0 , 2 0 0 ▁head ▁of ▁cattle ▁were ▁sh ipped ▁out ▁of ▁Ab il ene ▁from ▁ 1 8 6 7 ▁to ▁ 1 8 7 1 . ▁As ▁rail ro ads ▁were ▁built ▁further ▁south , ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁Ch ish ol m ▁Tra il ▁was ▁slowly ▁moved ▁south ▁towards ▁C ald well , ▁while ▁as ▁Kansas ▁hom est ead ers ▁moved ▁the ▁trail ▁west ▁towards ▁and ▁past ▁Ell sw orth . ▁ ▁Town ▁mar shal ▁Tom ▁" B ear ▁River " ▁Smith ▁was ▁initially ▁successful ▁polic ing ▁Ab il ene , ▁often ▁using ▁only ▁his ▁bare ▁hands . ▁He ▁surv ived ▁ 2 ▁assass ination ▁attempts ▁during ▁his ▁ten ure . ▁However , ▁he ▁was ▁murder ed ▁and ▁dec ap itated ▁on ▁November ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 8 7 0 . ▁Smith ▁wounded ▁ 1 ▁of ▁his ▁ 2 ▁attack ers ▁during ▁the ▁shoot out ▁preceding ▁his ▁death , ▁and ▁both ▁suspect s ▁received ▁life ▁in ▁prison ▁for ▁the ▁off ense . ▁He ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁Wild ▁Bill ▁H ick ok ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 8 7 1 . ▁H ick ok ' s ▁time ▁in ▁the ▁job ▁was ▁short . ▁While ▁the ▁mar shal ▁was ▁standing ▁off ▁a ▁crowd ▁during ▁a ▁street ▁b raw l , ▁g amb ler ▁Phil ▁Co e ▁took ▁two ▁sh ots ▁at ▁H ick ok , ▁who ▁returned ▁fire , ▁killing ▁Co e . ▁But ▁H ick ok ▁then ▁accident ally ▁shot ▁his ▁friend ▁and ▁deput y , ▁Mike ▁Williams , ▁who