Posts Tagged ‘Till Burnes’

Between two and four o’clock yesterday morning a woman named Maggie McCutcheon, whose sporting title is Maggie Bangs, was killed by pistol shot under circumstances that leave it somewhat of a mystery . . . –San Diego Union, June 19, 1881.

British “Bulldog” revolver

The story of death in San Diego’s notorious “Stingaree” district: Maggie Bangs.

San Diego’s downtown of the late 1800s was filled with bars. Perhaps the best known “saloonist” was the colorful Tillman Burnes, who kept a well-stocked menagerie of exotic animals to accompany his liquor selections. Read more about Till Burnes.

Till Burns (left) at his Acme Saloon