After all, she was Calamity Jane. Luckily, before she could get to him, the authorities caught up with him and he was killed by the system.
However, rumors of them being any more than friends were left unconfirmed. Jane didn’t know Wild Bill for very long before his impending untimely death.
The man, Jack McCall, left, but came back the next night, stormed through the doors and shot Bill. He was a holding a pair of aces and eights: a Deadman’s hand.
In fact, as is the case with so many people, her fame and following only increased tenfold after her death.
Depending on who you asked, you may hear a few different stories about Calamity Jane, but the consensus was all the same. She was a hard-drinking, sharp-shooting free spirit.