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Jack Slade stood over the lifeless body of Jules Beni and reflected on his oath to wear one of Beni's ears on his watch guard. This would be Slade's final revenge for the six times Jules shot him with a revolver and for the sadistic shotgun blast that followed. Jack pulled his knife from its scabbard and cut off Beni's ears. This single barbaric act assured Jack Slade a place in the history of the American West. Slade's life was terminated in Virginia City, Montana at the end of a rope.
