I don't think Dougie Bailey mentioned THE DOTHAN RIOT in DEVIL MAKE A THIRD but I DO THINK that both the riot & Dougie's story of Buck Bannon's rise to power have a lot in common.
http://www2.dothaneagle.com/news/2010/may/16/dothan_riot_of_1889_remembered_at_western_festival-ar-348449/