Mike McCluskie
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Mike McCluskie (?-1871) was a little-known gambler and occasional lawman from Ohio, who was the instigator of the Gunfight at Hide Park, which took place on August 19, 1871, in Newton, Kansas. McCluskie was well known in Newton prior to the gunfight. Earlier that same year, he had been charged with garroting a man to death.