Arrest Warrant Issued By Notorious Lawman and Outlaw John Selman

Arrest Warrant Issued By Notorious Lawman and Outlaw John Selman who is most known for Killing Wild West Outlaw John Wesley Hardin! The document signed by Selman is issuing an arrest warrant for Juan Franco on November 15, 1893. The Warrant is issued from El Paso County, Texas where only a year and a half later John Selman would shoot John Wesley Hardin at Acme Saloon in El Paso, Texas.
John Selman was born in Madison County, Arkansas on 16th November, 1839. His family moved to Grayson County and on 15th December, 1961, he joined the 22nd Texas Cavalry but deserted 15 months later.
Selman moved to Stephens County before enlisting in the State Militia in 1864 and was promoted to the rank of lieutenant in April 1865. After marrying Edna de Graffenreid he fathered his first son. The family moved to Colfax County but returned to Texas and soon afterwards was accused of killing a couple of Native Americans.
In 1874 Selman joined up with John Larn to form a vigilante committee. They were credited with killing several outlaws and later began working as rustlers. Larn was caught and lynched but Selman was able to escape to Lincoln County. Selman now formed a gang that included his brother Tom Selman, Edward Hart and John Gross. Later that year Selman killed Hart in a dispute over who should be leader of the gang. Over the next months Selman and his gang was responsible for the murders of six men.
Selman moved to Fort Davies in 1879 and attempted to settle down in a place called Chihuahua. He continued to be involved in criminal activities but in November 1892, he became constable at El Paso.
In 1895 he got involved in a dispute with John Wesley Hardin after his son arrested Hardin's girlfriend for vagrancy. On 18th August, 1895, Selman shot Hardin in the back of the head while he was standing at the Acme Saloon Bar.
John Selman was murdered by George Scarborough on 6th April, 1896. It was claimed that Selman killed between 12 and 30 men during his lifetime.