which if anyone was to ask me,
(01:45):
I'd share the life of an armyman would be a fool ranch snap Compared
to traveling with Luke swar. Nowdid I ask you to come out here
this morning? Which time? Well? Not? Did I? Well?
Thank a in where might be?Colonel Nickerson will throw you into the yard
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half for awaking him. You.Oh here's his quarters. Oh you wait
here with If you're in there toolong, I might join up with his
art for a rash suit yourself.Good morning, corporal, Oh, good
morning, sir, Luke Slaughter tosee Colonel Nickerson. Yes, you have
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a seat, mister Slaughter. Idon't know. I guess you're new here.
Son. I'll see him now,But sir, he's still in fad
Well it was time he was up. But sir, it's me nick Luke
Slaughter, come on, get up. I want to talk to you.
Look, Slaughter, you hide boundcattle rustler? Or what are you doing
up this early? This isn't theSiege of Vicksburg, you know? On
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you peace time soldiers take it tooeasy. I tried to stop him,
sir, It's all right, corporal. He's an old campaigning sidekick of mine.
I ain't I can handle him.Yes, sir, h what's cut
you up so early in the morning, Lucie nick I got a message from
Chief Mangus last night. He says, his braves are going to hit the
war path over the government beef cutbacks. I didn't know it was that serious.
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What are you going to do aboutit? Nick? Me? What
can I do about it? Luke? I'm army, I take orders.
Well, it's something I can doif you'll help me. What is it?
Get permission for me to go makea treaty with Chief Mangus? You
mean why are Washington? I try? I don't know, Luke. The
War Department doesn't take kindly to fieldofficers making recommendations on policy. I know,
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Nick, but something's got to bedone and fast. What kind of
a treaty do you haven't mine?Chief Mangus has something that Kettleman's Association wants,
and we have what he wants.What's that, Luke? We'll give
his people beef and money in returnfor the use of their raising land.
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They already have that deal. Whatdo you mean you're ahead of the Cattleman's
Association and you don't know the T. J. Campbell's running a herd on
the San Carlos Reserve right now?No, I didn't. Well, he
is two thousand ahead, but theassociation hasn't made me agreement with the Apaches.
I don't know about that, butaccording to Campbell, he's got an
agreement with an Apache named Lona.Lona I know him. He can't make
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treatise only Chief Mangus speaks for theApaches. This whole thing's illegal. Of
course it's illegal. That's why I'msending a detail up to the San Carlos
today to run the cattle off.You'd better hurry. If Mangus hears about
this, he's surely hit the warpath. Who's in charge of your detail?
Lieutenant Baker? Why mind if Igo with him? What for?
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Before I deal with Mangus? I'dlike to set this lonas straight, Luke,
I don't like this. Why not? Because you're mixing in something that's
Apache against Apache. You might setoff a full fledged in in war.
Nick, That ud be better thanwhat Mangus wants. What's that Apache against
white Man? I'll go with Baker, floke Yennick, make it unofficial him,
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yes, Colonel which non. I'lljust happen to run into the lieutenant
and as men. Oh and Nick, you can do something for me.
What's that Send that wire to Washington? It'd be nice to have their blessings
on a treaty with mangus stubborn cuss. You're going ahead anyway? Aren't you
sure? What did you expect?Are you gonna go ahead? Good luck?
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Lieutenant Baker had turned out to bea fuzzy chinned young fellow with all
the deceptive confidence manufactured by the UnitedStates Military Academy. At West Point Apache
Country was no place for him.I found myself wanting to turn him back.
Jo Anny boy, would you aimnto butcher these cattle with them forwards?
Or just turn them around and drivethem back onto a camel's range?
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What do you mean all the time? Don't you all the time? I
mean you stem down't whippers how?He don't need it. I didn't mean
anything by it, old man.There he goes again, Luke, No,
I ain't jeekingness kind of talk.I'm honest, mister slaughter. I
don't know how to talk to theseold roots. So Diamond, i'll listen
to anymore. You better start findingyour men out to point that herd.
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All right, with your talk,I'll do it. Somebody's got to keep
his army in Lyne. So youappointed yourself. There ain't nobody else to
look what you doing? All right? Man? You're your rudders. Take
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five minutes the left flank, Ijust missed you five to the right like
that herd into the canyon. Whydon't did your shay rastle them in?
Boys like as give you trouble orshoot him and argue later? All right,
which your time? Now that I'veactually seen Campbell's heard on Indian Land,
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I want you to go back toTombstone for I want you to call
a meeting of the Kettleman's Association forthis afternoon, and I especially want T.
J. Campbell there. All right, but what're you gonna do?
Find a Lona? I get going. I'm on my way. Come on,
harsk. I rode into the rockstrewn foothills at the San Carlos Reserve.
(07:50):
I dismounted and studied the cliffs aboveme for the logical place to watch
the action below. I knew thatwhen I found it, i'd find I
decided to take the long chance andapproach him unarmed, So I left my
guns in my saddle bag and startedclimbing quietly towards the craggy site. He
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was lying face down on the edgeof the cliff, watching Baker's men work
the cattle below. Lona, Iam more cut. No, put the
knife down. I didn't come tofight you. I'm unarmed, Lona.
Not put knife down. Lona,kill slaughter. I'm friend of the Indians.
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Slaughter come with soldiers. Soldiers stealcattle. Nona watched them. No,
they're not stealing them, Lona.Those cattle are not allowed to graze
on the reserve. Lorna let them. Lorna make rules here. Mangus is
the chief. He makes the rulesfor the Apache tribe. Mangus, Mangus,
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ol man, Mangus, brain likelittle child. Make bad treaty for
Apache. Lorna, make good treatywith mister Campbell. Lorna soon be chief.
Campbell cannot make a treaty with you. Only the Cattleman's Association can make
a treaty. Lona tired of talk. Lorna kills slaughter. Cut you up
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good with knife, you, miss, Lorna. Don't try it again.
You try. I wouldn't think muchof you for killing an unarmed man.
Lorna tell it different. Lorna killsslaughter. No, No, take that
knife, the knife, drop it, drop it, I said, m
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all right, stand up. Myou you kill Lorna now, no just
warning you stay away from Campbell.Neither of you has a right to make
treaties. You understand. Lorna here, Slaughter, see that you remember it.
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Lorna, get you, Lorna,get you, good strong man's slaughter.
In a moment, Luke Slaughter ofTombstone returns what lies ahead for a
(10:56):
brand new American. Honest the futurelook for the eleven thousand new Americans born
every day, Well, it couldn'tlook better. With more factories producing more
goods for our much rooming population.America is going places. Send for a
free illustrated booklet, Your Great Futurein a Growing America, Drop a card
to box seventeen seventy six, GrandCentral Station, New York, seventeen,
(11:20):
New York, and now Act twoof William and Robson's production of Luke Slaughter
of Tombstone. I see you've foundeverybody which its own. But I've been
(11:56):
having a hard time holding the gamboo. I see you made it all right
for sure, Slaughter. Why areyou singling me? Oh you'll find out,
gentlemen. I'm calling this meeting ofthe Cattleman's Association of Arizona for one
purpose, the expulsion of T.J. Campbell from the association for breaking
(12:20):
our agreement with the federal government notto run cattle on the San Carlos Reserve.
I'm not finished. Also because t. J. Campbell is guilty of
making a private arrangement for his ownpersonal gain. Or wait up now,
sure I made a deal, butit was it was parent squire, gentleman,
this was done at the worst possibletime. You all know that the
(12:43):
government has just cut back the beefallotment to the apaches, but you may
not know that because of this,Chief Mangus has set word to me,
but they're about to take to thewar path. Well, I didn't know
nothing about that slaughter. Therefore,I move that T. J. Campbell
be expelled from this association. Asecond amotion, Luke, all right,
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it's been moved and seconded. Allthose in favor, say a well,
just a minute now, all thosein favor, so be it? All
right? Campbell? You can leavenow this is a closed meeting. Well
I'm leaving, aren't you? Youwant me to follow him? Luke?
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What gentleman? I'm sure you realizethat we must act as an organized group
in this matter not as individuals.We need the Apache's grazing land, but
we must be prepared to pay forit. Good Wichita and I will go
to lout to the reserve and tryto contact Chief Mangus, providing you men
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agree to honor whatever arrangements I makeand the meetings are turned which a time
you ready to travel? Oh?Sure, Look, I gave up sleeping
the day A hide on with you? Lead me to my horse. Oh,
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Luke, looks like they'm a patridgehas got a reception committee all set
up for us. Yeah. No, I learned one thing a long time
ago. Luke. What's that?What's time? You just ain't no good
way of creeping up on an injuredvillage? Figure out? Come at the
village from upwind. The dogs tipthem off. Come from downwind. Your
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courage goes back when you and yougo home smelling like you've been sleeping with
coyote. Nothing is simple for you, is it? Which time? No?
Stop here? Chief Mangus is ridingtowards us. White man braves to
come to Pache Village. Great ChiefMangus fails to use the name of his
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friend slaughter. I come to talkto the chief of the apaches. I'm
for talk is past time, nowfor death. I cannot promise to stop
my braves, whose children have swollenbellies of hunger. I come from the
Great Association of Cattlemen. We offeryou beef for your hungry children in return
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for the right to graze our cattleon your lands. No, we are
sick with promises. Is not whitefather in Washington bigger than your association.
Our white father is too far away. The people I come from are here.
They wish to help. My braveshave demanded war. They will take
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more of your cattle than you willgive. You do in the army from
Fort Watchuka will sweep through your villages. Horny soldiers must find village first,
and Mangus prefers to let sick womenand children of his nation run from soldiers.
Come on which a time, parter, What is it? You are
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right? I am old. Iwill listen to one more promise. Wars
bring only shadness. Come one morepromise. Yat Marcassa. We power out
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for hours, first, Mangus andI and Mangus and his braves. Finally,
long after dark, the chief roseand spoke to me. I have
told my brave shlaughter. As youhave told me, your cattle may grave
from the San Simon Valley to theWaichuka Mountains. You will pay Apache Nation
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two cents an acre one half inyearling cows. You may build fences,
but must leave them when treaty end. Treaty last for ten years. Chief
Mangus be dead. Soon bring peaceand food to people. First. The
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name of Chief Mangus will be honoredmany years. Lorda shake hand, make
treaty come true. Great Chief Mangusmust not shake hand of slaughter. Lona
Lorna go away from time for longtime. Lorna come back with treaty for
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Apache Nation. Better than promises ofthis man. No, Chief Mangus,
Lona wishes to take your place.What is this treaty? Lona brings man
called Campbell. We'll give fifty thousandsof dollars to Fatchy for Gray's land.
Campbell lies, Chief Mangus. Thewhole association of cattlemen would not offer that
much money. It wouldn't pay.How do I know who to believe?
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If I prove Campbell lies, willyou then shake hands on the treaty I
offered you. I cannot stay theanger of my braves for long mornings.
First light must bring peace or war. Then I'll be back before sunrise.
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Yeah, that's right, boys,drinks aren't d J. Campbell? Tonight?
Now your glasses all full? Damnboys, Raise them high. We're
drinking a toast to tombstone. Raidthis town west the mississippery, Raise them
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high? Boy? I can't whodone that? Why? Look? It
wasn't a nice thing to do.Shoot the glass out of a man's hand,
and good tonight? Aren't you whatI mean by that? What are
you celebrating? Nothing? H justbuying the boys a drink? I can
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wait. Campbell? You're coming withme? Are you? Where are we
going to? The apaches? They'rewaiting for you and Louke. Come on,
have a drink. Tell all theboys you're just joking. I'm not
get outside and get on that horse. Boys, boy, you you're gonna
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let slaughter get away with this?Are you all right? Campbell? You
had your answer. Move later,No slatter, you can't do this.
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Just keep going, Campbell and damnengines. You want to talk to you,
Carmel about that fifty thousand dollars youoffered. That's right, seems that
Lona told them you'd have the moneywith you this morning. That's a lie.
I never told him such a thingwhere they're expecting the money to day.
Ain't Campbell, I ain't going inthere, Slaughter, Ama patches and
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the killing, moving, the dancing, like, why should you be afraid
You've got a big treaty for them? I tell you, slought, I
ain't going there. I mean,And the next one goes through your head,
Campbell, Now move, come on, get off your horse. Campbell.
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Yeah, is this the man calledCampbell? He talking to knee Slaughter.
I'd say it was Cambell. Didyou bring money for the treaty?
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Slaughter? You know I haven't gotthat kind of money. Gets out of
my hands, Cambell, Then youcannot make treaty. Now it was all
a lie. Yeah, yeah,it was a live Chief Mangus. Will
you now shake hands on our treaty. I believe my friend, Luke Slaughter.
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I will trust your word. Thetreaty is as we shed. But
there must be no revenge on Campbell. We'll take care of him. The
word of a brave man is accepted. I shake your hand. Well,
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look care look Colonel Nicherson's horse outsidethe association offer, Yeah, what do
you aim to do with me?I've done it, Campbell, you're out
of the association. Every cattleman inthe territory will know what kind of an
operator you are, Oh slater,Slaughter. That's just the same as putting
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me out of business. It's alittle late to worry about that, Campbell.
Come on, which it doub Let'ssee what's on the colonel's mind,
hy, Nick, honor. Look, I just dropped in to tell you
I get word from Washington. Theysay it's all right for you to make
whatever arrangements you can with Chief Manguswhere we jish con Thanks Nick, that's
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good to know. I'll have toget started on that one of these days.
Yeah, you do that. Lookif you haven't already, Luke.
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Slaughter of Tombstone, starring Sam Buffington, was written by Tom Henley and directed
by William N. Robeson's appointing misterBuffington. We're Junius Matthews, Jack Moyles,
Sam Edwards, Vic Perrin, LawrenceDopkin, Ralph Moody and Normalden,
with music composed and conducted by WilburHatch. Next week at this time we
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return with slutters the name Luke Slutter. When we meet up again, you
can call me that Luke Slutter.This is the CBS Radio network.
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