William Conrad (0:00)

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Andrew Rines (0:13)

Welcome to the Old Time Radio Westerns. I'm your host, Andrew Rines. And before we get into this episode, I wanted to do a little PSA and remind you that I put out multiple shows a week of Old Time Radio Westerns. You can check them out by going to otrwesterns.com or looking up OTR Westerns on your podcast application of choice. We're releasing over 10 episodes a week so far, about a hundred a month. So definitely want you to check that out again otrwesterns.com and check it out. I also wanted to invite you to check out my sister podcast site, otnetcast, and that's N e T C A s t. So ot n e t c a s t netcast otnetcast.com we're currently releasing mystery genre shows and this is shows like the Shadow Escape, Suspense and the Whistler. And we have plans on bringing other shows to the network for you guys to listen to. So it's my non western old time radio channel that I can kind of do other genres that not only I like, but hopefully you would like too. You can check us out by going to otnetcast.com or searching ot t n e T C A S T on your podcast app of choice. Now let's get into this episode. This episode is going to be Gunsmoke Original Air Dates May 27, 1956 and the title is Manhunter.

William Conrad (1:54)

Gun Smoke brought to you by Chesterfield. Chesterfield packs more pleasure because it's more perfectly packed. Thanks to Accuray, they satisfy the most around Dodge City and in the territory on West. There's just one way to handle the killers and the spoilers, and that's with a U.S. marshal and the smell of doctor gun smoke. Gun Smoke. Starring William Conrad. The transcribed story of the violence that moved west with young America and the story of a man who moved with him. I'm that man, Matt Dillon, United States Marshal, the first man they look for and the last they want to meet. It's a chancy job and it makes a man watchful and a little lone. Well, what's your hurry, chester? Oh, hello, Mr. Dillon. I'm going over at the stable. No. What for? You leaving town? No, sir. Hank Young's over there. I got seen. Oh, I'm not doing anything. I'll go with you if you don't mind. Well, good. I run into Mr. Bowers and he asked me to give Hank a message for him. Well, Hank is a real nice fellow, Mr. Dillon. Well, I didn't say he wasn't Jesse. Yes, sir, I know, but I was just thinking. There ain't many fellows around here steady and peaceable as he is. I guess that's one reason bars has kept him working at the ranch for so long. There he is. What? Cinching up his saddle with his back to us there. Oh, yeah, Mr. Jones, I'm going to surprise him. Walk easy, huh? Okay, gotcha. Look out, Chester. Now take it easy, Hank. Oh, Marshall, I didn't know who it was. You shouldn't come up on me like that, Chester. Goodness, I guess I shouldn't have. Where'd my gun? Oh, there's my gun. Just a wonder it didn't go off. You hitting at me that way, Marshall? How come you weren't? A gun, Hank? I don't think I ever saw you with one. I wore guns before, Marc. No, I meant around here. No, maybe not around here. Hank. Hank, Mr. Bower is going to be an hour or so longer than he thought is. All right, you tell him I'll see him out the ranch. We got work to do out there. So long. So long, Hank. My, I guess I really upset him something. Sure has, Hank. Ain't never acted like that before. We're always kindly teasing each other. Well, I wouldn't worry about it, Dylan. Yeah? I want to talk to you, Marshall. Well, go ahead. My name's Quillen. Ben Quillen. I only been here a few days. I've been meaning to get acquainted, but I thought I'd do a little scouting around for myself for first. What's the name of that man you were just talking to, Marshall? Why? Oh, he kind of fits a description of a fella I've been hunting. You see, I'm a deputy sheriff. Huh? There's my badge. Deputy sheriff, Prescott, Arizona. Yeah, I got papers to prove it, too. Hey, you've come a long way, Colin. I think it's going to be worth it. Marshall, Here, take a look at this. What is it? It's a warrant for Ike Abbott. Prescott, Arizona. 7-6-18 something. It's kind of smudged. You read the description? Hmm. Don't Ike Abbott sound like your friend who just left? Sure does to me. Same height, same build, same kind of face, brown hair and eyes. Just about everything. Is that true, Mr. John? Well, fits generally, but what's he wanted for? It's a warrant for his arrest, Justin. He's charged with murder, Hank. He heard he was hiding out around Dodge somewhere. He's been here about three years, hasn't he? Yeah, just about. Why didn't you make Your arrest a few minutes ago, Quillen. I wanted to be sure, Marshal. And I also want to talk to you first. After all, this is your territory. Hank's wearing a gun, Quillen. Does he know you? No. But I've been asking around about anybody from Arizona. He must have heard about it. Well, I guess I'll ride out and take him. No. What? Hank Young's ready to fight. I don't want to kill him. I'll go. You mean you'll bring him in for me? Well, if I'm sure he's the man you're after, then I think I can find out. Okay. Watch your step, Marshal. 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He had nothing special to do except get out of Dodge. You think he's gonna make trouble? Well, I hope not. Hello, Hank. Marshall Chester. Oh, Hank. Looking for me? There are a couple of things I want to ask you, Hank. You go right ahead, Marshall. You've known me about three years. Right about that. And you know when I go after a man, I generally bring him back. So you do, Marshall. Is that why you put your gun away? Well, I declare. He ain't armed no more, is he? No, I ain't. Well, you tell me the truth, Hank. You always dealt fair, Marshall. I'll tell you the truth. Well, there's a deputy sheriff in town named Ben Quillen. He's got an Arizona warrant for Ike Abbott's arrest. I thought so. Was it murder, Hank? That how that warrant reads, Marshall? Mm. Figured so. What else you want to know? You still haven't told me why you put your gun away. Done some thinking on the way back here. Knowed they'd sent somebody after me. But if I killed him, I'D just have to face you next. I wouldn't be getting no worry. That for you. All right, Hank. Come on, Chester. Let's get Back to town. Mr. Jon, we going to take Hank back? I said let's go, Chester. Morning, chester. Good morning, Mr. Ben Quillen been here yet? Well, I just got here myself. Oh, didn't you sleep here last night? Well, see, no, sir, I didn't. Oh, I ain't never gonna set up all night playing poker again. Oh, I was kind of hoping you'd maybe outgrown poker. I'm getting there. Morning, marshal. Chester. Clelland. Morning, Clong. Well, Marshal, did he put up a fight? No, no, there was no trouble. But he is the man I'm after. He's Ike Abbott, isn't he? Yeah, he's a man. Well, I sure do thank you, Marshal. Now if you'll turn him over to me, we'll be on our way, and I won't be bothering you no more. I didn't bring him in, Quillen. Why not? I guess maybe I didn't have the stomach to arrest a man who's been a friend, who's never caused any trouble around here. That don't keep him from being a murderer. And I've got a legal warrant for him. Then you go get him. I thought you didn't want no killing. He isn't armed. You've caused me to waste a whole day, Marshall. Why don't you go get your man, Quillen and get him out of here? I don't want any part of it. You admit he's a friend of yours, Marshall. I just hope you're not trying to trick me somehow, because I'll hold you responsible. What's on your mind tonight, Matt? Well, Kitty, it sure isn't drinking beer and sitting around the long branch. You know, you sometimes act like you've been schooled in a slave market. Drink your beer, Kitty. I'm buying. Oh, you are? I take it all back. Oh, what? Here's Ben Quillen now. I know what's been bothering you, Marshall. I want to talk to you. What's your trouble, Quillen? You gave me to believe there'd be no trouble with Hank Younger, whatever you call him, was there. He wasn't armed, Marshall. At least he didn't lie about that. And just what did I lie about, Cullen? Bout them four friends of his. What friends? I don't like being made a fool of, Marshall. I don't like going after an unarmed man who is hiding behind four shotguns. Ah, I see you trying to tell me you didn't know about it? No, Quillen, I didn't. You swear to that? You can take it or leave it. Alright, I'll believe you. Providing you ride out there with me. I can't face them men alone. It'd be suicide. It's your party, Quillen. I'm not getting paid to make your arrests. You wouldn't be scared, would you, Marshall? I think we've talked just about enough, Colin. All right. I'll telegraph Prescott. I'll get me some authority for some deputies. Wait a minute, Colin. What? You meet me at the stable in the morning. I'll go with you. There they are, Marshall. Waiting for us. How are we going to shoot it out against four men with shotguns, Marshall? You just keep out of it, Quill. Hello, Hank. Gentlemen. This here ain't my idea, Marshall. Boys just heard about everything. I can't talk them out of a fight. That's right, Marshall. Ain't nobody taking a friend of ours off to Arizona, warrant or no warrant. Now listen, you men. Hank Young's a friend of mine too. Isn't that right, Hank? I always thought so, Marshall. But you know me well enough. If any man needs taking in, I'll take him in. Kind of like walking into a cannon, won't it, Marshall? Maybe. But more than one of us will die. Now hold on. I don't want a lot of blood spilled over me. Just cause I killed a man 12 years ago is no reason any of you men should die. Now wait a minute, Quillen. What? You got that warrant with you? Of course I have. Let me see. Now. Come on, let me see it. Well, I don't know what for. Give it to me. You seen it once. What are you looking for? Well, something wrong with it? It's legal. All right, give it back. Yeah. Hank, I've changed my mind about taking you today. Now wait. Shut up, Quillen. Will you come into my office three days from now, Hank. We'll settle this thing then. Okay, Marshall? Sure. It's okay, Hank. We'll be right along with you. Won't we, boy? We'll be right here with you. We ain't backing down one bit, Marshall. You better remember that. Where are you listening to Gunsmoke? In your favorite easy chair or out driving. Oh, there you are. In the kitchen. Say, you want to make whatever you're doing more enjoyable. Have a Chesterfield. Enjoy. Chesterfield's better taste and mildness. It stands to reason a cigarette made better and packed better, smokes better, tastes better. And Chesterfield is more perfectly packed by Accuray, this electronic miracle removes human error in cigarette manufacture. So, Accuray, Chesterfield is firm and pleasing to the lips. Mild, yet deeply satisfying. Yes, Chesterfield gives you something no other cigarette can give you. Chesterfield packs more pleasure because Chesterfield's more perfectly packed to the touch, to the taste. Chesterfield packs more pleasure because it's more perfectly packed by Chesterfield. Mild, yet they satisfy the most. Dylan, I've been waiting for you. Let's go, Chester. Did you finally get your telegraph? Yeah, just in time, it looks. I know. That's quite a crowd waiting for you. Think there'll be trouble? Yeah, that could be. Anything you want me to do? No, you better wait here. All right, but you be careful now. Them friends, I think, sure look like the mean business. Yeah, sure. Well, Marshall, come in like you said. I know you would, Hank. How'd you get this over with, Marshall? I waited long enough. You've waited too long, Quillen. What? Hank, I want your friends to wait across the street over there. We ain't moving, Marshall. All four of you go over there and wait. Will you do what he says, Jim? Go on, now, Jim. He ain't the kind of trick nobody. I mean it. Boys. I got going. Well, come on, man. But we'll be watching. Quillen, let me see that warrant. You've seen it twice. Yeah? Well, ain't you gonna look at it? I should have looked at it the first time close. I missed reading the date till Hank mentioned it was 12 years ago. What that got to do with it? 12 years is a long time, Quillen. That warrant's still legal. But it would have been forgotten by now. If you hadn't paid the sheriff in Prescott to go to the trouble to dig around and find it for you. And paid him something more to make you a deputy. What do you say? I hate men like you who go out after other men just for the reward money. You're a professional manhunter, and that's the worst. So, what are you? I'm a lawman. I never collected a reward in my life. Okay, do it your way, but I'm taking this man back. I got word this morning from a friend of mine in Prescott. Quillen, so he says. What I thought about you. You don't often get back with your prisoners. Too much trouble, I guess. Too much expense. You'd shoot Hank here for trying to escape before you reach the Colorado line. But you'd still collect the reward. You're getting a lot of ideas, Marshall. I got a couple more, Hank. Yeah, what, Marshall? I hear there weren't any Witnesses to that murder 12 years ago. That wasn't no murder. Of course. I had to run anyway. The sheriff was an enemy of yours. Well, I hear he's dead now. Mm. There'll be a circuit judge here next week. I think we'll let him decide all this. No, you don't, Marshall. You don't cheat. I'm sorry, Quillen. You're gonna have to earn your money someplace else. Marshall, I'm warning you. This is the only copy of the warrant for Rack Abbott. There is, isn't it? You give me that, I'm gonna tear it up. I'll kill you if you do. Hank's only worth $500 to you, Quillen. You can find bigger game than him. I said I'll kill you, you tear up that warrant. Even you're not that big a fool, Cullen. Don't do it, Marshall. Somebody has to. No. You killed him, Marshall. I misjudged him, Hank. He was worse than I thought. What? He wouldn't only kill a man for $500. He was willing to die for it. Him. In a moment, our star, William Conrad. 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