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Have Gun Will Travel 1959-03-1 Death of a Young Gunfighter
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Have Gun Will Travel 1959-03-1 Death of a Young Gunfighter
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The five day forecast Tuesday and Wednesday, a chance with snow with central New York's most frequent weather forecast. I'm meteorologist Mike silva, News Radio 570 WSYR. We're now at chilly 23 degrees in downtown Syracuse. Our next news comes up at 9:00 on Aaron Throwback, News Radio 570 WSYR. News Radio 570 WSYR. Welcome back. I'm Stan Freeberg. Time now for have Gun Will Travel. And here's a trivia question for you. Who wrote the title theme music for have Gun Will Travel? Who could forget the 10th series of Four Note Brass and percussion bursts that set the tone for this great western series? I'll have the answer for you right after this broadcast of have Gun Will Travels titled death of a young gunfighter starring John Dana from March 15, 1959. You don't have much choice left, mister. You can throw your gun away and they'll hang you, or you can keep it and try to use it on me. Either way, you're going to die. Have Gun will travel starring Mr. John Boehner as Paladin. San Francisco, 1875. The Carlton Hotel, headquarters of a man called Paladin. Let's see, you're drinking, Mr. Paladin. A hey boy bring you brandy. Oh, thanks, ed. Set it down, Lisa. Well, do you want me to read it to you? Oh, I beg your pardon. I should think so. Reading over a guest's shoulder is hardly the proper behavior for an oriental gentleman. You go. Go where? Where newspapers say large few rages in New Mexico. 38 man already die job for you, Mr. Paradigan. Maybe so, hey boy. We'll see. Violence flared again in ren Se feud when Juan Carlos Morita killed James Seab in a gunfight. Morita, a notorious killer, had hired his gun to the ren Faction. Misa Paladin make money. One side hire Morita's gun. Other side hire Misa Paladin's gun. Hey boy, you sold me. Guess you better send a wire. Yes, your misophology. Right now. If dandruff dulls your hair, leaves your scalp itchy, please listen. You can get rid of annoying dandruff so fast today. 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The dirt street seemed almost deserted. The town was motionless, except for something that swung slowly from a jerry built scaffold in the middle of the street. It was a hangman's noose, and beneath it lay the body of a dead man. Raise them. I said get him off. I never argue with a shotgun. That's the matter. This him, Mr. Seabury? We'd like in a look at him. No, he's not. Marita. Let him put his hands down. You John Sieber? That's right. How long has that body been lying there? We hung him this morning. Who is it? Marita's brother and 1. Marita is supposed to come for him. Is that him? That's it, mister. Now, who are you? Paladin. You're Late. Let's go inside. I don't want the job. You heard of Merida's reputation, mister? It scare you? It doesn't scare me. I just don't want this job. I've paid you $500 in advance. You give the money back, mister. Gladly. Here. You're mighty squeamish for a man with a gun for hire. Marita has killed nine human beings. To hunt an animal, a killer, you do whatever you have to. So you leave the brother's body unburied until Marita comes. No, thanks. Mr. Sebring, I understand that Marita is a cold blooded killer. I know he killed your son in a gunfight. There was no contest. I came here to take him for you. But I bury the dead, Mr. Seabury. Good day, gentlemen. Yes, sir. I'd like a room. My horse is outside. All right. I'll take him to delivery. You staying long, mister? Just tonight. Think of the bath. Well, water's real scarce here, mister. You get a pitcher full and you can do anything you want with it. It's real warm. I know. You the gunfighter? I'm the man Seabree brought in. Well, he'd have killed nine men. Some say more. He needs dying. Who are you? Well, my name's Haskell. John Haskell. You know Marita? He was born here. Beyond that. Did you know him well? He was a friend of mine. Used to be. Now you want him dead? I told you, mister, he needs dying. The town was still quiet the next morning. As I walked across the the street to get my horse. One of Seab's hands was dozing in a chair near the stable door, a shotgun in his lap. As I came out of the sunlight, he walked toward the stall. I had a feeling that someone was behind me in the shadows. And I was right. Is there. Is this your fight? No, it isn't my fight. Are you Marita? I am Juan Morita. And I will advise you stay inside. He moved out of the door like a panther. The man in the chair was dead before he could raise a shotgun. Morita caught Sivri's other man as he came lurching onto the street. Then came Mr. Seavery himself. Only this time it was different. Morita shot only wounded. I'll get you. There will be no next time for you, John Seabeck. Morita. I thought you said this was not your fight. You don't kill a man that way. Stay out of this. You don't kill him when he's lying on the ground. When he can't reach his Gun. I tried to get to him, but I was too late and I was too slow. 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The trail I followed after Juan Morita was long hot and dry. The desert knows how to keep its secrets. And I had been riding for three weeks when I finally came to another small adobe town and went in to see the sheriff. Something I can do for you, mister? That depends. I'm looking for Juan Morita. Oh, that's so you know him? Yes, I know him by sight. How long you been after him, mister? About three weeks. Do you know where he is? I know where he is. What did he do, mister? Pay you to protect him? Or are you just afraid? How long has it been since you read a paper, mister? Go on, pick it up. Might learn something. Amnesty? What amnesty? Read it for yourself. Three years of violence ended the day when a general amnesty was declared in the bloody Rem Seabury feud in New Mexico. It's true. Yeah, it's true. Well, read the rest of it. The amnesty was called by Major General Thomas Hardy. The involved principals have laid down their arms and taken oaths to keep the peace. General Hardy said anyone breaking the amnesty would be summarily court martialed and executed. Among those taking the oath was one Carlos Morita. And you don't break the amnesty, it start the whole thing up again. Where is he? He's on his way home. To Seabreenstown. That's right. Now you better listen, mister. They mean it about this amnesty. You kill him, you hang. It had to stop somewhere. Let it lie. It's done. Not quite. Almost, but not quite. Mister, I know Morita I respect him. He says he wants to hang up his gun. I believe him now. Give him his chance. He'll have a chance. The small campfire was nearly out, but there were still embers. The long hunt was coming to an end. Juan Morita had been there. He couldn't be far away. In fact, at the moment he was closer than I wanted him to be. Your gun b. Let it drop. Be quick now. Turn around so I can see your face. The man who was there with John Seabrek. I was there that day when you shot a wounded man in cold blood. John Seab put a rope around my brother's neck. My brother was 18 years old. He did not even shave yet. And John C. Let him lie dead in the street. How many men your brother kill? Your 18 year old brother? What do you sell his life for, Marita? I do not want to kill you. How many men, Marita? I do not want to kill again. I do not even know you. I have no hate for you. H. How much are s people paying you? How much am I worth? No charge. I want you for myself. But why? I am nothing to you. You should have made the first shot count. If you had killed C with the first shot, I wouldn't have given you a second thought. You had better stop thinking about me, mister. I am going now. If you follow me, I will kill your horse. Do not let me do that. You'll have to kill me too. I could do that, mister. Yes, I guess you could. His gunless point of right at my belly. He could have killed me. But he didn't. He stood there and he started to tremble. Then, very slowly, his gun hand dropped to his side. No. No, I will not kill you. I will not kill again. I put my life in your hands here. I give you my gun, mister. I give you $200. All I got. You take me home alive. Don't let anyone lay a gun on me until I get there. A man should die among his people. I will not wear a gun. Let's pause right here. More from have gone will travel right after this. Richard diamond, private detective. Gangbusters the Adventures of the Saints the preceding memories are brought to you by Radio Spirits, the leading supplier of classic radio programs and nostalgia merchandise. Hi, this is Fred Foley. For a free catalog listings, thousands of classic radio programs available on cassettes and CDs. Call toll free 1-800-Radio 48. That's 1-800-723-4648. Friends, this is Larry King, alive and well. I've had open heart Surgery. And since then, to keep my cholesterol level low, I followed a program that includes garlic brand garlic tablets. I take one every day. 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A man speaks of death, but he is not sincere. I want to live. I want to get married. You think I'm crazy? No, Maria. A little optimistic, maybe, but not crazy. Maria, She's a woman with a tender spirit. I would give my eyes to know that I could go all together with her. You will see her, father. And you will tell me she's not a woman to behold. I'm sure she is. I will not live a week. I will not wear a gun, and I will not live a week. I was an alter boy, and now I have killed 12 men. I cannot forget. Then if I cannot follow, then can the others? Then why go back? To try. Let's go. Morita was making a good try. It wasn't easy. There was sullenness and suspicion through the town. The day we got back, the hangman's rig still stood in the middle of the street. And there was talk that it was waiting for Marita. But he kept his word. He didn't put on a gun. And on the night of the fiesta, it looked like he might make it. You see, my Maria, I told you she's a woman to behold. You were right, Juan. She was lovely. Senor is very kind. And we will marry and we will have children, and we will live together until we are old. Is that not so Mar. It is so. I drink too much. I talk too much. This is for you. Par you dance with my Maria. I will be back in a little bit. It will be my pleasure. Would you Forgive me, Mr. Paladin, if I asked you to come aside with me for a moment? I would like a chance to talk with you. Always at the service of a pretty woman, Maria. That's one. Tonight we wrong. Tonight he remembers how much we used to love each other. Who do we remember tomorrow? And he's tired, was angry or think he must kill someone. I don't speak. Speak for him, Maria. Do you love him? A man like that is where a woman he can serve. I do not know if I love him anymore, Mr. Sal. But I do not want to marry him and tell him so. He has killed 12 men, senor. Do you know how simple it would be for him to kill another? Who? Another? No more, Maria. The killing is finished. I believe him. I'm going to marry someone else. Sister Saladin. He's not a gun sighted. Tell one he won't slap on a gun. He won't kill this man. And if he tries? If he tries, I won't let him. What is this? You will not let someone do Paris? I won't let you put on a gun more. I get my word. Why should I break it? I don't think you will. But Mar. She thinks I will, is that it? Why, Maria? Why just one? It is said, Paladin, that only a fool stands between lovers. Why, Maria? I cannot marry you, Juan. But I love you. It is too late. Too much has changed. You have changed another. There is another while I was away. Who is he, Maria? I believe you told me his name. Do not kill me. His name. You know my name, Juan. I know your name. John Haskell. I called you Frank. Do you have a gun, friend? I own one in the street tonight. Marita. Do not make me come after you. Husker. Thy big friend. Maybe she will cry for you. Marita. You gave me her word, Maria. 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Now the conclusion to have gun will travel. And so it was not over. I After all, there was to Be another shooting in another dusty street. And it could only come out one way. Man doesn't learn much about gun fighting working behind a hotel desk. But Haskell wouldn't hide. He came outside the hotel wearing his dumbbells awkwardly. Morita's shot caught him in the shoulder. Then it was up to me after all. Well, I'd also give him my word. Follow him. Do not stand in front of him. You're not going to shoot him again. Morita, do not make me kill you. You're not good enough to fight me. We'll see. I said it since a long time ago. I do not wish to kill you. You have a choice, Maria. You can throw away a gun and they'll hang you for breaking the amnesty. Or you can fight me. I will not hang. We lay there in the street, in the shadow of the hangman's rig. One Morita had tried, but he couldn't live without his gun. At least he didn't hang. Your drink, Mr. Parady. People, I bring brandy. Oh. Oh, thanks. Just set it down, Mr. Paladin. You want hey boy to read paper with you? Find job for you like the last time? No, hey boy, not like last time. Oh, by a municipality big hero. Top fuel. Kill big killer. No, you're not a hero if you kill a man who wanted you to do it. What Misopolitan mean? Never mind. Just get me another drink. Have Gun Will Travel, created by Herb Meadow and Sam Roth, is produced and directed by Norman McDonnell and stars John Dana as Paladin, with Ben Wright as Hey boy. Tonight's story was written by Julian Fink and adapted for radio by Marion Clark. Featured in the cast were Harry Bartell, Lillian Bias Clark Gordon, Lawrence Dobkin and Barney Phillips. Hugh Douglas. Join us again next week for have Guns Will Travel. And that's have Gun, Will Travel, starring John Dana in Death of a young Gunfighter, as originally broadcast March 15, 1959. And now for the answer to our have Gun will Travel trivia question. Who wrote the title theme music for this series? 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