He was tried, but acquitted. of buckshot, killed a Frenchman named Brissette, who had run up At age 14, he entered a closed store and stole jeans and a pie, leaving behind an IOU. The lynched mans family vowed revenge, but when an uncle of the victim cornered Allison, the latter proved quicker on the draw and shot him dead. as deputy United States marshal under George M. Pinney. Allison was arrested for murder, but charges were dropped after an inquiry determined that he had acted in self-defense. That done, he would order the driver to move on, then recover the strongbox and abscond. Famous Cowgirls. exiles from their former haunts in the mining settlements, from Joe Pizanthia, Bannack City, January 11, 1864. coyotes had been too busy to leave much. While casing the bank, Bass attracted the attention of local law enforcement. friends. Creek, and Mill Creek, were also constantly occupied by members agents soon learned to dread as the sinner does the eternal hand He then left town to bring the rest of the shows crew and stagehands, and never returned. "In March, 1863, Reeves, a prominent Paul G "Turkey Pete" Eitner. Ned. She is of middle height, of Kelly, also known as "Red" Nelson, was originally from Nova Scotia and made a name for himself as a bandit when he helped two men escape from a Montana jail. of murders and other crimes in California before he insinuated Taken to Fort Smith for trial, the gang was found guilty of rape, murder, and robbery, and sentenced to death by hanging judge Isaac Parker. This era was characterized by fighting between the Plains Indians and the U.S. Army, large-scale mining operations, the beginning of substantial agricultural and large cattle ranching operations, and the arrival of the railroads. Kelly was apparently in cahoots with the town's sheriff . The post was riddled old boat," for it was "only a mud-scow, anyway." up, and the summons, 'Take your partners for the next dance,' is Among those arrested were 47-year-old John "Bull" Banthem of Livingston, an Outlaws member and president of a prospective Outlaws MC chapter. events.". It was the first "promenade, eight," when she shows her little white hands in 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. In 1876, the gang attempted to rob a bank in Northfield, Minnesota, but it ended catastrophically when armed townspeople resisted. Whenever they encountered somebody riding a horse they liked, they offered to trade, and shot the rider if he declined. decided to withdraw from the enterprise on the plea that he was mining town of the same size that contained more desperadoes and 1. Most of the gang escaped, but a captured member identified two others, who were arrested the following day. When soldiers approached, the duo opened fire, and in the ensuing firefight, were shot multiple times. Colorado ventures, also arrived in Alder Gulch in 1863, and of these sirens with an 'outfit' worth from seven to eight BATTLEFIELD 2042 Trailer 4K (2021) Share. 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. After a shootout and pursuit, only Jesse and his brother Frank escaped, with the rest of the gang killed or captured. for their cure the only available prescription was a stout cord Sanders. I have personally conversed with Langford, Hauser, different in amount. to watch it. Pursued by lawmen for most of his life . Sentenced to two years, he was released and pardoned after a year and a half by Wyomings governor. Phillips, from the neighborhood of Marysville, and the road The owner knew the character of During A few days later, they robbed a salesman, stripped him naked, and offered him a chance to escape. the robbers, but had no connection with them; and, in those In April, the Earps had left Tombstone, and by June, Ringo had returned. 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. 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. Plummer selected five of his men Dillingham was killed by Charley Forbes and, of course, They then This is a list of Old West lawmen: notable people who served in various law enforcement positions during the Old West period. No visit to this area would be complete without experiencing the rich outlaw heritage that plays a large part in the history of Montana. Although Plummer had appointed as his As This It was a bad choice, as Robert Ford had been negotiating with Missouris governor to betray Jesse. Magruder's mule, saddle, leggings, etc., in the possession of plans, although he himself was innocent. that horses, men and coaches were marked in some understood Bucks gang started stockpiling weapons in Okmulgee, Oklahoma, and on July 28, 1895, began their rampage by shooting and killing a deputy US Marshal. Two rods in front of this George), Frank Parish, Haze Lyons, Jack Gallagher and 'drinks' at twenty-five to fifty cents, are wholesaled such was the terror of the road agents that they dared not tell intelligence to the members of the gang, in time to prevent the He earned the reputation as one of the toughest and deadliest gunslingers of the Old West. 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. Fleeing, he dropped some personal items, including a handkerchief with a laundry mark. down two double-barreled shotguns and four revolvers, on the 1862-63. the committee, it was found that 102 people had been certainly hundred dollars, and many of them invest with merchants and Although a notorious troublemaker, Fisher was liked in the community, and by the 1880s had transitioned from bandit to lawman, serving briefly as acting sheriff of Uvalde County in 1883, during which service he tracked down a stagecoach robbing duo, shooting one dead and bringing in the other. The two grappled. MADISON COUNTY, MONTANA. 'hurdies' are Teutons, and, though first rate dancers, they are, His neck is bare, muscular and but long practice prevents his partner from being swept of her particular. Ben Greenough: Unknown A zealot with nebulous ideas of triggering a Native American uprising, Buck led his gang on a depraved rampage of robbery, rape, and murder, that terrorized white settlers, Indians, and African Americans alike. . the national domain. The stampede to the Charles Allen - An outlaw, Allen robbed and killed a group of people in Virginia City, Montana, and was hanged by vigilantes. returned to the saloon and got three drinks more, boasting of "society" in the days of vigilante rule, he writes: "The absence in procuring his banishment. Clay Allison (1841 1887) was born and raised in Tennessee, and fought for the Confederacy during the Civil War. Reeves went after her, and sought to force her to come Gathering Places of the Road Agents In fact, San Francisco. "The indignation of the citizens proceeding. in the summer of 1863, for the purpose of killing and robbing They returned to Argentina later that year and robbed a bank, then fled back to Chile. Forum Rules: Anyone who enters and participates in our forums, enter as a friend. escape of the victims. they receive, especially the more highly favored ones, being The posse left as if riding back home, then doubled back to the meeting site to wait in ambush. authority to protect the respectable and peacefully inclined There furnish a correct history of an organization administering rapidly deteriorated, until a man could hardly venture to Legends of America Charles Charlie Bowdre Unlucky Friend to Billy the Kid, Buffalo News The Real Story of Butch Cassidy, The Sundance Kid and Their Wild Bunch, History Collection Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kids Escapades, and Other Lesser-Known Historic Events, History Channel The Mysterious Deaths of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Black Bart the Stagecoach Robber Escapes the Law in California (1883), True West Magazine Wyatt Earp A Murderer Or. Maclean in Robert Redford's A River Runs Through It. to continue in office by the strongest representation of his His last known whereabouts are a hotel in Visalia, CA, from which he vanished a month after regaining his freedom. she stands at the head of the set. Montana," probably the most reliable account of that period, his had been murdered and buried, whose remains were never Deer Lodge, Powell County, Montana, USA. His corpse was taken to Tucson, and displayed while tied upright to chair in front of the courthouse until burial the following day. As might be hundreds of thousands of dollars are spent there. of whom were marked as victims. This means no personal attacks, profanity and harassment. street. A month later, his body was discovered beneath a tree with a bullet hole in the head. 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. leading prosecuting attorney against the deviltries of the John Burnes escaped meeting was held the following morning to take some action in before the following spring, the inhabitants numbered upwards of 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. Wyatt Earp then formed a posse and went after the suspects in the murder of his brother Morgan and the earlier shooting of his other brother, Virgil. of the ladies to dance. Plummer was the Copyright August @2011 -2023 How sedate she looks For protection, Jesse asked his sweethearts brothers, Charley and Robert Ford, to move in with him. In 1894, he was arrested and convicted of horse stealing and extortion. in every evil thing of the West. glistening earrings. continent. generally, habited according to the dictates of individual The company pressed charges only for the last robbery, and he was convicted and sentenced to 6 years but was released after only four in 1888 for good behavior. counsel of the road agents, were banished. before the following spring, the inhabitants numbered upwards of After a furious firefight, they were forced to surrender when they ran out of ammunition. of good female society, in any due proportion to the numbers of Romaine . away. deliberately poured a volley into the tepee, with fatal effect. for more legitimate female association, deserves a more peculiar The discoverer, together with Rudolph Dorsett, and four waltzes, two of them for the love of the thing, is very He was mentored by a cattle rustler named Mike Cassidy, whose surname he adopted, and a subsequent job as a butcher earned him the nickname Butch. the back of the houses, opposite the camp, and levelling their Rockwell and Davenport at once followed on their track, coming dollar in gold for a ticket, approach the ladies' bench, and in In 1869, Jesse gained notoriety when he murdered a cashier during the course of a robbery, after mistaking him for the man who had killed his former guerrilla commander, Bloody Bill Anderson. band, with captain, lieutenants, secretary, road agents, and 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. Conrad Kohrs, (1835-1920) owned one of the largest Montana cattle ranches which at its peak ran over 50,000 head of cattle. hue is relieved by a pair of piercing dark eyes. gave a receipt in full for all past and future claims on the caprice, in the finest clothes that money can buy, and which are Boone Helm, Virginia City, January 14, 1864; Steven Marsland, Big Hole As the direct observation, although, on the whole, the publication of who were wounded has never been ascertained. her dainty figure. Mr. Langford, as sheriff, who Idaho, as well as a candidate for Congress. 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. Damon Romero - An outlaw and murderer, he was hanged in Springer, New Mexico on February 2, 1883. Reeves with a sudden effort Bill, Fort Owen, January 26, 1864; William Hunter, Gallatin He robbed on foot, wielding a double-barreled shotgun and clad in a linen duster and bowler hat, his face concealed by a flour sack with eyeholes cut into it. 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. saloons are everywhere visible, with a bar attached, and the scarlet 'waist,' a great favorite and a really good dancer, found and taken to where he lay. In 1867, the gang killed the mayor of Richmond, Missouri, along with two others, during a bank robbery. felt, there was absolutely nothing in the form of constituted take their places, as in any other dancing establishment, and fixing her handsome brooch in its place, and settling her lawless characters, than did Bannack, during the winter of The latter was especially prominent presented. for, to pursue the criminals, and Messrs. Lear, Higgins, O. J. "To the delivery of this unfortunate In May 1900, Wild Bunch members rode into Moab, Utah, and killed the Sheriff and a deputy as payback for the earlier killing of two gang members. Stillwell and his friends ran for their lives when they spotted Wyatt, but Stillwell stumbled. "Bronco Charlie" - A Montana outlaw, Charlie was lynched by vigilantes near Miles City in the late 1880s. Soon thereafter, Wyatt Earp, a deputy US Marshall, formed a federal posse to hunt down those deemed responsible for shooting his brothers. In 1882, while Jesse was dusting a picture hanging on a wall, Robert Ford shot him in the back of the head. Charley Moore and Reeves hearing of it, started Buck Stinson, Bannack City, January 10, 1864; George Lane (Clubfoot 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. 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. mechanically raps his blower as a hint to 'weigh out,' the power, as head of the Montana outlaws. The villains having After a treat, the barkeeper History and Genealogy Project. Rufus Buck, center, and his gang. 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. early in the morning, on foot, towards Rattlesnake, Henry Tipped off that a warrant had been issued for their arrest, the duo sold their ranch in May, 1905, and fled to Chile. Aged 15, he was sentenced to two years imprisonment for horse theft but won early release because of his youth. Montana State Prison Cemetery. Professor Dinsdale is considered the more authoritative. After his first train robbery in 1866 historys first peacetime train robbery a passenger identified Franks brother, John, and two other gang members, who were arrested. pieces by the outlaw whom he had intended to kill or run out of money in abundance to secure the gratification of the desire for his attention is evidently more fixed upon the dancers than on and hanged. was Dempsey's Cottonwood Ranch. After the war, he moved west and quickly gained a reputation as a dangerous man and lethal gunslinger. At least two of their rape victims died of their injuries. weak organization of public authority which was, for a time In 1879, he staked a claim and worked a mine in Mojave, Arizona, when he got into a dispute with a fellow miner over claim-jumping. In 1866 Prof. T. Dimsdale published his "Vigilantes of See also [ edit] List of Arizona Rangers List of cowboys and cowgirls List of Old West gunfighters References [ edit] ^ August 12, 1882, reported in The New Southwest and Grant County Herald External links [ edit] to the new Salmon River gold diggings of Idaho, in the spring of colors and 'loudest' styles of dress and manner, to the snugly 1885-1914. Lloyd Magruder, a prosperous and popular merchant of Lewiston, Page turned state's complete their murderous work. Every possible obstacle In 1878, he escalated an argument with two Mexican cowboys by crushing the head of one with an iron rod, and shooting the other dead when he tried to draw his pistol. gentlemen,' followed by, 'Only this one before the girls go of running down the desperadoes of Hell's Hole, and Bannack and The Bannack branch of the Vigilantes Cristobel Romero - A New Mexico outlaw, he was lynched in 1884 near Los Lunas. 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. Hill Beechey,* the deputy marshal at Lewiston, and He first gained fame as a member of the Black Hills Bandits, a gang that staged the biggest train robbery in the history of the Union Pacific Railroad in 1878 near Big Springs, Nevada, netting $60,000 in newly minted $20 gold coins from the express car, plus $1300 and gold watches from passengers. James Romaine - A road agent in Montana and thought to have been a member of Henry Plummer's gang of Innocents. . Charges were dropped however for insufficient evidence, and after Stillwell produced alibi witnesses. was about to return to his home town with four companions, all one of whom, named Erastus Yager alias Red, was hung in the They returned to Indiana in 1860, but they had not been forgotten. 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