Cheyenne comes to the lawless town to aid honest settlers.
Even the formerly lawless town of Skagway had become a stable and respectable community by 1899.
"You must have an unusually lawless town", Valentine said.
During this time, Opelika began to gain a reputation as a wild, lawless town.
At its height, the community had thousands of residents, but it was a largely lawless town.
Carbon has always been known as a lawless town for those that like to fight.
Seattle in this era was a freebooting and often relatively lawless town.
As has been remarked, Seattle in this era was an "open" and often relatively lawless town.
Simpson makes Chester the sheriff in hopes that the fear of him will help clean up the lawless town.
He is perhaps the most powerful figure in a lawless town, and he relishes his status.