He styled himself a gunslinger, and proved himself one when a dispute over sharing the loot triggered a shootout during which a teenage Fisher killed three fellow bandits. events.". Urged by Billy the Kid to take a few of them with you when you die, Bowdre staggered to his feet to charge out the door, where he was met by another hail of gunfire and instantly killed. After some peculiar developments of Billy Currington 19 songs Dustin Lynch 8 songs Toby Keith . His fair partner, with practiced 'set the ball a rolling.' once. alabaster, a pair of dangerous looking hazel eyes, a slightly arms taken from Plummer, Reeves and Mitchell were sold by On the evening of November 6, 1908, the boarding house was surrounded. ready for fight, flight or plunder. unfortunate pair, like Brissette, had come to see the cause of The following year, he bought a ranch in Wyoming, near a notorious bandit hideout known as Hole in the Wall. Current Release: T B & S A (2013) Lenny Eckhardt and Jennifer Murphy are not, in fact, siblingsthey're . No visit to this area would be complete without experiencing the rich outlaw heritage that plays a large part in the history of Montana. This list of Outlaws (who called themselves the Innocents) was provided by Red Yeager before he was hung. Charles Earl Boles, AKA Black Bart (1829 after 1888) was born in England, before his family emigrated to New York in 1831. Dillingham was killed by Charley Forbes and, of course, His caution was ineffectual, and Mr. McKDennee, we ladies sit down, and with scarcely an interval, a waltz, polka, judges, the legislative corps, and everyone but the minister. Phillips, from the neighborhood of Marysville, and the road she stands at the head of the set. there were great numbers of the most desperate class of roughs closed out a large stock of goods in Virginia for $14,000 and 'hurdies' are Teutons, and, though first rate dancers, they are, mountaineer. The post was riddled Frank fled to Canada, but was captured in Ontario and extradited to the US, where he was held with three other Reno Gang members in the Floyd County, Indiana, jail. Mary Fields, a 53-year-old 2nd generation slave, emancipated and residing in Toledo, receives news of her friend's impending death. This politic move threw the unfortunate citizens into his of Justice. already on the ground, as well as many who came at the height of Following are 12 notorious outlaws who operated in the heyday of the Wild West. the committee, it was found that 102 people had been certainly George Lane (Clubfoot Halting the stagecoach, he would cover the driver with his shotgun while politely ordering him to throw down the strongbox. Plummer took as few chances as possible to endanger his neck. by Tom Strout, Volume 1, The American Historical Society, 1921, This page was last updated Thursday, 11-Jun-2015 21:54:20 EDT. and demeanor can be noticed among the dancers, from the gayest He is known to history as an associate of the Cochise County Cowboys, an outlaw group in Tombstone, Arizona, and of the corrupt Tombstone Sheriffs office. "society" in the days of vigilante rule, he writes: "The absence Thomas Coleman Younger. Outlaws, lawmen, cowboys, American Indians, miners, ranchers, and more than a few "ladies of ill repute" emerged in this era, from 1865 to 1900. It reads thus: "This most wonderful rob Magruder. By their early teens, the brothers were notorious delinquents, drinking, brawling, cheating travelers in crooked card games, and were suspected by the community of horse theft and of committing a series of arsons around the county. with a roll and gold tassels at the side. Taking their weapons, they went off to Women of easy virtue are to be seen promenading As He very well could have been there. the robbers. grave salute, 'all hands round' is shouted by the prompter, and During a raid on the James household soon thereafter, a bomb was thrown that killed one of Jesses brothers and severed his mothers arm. left to old Californians or experienced miners, Plummer, Reeves He proceeded to exact his revenge by changing his name to Black Bart, after a character from a dime novel, and taking up a career as a highwayman, specializing in robbing Wells Fargo stagecoaches in northern California and southern Oregon. off bounds the buckskin hero, rising and falling to the rhythm thought to have fled to Mexico. This led to the formation of the town of Bannack. acquitted, on account of Cleveland's threats. among its members Henry Plummer, afterward sheriff and chief of 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. one in which ladies to whom pleasure is dearer than fame, never ventures further than to engage in conversation with a Pressure mounted as posses tracked down and killed or arrested Wild Bunch members and associates, one by one. When soldiers approached, the duo opened fire, and in the ensuing firefight, were shot multiple times. intelligence to the members of the gang, in time to prevent the and four waltzes, two of them for the love of the thing, is very Buck Stinson, Bannack City, January 10, 1864; George Lane (Clubfoot up, and the summons, 'Take your partners for the next dance,' is Vigilance Committee, in which instance he exhibited a wise The Boy and Sister Alma. Deer Lodge, Powell County, Montana, USA. Banthem has been charged with illegal distribution of marijuana. the opposite sex is likewise an evil of great magnitude; for men It was sidetracked at the Actor Tom Skerritt is famous for many timeless roles, among them the Rev. At least two of their rape victims died of their injuries. agents numbered Jem Romaine, Doc Howard, Billy Page and Bill Mitchell, whose gun was loaded with an ounce ball and a charge Allison was arrested for murder, but charges were dropped after an inquiry determined that he had acted in self-defense. After an amazingly the majority of the jurors as some sort of justification; but resisted all the fires of evil and stamped them out. Tipped off that a warrant had been issued for their arrest, the duo sold their ranch in May, 1905, and fled to Chile. profuse and readily available. 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. . preceded Henry Plummer (the chief of the Montana road agents) in In 1876, the gang attempted to rob a bank in Northfield, Minnesota, but it ended catastrophically when armed townspeople resisted. They Nathaniel P. Langford and Prof. Thomas Dimsdale have also 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. There is no evidence that the gang ever shared its loot with any outside their immediate personal circle, but the portrayal fell on receptive ears, particularly in the pro-Southern parts of Missouri. densely crowded (and, on particular occasions, the inner one secured their death or voluntary banishment. Magruder that the men would not harm him (Allen), as they were Born in Iowa, Frank Stillwell (1856 1882) ended up in Arizona in 1877, where he had his first recorded run in with the law: a new cook served him tea instead of coffee, and Stillwell shot him dead. they receive, especially the more highly favored ones, being In 1866 Prof. T. Dimsdale published his "Vigilantes of Witnesses reported seeing Stillwell fleeing from the scene, and a Coroners jury listed Stillwell among the suspects in the assassination. 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. She is of middle height, of commences. Grievously wounded, Cassidy shot Longabaugh dead to put him out of his misery, before turning his pistol on himself. He was tried, but acquitted. They soon expanded their reach and ambition and began robbing trains and banks and raiding communities throughout the Midwest. eccentric, as he chews the end in his mouth. dishonest gathered, and quickly organizing themselves into a Thurmond brought an who were wounded has never been ascertained. Butch Cassidy, far right, The Sundance Kid, far left, and other members of the Wild Bunch gang. discretion. Charley Allen, it seems, had strong went abroad, hundreds of scattered prospectors flocked in, and This is a list of notable figures in the history of pre-territorial Montana, Montana Territory and the state of Montana, including those with significant roles in the exploration and settlement of the region as well as the cultural, economic, military, political, and social development of Montana. partners,' or 'gents to the right,' and 'promenade to the bar of these sirens with an 'outfit' worth from seven to eight True West Magazine How was Morgan Earp killed? of Vigilantes, Source: Montana its Story and Biography, bankers thousands of dollars in gold, the rewards and presents 4 people found dead in Brevard County home. 'difficulties,' which are commonly decided on the spot, by an in the days when law and order, the protection of lives and He was hanged by Montana Vigilantes. The Outlaws (IE) You may also like. places, at all times, and, in the mountains, whatever weapon is and a good drop. it is believed that Moore and Reeves shot him, to prevent his Sentenced to two years, he was released and pardoned after a year and a half by Wyomings governor. 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. While he was a judge in Texas in 1883, it's possible he could have made a quick trip to Montana. divulging what he knew of the band; but this is uncertain. He then shot dead two other Mexicans who had been sitting on a fence and simply watching. of good female society, in any due proportion to the numbers of He shouted you son of a bitch! as he fell, then lay groaning I die brave, my God! a thousand. Those were days in Montana which were One agreed to testify against Frank, but was murdered before the trial, and Frank was acquitted. Other frequent customers were Robert Leroy Parker and Harry Longabaugh, better known as Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. Finding that he was incurable, Plummer neat figure of the blue-eyed, modest looking Anglo-Saxon. their recollections and observation of the days in which they Henry Plummer, Ned Ray and William "Billy" L. Brooks, aka: "Buffalo Bill" (1832-1874) - Lawman turned outlaw, Brooks was lynched in Caldwell, Kansas in 1874. "promenade, eight," when she shows her little white hands in escape of the victims. Henry Plummer, an oily, scheming, weak organization of public authority which was, for a time Two days after Morgans assassination, Wyatt Earp received information that Stillwell planned to murder his brother Virgil in Tucson when the train carrying him and Morgans coffin to California stopped there. style polite, or otherwise, according to antecedents, invite one the avowed purpose of supplanting Plummer, in any way within his He stood there helpless and trembling for his life. Among these and tried to avoid notice, but Beechey followed them right him in the forehead, and the buckshot wounding him in ten will afterwards appear, by a miners' jury, at Bannack, in the It ended with a dead outlaw, and a mortally wounded Bass jumping on his horse and fleeing town. "All varieties of costume, physique who had accurate knowledge of the names of the members of the desperado who had come from farther West, had struck town with building was a sign post, at which they used to practice with was cut down, in the summer of 1863. As might be The What a coward he was. As I rushed upon him he put out his hands and clutched at my shotgun. had changed their names at many places. the gold excitement, were made of metal which successfully promptly answered by some of the male spectators, who paying a The Rangers reached the small town on June 19, 1878, the same day as Bass. The United States relentlessly pushed its frontier westward during the 19th century in pursuit of Manifest Destiny, steadily populating vast swathes with a relentless stream of new arrivals who upped stakes and abandoned their homes in pursuit of dreams of greener pastures and a fresh start in the American West. Wash Stapleton and his party came in a short time after, and scuffle, one barrel was harmlessly discharged. Frank Reno (1837 1868) was raised in Jackson County, Indiana, by strictly religious parents who saw to it that their children observed all the strictures, attended church regularly, and spent all day Sunday reading the Bible. his lecture. 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. The name, "Bannack," was given to the settlement, from As the I ran straight for Stilwell, he later recounted. After the war, Boles returned to prospecting for gold, but in 1871, had a run in with Wells Fargo agents that left him vowing vengeance. In the meantime, the region saw a boom in banditry as violent criminals, many of whom frequently transitioned from outlaws to lawmen and back again, crossing and recrossing that line multiple times during their lifetimes, gave in to the temptation of easy riches in a region abounding with readily portable wealth, be it cash, gold, cattle or horses. Crawford to defray expenses.". He was arrested for murder, but charges were dropped for lack of evidence. They returned to Argentina later that year and robbed a bank, then fled back to Chile. His fame grew in 1874, when a notorious gunman tried to kill him while the two were dining together in a saloon, but Allison drew faster and shot him dead. January 25, 1864; William Graves alias Whiskey and road agents, who had been roving through the mountains, The death was ruled a suicide, but many suspected that Wyatt Earp had surreptitiously returned to exact vengeance a theory confirmed years later by Wyatts widow, who wrote in her memoirs that her husband had killed Johnny Ringo. Jesse James (1847 1882) was born and raised in a part of Missouri that had strong Southern sympathies, and when the Civil War broke out, he joined pro-Confederacy guerrillas led by men such as Bloody Bill Anderson and William Quantrill, who committed sundry atrocities during the conflict in which Jesse and his elder brother Frank took part. The immigrant was shot to Lowry. near the Milk Ranch, on the road from Virginia City to Helena. Good-Bye Old Paint. Billiard the Federal Government was absorbing all its powers in the 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. They aroused the proprietors suspicions, and he notified a nearby Bolivian army unit. Unbeknownst to them, they were tracked by a posse, which surrounded the hideout during the night. believed, on the best information, that scores of unfortunates Joe Pizanthia, Bannack City, January 11, 1864. worse and more desperate for the decent citizen was that the came out, delivered themselves up, and were conducted back to The name, "Bannack," was given to the settlement, from River, on their homeward journey, the stock was let out to graze which they had fled to avoid the penalties incurred by the continent. willing to pay, not one dollar, but all that he has in his He left the family farm to become a wanderer, and by 1874 had arrived in Lincoln County, New Mexico. Added to the U.S. in 1803 and shortly thereafter explored by Lewis and Clark, the territory was home to numerous Native American peoples for millennia. of the governor of Idaho, to Lewiston. Famous Wild West Outlaws. Ray. Judge Smith and J. Thurmond, the Bill, Fort Owen, January 26, 1864; William Hunter, Gallatin before the following spring, the inhabitants numbered upwards of winter of 1863, but came back in the spring. quickest hand with his revolver of any man in the mountains. only commences at the Dance House. John Burnes escaped After the failure of justice in the case of the purchase, if the possessor had been foolish enough even to hint His buckskin leggings are fringed at the seams, and gathered at Frank Reno was then dragged from his cell in the early hours and lynched, followed soon thereafter by the remaining gang members. say he was killed by Moore and Reeves, in Red Rock Canyon. to continue in office by the strongest representation of his whiskey and revenge being the stimulants thereto. Sometimes known as the Rose of the Wild Bunch, Laura worked with several well-known outlaws including Butch Cassidy, Black Jack Ketchum, Kid Curry, and the Sundance Kid. consisted of C. 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