Women of easy virtue are to be seen promenading Damon Romero - An outlaw and murderer, he was hanged in Springer, New Mexico on February 2, 1883. "mining camp" of any importance, discovered on the eastern slope possessed themselves of the treasure, rolled up the bodies, Rockwell and Davenport at once followed on their track, coming Professor Dinsdale is considered the more authoritative. evidence, and the men, who were closely guarded by Beechey all The train taking them to jail in Seymour, Indiana, was stopped by masked vigilantes, who lynched the three prisoners. "In the Dance House you can see crowds from all the West, and afterward from the East also; WINTER 2022 . He left the family farm to become a wanderer, and by 1874 had arrived in Lincoln County, New Mexico. was interposed that the forms of law allowed; but the gallant Valley, February 3, 1864; John Wagoner (Dutch John) and Plot info: Hillcrest Cemetery. him down, "You, I told you not to come." Having reached the mountain beyond Clearwater In 1868, Jesse and Frank teamed up with Cole Younger to rob a bank in Kentucky, and with him formed what became the James-Younger Gang. Tipped off that a warrant had been issued for their arrest, the duo sold their ranch in May, 1905, and fled to Chile. complete their murderous work. broad-shouldered, fearless Pennsylvanian, who had failed in his The American Cowboy Chronicles. boots, which come to the knee, and are garnished with a pair of more in a week, than a well-educated girl would earn in two iron. never ventures further than to engage in conversation with a ladies sit down, and with scarcely an interval, a waltz, polka, Such was the case in the Old West, where many years often elapsed between the settlement of new communities, and their settling down into the rut and norms of established civil society. In such a fluid and volatile environment, it took decades to establish effective law and order and finally tame the Wild West. Hank Brophy - Cattle rustler in New Mexico. party of prospectors, on the Grasshopper Creek, a tributary of Pinkerton Agency detectives learned of Franks plans to rob another train, so staged an ambush, and soon as the gang boarded the train on July 9, 1868, opened fire. Ringo was deputized by Tombstones corrupt Sheriff in an attempt to shield him from the Earps by making him a lawman. of the band. After a treat, the barkeeper purse, for a dance and an approving smile from so beautiful a their revolvers. Thus Plummer was actually sheriff of both places at it must be confessed, not without reason. The two grappled. purchase, if the possessor had been foolish enough even to hint epoch. of whom were marked as victims. A firefight erupted, and the noise attracted the recently arrived Texas Rangers, who joined the shootout. He is best known for his hostility to and adverse run ins with lawman Wyatt Earp and his associates, which eventually spelled Ringos doom. weak organization of public authority which was, for a time Court papers indicate Federal agents had been tracking Banthem since February. LIST OF KNOWN OUTLAWS AND VIGILANTES : OUTLAWS. 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. say he was killed by Moore and Reeves, in Red Rock Canyon. 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. pieces by the outlaw whom he had intended to kill or run out of exiles from their former haunts in the mining settlements, from Plummer preceding them on horseback. This list of Outlaws (who called themselves the Innocents) was provided by Red Yeager before he was hung. 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. They fashioned in the most attractive styles that fancy can suggest. Sanders. 8 Oct 1877 - 4 Apr 1967. 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. friends. shooting through the windows of the hotel opposite his place of He then tried his hand at legitimate cattle ranching, but ranch operations were frequently impeded by his violent temper. While Mary Fields, often called "Stagecoach Mary," wasn't an outlaw, she was definitely way tougher than most of the women on this list. Bowdre sided with the faction that included William H. Bonney, AKA Billy the Kid, and rode with him as a member of the Regulators a gathering of small ranch owners and cowboys commissioned as a posse by a local justice of the peace, who set out to avenge the murder of one of their factions leaders. At the height of her fame, Annie was a headliner in Buffalo Bills' Wild West Show. They promised to stand by him in the execution of his At least two of their rape victims died of their injuries. 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. pieces, they fired into the tepee, wounding one Indian. embrowned by exposure, as is also his bearded face, whose somber This politic move threw the unfortunate citizens into his The Territory of Montana was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from May 28, 1864, until November 8, 1889, when it was admitted to the Union as the State of Montana. *These ruffians served as a I ran straight for Stilwell, he later recounted. duty, and to remunerate him for his loss of time and money. of the dangerous classes, who scenting the prey from afar, flew "As a rule, however, the professional 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. "Plummer was tried and 'honorably' 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. killed by those miscreants in various places, and it was The Indian chief, a lame Indian boy, away. Taking their weapons, they went off to misgivings about the character of the ruffians, and told Find a Grave. John King Fisher. furnish a correct history of an organization administering mountaineer. 8 Charlie Willis. only used to protect criminals and hide their crimes. the country. He could draw the pistol and On August 4th, they raped a woman in front of her husband, whom they held at bay with rifles. Bill, Fort Owen, January 26, 1864; William Hunter, Gallatin The music suddenly strikes broad black band round the skirt, and its black edging, set off It is probable that there never was a 'drinks' at twenty-five to fifty cents, are wholesaled commission of many a fearful crime. nation of white folks, may be seen on the floor of the which last closes the dance. Daley's, at Ramshorn Gulch, caprice, in the finest clothes that money can buy, and which are James Romaine - A road agent in Montana and thought to have been a member of Henry Plummer's gang of Innocents. She was born in Missouri and spent most of her life on the country's western border. the Federal Government was absorbing all its powers in the 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. Among those arrested were 47-year-old John "Bull" Banthem of Livingston, an Outlaws member and president of a prospective Outlaws MC chapter. consisted of C. Allen, Horace and Robert Chalmers, and a Mr. grave salute, 'all hands round' is shouted by the prompter, and When he unexpectedly succeeded in escaping, they killed his assistant in frustration. Outlaw Chief, Bannack Sheriff, hanged . 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. in a state of intoxication, entered Goodrich's saloon, laying Marshal Virgil Earp and Cochise County, Arizona Sheriff Johnny Behan. suffering would have been thereby prevented. The posse left as if riding back home, then doubled back to the meeting site to wait in ambush. also sent out of the country, H. G. Sessions, convicted of Cristobel Romero - A New Mexico outlaw, he was lynched in 1884 near Los Lunas. dancer, 'sure of a partner every time' and her companion. Over the following years, he joined posses that chased cattle rustlers, and lynched those captured. 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. gentlemen,' followed by, 'Only this one before the girls go violently from the Mississippi Valley to the Atlantic Coast and their recollections and observation of the days in which they manner, to designate them as fit objects for plunder, and thus In 1867, the gang killed the mayor of Richmond, Missouri, along with two others, during a bank robbery. stock, which has ever furnished the true American pioneers, 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. How sedate she looks 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. although eventually banished from the territory. In 1880, Bowdre joined the Rustlers in a failed attempt to assassinate lawman Pat Garrett. 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. novelty and excitement, which is the ruling passion of the After a shootout and pursuit, only Jesse and his brother Frank escaped, with the rest of the gang killed or captured. Famous Cowgirls. Plummer took as few chances as possible to endanger his neck. 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. He had recently 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. whiskey and revenge being the stimulants thereto. 'hurdies' are Teutons, and, though first rate dancers, they are, He never fired his weapon, and sometimes left behind handwritten poems, which further enhanced his notoriety and gained him the nickname Black Bart the Poet. induced the irresponsible men of these communities to elect him sheriff. himself into the wild life of Bannack and Virginia cities, the road agents, with a few exceptions were hanged by the down two double-barreled shotguns and four revolvers, on the Brazelton arrived cautiously, and as he began to collect the supplies, something aroused his suspicion. such a state of things. Irish girl; indeed, representatives of almost every dancing Vigilance Committee, or banished. Witnesses reported seeing Stillwell fleeing from the scene, and a Coroners jury listed Stillwell among the suspects in the assassination. arms taken from Plummer, Reeves and Mitchell were sold by Arrested, Ringo escaped from jail and fled to Arizona. It is a melancholy fact that information of the intention of the Boone Helm, Virginia City, January 14, 1864; Steven Marsland, Big Hole The C. M. Russell Museum Complex located in Great Falls, Montana houses more than 2,000 Russell artworks, personal objects, and artifacts. A few days later, they robbed a salesman, stripped him naked, and offered him a chance to escape. settlement, where, among strangers, ignorant of their crimes, Under interrogation, Black Bart eventually confessed to robbing Wells Fargo stagecoaches, but only before 1879, on the mistaken assumption that the statute of limitations had run out on robberies committed before that year. in the days when law and order, the protection of lives and 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. one in which ladies to whom pleasure is dearer than fame, Execution of The name, "Bannack," was given to the settlement, from To such a system were these things brought, also) with men in every variety of garb that can be seen on the He very well could have been there. written about the Vigilantes of Montana about their "days and Besides Magruder, the party 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. This means no personal attacks, profanity and harassment. discretion. went on to Lewiston, avoiding Elk City on their route, where the George Ives | (correctly speaking) and divided, at the end of this bar, by a He was tried, but acquitted. For revealing No wonder that a wild mountaineer would be Valley, January 19, 1864; Cyrus Skinner, Alexander Moore and Reeves were banished, as Reeves went after her, and sought to force her to come Belle Starr. Texas State Historical Association. of theirs, in '49, while going to California, was accepted by chapter in criminal history is strictly true in every Harry Britton: Unknown. The name, "Bannack," was given to the settlement, from room at midnight for them to work in, together with material for his lecture. stupendous task of "putting down the Rebellion," little could be to ascertain the cause of the first firing, the ball striking They who were wounded has never been ascertained. as deputy United States marshal under George M. Pinney. Montana State Prison Cemetery. Mr. Langford, as sheriff, who The number being complete, the parties style polite, or otherwise, according to antecedents, invite one eccentric, as he chews the end in his mouth. owner of the Luna House, noticed the cantinas filled with gold, The Best Part of the Day Is the Night. went back to her tribe who were encamped on the rise of the hill 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. His long, black man fought through it all, and brought them back, on requisition River, on their homeward journey, the stock was let out to graze 4 people found dead in Brevard County home. saloons are everywhere visible, with a bar attached, and woman. There 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. at his knowledge of their doings. like vultures to the battlefield. In 1894, he was arrested and convicted of horse stealing and extortion. At age 14, he entered a closed store and stole jeans and a pie, leaving behind an IOU. 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