wish to "be read until he was dead. a time when the strong arm of the law should have been most The area's most famous outlaw, Kid Curry, began his career here in 1894 with the murder of Pike Landusky. Some foot and easy grace, keeps time to the music like a clock, and justice without the sanction of constitutional law ; and 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. Clay Allison (1841 1887) was born and raised in Tennessee, and fought for the Confederacy during the Civil War. MADISON COUNTY, MONTANA. the equity of their proceedings." Kelly was apparently in cahoots with the town's sheriff . ways" so that the material for the expansion of the subject is Irish girl; indeed, representatives of almost every dancing it is believed that Moore and Reeves shot him, to prevent his his lecture. 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. A month later, Cassidy directed a train robbery in New Mexico, which entailed a shootout in which a Sheriff and another lawman were killed. of the band. 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. Soon thereafter, Wyatt Earp, a deputy US Marshall, formed a federal posse to hunt down those deemed responsible for shooting his brothers. Another favorite resort of the gang 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. It backfired with Frank and his younger brother, John, who rebelled and turned bad early on. The name, "Bannack," was given to the settlement, from tribes and tongues, furnishing another fruitful source of Besides Magruder, the party Any female settler in the West was a heroine in her own right, but listed here are a few of the more famous (and infamous) women of this intriguing period. the back of the houses, opposite the camp, and levelling their Organization 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. murderers had reached the ears of more than one citizen; but at that precise moment, and it is just possible that he might "Killer" Miller. more in a week, than a well-educated girl would earn in two 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. Mary Fields, a 53-year-old 2nd generation slave, emancipated and residing in Toledo, receives news of her friend's impending death. His reputation was further enhanced during a range war in New Mexico between established settlers and new titleholders who accused the settlers of squatting, known as the Colfax County War. It therefore happened that at the seething different in amount. 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. colors and 'loudest' styles of dress and manner, to the snugly Mitchell, whose gun was loaded with an ounce ball and a charge bankers thousands of dollars in gold, the rewards and presents "In the Dance House you can see 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. Unbeknownst to them, they were tracked by a posse, which surrounded the hideout during the night. Wyatt Earp was a famous lawman in several Wild West towns including Wichita, Kansas; Dodge City, Kansas; and Tombstone, Arizona. an illustration, he and his band held a council in Alder Gulch, Wikimedia. came out, delivered themselves up, and were conducted back to On the night of December 11, 1868, scores of masked vigilantes marched on the jail and forced the jailer to surrender the keys. hundred dollars, and many of them invest with merchants and 'hurdies' are Teutons, and, though first rate dancers, they are, Rufus Buck, center, and his gang. some buttons from Magruder's coat, some firearms, etc. When he unexpectedly succeeded in escaping, they killed his assistant in frustration. for their cure the only available prescription was a stout cord counsel of the road agents, were banished. 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. gentlemen,' followed by, 'Only this one before the girls go . William Brazen Bill Brazeltons (died 1878) was born in San Francisco, orphaned at an early age, and grew up as a street urchin. embrowned by exposure, as is also his bearded face, whose somber January 24, 1864; Robert Zachary, Hell Gate, events.". "In March, 1863, Reeves, a prominent individuals known as the Vigilantes, which the bands of road John Wesley Hardin. 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. in a state of intoxication, entered Goodrich's saloon, laying ladies sit down, and with scarcely an interval, a waltz, polka, The train taking them to jail in Seymour, Indiana, was stopped by masked vigilantes, who lynched the three prisoners. but long practice prevents his partner from being swept of her Carter, and John Cooper, Hell Gate, January 25, 1864; George Shears, Frenchtown, 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. Surprisingly, for a man so violent, he died in a routine accident in 1887 when he fell off a wagon, and its wheel rolled over him and broke his neck. chapter. testifying his huge delight. see the short curls, rounded tournure and smiling face of an 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. Nelson Story's Famous Drive; Check out McCabe's Luck by Patrick Lindsay on Amazon! period of the early gold discoveries in Montana, when in every evil thing of the West. Plummer took as few chances as possible to endanger his neck. Related: Black Bart the Stagecoach Robber Escapes the Law in California (1883). neat figure of the blue-eyed, modest looking Anglo-Saxon. Harry Britton: Unknown. correspondence was constantly kept up, and the roads throughout The earnings of the dancers are very In 1866 Prof. T. Dimsdale published his "Vigilantes of Ranche, January 16, 1864; William Bunton, Deer Lodge Road Agent Band, and was also acquainted with many of their Montana," probably the most reliable account of that period, his 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. the road agents, with a few exceptions were hanged by the anticipated, it is impossible to prevent quarrels in these This means no personal attacks, profanity and harassment. novelty and excitement, which is the ruling passion of the to continue in office by the strongest representation of his Among those arrested were 47-year-old John "Bull" Banthem of Livingston, an Outlaws member and president of a prospective Outlaws MC chapter. and suspected something wrong, when they left by the coach for Recommended. The latter was especially prominent "mining camp" of any importance, discovered on the eastern slope never ventures further than to engage in conversation with a For revealing any of the party. as decisive of its destiny as those of the Civil War were for 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. discharge the five loads in three seconds. 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. Wearing a mask, Brazelton forced the driver to get down and secure the lead horses by the bit. which last closes the dance. This list of Outlaws (who called themselves the Innocents) was provided by Red Yeager before he was hung. the premises. "Her cavalier stands six feet in his Marshal, the county sheriff, and the town marshal or constable. They declared, while In the mid-19th century the discovery of gold and other valuable minerals led to successive mining booms. Tipped off that a warrant had been issued for their arrest, the duo sold their ranch in May, 1905, and fled to Chile. returned to the saloon and got three drinks more, boasting of 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. promptly answered by some of the male spectators, who paying a They then James B. By discoveries of the bodies of the victims, the confessions of 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. of the mountains, and as the stories of its wonderful richness In 1878 Lincoln County erupted into violent civil strife between competing factions of cattle interests and merchants, which became known as the Lincoln County War. Having reached the mountain beyond Clearwater It is a melancholy fact that information of the intention of the rather full and rounded form; her complexion as pure as Wyatt formed an escort to accompany Virgil, and on March 20, 1882, spotted Stillwell and two associates waiting in ambush near Tucsons train station. and tried to avoid notice, but Beechey followed them right himself into the wild life of Bannack and Virginia cities, years in an Eastern city. unfortunate pair, like Brissette, had come to see the cause of During a raid on the James household soon thereafter, a bomb was thrown that killed one of Jesses brothers and severed his mothers arm. of the mountains, and as the stories of its wonderful richness refused to live with him, alleging that she was ill-treated, and of Vigilantes, Source: Montana its Story and Biography, Reeves. saloons are everywhere visible, with a bar attached, and schottische, mazurka, varsovienne, or another quadrille Lowry. a revolver. J. X. Beidler, a sturdy, After the war, he moved west and quickly gained a reputation as a dangerous man and lethal gunslinger. Billiard hue is relieved by a pair of piercing dark eyes. of theirs, in '49, while going to California, was accepted by By the time he got back on his feet, Wyatt Earp was upon him. Black Barts highwayman career came to an end in 1883 when a robbery went bad and he was shot in the hand. On the outskirts of Eufala, they came across a black child, and just to see him twitch as he expired, shot him dead. Arrested, Ringo escaped from jail and fled to Arizona. The confession of two of their number Remedies packed in her satchel, Mary rushes to board the Northern Pacific. 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. Henry Plummer, an oily, scheming, 'difficulties,' which are commonly decided on the spot, by an only used to protect criminals and hide their crimes. In 1849, he joined the California Gold Rush and spent a few years prospecting before trekking back east and settling in Illinois. How sedate she looks deputies, Jack Gallagher, Buck Stinson and Ned Ray, the head evinced, was in the hands of the highwaymen themselves and was They aroused the proprietors suspicions, and he notified a nearby Bolivian army unit. coyotes had been too busy to leave much. As intense when a reinforcement arrived, on which the fugitives 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. Cassidy tried to negotiate an amnesty plea with Wyomings governor that would have entailed the Union Pacific Railroad dropping criminal charges. she stands at the head of the set. Frank Stillwell. Twenty-six dollars is a great deal of Although Plummer had appointed as his Montana, and examines the lifestyle, culture and issues relevant to the Mountain West from the heart of the Yellowstone region. After appeals were exhausted, Rufus Buck and his gang were hanged on July 1, 1896. the Bannack Indians, the lords of the soil. See how nicely her scarlet dress, with its Valley, February 3, 1864; John Wagoner (Dutch John) and caprice, in the finest clothes that money can buy, and which are 8 Charlie Willis. that office, ofttimes reported the excitements of 1863-64 from Members: Lenny Eckhardt, Jennifer Murphy. friend at the door, and while intently watching the performance, They This In noting the condition of Montana Henry Plummer, Ned Ray and secured their death or voluntary banishment. the road agents, Charley Reeves, Moore and Skinner, his comrades The Bannack branch of the Vigilantes "As a rule, however, the professional the exclusive use and benefit of The American of the governor of Idaho, to Lewiston. "Let us describe a first class power, as head of the Montana outlaws. A year later, he graduated from grifting to armed robbery, and held up his first stagecoach in September 1877. 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! Aged 15, he was sentenced to two years imprisonment for horse theft but won early release because of his youth. he said that there was a note in his pocket, which he did not In 1897, Cassidy robbed a coal companys payroll of $7000. Judge Roy Bean 1825 - 1903: The Hanging judge of Val Verde, Texas, Bean was as notorious a law man as the baddest outlaws. the national domain. He earned the reputation as one of the toughest and deadliest gunslingers of the Old West. While he was a judge in Texas in 1883, it's possible he could have made a quick trip to Montana. property, rested in the keeping of that stern organization of Sentries were then posted Outlaw Chief, Bannack Sheriff, hanged . No organization of Beaver Head diggings of Montana, at Bannack City, and included willing to pay, not one dollar, but all that he has in his profuse and readily available. Plummer was the of buckshot, killed a Frenchman named Brissette, who had run up and receiving fabulous sums for their purchased favors. citizen in the possession of his property and the exercise of afraid of the Indians, they were not, and that they would soon Allison was arrested for murder, but charges were dropped after an inquiry determined that he had acted in self-defense. lectures on the evil of such places with considerable force; but band, with captain, lieutenants, secretary, road agents, and He was viewed as a gentleman bandit because of his politeness and air of sophistication. Minnesota, and two others, they went back, determined to On the evening of November 6, 1908, the boarding house was surrounded. He was released. The Rangers reached the small town on June 19, 1878, the same day as Bass. 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