= left | ▁ ▁Mur der ▁▁ ▁The ▁following ▁year , ▁ 1 9 1 0 , ▁K etch el ▁fought ▁six ▁times ▁( including ▁one ▁exhibition ), ▁but ▁his ▁fast ▁living ▁had ▁worn ▁him ▁down . ▁ ▁Hop ing ▁for ▁a ▁rem atch ▁with ▁Jack ▁Johnson , ▁K etch el ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁ran ch ▁of ▁his ▁friend , ▁R . P . ▁Dick erson , ▁near ▁( on ▁what ▁is ▁now ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁Dick erson ▁R anch ▁Road ) ▁Con way , ▁Missouri , ▁where ▁he ▁had ▁hoped ▁to ▁reg ain ▁his ▁strength . ▁Dick erson ▁had ▁just ▁h ired ▁a ▁cook , ▁Gold ie ▁Smith , ▁and ▁a ▁ran ch ▁hand , ▁whom ▁Smith ▁said ▁was ▁her ▁husband , ▁Walter ▁Kurt z . ▁ ▁Walter ▁Kurt z ▁turned ▁out ▁to ▁be ▁Walter ▁Di ple y . ▁Walter ▁Di ple y ▁and ▁Gold ie ▁Smith ▁were ▁not ▁married , ▁and ▁in ▁fact , ▁had ▁just ▁met ▁each ▁other ▁a ▁month ▁before ▁Dick erson ▁had ▁h ired ▁them . ▁ ▁After ▁being ▁up bra ided ▁by ▁the ▁" Mich igan ▁Ass ass in " ▁for ▁be ating ▁a ▁horse ▁on ▁the ▁morning ▁of ▁October ▁ 1 4 , ▁Di ple y ▁decided ▁to ▁get ▁even ▁with ▁K etch el ▁by ▁ro bb ing ▁him . ▁The ▁following ▁morning , ▁Smith ▁se ated ▁K etch el ▁at ▁the ▁breakfast ▁table ▁with ▁his ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁door ▁and ▁Di ple y , ▁armed ▁with ▁a ▁. 2 2 ▁cal iber ▁rif le ,