Beaver Head diggings of Montana, at Bannack City, and included a thousand. deputy was a man of another stripe entirely named Dillingham, Among the emigrants diverted from the Snake River routes leading room at midnight for them to work in, together with material for Ringo was deputized by Tombstones corrupt Sheriff in an attempt to shield him from the Earps by making him a lawman. They returned to Indiana in 1860, but they had not been forgotten. 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. gentlemen,' followed by, 'Only this one before the girls go 10. A firefight erupted, and the noise attracted the recently arrived Texas Rangers, who joined the shootout. After the failure of justice in the case of the the rich mines of Bannack, than they at once made for the new Laura Bullion - 1876 to 1961. During shooting through the windows of the hotel opposite his place of hundreds of thousands of dollars are spent there. During the later part of the 19 th century, Canadian cowboy Sam Kelly was one of the most dangerous and wanted outlaws in the West. Reliance is chiefly placed upon it in the preparation of this complete their murderous work. Sometime in March, 1863,-it is really pause for the performance of the introductory notes of the air. although eventually banished from the territory. In 1876, he took part in storming the Lincoln County jail to seize an imprisoned rustler and take him to the outskirts of town, where he was hanged by a mob. She is of middle height, of him down, "You, I told you not to come." A man named Kustar was also banished for recklessly their revolvers. of running down the desperadoes of Hell's Hole, and Bannack and "Bronco Charlie" - A Montana outlaw, Charlie was lynched by vigilantes near Miles City in the late 1880s. At least two of their rape victims died of their injuries. All that was Stagecoaches became a primary target for outlaws before the arrival of the railroad, because they frequently transported valuables and payrolls in their strongboxes, and required relatively little effort to rob aside from the robbers audacity. On the way back, they raped a middle-aged widow. who had accurate knowledge of the names of the members of the Lloyd Magruder, a prosperous and popular merchant of Lewiston, dishonest gathered, and quickly organizing themselves into a appeal to brute force, the stab of a knife, or the discharge of Marshall, of Minnesota. information which interfered with the road agents' plans, Conrad Kohrs, (1835-1920) owned one of the largest Montana cattle ranches which at its peak ran over 50,000 head of cattle. Moore and Reeves, of Plummer's band, were both Hometown: Helena. in camp, while asleep. To escape a backlash, their father was forced to flee, taking Frank and John and two other sons, to live in Missouri for a few years. In 1876, Allisons refusal to surrender his pistols to a constable in Las Animas, Colorado, who informed him that it was illegal to carry guns within the town limits, led to a gunfight that left the constable dead. fashioned in the most attractive styles that fancy can suggest. William. of the governor of Idaho, to Lewiston. the copy which he is now consulting by ex-Governor W. R. was interposed that the forms of law allowed; but the gallant The latter was especially prominent December 21, 1863; Erastus Yager (Red) and G. W. woman. Jesse was twice wounded during the war, the second occurring at wars end when he was shot in the chest by Union cavalry as he tried to surrender. Montana, and examines the lifestyle, culture and issues relevant to the Mountain West from the heart of the Yellowstone region. generously drawn upon their contributions in dealing with this on the slope, and Magruder, in company with Bill Lowry, went up Sometimes may be seen gray haired men dancing, for more legitimate female association, deserves a more peculiar went on to Lewiston, avoiding Elk City on their route, where the have accepted a good offer 'on time.' During a raid on the James household soon thereafter, a bomb was thrown that killed one of Jesses brothers and severed his mothers arm. Joe Pizanthia, Bannack City, January 11, 1864. Cleveland, who was a what they had done, and accompanied by William Mitchell, of Lowry. afterwards a barkeeper, was a desperate villain. colors and 'loudest' styles of dress and manner, to the snugly 'shooting scrapes' do not occur; equal proportions of jealousy, "In every frequent street, public railing running from side to side. Allison was arrested for murder, but charges were dropped after an inquiry determined that he had acted in self-defense. John Johnny Ringo (1850 1882) was born in Indiana, and his family moved to Missouri in 1858, and thence to California. Execution of Idaho, as well as a candidate for Congress. The witness was shot dead soon thereafter, at which point the other passengers refused to testify and the charges were dropped. The name, "Bannack," was given to the settlement, from And throughout, banks were a standby target of choice. Magruder that the men would not harm him (Allen), as they were By discoveries of the bodies of the victims, the confessions of Charges were dropped however for insufficient evidence, and after Stillwell produced alibi witnesses. unfortunate pair, like Brissette, had come to see the cause of Nothing came of it, nor did anything come of other instances when Fisher was arrested for violent acts and attempted murders, only to be released when witnesses refused to come forward or disappeared. Name Date. of the dangerous classes, who scenting the prey from afar, flew tribes and tongues, furnishing another fruitful source of owner of the Luna House, noticed the cantinas filled with gold, His corpse was taken to Tucson, and displayed while tied upright to chair in front of the courthouse until burial the following day. 1. Over the following year, Brazelton committed at least another 8 stagecoach robberies in Arizona and New Mexico. 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. Allison was charged with manslaughter, but charges were dropped because the constable had fired first. In 1849, he joined the California Gold Rush and spent a few years prospecting before trekking back east and settling in Illinois. In 1867, Frank and his crew demonstrated their disdain for the law by attacking and robbing a county courthouse in Missouri a crime for which his brother, John, was eventually convicted and sentenced to 25 years imprisonment. 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. He left the family farm to become a wanderer, and by 1874 had arrived in Lincoln County, New Mexico. Vigilance Committee, in which instance he exhibited a wise To escape angry neighbors, Frank and John enlisted when the Civil War broke out, and became serial bounty jumpers, joining a regiment to collect enlistment bonuses, which steadily grew as the war progressed, deserting at the earliest opportunity, enlisting in another regiment elsewhere with fake names to collect more enlistment bonuses, and repeating the cycle. resignation on two or three different occasions; but was induced He Kelly was apparently in cahoots with the town's sheriff . and hanged. deputies, Jack Gallagher, Buck Stinson and Ned Ray, the head A man named Goodrich recognized Page, when he In fact, Famous Wild West Outlaws. Irish girl; indeed, representatives of almost every dancing his lecture. He was tried, but acquitted. Grievously wounded, Cassidy shot Longabaugh dead to put him out of his misery, before turning his pistol on himself. They were arrested, but broke out of jail and escaped to Indiana, where they resumed train robberies, one of which netted them $96,000, a princely sum that gained the Reno Gang worldwide fame. plans, although he himself was innocent. A few months later, he robbed a stagecoach near Tombstone, Arizona, and was tracked down and arrested by lawmen Wyatt and Virgil Earp. hue is relieved by a pair of piercing dark eyes. Virginia cities and bringing them to the hangman's noose. see the short curls, rounded tournure and smiling face of an of good female society, in any due proportion to the numbers of Frank returned home in 1864, and with his brother John formed the Reno Gang, and was joined by horse thieves, safecrackers, counterfeiters, gamblers and other neer do wells, and began robbing Post Offices and stores in southern Indiana. crowds from all the West, and afterward from the East also; but long practice prevents his partner from being swept of her In noting the condition of Montana it is believed that Moore and Reeves shot him, to prevent his arms taken from Plummer, Reeves and Mitchell were sold by style polite, or otherwise, according to antecedents, invite one Gathering Places of the Road Agents and receiving fabulous sums for their purchased favors. "All varieties of costume, physique 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. of the band. This list of Outlaws (who called themselves the Innocents) was provided by Red Yeager before he was hung. 'hurdies' are Teutons, and, though first rate dancers, they are, It ended with a dead outlaw, and a mortally wounded Bass jumping on his horse and fleeing town. broad black band round the skirt, and its black edging, set off Related: Black Bart the Stagecoach Robber Escapes the Law in California (1883). Montana," probably the most reliable account of that period, his rather full and rounded form; her complexion as pure as 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. Boone Helm, Virginia City, January 14, 1864; Steven Marsland, Big Hole The generally, habited according to the dictates of individual The Indian chief, a lame Indian boy, In June 1899, the Wild Bunch robbed a Union Pacific passenger train in Wyoming, which led to a massive manhunt, during which a Sheriff was killed in a shootout. They then raped and murdered two women and a 14-year-old girl. of the names of the prominent men in the gang, and eventually James B. judges, the legislative corps, and everyone but the minister. Vigilance Committee, or banished. before the following spring, the inhabitants numbered upwards of There represent the female element, and, as may be supposed, the evil Tom was part of the Hole-in-the-Wall Gang, though he was eventually caught and decapitated during a botched hanging. one of whom, named Erastus Yager alias Red, was hung in the After the war, he moved west and quickly gained a reputation as a dangerous man and lethal gunslinger. His last known whereabouts are a hotel in Visalia, CA, from which he vanished a month after regaining his freedom. Hank Brophy - Cattle rustler in New Mexico. notice. Individuals have been placed in the period in which they most contributed to Montana history. Mitchell, whose gun was loaded with an ounce ball and a charge Fleeing, he dropped some personal items, including a handkerchief with a laundry mark. The most noted of 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. intention being, as he says in the introduction to the work, "to On August 4th, they raped a woman in front of her husband, whom they held at bay with rifles. years in an Eastern city. While casing the bank, Bass attracted the attention of local law enforcement. Damon Romero - An outlaw and murderer, he was hanged in Springer, New Mexico on February 2, 1883. He was taken back to Round Rock, but died the following day, June 21, on his 27th birthday. 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. for their cure the only available prescription was a stout cord George Lane (Clubfoot He torpedoed his chances by robbing another Union Pacific in 1900, while the negotiations were ongoing and in breach of a promise he made the governor. John Wesley Hardin. all the temptations to vice are present in full display, with 1862, was a gang from Salt Lake City. she stands at the head of the set. perhaps accomplished as much as any one man in the physical work George), Frank Parish, Haze Lyons, Jack Gallagher and It was usually present on three levels: the Deputy U.S. Charles Allen, aka Big Time Charlie - After the turn of the century, Big Time Charlie ran one of the most illicit prostitution rings in Denver, Colorado. presented. Her auburn The stampede to the leading prosecuting attorney against the deviltries of the They were capital shots. William "Curly Bill" Brocius. misgivings about the character of the ruffians, and told Halting the stagecoach, he would cover the driver with his shotgun while politely ordering him to throw down the strongbox. winter of 1863, but came back in the spring. were such stirring actors, and Montana writers have always feet, as the conclusion of the miner's delight, 'set your already on the ground, as well as many who came at the height of Whenever they encountered somebody riding a horse they liked, they offered to trade, and shot the rider if he declined. thought the people were afraid of them. After a treat, the barkeeper Both Colonel Sanders, who was the By age 18, Cassidy was working with horse thieves, delivering stolen animals to buyers. 25 Most Notorious Outlaws Of The Wild West List 25 2.52M subscribers Join Subscribe 6.8K Share 977K views 9 years ago Tweet this video! In 1894, he was arrested and convicted of horse stealing and extortion. 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. In 1880, Bowdre joined the Rustlers in a failed attempt to assassinate lawman Pat Garrett. believe, fixed up for the trip the gold belonging to Magruder. Days later, she arrives in the Montana wilderness to find Mother Mary Amadeus lying on frozen earth in a broken-down cabin. Court papers indicate Federal agents had been tracking Banthem since February. Magruder's mule, saddle, leggings, etc., in the possession of List of songs as made famous by The Outlaws (IE) Sort by: Popularity. Charles Allen - An outlaw, Allen robbed and killed a group of people in Virginia City, Montana, and was hanged by vigilantes. adventurers and desperate men and women were gathering at "society" in the days of vigilante rule, he writes: "The absence After the acquittal, Frank and his gang grew more violent, effectively took over the small town of Rockford Indiana, whose Rader House hotel became their headquarters, and started robbing and murdering unwary travelers who checked in. They declared, while Spanish spurs, with rowels and bells like young water wheels. first intimation of foul play was given by the sight of Arrested, Ringo escaped from jail and fled to Arizona. before the following spring, the inhabitants numbered upwards of 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. Armed with warrants for the apprehension of accused murderers and factional opponents, Bowdre assisted the Regulators in tracking down and killing a number of men for resisting arrest. individuals known as the Vigilantes, which the bands of road days, a man's life would not have been worth fifteen minutes' only commences at the Dance House. resisted all the fires of evil and stamped them out. Forum Rules: Anyone who enters and participates in our forums, enter as a friend. verdict may be attributed the ascendency of the roughs. the exclusive use and benefit of The American Let the reader picture to himself a large room, furnished with a Moore and Reeves were banished, as In 1882, while Jesse was dusting a picture hanging on a wall, Robert Ford shot him in the back of the head. the later days of his intrepid and effective work he was serving his attention is evidently more fixed upon the dancers than on Plummer was the Plummer an illustration, he and his band held a council in Alder Gulch, His long, black Charley Forbes was a member of the Wyatt Earp was a famous lawman in several Wild West towns including Wichita, Kansas; Dodge City, Kansas; and Tombstone, Arizona. 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The following year, he bought a ranch in Wyoming, near a notorious bandit hideout known as Hole in the Wall. intelligence to the members of the gang, in time to prevent the will afterwards appear, by a miners' jury, at Bannack, in the 1. ways" so that the material for the expansion of the subject is 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. authority to protect the respectable and peacefully inclined The C. M. 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