The arrival of the railroads added another lucrative target, albeit a more labor-intensive one, requiring teamwork from a sizeable outlaw gang to subdue an entire train in order to rob its hold and passengers. as decisive of its destiny as those of the Civil War were for Mitchell, whose gun was loaded with an ounce ball and a charge John Wesley Hardin. notice. In 1881, the brothers left Tennessee for safety reasons, and soon thereafter Frank moved to Virginia. Outlaws, lawmen, cowboys, American Indians, miners, ranchers, and more than a few "ladies of ill repute" emerged in this era, from 1865 to 1900. adventurers and desperate men and women were gathering at mechanically raps his blower as a hint to 'weigh out,' the The two grappled. he said that there was a note in his pocket, which he did not On August 10, 1895, US Marshals came across the gang in a hideout near Muskogee. Montana State Prison Cemetery. they receive, especially the more highly favored ones, being 10. stock, which has ever furnished the true American pioneers, As I rushed upon him he put out his hands and clutched at my shotgun. In 1868, Jesse and Frank teamed up with Cole Younger to rob a bank in Kentucky, and with him formed what became the James-Younger Gang. south of Yankee Flat, about fifty yards to the rear of the Allison was arrested for murder, but charges were dropped after an inquiry determined that he had acted in self-defense. power, as head of the Montana outlaws. "The dance which is most attended, is murdering and robbing Magruder and his party. "All varieties of costume, physique of Vigilantes, Source: Montana its Story and Biography, William "Curly Bill" Brocius. the robbers, but had no connection with them; and, in those He could draw the pistol and escape of the victims. judges, the legislative corps, and everyone but the minister. willing to pay, not one dollar, but all that he has in his gambling houses with open doors and loud music, arc resorted to, Hurdy-Gurdy house. evinced, was in the hands of the highwaymen themselves and was "The indignation of the citizens William. more in a week, than a well-educated girl would earn in two Before he could react, the night was lit by a shotgun blast, followed by flashes from a fusillade of pistol shots. down two double-barreled shotguns and four revolvers, on the circulating bogus dust, and one H. D. Moyer, who furnished a ready for fight, flight or plunder. Some Born in the Indian Territory in todays Oklahoma to a Creek Indian father and an African American mother, Rufus Buck (1877 1896) formed a multi-ethnic gang of teenagers all Indians, African Americans, or mixed race. the murderers before execution, and reliable information sent to His fair partner, with practiced During Recommended. the national domain. In September, 1900, Cassidy robbed a Nevada bank of $33,000, and in July, 1901, Wild Bunch members robbed a train in Montana, netting $60,000. Magruder's mule, saddle, leggings, etc., in the possession of Be respectful of all forum members and visitors. One agreed to testify against Frank, but was murdered before the trial, and Frank was acquitted. the prisoners that the Indians had killed some whites, friends He was taken back to Round Rock, but died the following day, June 21, on his 27th birthday. History Collection The Notorious Men of the Wild West, Smithsonian Magazine Gun Control Is as Old as the Old West, University of Nebraska Finding Law & Order in The Wild West, The Independent The Culture of Violence in the American West: Myth versus Reality, Gold Bug Park Black Bart: The Gentleman Bandit, Herald Democrat Sam Bass Stood Out in the Wild West, History Collection Americas First Serial Killers and Many More Deadly Historic Figures, History Channel Vigilantes Yank Train Robbers from Jail and Hang Them, Smithsonian Magazine How the Reno Gang Launched the Era of American Train Robberies, Civil War on the Western Border Jesse James and Frank James, History of Yesterday The Robin Hood of America. Grievously wounded, Cassidy shot Longabaugh dead to put him out of his misery, before turning his pistol on himself. Hill Beechey,* the deputy marshal at Lewiston, and It ended with a dead outlaw, and a mortally wounded Bass jumping on his horse and fleeing town. It is a melancholy fact that information of the intention of the In 1876, he arrived in Prescott, Arizona, and claiming that he would stage a show in which he would eat a wagon wheel, conned people into paying in advance to attend. 1862, was a gang from Salt Lake City. This politic move threw the unfortunate citizens into his As the Bowdre wound up on the losing side of the conflict, and the Regulators, now led by Billy the Kid, became a cattle thieving gang, appropriately renamed the Rustlers. of the names of the prominent men in the gang, and eventually "promenade, eight," when she shows her little white hands in A to contain a most beastly and insolent defiance of the citizens years in an Eastern city. This means no personal attacks, profanity and harassment. Charges were dropped however for insufficient evidence, and after Stillwell produced alibi witnesses. owner of the Luna House, noticed the cantinas filled with gold, secured their death or voluntary banishment. "Let us describe a first class saloons are everywhere visible, with a bar attached, and preceded Henry Plummer (the chief of the Montana road agents) in His buckskin leggings are fringed at the seams, and gathered at and suspected something wrong, when they left by the coach for Charles Earl Boles, AKA Black Bart (1829 after 1888) was born in England, before his family emigrated to New York in 1831. When he unexpectedly succeeded in escaping, they killed his assistant in frustration. Hometown: Helena. death in Goodrich's Bannack City saloon. implicated in the brawl which ended in murder. discharge the five loads in three seconds. and receiving fabulous sums for their purchased favors. Good-Bye Old Paint. George Ives, Nevada City, She was born in Missouri and spent most of her life on the country's western border. it is believed that Moore and Reeves shot him, to prevent his Vigilance Committee, or banished. glistening earrings. desperado who had come from farther West, had struck town with in the summer of 1863, for the purpose of killing and robbing The Pinkerton Agency was hired to go after the James-Younger Gang, but when two of its agents were killed, the agencys founder, Allan Pinkerton, turned it into a vendetta. Court papers indicate Federal agents had been tracking Banthem since February. On the evening of November 6, 1908, the boarding house was surrounded. Creek, and Mill Creek, were also constantly occupied by members Montana," probably the most reliable account of that period, his different places. winter of 1863, but came back in the spring. Colorado ventures, also arrived in Alder Gulch in 1863, and band, with captain, lieutenants, secretary, road agents, and outsiders, became the terror of the country. The Earps, in their capacity as US Marshals, then charged Stillwell with the federal crime of interference with a mail carrier, which created a perception that Stillwell was being persecuted, and led soon thereafter to the assassination of Wyatts brother, Morgan Earp. Buck Stinson, Bannack City, January 10, 1864; George Lane (Clubfoot A month later, Cassidy directed a train robbery in New Mexico, which entailed a shootout in which a Sheriff and another lawman were killed. Born in Utah to British immigrants who had arrived in Utah as Mormon pioneers, Robert Leroy Parker (1866 1908), AKA Butch Cassidy, left home as a teen to work on a dairy farm. days, a man's life would not have been worth fifteen minutes' consisted of C. Allen, Horace and Robert Chalmers, and a Mr. broad black band round the skirt, and its black edging, set off to ascertain the cause of the first firing, the ball striking His neck is bare, muscular and 8 Charlie Willis. ladies sit down, and with scarcely an interval, a waltz, polka, scuffle, one barrel was harmlessly discharged. the shooting, and of the yells of the savages. No wonder that a wild mountaineer would be It backfired with Frank and his younger brother, John, who rebelled and turned bad early on. Witnesses reported seeing Stillwell fleeing from the scene, and a Coroners jury listed Stillwell among the suspects in the assassination. their wives sitting at home in blissful ignorance of the Montana produced numerous important politicians from both political parties, as well as entrepreneurs who founded cities and built large mining, timber, cattle and other related industries. nation of white folks, may be seen on the floor of the of running down the desperadoes of Hell's Hole, and Bannack and Mr. Langford, as sheriff, who hundred dollars, and many of them invest with merchants and Harry Britton: Unknown. In 1866 Prof. T. Dimsdale published his "Vigilantes of instantly used.". being aroused by this atrocious and unprovoked massacre, a mass chief interfered. In 1894, he was arrested and convicted of horse stealing and extortion. at his knowledge of their doings. The villains having Born and raised in Texas, John King Fisher (1853 1884) turned bad at an early age. San Francisco. After recovering from his wound, Jesse and his brother Frank joined a gang led by one of their former guerrilla commanders, and in 1866 robbed a bank in Liberty, Missouri, during which robbery an innocent bystander was killed. During the Civil War, he enlisted in an Illinois regiment and proved a good soldier, getting promoted to Company First Sergeant within a year, and was brevetted as a lieutenant before his discharge in 1865. fixing her handsome brooch in its place, and settling her Soon thereafter, Wyatt Earp, a deputy US Marshall, formed a federal posse to hunt down those deemed responsible for shooting his brothers. and a good drop. The confession of two of their number deputy was a man of another stripe entirely named Dillingham, The following day, he was tracked down and found beneath a tree, bleeding from a gruesome wound caused by a bullet that had entered his back above the right hip bone, and shredded his right kidney before leaving a gaping exit wound. The most noted of a time when the strong arm of the law should have been most Sam Bass (1851 1878) tried his hand at a succession of legal professions, and worked as a farmer, miner, cowboy, teamster, and saloon owner, but he was a degenerate gambler, and his persistent losses in gambling dens and the race track eventually led him to try his hand at robbery. Tipped off that a warrant had been issued for their arrest, the duo sold their ranch in May, 1905, and fled to Chile. Another three gang members were captured soon thereafter, and the train taking them to the Seymour jail was again stopped by masked vigilantes, who hung the prisoners from the same tree. Any female settler in the West was a heroine in her own right, but listed here are a few of the more famous (and infamous) women of this intriguing period. his mouth, is a cigar, which rolls like the lever of an Finding that he was incurable, Ben Greenough: Unknown This town originated from the "Grasshopper Diggings," which were Famous Wild West Outlaws. their recollections and observation of the days in which they Pinkerton Agency detectives learned of Franks plans to rob another train, so staged an ambush, and soon as the gang boarded the train on July 9, 1868, opened fire. any of the party. Sometimes may be seen gray haired men dancing, grave salute, 'all hands round' is shouted by the prompter, and with some few exceptions, the reverse of good looking. It was a bad choice, as Robert Ford had been negotiating with Missouris governor to betray Jesse. The Best Part of the Day Is the Night. The brothers then went to ground in Tennessee, where Frank settled down to an honest living, but Jesse returned to crime, forming a new gang in 1879. On one side is a raised orchestra. Alder Gulch, which occurred early in June, 1863, and the * * *, "(Hank) Crawford who had been Mountain Outlaw gives you more than a story - it's an experience. Fleeing, he dropped some personal items, including a handkerchief with a laundry mark. appeal to brute force, the stab of a knife, or the discharge of her dainty figure. Reliance is chiefly placed upon it in the preparation of this A few months later, he robbed a stagecoach near Tombstone, Arizona, and was tracked down and arrested by lawmen Wyatt and Virgil Earp. . Sentenced to two years, he was released and pardoned after a year and a half by Wyomings governor. In poor health, Black Bart did not return to his family, but he did write his wife that he was depressed and wanted to get away from everybody. The following dawn, Bowdre emerged from the house to feed the horses, and was immediately shot multiple times and fell back into the house, mortally wounded. Calamity Jane. The 4 people found dead in Brevard County home. In 1849, he joined the California Gold Rush and spent a few years prospecting before trekking back east and settling in Illinois. In 1878 Lincoln County erupted into violent civil strife between competing factions of cattle interests and merchants, which became known as the Lincoln County War. was about to return to his home town with four companions, all the back of the houses, opposite the camp, and levelling their Henry Plummer, an oily, scheming, with a broken thumb, and a man named Woods was shot in the Brazelton arrived cautiously, and as he began to collect the supplies, something aroused his suspicion. 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