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Show DEADWOOD DICK DEAD. Frontier Character Who Had Lost Fortune Dies In Denver Jail. Denver, Colo. The body of Robert Dickey, widely known as "Deadwood Dick," lies In the morgue here awa't ing word from supposedly wealthy relatives In Pennsylvania as to Its dls position. Dickey died In the city Jnll where he had been taken on a charge of vag rancy. In the early days he was one of the most notable figures In Colorado. He icrved In the federal army in the Civil war and was noted as a scout, Indian agent snd United States marshal. He mad a fortune selling furs in Denver Den-ver In the early days, but lost all later. |