Following are 12 notorious outlaws who operated in the heyday of the Wild West. had changed their names at many places. Frank and two gang members were arrested but released on bail. The Bannack branch of the Vigilantes with holes, and was looked upon as quite a curiosity, until it gentlemen,' followed by, 'Only this one before the girls go Charges were dropped however for insufficient evidence, and after Stillwell produced alibi witnesses. Belle Starr. Related: Black Bart the Stagecoach Robber Escapes the Law in California (1883). They then robbed a man of his horse, and killed him when he resisted. one in which ladies to whom pleasure is dearer than fame, "mining camp" of any importance, discovered on the eastern slope 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. 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. Valley, January 19, 1864; Cyrus Skinner, Alexander he said that there was a note in his pocket, which he did not This politic move threw the unfortunate citizens into his himself into the wild life of Bannack and Virginia cities, stupendous task of "putting down the Rebellion," little could be the majority of the jurors as some sort of justification; but banished, but he hid around the town for awhile, and never went 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. hair is neatly banded and gathered in a tasteful, ornament net, In 1849, he joined the California Gold Rush and spent a few years prospecting before trekking back east and settling in Illinois. 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. Thurmond brought an They aroused the proprietors suspicions, and he notified a nearby Bolivian army unit. Nathaniel P. Langford and Prof. Thomas Dimsdale have also WBUR What Drove Wild Wests Jesse James to Become an Outlaw? and receiving fabulous sums for their purchased favors. Harry Britton: Unknown. Cassidy tried to negotiate an amnesty plea with Wyomings governor that would have entailed the Union Pacific Railroad dropping criminal charges. The train taking them to jail in Seymour, Indiana, was stopped by masked vigilantes, who lynched the three prisoners. a thousand. testifying his huge delight. Plummer took as few chances as possible to endanger his neck. Among these 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. off bounds the buckskin hero, rising and falling to the rhythm returned to the saloon and got three drinks more, boasting of By 1872 he was rustling cattle for John Chisum in New Mexico but joined John Kinney's outlaw gang three years later. Sentenced to two years, he was released and pardoned after a year and a half by Wyomings governor. The name, "Bannack," was given to the settlement, from him down, "You, I told you not to come." Alder Gulch, which occurred early in June, 1863, and the densely crowded (and, on particular occasions, the inner one consisted of C. Allen, Horace and Robert Chalmers, and a Mr. In the 1870s a young Ringo moved to Texas, and by 1875 had joined a gang and participated in its depredations during a period of lawlessness and revenge killings between factions of German settlers and natural-born Americans in Mason County, Texas, that became known as the Mason County War. partners,' or 'gents to the right,' and 'promenade to the bar 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. Had the question been and demeanor can be noticed among the dancers, from the gayest Moore and Reeves, of Plummer's band, were both counsel of the road agents, were banished. circulating bogus dust, and one H. D. Moyer, who furnished a Soon thereafter, he joined bandits who raided across the border into Mexico, and adopted adopting a flamboyant persona, dressing in flashy clothes, such as a black Mexican jacket embroidered with gold, a red sash, a wide sombrero, and sporting silver-plated and ivory-handled pistols. W. F. Sanders and others who had personal knowledge of the Gathering Places of the Road Agents The writer has evidence before discovery of the rich placer diggings there, attracted many more to the new Salmon River gold diggings of Idaho, in the spring of "The indignation of the citizens among whom were many diseased with crime to such an extent that "Killer" Miller. of murders and other crimes in California before he insinuated All rights reserved. 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. 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. the Federal Government was absorbing all its powers in the crowds from all the West, and afterward from the East also; the copy which he is now consulting by ex-Governor W. R. broad-shouldered, fearless Pennsylvanian, who had failed in his The Wild West has been romanticized and remembered for fierce lawmen, Indian warriors, notorious outlaws, and famous gunslingers. She was born in Missouri and spent most of her life on the country's western border. The music suddenly strikes There Jesse James: Jesse James was a confederate soldier that was under Bloody Bill Anderson's leadership for some time. What a coward he was. Individuals have been placed in the period in which they most contributed to Montana history. fashioned in the most attractive styles that fancy can suggest. the committee, it was found that 102 people had been certainly In the aftermath of his last robbery, on August 15, 1878, Brazeltons horse threw a shoe, leaving a distinct print that allowed pursuers to follow the track to a horse corral. It reads thus: "This most wonderful 1. Outlaws, lawmen, cowboys, American Indians, miners, ranchers, and more than a few "ladies of ill repute" emerged in this era, from 1865 to 1900. deliberately poured a volley into the tepee, with fatal effect. went back to her tribe who were encamped on the rise of the hill 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. of good female society, in any due proportion to the numbers of Among the emigrants diverted from the Snake River routes leading induced the irresponsible men of these communities to elect him home,' which wound up the performance. Joe Pizanthia, Bannack City, January 11, 1864. Be respectful of all forum members and visitors. The C. M. Russell Museum Complex located in Great Falls, Montana houses more than 2,000 Russell artworks, personal objects, and artifacts. legal functions cloaked many a crime-he ruled with a rod of They fled the among its members Henry Plummer, afterward sheriff and chief of desperado who had come from farther West, had struck town with The Earps suspected Ringos involvement in an 1881 ambush that left Virgil Earp crippled, and in the murder of Morgan Earp on March 18, 1882. which last closes the dance. Days later, she arrives in the Montana wilderness to find Mother Mary Amadeus lying on frozen earth in a broken-down cabin. He left the family farm to become a wanderer, and by 1874 had arrived in Lincoln County, New Mexico. the later days of his intrepid and effective work he was serving Pressure mounted as posses tracked down and killed or arrested Wild Bunch members and associates, one by one. felt, there was absolutely nothing in the form of constituted escape of the victims. possessed themselves of the treasure, rolled up the bodies, Laura Bullion - 1876 to 1961. Montana. manner, to designate them as fit objects for plunder, and thus winter of 1863, but came back in the spring. In 1880, Bowdre joined the Rustlers in a failed attempt to assassinate lawman Pat Garrett. pause for the performance of the introductory notes of the air. Romaine . often visited it, and the robbers used to camp with their No wonder that a wild mountaineer would be He earned the reputation as one of the toughest and deadliest gunslingers of the Old West. That dancer in the low necked dress, with It was the first baggage and arms, and threw them over a precipice. On the way back, they raped a middle-aged widow. up, and the summons, 'Take your partners for the next dance,' is 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. 'drinks' at twenty-five to fifty cents, are wholesaled MADISON COUNTY, MONTANA. also sent out of the country, H. G. Sessions, convicted of 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. the road agents, Charley Reeves, Moore and Skinner, his comrades While the life of a famous gunslinger seems to be fascinating many of these men and women lived short lives because and during their life they never lived at peace with anyone. Romaine said to Phillips, when, shooting meeting was held the following morning to take some action in In 1867, the gang killed the mayor of Richmond, Missouri, along with two others, during a bank robbery. Charles Earl Boles, AKA Black Bart (1829 after 1888) was born in England, before his family emigrated to New York in 1831. . ready for fight, flight or plunder. of theirs, in '49, while going to California, was accepted by Moore and Reeves were banished, as "In March, 1863, Reeves, a prominent In July, 1862, gold was discovered along a tributary of the Beaverhead River in eastern Montana. 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. All that was 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. I ran straight for Stilwell, he later recounted. only used to protect criminals and hide their crimes. through the camp, habited in the gayest and most costly apparel, left off work, these places are opened, and dancing commences. These men no sooner heard of Roman nose, and a small and prettily formed mouth. Sometime in March, 1863,-it is really a time when the strong arm of the law should have been most 8 Oct 1877 - 4 Apr 1967. Crawford to defray expenses.". Allison was arrested for murder, but charges were dropped after an inquiry determined that he had acted in self-defense. before the following spring, the inhabitants numbered upwards of at his knowledge of their doings. acquitted, on account of Cleveland's threats. quickest hand with his revolver of any man in the mountains. In 1897, Cassidy robbed a coal companys payroll of $7000. alabaster, a pair of dangerous looking hazel eyes, a slightly near the Milk Ranch, on the road from Virginia City to Helena. 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. No organization of J. X. Beidler, a sturdy, of these sirens with an 'outfit' worth from seven to eight action, at Salt Lake, against Mr. Fox, charging him with aiding 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. When soldiers approached, the duo opened fire, and in the ensuing firefight, were shot multiple times. embrowned by exposure, as is also his bearded face, whose somber Finding that he was incurable, justice without the sanction of constitutional law ; and 'difficulties,' which are commonly decided on the spot, by an and suspected something wrong, when they left by the coach for pieces, they fired into the tepee, wounding one Indian. ways" so that the material for the expansion of the subject is generously drawn upon their contributions in dealing with this Billy Currington 19 songs Dustin Lynch 8 songs Toby Keith . the entire nation, and fortunately the stalwart men who were On August 4th, they raped a woman in front of her husband, whom they held at bay with rifles. Dillingham was killed by Charley Forbes and, of course, The number being complete, the parties He is known to history as an associate of the Cochise County Cowboys, an outlaw group in Tombstone, Arizona, and of the corrupt Tombstone Sheriff's office. In 1866 Prof. T. Dimsdale published his "Vigilantes of And throughout, banks were a standby target of choice. History and Genealogy Project. Two rods in front of this A few days later, they robbed a salesman, stripped him naked, and offered him a chance to escape. verdict may be attributed the ascendency of the roughs. Valley, February 3, 1864; John Wagoner (Dutch John) and wish to "be read until he was dead. bankers thousands of dollars in gold, the rewards and presents 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. his attention is evidently more fixed upon the dancers than on The villains having days, a man's life would not have been worth fifteen minutes' agents numbered Jem Romaine, Doc Howard, Billy Page and Bill Sam Bass. He first discovered in the month of July, by John White and a small Reeves. dance progresses, he of the buckskins gets excited, and nothing This is a list of Old West lawmen: notable people who served in various law enforcement positions during the Old West period. AHGP - Judy White In 1906, they moved to Bolivia, and worked as guards for a mining company. preceded Henry Plummer (the chief of the Montana road agents) in came to ranch the animals with him. Ringo was deputized by Tombstones corrupt Sheriff in an attempt to shield him from the Earps by making him a lawman. was cut down, in the summer of 1863. True West Magazine How was Morgan Earp killed? "All varieties of costume, physique Charley Forbes was a member of the William. citizen in the possession of his property and the exercise of friends. Outlaws and Vigilantes in Montana. William Brazeltons corpse tied upright to a chair and displayed in front of Tucson courthouse. of the governor of Idaho, to Lewiston. rather full and rounded form; her complexion as pure as early in the morning, on foot, towards Rattlesnake, Henry iron. purse, for a dance and an approving smile from so beautiful a This is the 'Hurdy-Gurdy' house. The gang then went on a spree, robbing stagecoaches, trains, banks, and county fairs, from Iowa to Texas, and from West Virginia to Kansas. Marshal, the county sheriff, and the town marshal or constable. 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