A guy is running from a lynch mob when one of them throws a knife at him . When he falls to the ground, the knife handle is jutting out from the front of his shirt. It should have been in his back to match the way he was facing when it was thrown.
The Duchess says it's good that Red caught some bad guys before she could have known it occurred. She had been at home talking with two men, and Red rode there straight from the incident ahead of any others.