RIP Nichols & McMahon

On January 15,1871,John Younger was giving a weapons demonstration on an elderly man in Scyene,Texas by shooting a pipe out of his mouth.The next day,the elderly man went to the sheriff and stated that John was trying to kill him.The sheriff sent out deputy Charles Nichols and James McMahon to arrest John.After taking John out to the livery stable,a gunfight ensued.Both Nichols and McMahon were found dead while John was wounded in his arm.He fled the scene.Below is a picture of John Younger.