in an earlier confrontation in had inflictedckel kobel. wound on john newspapers delighted at that grisly painting the image of it. while kobel survived, many cattle baron never forgave kales nickel for an attack on his social better. e knew that tom horn was merry carrying out his boss's wishes kales shot and killed nickels eason, the idea being that by killing the son, it nickel to ade kales leave the country. another version held that horn on john kobel's -- r with the purpose of nickel to kales vacate. if so, he was successful. he moved to cheyenne. speculated that willie spotted him as he lay in ambush for kales nickel. horn's assassinations earlier in 1895, the young son victim had spied the the vicinity. in a grand jury investigation in heyenne, the young boy had spotted horne at the courthouse. seeing his father's schted killer, the boy cried out, mama, mama! hold me! killer. papa's recalling this embarrassing not t, horn was determined to make the same mistake twice. he shot willie. t was also pointed oh it that kales nickel had r