The Lone Ranger Podcast

This episode introduces two of my favorite recurring characters - Bolivar Bates and Hacksaw Hastings (introduced as Hacksaw Hawkins). Two old Confederate soldiers, pockets full of now-worthless Confederate cash, are looking for a way to get some real money and avoid starving. The Lone Ranger and Tonto take a liking to the two old-timers and help them get jobs as tax collectors. Will all that real money prove to be too much temptation for a couple of poor old men?

There have been numerous thefts in the town of Greentree, and all evidence points to Cole Williams. Working in Jason Rudd's bank, he knows just who has recently taken cash out. Banker Rudd, Sheriff Curt Orson, and the wheelchair bound former sheriff, Baldy Bronson, have come up with a plan to trap the thief. With the Lone Ranger and Tonto near town, the true thief will be revealed.

Trouble is brewing on a wagon train. The leader of the wagon train, Peter Ridley, and his long-time friend Amos Carver have been arguing about almost every decision Ridley has made. The two men decide to split the wagon train where the trail splits into the Oregon and Sante Fe Trails. Can the Lone Ranger convince them they are better off traveling together?

Sheriff Steve Tucker knows Slim Carter is guilty of murdering Bart Jones. US Marshall Dan Calloway won't let him act without proof. Now Carter is planning to run away with, and marry, Nancy Merrill, daughter of the wealthy Zeke Merrill. Is Slim Carter the honest man Nancy believes him to be? Or is he the murdering thief Sherriff Tucker is convinced he is? It's up to the Lone Ranger and Tonto to discover the truth.

Bob McAllister is on trial for robbery and the murder of Joe Findlay. Lem Purvis doesn't believe Bob is guilty, despite the fact that the murder weapon was found in his possession. Lem is able to convince the Lone Ranger and Tonto that Bob was framed. Can they find the real murderer, before Bob is hung for a crime he didn't commit?

Fort Pearson is waiting on shipments of guns and ammunition.Chief White Bear and his tribe attacked the stage carrying the shipment, driven by Mort Leeds. The Lone Ranger and Tonto notice the stage shows no sign of the fight Mort says took place. What is the real story?

Steve Garrett is the wealthiest man in town. Outlaw Black Jack Martin and his gang need money. Black Jack comes up with a plan to kidnap Garrett's 7-year old boy, Billy, demanding a healthy ransom for the boy's safe return. The Lone Ranger is convinced Black Jack will kill the boy regardless, so he has to work fast.

The Bart Colt gang is terrorizing the county. The people are having increasing doubt in Sheriff Andy Sanders, because it is looking increasingly like his brother, Dave, is a member of the gang. Can the Lone Ranger and Tonto clear Dave's name and stop Bart Colt once and for all?

Easterner Carter Dodson is buying mine claims the owners believe worthless. But are they really? The Lone Ranger and Tonto set out to solve the mystery.

There's a shipment of gold coming on the east-bound train, and Snake Loughlin has a plan to get it. First he has to convince Mike Murphy, engineer of the west-bound train, to have his train sitting on the track waiting on the east-bound, causing a wreck. Snake convinces Murphy that he's holding Murphy's girl, Betty Caukins, forcing him to participate in the plot. Can the Lone Ranger find the girl and save the trains before it's too late?