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I'm sorry I unfortunatly misspelled the last name of William B. Brocius as Brocious. The correct spelling is actually Brocius. Please consider moving article to William B. Brocius. 205.188.117.73 18:00, 1 Jun 2005 (UTC)
The more appropriate and common spelling of his name was Brocius. Moreover, Curly Bill's middle initial is not certain, but a 1881 letter addressed to him that was printed in the "Tombstone Epitaph" read as follows: "Wm. H. Brocius, care G. w. Turner." I would suggest changing the spelling of his last name to "Brocius," and substituting "H" for the "B" or dropping the middle initial. Steve Gatto, author of "Curly Bill, Tombstone's Most Famous Outlaw (2003).
COMMENT: I agree. Let's get it done (doing it without the middle initial and changing it to Brocius). The name is an alias anyway. I've taken the first steps by changing it to Brocius in the essay itself.
I don't know how to change article titles or links, however. We also need links from "Curley Bill" and "Curly Bill" Sbharris 18:30, 16 February 2006 (UTC)
Done. — Nightst a llion (?) 12:55, 21 February 2006 (UTC)
This keeps getting changed to 1845. We have no idea when he was born. Stop it! Adding wrong history is worse than nothing. Better to admit ignorance when we just don't know. Sbharris 19:12, 15 June 2006 (UTC)
Found this picture at the Birdcage Theater in Tombstone last time I visited, but I'm not sure if it's legit: http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j99/defashioned/curlybill.jpg —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.91.20.215 ( talk) 15:33, 3 December 2007 (UTC)
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Life in Arizona
Brocius was known for a mean sense of humor when drunk. He was reported to have perpetrated such "practical jokes" as using gunfire to make a preacher "dance" during a sermon and making Mexicans at a community dance take off their clothes and dance naked. (Both incidents were reported by Wells Fargo agent Fred Dodge in his memoirs, and both incidents are alluded to in the newspapers of the time).[2]
A minute detail so important it's repeated two paragraphs later
Outlaw Cowboy
When drunk, Brocius was also known for a mean sense of humor and for such "practical jokes" as using gunfire to make a preacher "dance" during a sermon or forcing Mexicans at a community dance to take off their clothes and dance naked. Wells Fargo agent Fred Dodge reported both incidents in his memoirs, and both were alluded to in local newspapers.[3]
IS two times enough to get it across? Perhaps a third repetition, to make sure. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2603:7081:4F06:2869:904:CE87:1F:FE49 ( talk) 14:03, 2 January 2022 (UTC)