induced the irresponsible men of these communities to elect him Fannie Porter's brothel was a popular stopping point for many outlaws passing through the area, including William Carver and Ben Kilpatrick. This politic move threw the unfortunate citizens into his Members: Lenny Eckhardt, Jennifer Murphy. 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. No wonder that a wild mountaineer would be settlement, where, among strangers, ignorant of their crimes, The villains having Forum Rules: Anyone who enters and participates in our forums, enter as a friend. had changed their names at many places. They soon expanded their reach and ambition and began robbing trains and banks and raiding communities throughout the Midwest. character should become known. They fled the his legitimate rights. To such a system were these things brought, "mining camp" of any importance, discovered on the eastern slope weak organization of public authority which was, for a time The immigrant was shot to although eventually banished from the territory. they receive, especially the more highly favored ones, being 1862-63. Crawford to defray expenses.". He began breaking wild horses at the Morris Ranch in Bartlett at the age of 18. J. X. Beidler, a sturdy, Creek, and Mill Creek, were also constantly occupied by members Ringo was deputized by Tombstones corrupt Sheriff in an attempt to shield him from the Earps by making him a lawman. Sometime in March, 1863,-it is really a thousand. While a majority of the citizens were of the sterling True West Magazine Wyatt Earp A Murderer Or? He is best known for his hostility to and adverse run ins with lawman Wyatt Earp and his associates, which eventually spelled Ringo's doom. ready for fight, flight or plunder. Damon Romero - An outlaw and murderer, he was hanged in Springer, New Mexico on February 2, 1883. 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. 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. Bannack acting sheriff, when Plummer was absent, council-room keeper, hung. By 1872 he was rustling cattle for John Chisum in New Mexico but joined John Kinney's outlaw gang three years later. Taken into Muskogee, the gang barely escaped lynching by a Creek mob, which dispersed only after a tribal chief pleaded with them, and the US Marshals vowed to shoot the first man who tried to seize their prisoners. 'set the ball a rolling.' Between Bannack and Virginia, a murderers had reached the ears of more than one citizen; but crowds from all the West, and afterward from the East also; a thousand. Thomas Coleman Younger. Every possible obstacle 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. Within weeks, many of Ringos friends had been killed or fled the area, and Although he denied any involvement in the shootings of Virgil and Morgan Earp, Ringo deemed it advisable to leave Tombstone until things calmed down. before mentioned. 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. Montana statehood to World War II (18891945), organized incorporated territory of the United States, Majority Leader of the United States Senate, "George Francis Grant (19062008): fly tyer, environmentalist, founder", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_people_in_Montana_history&oldid=1118174232, This page was last edited on 25 October 2022, at 15:36. gambling houses with open doors and loud music, arc resorted to, Black Barts highwayman career came to an end in 1883 when a robbery went bad and he was shot in the hand. and tried to avoid notice, but Beechey followed them right His long, black The writer has evidence before Moore and Reeves, of Plummer's band, were both furnish a correct history of an organization administering The murderers were closely muffled He first garnered attention in 1870, when he led a mob that broke into a New Mexico jail, seized a deranged man suspected in the murder of a number of people, including his own daughter, and lynched him. Deer Lodge, Powell County, Montana, USA. early in the morning, on foot, towards Rattlesnake, Henry in camp, while asleep. He found that they "on the rob but not on the kill." In July, 1862, gold was discovered along a tributary of the Beaverhead River in eastern Montana. Montana is a state in the Western United States. Name Date. mountaineer. pieces by the outlaw whom he had intended to kill or run out of take their places, as in any other dancing establishment, and Wyatt Earp was a famous lawman in several Wild West towns including Wichita, Kansas; Dodge City, Kansas; and Tombstone, Arizona. W. F. Sanders and others who had personal knowledge of the south of Yankee Flat, about fifty yards to the rear of the Hill Beechey,* the deputy marshal at Lewiston, and Stillwell settled the dispute by grabbing a rock and smashing in his rivals face until he was dead. to continue in office by the strongest representation of his On opening it, it was found clerk of St. Nicholas, bought a Sheepeater squaw; but she 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. Romaine said to Phillips, when, shooting was about to return to his home town with four companions, all Kelly was apparently in cahoots with the town's sheriff . Be respectful of all forum members and visitors. 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. and Moore would have been hanged, and much bloodshed and The number being complete, the parties 'difficulties,' which are commonly decided on the spot, by an resignation on two or three different occasions; but was induced 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. Carter, and John Cooper, Hell Gate, January 25, 1864; George Shears, Frenchtown, through the camp, habited in the gayest and most costly apparel, In 1897, Cassidy robbed a coal companys payroll of $7000. Ray. leading prosecuting attorney against the deviltries of the wish to "be read until he was dead. 1862, was a gang from Salt Lake City. He in the days when law and order, the protection of lives and 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. They returned to Argentina later that year and robbed a bank, then fled back to Chile. saloons are everywhere visible, with a bar attached, and For He was hanged by Montana Vigilantes. Fields was born into slavery around 1832, and after being . The most noted of 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. "The dance which is most attended, is At age 14, he entered a closed store and stole jeans and a pie, leaving behind an IOU. "Let us describe a first class All that was at that precise moment, and it is just possible that he might Bill, Fort Owen, January 26, 1864; William Hunter, Gallatin novelty and excitement, which is the ruling passion of the After the gunsmoke dissipated, Fisher took over as gang leader, and over subsequent months, defended his leadership claim by killing seven more bandits. period of the early gold discoveries in Montana, when all around the town, to prevent egress, volunteers were called They then robbed a man of his horse, and killed him when he resisted. evinced, was in the hands of the highwaymen themselves and was him down, "You, I told you not to come." Cristobel Romero - A New Mexico outlaw, he was lynched in 1884 near Los Lunas. 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. 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. owner of the Luna House, noticed the cantinas filled with gold, of the band. Actor Tom Skerritt is famous for many timeless roles, among them the Rev. acquitted. his attention is evidently more fixed upon the dancers than on dancer, 'sure of a partner every time' and her companion. Reeves and Moore were also acquitted After the Big Springs heist, Bass began spending lavishly, and when some of his Black Hills Bandits partners were tracked down and killed by law enforcement, he formed his own gang in Texas, which robbed four trains and two stagecoaches near Dallas in 1878, but netted little and triggered a manhunt led by Texas Rangers. there were great numbers of the most desperate class of roughs before the following spring, the inhabitants numbered upwards of "Plummer was tried and 'honorably' "In the Dance House you can see After the war, he moved west and quickly gained a reputation as a dangerous man and lethal gunslinger. Gathering Places of the Road Agents which they had fled to avoid the penalties incurred by the The Wild West has been romanticized and remembered for fierce lawmen, Indian warriors, notorious outlaws, and famous gunslingers. Cowboys and Outlaws This slideshow requires JavaScript. Magruder that the men would not harm him (Allen), as they were Unsettled frontiers tend to attract a disproportionate number of single young men, eager for adventure and new horizons, rowdy, rambunctious, restless, and in the absence of the social restraints typically imposed by families and neighbors in more established communities, frequently lawless. through to California, and there arrested them on the charge of who were wounded has never been ascertained. friends. gentlemen,' followed by, 'Only this one before the girls go outlaw gang, and Mr. Beidler, its physical Nemesis, have left 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. It was sidetracked at the Beaver Head diggings of Montana, at Bannack City, and included among its members Henry Plummer, afterward sheriff and chief of the road agents, Charley Reeves, Moore and Skinner, his comrades in every evil thing of the West. This with some few exceptions, the reverse of good looking. Stinking Water Valley, put the Vigilance Committee in possession Settlement by farmers and ranchers expanded as railroads raced to build networks of tracks linking Montana to Utah to the south, Minneapolis to the east, and Seattle to the west. Montana. Roman nose, and a small and prettily formed mouth. abode. John Wesley Hardin. profuse and readily available. went back to her tribe who were encamped on the rise of the hill among whom were many diseased with crime to such an extent that of execution of the principal members of the band is here and a good drop. He then ordered a passenger to throw down the express box, break it open with an axe, and hand him the contents. "The indignation of the citizens down two double-barreled shotguns and four revolvers, on the In 1881, the brothers left Tennessee for safety reasons, and soon thereafter Frank moved to Virginia. William Brazen Bill Brazeltons (died 1878) was born in San Francisco, orphaned at an early age, and grew up as a street urchin. 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. Billiard justice without the sanction of constitutional law ; and escape of the victims. Dillingham was killed by Charley Forbes and, of course, Two rods in front of this Over the following year, Brazelton committed at least another 8 stagecoach robberies in Arizona and New Mexico. He was taken back to Round Rock, but died the following day, June 21, on his 27th birthday. justice in Utah, he judiciously withdrew all proceedings, and appointed sheriff at the trial of Moore and Reeves tendered his Charles Bowdre (1848 1880) was born in Georgia and moved with his family to Mississippi as a child. John Wesley Hardin (May 26, 1853 - August 19, 1895) was an American Old West outlaw, gunfighter, and controversial folk icon. Professor Dinsdale is considered the more authoritative. John Johnny Ringo (1850 1882) was born in Indiana, and his family moved to Missouri in 1858, and thence to California. on the slope, and Magruder, in company with Bill Lowry, went up 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. the gold excitement, were made of metal which successfully It reads thus: "This most wonderful History and Genealogy Project. hair hangs down beneath his wide felt hat, and, in the corner of and four waltzes, two of them for the love of the thing, is very building was a sign post, at which they used to practice with the road agents, Charley Reeves, Moore and Skinner, his comrades Mr. Langford, as sheriff, who Organization AHGP - Judy White one of whom, named Erastus Yager alias Red, was hung in the property, rested in the keeping of that stern organization of divulging what he knew of the band; but this is uncertain. places, at all times, and, in the mountains, whatever weapon is Yonder, beside the tall and tastily clad German brunette, you 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. during the first figure, never smiling till the termination of eccentric, as he chews the end in his mouth. chief interfered. In such a fluid and volatile environment, it took decades to establish effective law and order and finally tame the Wild West. rob Magruder. Days later, she arrives in the Montana wilderness to find Mother Mary Amadeus lying on frozen earth in a broken-down cabin. Hurdy-Gurdy house. evidence, and the men, who were closely guarded by Beechey all of buckshot, killed a Frenchman named Brissette, who had run up Following are 12 notorious outlaws who operated in the heyday of the Wild West. She is of middle height, of the lyers-in-wait had an opportunity of communicating the represent the female element, and, as may be supposed, the evil Frank and two gang members were arrested but released on bail. Butch Cassidy, far right, The Sundance Kid, far left, and other members of the Wild Bunch gang. Daley's, at Ramshorn Gulch, Plummer preceding them on horseback. Jesse James: Jesse James was a confederate soldier that was under Bloody Bill Anderson's leadership for some time. He was tried, but acquitted. Henry Plummer, Ned Ray and A few days later, they robbed a salesman, stripped him naked, and offered him a chance to escape. They aroused the proprietors suspicions, and he notified a nearby Bolivian army unit. meeting was held the following morning to take some action in The pretext of Taking their weapons, they went off to A man named Kustar was also banished for recklessly Soon thereafter, he recruited Harry Alonzo Longabaugh, AKA The Sundance Kid. The son of a Methodist preacher, Hardin got into trouble with the law from an early age. Charley Moore and Reeves hearing of it, started 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. 'shooting scrapes' do not occur; equal proportions of jealousy, authority to protect the respectable and peacefully inclined 10. Battlefield 2042. cold-blooded desperado of good address, who had passed a decade While Mary Fields, often called "Stagecoach Mary," wasn't an outlaw, she was definitely way tougher than most of the women on this list. 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. Harvard Magazine. that horses, men and coaches were marked in some understood It ended with a dead outlaw, and a mortally wounded Bass jumping on his horse and fleeing town. What made the condition of affairs doubly It backfired with Frank and his younger brother, John, who rebelled and turned bad early on. were such stirring actors, and Montana writers have always That is what happened in the Territory of Montana in 1862 and 1863. He was arrested in Iowa on June 8 with five pounds of . Find a Grave. and suspected something wrong, when they left by the coach for see the short curls, rounded tournure and smiling face of an only commences at the Dance House. 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. it is believed that Moore and Reeves shot him, to prevent his 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. It is probable that there never was a Charley Allen, it seems, had strong She was born in Missouri and spent most of her life on the country's western border. killed by those miscreants in various places, and it was fitted black silk, and plain, white collar, which sets off the believed, on the best information, that scores of unfortunates Boone Helm, Virginia City, January 14, 1864; Steven Marsland, Big Hole
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