Fred Garth Jailed for Murder | Dr. Sixgun (10-07-54)

Summary

Old Time Radio Westerns – "Fred Garth Jailed for Murder" (Dr. Sixgun, 10-07-54)

Host: Andrew Rhynes
Episode Date: October 17, 2025
Restored Classic: "Fred Garth Jailed for Murder" from Dr. Sixgun (October 7, 1954)

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Episode Overview

This installment of Old Time Radio Westerns transports listeners to the lawless West, where frontier justice, honor, and loyalty are put to the test in “Fred Garth Jailed for Murder.” As Dr. Sixgun—physician, gunman, and symbol of fairness—tries to uncover the truth behind a damning accusation, a tight-knit community faces questions of guilt, evidence, and redemption. The tale weaves gripping courtroom drama, emotional confrontations, and a suspenseful race against mob justice.

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Key Discussion Points & Plot Breakdown

1. Introduction of Characters and Setting (00:34–04:04)

• Dr. Sixgun is introduced as a legendary frontier doctor “a symbol of justice and mercy” (00:34).
• Pablo, a jovial, insightful peddler and narrator, enters, accompanied by his clever raven, Midnight.
• Fred Garth, the accused, is first met on the trail, full of aspirations and a mysterious urgency to return to Frenchman's Ford.
• Humorous banter between Pablo and Fred:

  “You are also a humorist.”
  — Pablo to Fred (04:02)

2. Fred’s Past and Return to Town (04:04–05:35)

• Fred reveals he left town three years prior after a "fair fight" that ended in a man’s death. He returns with business unfinished but is uneasy about his welcome.

3. The Crime and Arrest (05:35–10:14)

• At 11 PM, the express office is robbed; the clerk, Arnie, is killed.
• Fred is found wounded and arrested. Circumstantial evidence piles up: a red bandana (sold to Fred by Pablo), his identifiable horse and saddle, and the mail pouch from the robbery.
• Dr. Sixgun tends to Fred’s wounds in jail.
• Pablo expresses skepticism:

  “Such a man does not kill anybody. He was so happy, so light hearted.”
  — Pablo (09:30)

4. Doubt and Loyalty: Ginny Wheelock’s Plea (11:27–13:32)

• Ginny Wheelock, Fred’s intended, visits Dr. Sixgun, pleading for help and asserting Fred’s innocence.
• Emotional confession:

  “I was going to marry him. That's why he come back to town.”
  — Ginny Wheelock (12:29)

• Ginny and Pablo provide testimony to Fred’s character and intentions.

5. The Farce of Frontier Justice (13:32–16:09)

• The circuit judge, Passman, runs a hasty trial described sardonically by Pablo.

  "Fred Garf has no more chance than a rabbit in a bear trap."
  — Pablo (14:22)

• Fred is sentenced to death; the town prepares for his hanging.

6. Dr. Sixgun’s Investigation (17:03–22:19)

• Dr. Sixgun senses something amiss and visits Fred in jail. Fred, resigned to his fate, refuses to defend himself—he's protecting someone.

  “It's as if you're tying that rope yourself...I want to help you.”
  — Dr. Sixgun to Fred (17:42)

• Dr. Sixgun visits Mrs. Garth, Fred’s mother, and uncovers family dysfunction—Fred’s father is described as a mean, hopeless drunk (“Peas in the pod, mean clear through” — Mrs. Garth, 20:52).
• Mrs. Garth’s cynicism underscores the inherited cycles of violence.

7. Tension Mounts – The Mob Takes Over (22:19–25:02)

• Pablo reveals Dr. Sixgun sent a telegram to the governor to stay the execution.
• A mob, incited by Benton, storms the jail, intent on vigilante justice, ignoring due process.
• Dr. Sixgun and Pablo risk their lives trying to prevent the lynching.

8. The Truth Revealed—Dramatic Climax (25:02–26:07)

• Pablo arrives with Fred’s drunken father, who is revealed to be the real culprit; the stolen money is found on him.

  "He wouldn't turn in his father to be hanged."
  — Dr. Sixgun (25:33)

• Fred’s silence is explained: he couldn’t betray his own father.

9. Resolution & Reflection (26:16–28:11)

• The townsfolk are chastened; the real killer is brought to justice.
• Dr. Sixgun wraps up with Fred, who can now reunite with Ginny, but the shame and wounds of the ordeal linger.
• Pablo proposes legal charges for the mob leader, Benton, restoring order and actual justice.

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Notable Quotes & Moments

• Pablo: “A peddler is a great judge of character.” (10:31)
• Ginny: “But Fred didn't do it, Doc. I know he didn't. I love him.” (12:55)
• Judge Passman:

  “The prisoner has the right to a lawyer... So we cut cards low, man.” (13:47–14:13)

• Dr. Sixgun: “A man doesn’t come back to town to marry a girl and then pull a thing like that.” (17:13)
• Mrs. Garth: “They’re all peas and mean. I ought to know.” (21:00)
• Dr. Sixgun, condemning vigilante justice:

  "You almost hanged an innocent man." (25:31)

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Important Timestamps

• [00:34] – Series and main characters introduced
• [05:35] – Crime and Fred’s arrest
• [09:30] – Pablo questions Fred’s guilt
• [11:27] – Ginny’s emotional plea
• [14:44] – The trial begins
• [16:00] – Fred sentenced to hang
• [17:03] – Dr. Sixgun challenges Fred’s silence
• [19:38] – Doc seeks answers from Mrs. Garth
• [22:19] – Pablo overhears Doc’s telegram for a stay
• [24:48] – Mob prepares for lynching
• [25:06] – Pablo exposes the real culprit
• [26:16] – Pablo and Dr. Sixgun restore order

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Engaging Takeaways

• The story demonstrates the dangers of mob justice, the complexity of family loyalty, and the importance of persistent inquiry.
• Dr. Sixgun’s moral resolve and Pablo’s steadfast friendship are central to saving an innocent man.
• The enhanced soundscape enriches the classic Western drama, reinforcing the immersive experience promised by the podcast.

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A powerful, layered Western radio drama where fate, character, and courage collide—and where justice, though nearly thwarted, is ultimately restored by dogged determination and the refusal to accept easy answers.

Transcript

[Ginny Wheelock]

Foreign.

[Andrew Rines]

Welcome to the Old Time Radio Westerns. I'm your host, Andrew Rines, and I'm excited to bring you another episode absolutely free. This is one of over 80 episodes released monthly for your enjoyment. Now, let's get into this episode.

[Dr. Six Gun (Carl Weber)]

Across the rugged Indian territory rides a tall young man on a mission of mercy. His medical bag strapped on one hip, his six shooter on the other. This is Dr. Six Gun, the exciting adventure series. Dr. Six Gun. Gray Matson, M.D. was the gun toting frontier doctor who roamed the length and breadth of the old Indian territory. Friend and physician to white man and Indian alike, a symbol of justice and mercy. In the lawless west of the 1870s, this legendary figure was known to all as Dr. Six Gun.

[Pablo (William Griffiths)]

I am Pablo, and take my word for it, I am a man as well known in the territory as the cavalry troops from Fort Dodge. And between you and me, there are trails in the territory that Pablo travels. That the cavalry rides on tiptoe, whistling to keep their spirits up. For I am a peddler, and a peddler is always welcome. That that is Midnight. A raven. A very wise bird. Very wise. With wisdom he has learned from me.

[Mrs. Garth]

It's dry.

[Pablo (William Griffiths)]

Oh, my straight rice. A veritable sage. There is a perhaps only one wiser in the territory. My friend duck seeks gun, but then he cannot fly. So who is to George? And that is an interesting question. Who is to George? For it is my story. It started as I rode the trail into Frenchman's Ford. At the table Rock fork I met a young man and we rode together. A cheerful young man with a pinto cow pony With a fancy stock saddle all covered with silver and carvings. I ride an old thing. I lead an old den bound a montan for to throw the land. They feed in the coulees, they water in the draw.

[Dr. Six Gun (Carl Weber)]

Their tails are all matted, their backs are all wrong.

[Pablo (William Griffiths)]

Right around you, the doggies, right around them slow the tiring and snuffy are ready to go. Bravo. Bravo. We make a fine duet, eh?

[Dr. Six Gun (Carl Weber)]

Well, you ain't a bad singer at all.

[Pablo (William Griffiths)]

Bad? My friend, I have sung before the crown, the heads of Europe.

[Dr. Six Gun (Carl Weber)]

Well, I've sung before some crowned heads myself.

[Pablo (William Griffiths)]

You sure?

[Dr. Six Gun (Carl Weber)]

Crowned with long horns, anyways. Oh.

[Pablo (William Griffiths)]

Oh, cat the Lord. Well, let me tell you, it ain't.

[Dr. Six Gun (Carl Weber)]

Easy keeping a herd of spooky beef quiet in a thunderstorm.

[Pablo (William Griffiths)]

Just that would indeed be an audience of critics.

[Dr. Six Gun (Carl Weber)]

You're a peddler, huh? I could tell by your pack.

[Pablo (William Griffiths)]

And you are a cowboy? I can tell by many things.

[Dr. Six Gun (Carl Weber)]

Well, you should see me walking, you know. Right enough.

[Pablo (William Griffiths)]

You are also a humorist.

[Dr. Six Gun (Carl Weber)]

Well, anyways, I'm Fred Garth.

[Pablo (William Griffiths)]

And I am Pavlo. And this. This is my old friend Midnight. Are you riding to Frenchmere's Ford?

[Dr. Six Gun (Carl Weber)]

Yeah, been a week. Riding?

[Pablo (William Griffiths)]

I thought I knew every vaquero in the territory.

[Dr. Six Gun (Carl Weber)]

I've been p. Down in Texas. Recent I come back to. Well, anyway, I'm back.

[Pablo (William Griffiths)]

You have business in Frenchman's Ford?

[Dr. Six Gun (Carl Weber)]

Yeah.

[Pablo (William Griffiths)]

Important.

[Dr. Six Gun (Carl Weber)]

Well, I've been planning this certain business since I was down in the Panhandle.

[Pablo (William Griffiths)]

Oh, you. You left Frenchman's Ford in a hurry?

[Dr. Six Gun (Carl Weber)]

Yeah.

[Ginny Wheelock]

You.

[Dr. Six Gun (Carl Weber)]

You might say about two jumps ahead of three fellas carrying 30. 30 rifles. I shot a man. Oh, it was a fair fight, right enough. It was payday. And I. I guess he was a little drunker than me. Leastwise. He emptied his six gun at me and didn't hit nothing. I hit something. Oh, just my bad luck he had two brothers, so I. I cut and run.

[Pablo (William Griffiths)]

A man of discretion. The atmosphere has cleared in Frenchman's Ford.

[Dr. Six Gun (Carl Weber)]

Yeah, the two of them took off for the Oregon Territory. Oh, I see. And like I say, I got a job to do on the Ford.

[Pablo (William Griffiths)]

Well, perhaps we will see each other in town, eh? Celebrate your return, maybe.

[Dr. Six Gun (Carl Weber)]

It's been three years. I wonder what folks in town are likely to say when they find out that I'm back.

[Pablo (William Griffiths)]

I sold Fred Garth a red bandana and I parted company with him at the edge of town and he rode off in his pinto pony, singing a happy song about a dying cowboy or an aged horse or something of this sort. A very peaceful sort. About 11 o' clock at night in Frenchman's Ford. It was not so peaceful. Hey, Doc. All right, all right, Doc. Open up, Doc. I mean. Listen, Doc, you put on your boots and come right.

[Dr. Six Gun (Carl Weber)]

I'm dressed. I just got in. Well, come on. Now, hold on, Benton. Why are you dragging me?

[Pablo (William Griffiths)]

You better come quick. What is the matter, Doc?

[Dr. Six Gun (Carl Weber)]

I don't know, Bandlo. Come on now, Benton. Give me a straight story.

[Pablo (William Griffiths)]

They got him.

[Dr. Six Gun (Carl Weber)]

Who?

[Pablo (William Griffiths)]

The fella that shot Arnie Harrison tonight in that express office.

[Dr. Six Gun (Carl Weber)]

Hold up. I just got in from the arroyo grande. What's this all about?

[Pablo (William Griffiths)]

A fella come riding into town about 11. I pulled a gun on Arnie at the express office. Got away with $4,000. Then he shot Arnie down in the.

[Dr. Six Gun (Carl Weber)]

Street when he ro.

[Pablo (William Griffiths)]

Come on, Doc. You got to get down to the jail. What for?

[Dr. Six Gun (Carl Weber)]

We found the fella, only he got.

[Pablo (William Griffiths)]

Just a little shot. You got to fix him Up.

[Dr. Six Gun (Carl Weber)]

Ablo. Get my bag and meet me down at the jail.

[Pablo (William Griffiths)]

We don't want him to bleed to death before he gets a chance to get tried and hung. All right.

[Dr. Six Gun (Carl Weber)]

Let me through here. Jared.

[Pablo (William Griffiths)]

Hi, Doc. Sorry to pull you out of bed. You didn't.

[Dr. Six Gun (Carl Weber)]

Where is he?

[Pablo (William Griffiths)]

Back in the cells. Come on, now. You boys clear out now. Back here. The other one. That's old Harry sleeping it off in that one.

[Dr. Six Gun (Carl Weber)]

Locked.

[Pablo (William Griffiths)]

Oh, I'm sorry, Doc. Be right there. Let me through.

[Dr. Six Gun (Carl Weber)]

Doc.

[Pablo (William Griffiths)]

Doc. In here, Pablo. I have your bag.

[Dr. Six Gun (Carl Weber)]

Let me into him, Jared.

[Pablo (William Griffiths)]

Yeah, sure. His name's Fred Gar. All right, you. Here's Doc.

[Dr. Six Gun (Carl Weber)]

What's the use of bringing him? Not gonna last long.

[Pablo (William Griffiths)]

We like healthy corpses at the end of our ropes.

[Dr. Six Gun (Carl Weber)]

Fix him up, Doc.

[Pablo (William Griffiths)]

It's him. You know this hombre?

[Dr. Six Gun (Carl Weber)]

A little.

[Pablo (William Griffiths)]

I rode with him a few hours.

[Dr. Six Gun (Carl Weber)]

Hello, Pablo. All right, son? Where'd you get it? Shoulder. My arm. Mm. Pablo cut off his shirt.

[Pablo (William Griffiths)]

What a pity. A very beautiful shirt.

[Dr. Six Gun (Carl Weber)]

Yeah, I won it in Laredo when the Pharaoh came. Always was lucky. This is going to hurt. Thanks. Flesh wound. That's good.

[Pablo (William Griffiths)]

Hey. Hey, boys. It's gonna be all right. Now go on home till Kamara. Go on.

[Dr. Six Gun (Carl Weber)]

Hold on now. All right, Pablo, the bandage.

[Pablo (William Griffiths)]

Right here.

[Dr. Six Gun (Carl Weber)]

You just keep this clean and no gangrene will set him.

[Pablo (William Griffiths)]

He won't have long to worry about gangrene.

[Dr. Six Gun (Carl Weber)]

This is the one that held up the express office?

[Pablo (William Griffiths)]

Yeah, and shot Arnie. Nice old feller, too.

[Dr. Six Gun (Carl Weber)]

Played checkers with him. How'd you get this man out in Mesa Verde? You're sure he did it?

[Pablo (William Griffiths)]

Yeah, yeah. Oh, he wore a mask, a bright red bandana. But his horse was recognized.

[Dr. Six Gun (Carl Weber)]

And that fancy stock saddle of his. And anyways, we found the mail pouch from the express office in the saddlebag. That does it. How does it feel? Lousy. Well.45 slug isn't exactly a bee sting. Thanks, Doc. All right. I'll be over in the morning to look at it up here around. I suppose so. All right, Jared.

[Pablo (William Griffiths)]

Okay.

[Dr. Six Gun (Carl Weber)]

Do.

[Pablo (William Griffiths)]

You, Doc, I do not understand it. I rode with him yesterday afternoon. He sang like a bird. Such a man does not kill anybody. Yeah, he did once before. Four years ago in the big parlor at the Silver Eagle. He told me. He said it was safe for him now to come back to Frenchman's Ford. Mr. Jarrett, are you sure? He was so happy, so light hearted. He bought a bright bandana from me. Red bandana? Well, yes.

[Dr. Six Gun (Carl Weber)]

Like this one? Yes. That is the one I sold.

[Pablo (William Griffiths)]

Yeah, well, we picked it up where the killer dropped it riding out of town.

[Dr. Six Gun (Carl Weber)]

Oh, it's him all right. What does he have to say? Nothing. But he doesn't have to. You figuring on any trouble, Jared?

[Pablo (William Griffiths)]

Trouble, Doc? No, no, no. The boys all went home. Circuit judge is due in tomorrow night.

[Dr. Six Gun (Carl Weber)]

He runs a nice quick murder trial.

[Pablo (William Griffiths)]

There won't be no trouble.

[Dr. Six Gun (Carl Weber)]

Well, good night, Doc. Good night, Jerry.

[Pablo (William Griffiths)]

Hey, you in there. I'll bring you some coffee in a couple hours. I do not understand it, Doc. A peddler is a great judge of character.

[Dr. Six Gun (Carl Weber)]

I will stake my life for him.

[Pablo (William Griffiths)]

I would go further. I would bet cash that that young man did not do these things.

[Dr. Six Gun (Carl Weber)]

It sure doesn't look good for him.

[Pablo (William Griffiths)]

But believe me, Doc, he was so cheerful. He told me how anxious he was to get back to Frenchman's Ford. He said that there was some business that he had to, eh? No, I still don't believe it.

[Dr. Six Gun (Carl Weber)]

Well, something about it bothers me too. You know, I've seen a lot of men face the rope, and tough or not, they're fighting for their lives. Somehow this boy just gives up something. Wait a minute. What is it? Someone in the shadows. Who's there?

[Ginny Wheelock]

I'm sorry. Oh, Doc. Six Gun?

[Dr. Six Gun (Carl Weber)]

Yes.

[Ginny Wheelock]

You just come from the jail, didn't you?

[Dr. Six Gun (Carl Weber)]

Why, yes, I did.

[Ginny Wheelock]

Is he. I mean, you saw him. Is he hurt bad?

[Dr. Six Gun (Carl Weber)]

You're Al Wheelock's daughter, aren't you?

[Ginny Wheelock]

Uh huh.

[Dr. Six Gun (Carl Weber)]

Kathy?

[Ginny Wheelock]

No, that's my older sister. I'm Ginny. Did you see him? Is he all right?

[Dr. Six Gun (Carl Weber)]

It was just a flesh wound. He'll be all right.

[Ginny Wheelock]

Oh, will they hang him?

[Dr. Six Gun (Carl Weber)]

The territorial judge comes in tomorrow night. There'll be a trial.

[Ginny Wheelock]

But they'll hang him, won't they? I mean, there isn't any chance.

[Dr. Six Gun (Carl Weber)]

Hey, hey, now wait a minute.

[Ginny Wheelock]

I told him not to come back. I told him. Oh, Fred.

[Dr. Six Gun (Carl Weber)]

Take it easy, Ginny.

[Ginny Wheelock]

Can you help him, Doc? Everybody says you're fair. You won't let them hang him, will you?

[Dr. Six Gun (Carl Weber)]

I don't know what I can do about it.

[Ginny Wheelock]

I suppose not. Well, I won't bother you no more.

[Dr. Six Gun (Carl Weber)]

Wait a minute, Jenny. Why are you so interested in Fred Garth?

[Ginny Wheelock]

I was going to marry him. That's why he come back to town.

[Pablo (William Griffiths)]

Doc, I told you that was a man riding to a girl, not to a murder.

[Ginny Wheelock]

I wrote him not to come back. I said I'd go to Laredo or anywhere, but he wanted to come for me here. He wanted everybody in town to know about us. I only saw him for a few minutes yesterday. Doc, they can't Hang him.

[Dr. Six Gun (Carl Weber)]

They can't, Jenny. A man was killed.

[Ginny Wheelock]

But Fred didn't do it, Doc. I know he didn't. I love him.

[Dr. Six Gun (Carl Weber)]

I'm afraid that won't hold as evidence in Judge Passman's court.

[Ginny Wheelock]

Doc, will you help him? Nobody else in town will he. He didn't do it. I know he didn't.

[Dr. Six Gun (Carl Weber)]

Well, if he's innocent.

[Ginny Wheelock]

Please, Doc.

[Dr. Six Gun (Carl Weber)]

Look, I'll. I'll ask around, Jenny, and see what I can find out.

[Ginny Wheelock]

Oh, thank you, Doc. Thank you. Do you think my father would just kill me? But do you think I could see him?

[Dr. Six Gun (Carl Weber)]

Why don't you ask Frank Jarrett?

[Ginny Wheelock]

Would Mr. Jared?

[Dr. Six Gun (Carl Weber)]

Let me tell him I sent you. That might help.

[Ginny Wheelock]

Thank you, Doc. Thank you. Would please help Fred? Please.

[Dr. Six Gun (Carl Weber)]

Well, Padelo. Well, if he's innocent, they will.

[Pablo (William Griffiths)]

Dark. You know better. When George Passman holds court, President Grant himself couldn't get acquitted. Amen. Well, thank you. To close up that bar while I'm holding court. There'll be no whiskey competing while I'm dispensing justice. All right. Now, the prisoner has the right to a lawyer. None of the learned gentlemen travel in the circuit with the court. Care to volunteer? So we cut cards low. Man was Mr. Harris, who now appears for the defendant. Incidentally, Mr. Harris lost $15 at Five Card Stud in the same session. See what I mean, Doc? Fred Garf has no more chance than a rabbit in a bear trap.

[Dr. Six Gun (Carl Weber)]

We just got to wait.

[Pablo (William Griffiths)]

A prisoner will approach the bar, the bar of justice, that is, the other one being temporarily suspended. Here he is. Judge Passman, you heard the charge against you. How do you plead? Guilty or not guilty?

[Dr. Six Gun (Carl Weber)]

Does it matter?

[Pablo (William Griffiths)]

Not to me, but we got to go through the motions. Clerk, enter a plea of not guilty. Now listen. Listen, all you hungover saddle tramps. I want no muttering in my court. Any man I ever hanged could complain afterwards. He didn't get a fair trial. All right, call the first witness. Prisoner, rise and face the jury. Frederick Garth, you've been tried and found guilty of murder in the first degree. I now pronounce sentence upon you. He shall be taken from here to a place of detention, from thence to a place of execution on. Let me see, today's Monday. On Friday the 24th of July. He's got a right to appeal to the territorial governance, the law. Where was I? Oh, and then hang for the neck until dead. May heaven have mercy on your soul. All right, Herman, you can open up the bar.

[Dr. Six Gun (Carl Weber)]

Jenny. Honey. Doc, take her away.

[Pablo (William Griffiths)]

Why didn't.

[Ginny Wheelock]

Why didn't you say something? Why didn't you tell them you didn't do it?

[Pablo (William Griffiths)]

Doc, please.

[Dr. Six Gun (Carl Weber)]

Come on, Jane. Come on. Let go of the bars, Pablo.

[Pablo (William Griffiths)]

Come on, Ms. Jeannie, come with me. I'll take you home now.

[Ginny Wheelock]

No, I want to stay with him.

[Pablo (William Griffiths)]

But it will not help him to see you cry. At least come with me.

[Dr. Six Gun (Carl Weber)]

I have a mirror in my back.

[Pablo (William Griffiths)]

You can make yourself beautiful.

[Ginny Wheelock]

Me?

[Pablo (William Griffiths)]

Well, it is the kindest thing you can do. Now, could you come with me?

[Ginny Wheelock]

I'll be back.

[Pablo (William Griffiths)]

Fred.

[Dr. Six Gun (Carl Weber)]

Jared, don't let her in here again.

[Pablo (William Griffiths)]

I was trying to do you a favor, Guy.

[Dr. Six Gun (Carl Weber)]

Well, thanks. I've had enough favors. Jared, let me in with him.

[Pablo (William Griffiths)]

Well, now, I don't know, Doc.

[Dr. Six Gun (Carl Weber)]

Oh, come on. If I'm gonna have to pronounce him dead after the hanging, I got a right to talk to him alive.

[Pablo (William Griffiths)]

Well, I don't suppose it had hurt.

[Dr. Six Gun (Carl Weber)]

Thanks.

[Pablo (William Griffiths)]

I'll have to lock you in with him. Just call her when you want up, Doc.

[Dr. Six Gun (Carl Weber)]

All right. Now, Fred, what are you hanging around me for? Doc, I'm not so sure you're guilty. Well, you heard the trial. I didn't hear much defense for you. Mr. Harris had a hard night playing stud. Fred, now, tell me the truth. You didn't hold up that express office. Man doesn't come back to town to marry a girl and then pull a thing like that. Look, I'm a vicious character with an insane temper. I killed a man once before. You heard that? That was three years ago in a drunken brawl. Fred, what are you holding back for? I want to help you.

[Pablo (William Griffiths)]

There's nothing you can do.

[Dr. Six Gun (Carl Weber)]

It's as if you're tying that rope yourself. Now, tell me the truth. I promised Ginny that. Listen, Doc, about Ginny. You do me a favor, will you? What is it? You look after her for me, will you? I mean, after she's only a kid.

[Ginny Wheelock]

17.

[Dr. Six Gun (Carl Weber)]

Her father hit her with a bridal strap when he found she came here. Look after her for me.

[Ginny Wheelock]

All right.

[Dr. Six Gun (Carl Weber)]

Fred, you're sure you haven't got anything to tell them? No. Okay, Jared.

[Pablo (William Griffiths)]

Okay, Doc.

[Dr. Six Gun (Carl Weber)]

I'll see you again, Fred.

[Pablo (William Griffiths)]

You are now, Doc.

[Dr. Six Gun (Carl Weber)]

Bye, Fred. Hey, doc. Doc, one thing. Yes? Just as a favor to you, I'm gonna leave my body for science. I'll see you again, Fred.

[Pablo (William Griffiths)]

Where are we going now, doc? Is there perhaps a case of moons or chickenpox in the hill?

[Dr. Six Gun (Carl Weber)]

I still don't like it, Fred. Garth isn't telling the truth. I don't know whether he killed that man or not. But I do know we haven't Got the whole story.

[Pablo (William Griffiths)]

It bothers you, eh?

[Dr. Six Gun (Carl Weber)]

Look, I'm the coroner. I'm going to have to watch that hanging. Cut that boy down and pronounce him dead.

[Pablo (William Griffiths)]

Doc, you. You don't believe the boy did it?

[Dr. Six Gun (Carl Weber)]

I'm not sure. I don't like to be unsure about a thing like that. I see.

[Pablo (William Griffiths)]

How can you be sure?

[Dr. Six Gun (Carl Weber)]

I don't know.

[Pablo (William Griffiths)]

Where are we going now, Doc?

[Dr. Six Gun (Carl Weber)]

Jimmy Wheelock told me Fred's mother lives in adobe hut out past the Mesa Verde. I want to talk to her. I want to see if I can find out why Fred Garth wants to die.

[Mrs. Garth]

That's right civil of you, Doc. Pumping for me.

[Dr. Six Gun (Carl Weber)]

That's all right. Yeah, enough.

[Mrs. Garth]

Enough water for this house. Don't use it much except to wash clothes or maybe make coffee.

[Dr. Six Gun (Carl Weber)]

Why don't you sit down, Mrs. Garth? I want to talk to you.

[Mrs. Garth]

Might as well stay out here. Old man's sleeping it off inside.

[Dr. Six Gun (Carl Weber)]

Fred's father?

[Mrs. Garth]

Yeah. Got a skin full silver eagle last night. Boys was buying for him because his son was going to hang. He come home, said it's the first time he ever got any pleasure out in his children. Then he passed out.

[Dr. Six Gun (Carl Weber)]

Mrs. Garth, I've been trying to help Fred.

[Mrs. Garth]

Why?

[Dr. Six Gun (Carl Weber)]

Well, I. I think he's hiding something. He came back to Frenchman's Ford to get married. Did you know that?

[Mrs. Garth]

Hmm.

[Dr. Six Gun (Carl Weber)]

But he won't defend himself. He just gives up, sir.

[Mrs. Garth]

Pies and cuss that he hates hisself. Well, he comes by it natural, just like his pa. Peas in the pod, mean clear through.

[Pablo (William Griffiths)]

But he's your son.

[Mrs. Garth]

He's a Garth. They're all pies and mean. I ought to know. I live with his Parsons. O war. He was an officer then. Oh, you should have seen him. Riding off with a yellow sash around his middle. Is sousing and riot. And he still got his figure.

[Dr. Six Gun (Carl Weber)]

Did you see Fred the day he came home?

[Mrs. Garth]

Of course, Bill. He come riding up without a by your leave, and first thing he was in an argument with his pal. The old man wanted a dollar for whiskey and Fred told him he was saving his money for something else. They fought right in the dooryard. I just sat watching, not caring one way or the other. Garth men, both of them. Fred come in after and lay down. His PA rode off. You figure they'll hang my Fred? Maybe born to hang.

[Pablo (William Griffiths)]

They all are.

[Mrs. Garth]

Well, now, excuse me, Doc. I got to lug this water in for my washing.

[Pablo (William Griffiths)]

Hey. Hey, boy. Listen. Listen to me. I was over at the railhead yesterday. Fella comes into the railroad Office with a telegram to send. You listen to me. He was sent there by Doc6Scott. Doc sent the telegram to territorial governor. He asked for a stay of execution. He don't want Red Garth to hang tomorrow. He asked for a six months delay.

[Ginny Wheelock]

Us.

[Pablo (William Griffiths)]

Jared, you must run now. Get out of here. He's going to hang right now. Jared. We ain't going to wait no six months. I'm telling you, I'll lame the first one who comes through that door, he's blood. Come on, boys. All right, grab his gun. Let go of me.

[Dr. Six Gun (Carl Weber)]

Give me the keys.

[Pablo (William Griffiths)]

Jared. Jared. Jared, let's stop. All right, out of my way.

[Dr. Six Gun (Carl Weber)]

Here.

[Pablo (William Griffiths)]

Let him in, boys. Let him in. What are you closed up to, Doc?

[Dr. Six Gun (Carl Weber)]

We like let go of Jared.

[Pablo (William Griffiths)]

But you shouldn't try to get a killer off the hook.

[Dr. Six Gun (Carl Weber)]

If you'll listen to me, I'll gone.

[Pablo (William Griffiths)]

And sent that telegram to the governor.

[Dr. Six Gun (Carl Weber)]

But he didn't do it.

[Pablo (William Griffiths)]

Will you listen? Listen to me. He'll stick to pills and powders. Doc. Get his gun, Jack. Let's go.

[Mrs. Garth]

Now.

[Pablo (William Griffiths)]

Stand away, Doc. We're gonna take him, Benton.

[Dr. Six Gun (Carl Weber)]

You're crazy. It's murder.

[Pablo (William Griffiths)]

You've got to listen to him. I heard Judge Passman hang by the neck till he's dead. That's all we're gonna do, Benton. I won't let you do. What are you gonna do about it, Doc?

[Dr. Six Gun (Carl Weber)]

This is.

[Pablo (William Griffiths)]

Hold him. Don't let him get a gun, Garrett. Hold him. You killed him, Benton. Just knocked him cold in the pistol butt. Come on now, boys, we got work to do. Come on, Batman. It's getting hot in this.

[Dr. Six Gun (Carl Weber)]

Wait a minute. Wait a minute. Doc.

[Pablo (William Griffiths)]

Doc. Come on, Doc, snap out of it. You gotta pronounce him dead.

[Dr. Six Gun (Carl Weber)]

Dead. It's over.

[Pablo (William Griffiths)]

Not quite. We got him on that pin a pony of his with the rope run over the hay pulley up there.

[Dr. Six Gun (Carl Weber)]

We brought you along to make it humane. Here, let me up. Benton, you can't do it. You've got to wait. Now listen.

[Pablo (William Griffiths)]

All of you. Listen to me. You've got to wait. Doc, you want to go bye bye again? You got anything to say, Garf?

[Dr. Six Gun (Carl Weber)]

Go on, get it over with.

[Pablo (William Griffiths)]

Okay, then.

[Dr. Six Gun (Carl Weber)]

Midnight. Now, wait, wait, wait.

[Pablo (William Griffiths)]

He's coming. It's the paddler. Paddler. Over here.

[Ginny Wheelock]

Duck.

[Pablo (William Griffiths)]

Duck. I got him. What is it?

[Dr. Six Gun (Carl Weber)]

You wouldn't listen when I heard you fools rushing to jail, I. I sent Pablo out to the Mesa Verde.

[Pablo (William Griffiths)]

I brought him, Doc, tied on my pack horse like a sack of wheat.

[Dr. Six Gun (Carl Weber)]

Cut him loose, Pablo.

[Pablo (William Griffiths)]

Right away, Doc. There. Hey, that's Old man Card. What's the matter with her? Drunk as a coot.

[Dr. Six Gun (Carl Weber)]

There's your killer. When Fred came home that night, the old man took his horse and saddle and rode into town. He wanted money for whiskey, so he went to the express office to help himself.

[Pablo (William Griffiths)]

I found the money under his belt. It was him, all right.

[Dr. Six Gun (Carl Weber)]

Now, get that rope off Fred. Oh, yeah.

[Pablo (William Griffiths)]

Come on, Benton.

[Dr. Six Gun (Carl Weber)]

You almost hanged an innocent man.

[Pablo (William Griffiths)]

It ain't my fault. Why didn't he say something?

[Dr. Six Gun (Carl Weber)]

He wouldn't turn in his father to be hanged. Well, Fred. You're an old woman, Doc, sticking your nose where it isn't wanted. Yeah, sure. You bet.

[Pablo (William Griffiths)]

Hey, boys. You heard Doc. We got the real killer right here. The rope's all ready. What are we waiting for?

[Dr. Six Gun (Carl Weber)]

You're waiting for a trial, Benton. A legal trial.

[Pablo (William Griffiths)]

Another six months. Not on your life, Benton.

[Dr. Six Gun (Carl Weber)]

I owe you something, and this is as good a time as any. Pablo, help me drag him down to the jail.

[Pablo (William Griffiths)]

Pleasure.

[Dr. Six Gun (Carl Weber)]

Maybe Jared can spare Fred sell. What do you mean?

[Pablo (William Griffiths)]

I ain't done nothing.

[Dr. Six Gun (Carl Weber)]

Attempted murder, resisting an officer, contempt of court. I imagine Judge Passman can figure out a few more charges. All right, come on, let's get Tom.

[Pablo (William Griffiths)]

Nothing. You can't do this.

[Dr. Six Gun (Carl Weber)]

Come on, Pablo, let's go. Doc, wait a minute. You all right, Fred? Sure. I guess so. He wasn't worth it, the old buzzard. Father, you understand, huh? Sure I understand, Fred. Oh, you can do me a favor now. I can what? Take care of Jenny. Good care. Sure, Doc. I'm going to see her right now. I ride an old pain I lead an old dan bound a montan for to throw the hula hand they feed in the coolies they water in the drawer Their tails are all matted Their backs are all. You have been listening to Dr. Six Gun. Doc Six Gun is played by Carl Weber and Pablo by William Griffiths. Today's script was written by Ernest Kinhoy and heard in the cast were John Thomas as Fred, Pat Hosley as Ginny, Virginia Payne as the mother, Roger de Koven as Benton, William Keene as Jared, and Edgar Staley as Judge Fastman.

[Ginny Wheelock]

Sam.

[Dr. Six Gun (Carl Weber)]

Dr. Six Gun, starring Carl Weber as the frontier doctor, with William Griffiths as Pablo. The wandering gypsy has come to you through the worldwide facilities of the United States Armed Forces Radio and Television Service.

[Mrs. Garth]

Foreign.

[Andrew Rines]

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[Pablo (William Griffiths)]

Sam.