WesternWhen John Gannaway is murdered, Billy Buttons is accused of the crime. Billy is also accused by the Omaha & Montana Cattle Company of being a cattle thief and a forger of legal documents. To the surprise of his mother and brother, Billy shows up at the home ranch and, despite all these charges, declares that he is going to ride into the city of Arlington and turn himself in. The trial of Billy Buttons is grippingly dramatic from beginning right through to the wholly unpredictable conclusion.*First Edition Western
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Seller: 100POCKETS, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: COLLECTIBLE - NEW. Dust Jacket Condition: New. First Edition, First Thus. Stated First Edition. BRAND NEW & Collectible. Western fiction. It is the eve of Montana Territory's gaining statehood. The Omaha & Montana Cattle Company, under the leadership of John Gannaway, attempts to acquire land owned by early homesteaders, the Buttons. Gannaway is murdered --- all eyes turn to Billy Button who seems involved with forgery and cattle rustling besides. A courtroom drama with Billy's defense attorney being Thomas F. Boe whose record of acquittals is legendary. Seller Inventory # 011312