Bill, as a youngster, liked to hang around the Joseph pool hall. He always thought he was a deadly shot with his pistol which he carried most of the time. He boasted that he could lick the Tucker boys, a quarrelsome, cocky bunch. They were also cousins of his.
One day he and the four Tucker boys, Ben, Dave, Calvin, and George, all of whom were considered "tough" were arguing inside the pool hall. Bill and one of the Tuckers decided to settle things in a shoot-out in the street. Tucker had his gun out firing before Bill even got his pistol out of his holster. Tucker shot Bill in the knee and for the rest of his life Bill complained of his injury.
The Wallowa Chieftian, October 6, 1899, wrote the following story: "William Estes and Wesley and Art Isley came through Wallowa last Saturday on their way up the valley. They got their dinner at Mrs. Evans restaurant and "forgot" to pay for them. Mrs. Evans had a warrant out for them in a short time after they left town and put it into Constable Lockhart's hand for service. He telephoned Sheriff French to stop them which he did and held them until Lockhart arrived. They were very anxious to settle the matter, and after counting up all the costs, Lockhart let them go by each paying $3.60. The boys will be alright in the future if they can continue to pay such prices for meals."
Bill never married. In the 1940s Bill could be seen almost any afternoon sitting on the narrow ledge in front of the Joseph pool hall with his cane in one hand. He had always had trouble with his knee after that early shooting.
One day he and the four Tucker boys, Ben, Dave, Calvin, and George, all of whom were considered "tough" were arguing inside the pool hall. Bill and one of the Tuckers decided to settle things in a shoot-out in the street. Tucker had his gun out firing before Bill even got his pistol out of his holster. Tucker shot Bill in the knee and for the rest of his life Bill complained of his injury.
The Wallowa Chieftian, October 6, 1899, wrote the following story: "William Estes and Wesley and Art Isley came through Wallowa last Saturday on their way up the valley. They got their dinner at Mrs. Evans restaurant and "forgot" to pay for them. Mrs. Evans had a warrant out for them in a short time after they left town and put it into Constable Lockhart's hand for service. He telephoned Sheriff French to stop them which he did and held them until Lockhart arrived. They were very anxious to settle the matter, and after counting up all the costs, Lockhart let them go by each paying $3.60. The boys will be alright in the future if they can continue to pay such prices for meals."
Bill never married. In the 1940s Bill could be seen almost any afternoon sitting on the narrow ledge in front of the Joseph pool hall with his cane in one hand. He had always had trouble with his knee after that early shooting.
Bill, as a youngster, liked to hang around the Joseph pool hall. He always thought he was a deadly shot with his pistol which he carried most of the time. He boasted that he could lick the Tucker boys, a quarrelsome, cocky bunch. They were also cousins of his.
One day he and the four Tucker boys, Ben, Dave, Calvin, and George, all of whom were considered "tough" were arguing inside the pool hall. Bill and one of the Tuckers decided to settle things in a shoot-out in the street. Tucker had his gun out firing before Bill even got his pistol out of his holster. Tucker shot Bill in the knee and for the rest of his life Bill complained of his injury.
The Wallowa Chieftian, October 6, 1899, wrote the following story: "William Estes and Wesley and Art Isley came through Wallowa last Saturday on their way up the valley. They got their dinner at Mrs. Evans restaurant and "forgot" to pay for them. Mrs. Evans had a warrant out for them in a short time after they left town and put it into Constable Lockhart's hand for service. He telephoned Sheriff French to stop them which he did and held them until Lockhart arrived. They were very anxious to settle the matter, and after counting up all the costs, Lockhart let them go by each paying $3.60. The boys will be alright in the future if they can continue to pay such prices for meals."
Bill never married. In the 1940s Bill could be seen almost any afternoon sitting on the narrow ledge in front of the Joseph pool hall with his cane in one hand. He had always had trouble with his knee after that early shooting.
One day he and the four Tucker boys, Ben, Dave, Calvin, and George, all of whom were considered "tough" were arguing inside the pool hall. Bill and one of the Tuckers decided to settle things in a shoot-out in the street. Tucker had his gun out firing before Bill even got his pistol out of his holster. Tucker shot Bill in the knee and for the rest of his life Bill complained of his injury.
The Wallowa Chieftian, October 6, 1899, wrote the following story: "William Estes and Wesley and Art Isley came through Wallowa last Saturday on their way up the valley. They got their dinner at Mrs. Evans restaurant and "forgot" to pay for them. Mrs. Evans had a warrant out for them in a short time after they left town and put it into Constable Lockhart's hand for service. He telephoned Sheriff French to stop them which he did and held them until Lockhart arrived. They were very anxious to settle the matter, and after counting up all the costs, Lockhart let them go by each paying $3.60. The boys will be alright in the future if they can continue to pay such prices for meals."
Bill never married. In the 1940s Bill could be seen almost any afternoon sitting on the narrow ledge in front of the Joseph pool hall with his cane in one hand. He had always had trouble with his knee after that early shooting.
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