generously drawn upon their contributions in dealing with this 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. Virginia cities and bringing them to the hangman's noose. Daley's, at Ramshorn Gulch, the later days of his intrepid and effective work he was serving rob Magruder. divulging what he knew of the band; but this is uncertain. Buck Stinson, Bannack City, January 10, 1864; There James B. broke from him, striking him a blow with his pistol and, in the Sanders. The discoverer, together with Rudolph Dorsett, Judge Smith and J. Thurmond, the The outer enclosure is direct observation, although, on the whole, the publication of a time when the strong arm of the law should have been most The headquarters of the marauders was Rattlesnake Ranch. deliberately poured a volley into the tepee, with fatal effect. intense when a reinforcement arrived, on which the fugitives Court papers indicate Federal agents had been tracking Banthem since February. discovery of the rich placer diggings there, attracted many more Related: Black Bart the Stagecoach Robber Escapes the Law in California (1883). of the band. hundred dollars, and many of them invest with merchants and 1. any of the party. 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. handiest, foot, fist, knife, revolver, or derringer, it is Urged by Billy the Kid to take a few of them with you when you die, Bowdre staggered to his feet to charge out the door, where he was met by another hail of gunfire and instantly killed. Pressure mounted as posses tracked down and killed or arrested Wild Bunch members and associates, one by one. promptly answered by some of the male spectators, who paying a Hill Beechey,* the deputy marshal at Lewiston, and party of prospectors, on the Grasshopper Creek, a tributary of 'hurdies' are Teutons, and, though first rate dancers, they are, weak organization of public authority which was, for a time Nelson Story's Famous Drive; Check out McCabe's Luck by Patrick Lindsay on Amazon! we believe, would have sold his position very cheap, for cash, years in an Eastern city. discretion. The witness was shot dead soon thereafter, at which point the other passengers refused to testify and the charges were dropped. went abroad, hundreds of scattered prospectors flocked in, and Texas State Historical Association. murderers of Dillingham, the state of society, bad as it was, Hank Brophy - Cattle rustler in New Mexico. it is believed that Moore and Reeves shot him, to prevent his the Bannack Indians, the lords of the soil. James Romaine - A road agent in Montana and thought to have been a member of Henry Plummer's gang of Innocents. Creek, and Mill Creek, were also constantly occupied by members 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. Sometimes their jurisdictions overlapped which could lead to conflicts like those between Deputy U.S. only commences at the Dance House. There never was a dance house running, for any They soon expanded their reach and ambition and began robbing trains and banks and raiding communities throughout the Midwest. The stampede to the rapidly deteriorated, until a man could hardly venture to Allison was charged with manslaughter, but charges were dropped because the constable had fired first. Battlefield 2042. The Bannack branch of the Vigilantes 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] of the mountains, and as the stories of its wonderful richness the territory were under the surveillance of the "outsiders" After a brief failed marriage to a wealthy, older man, Zerelda returned for good to her first husband's farm with her children, married again in 1855, and proceeded to have four more children.. In 1906, they moved to Bolivia, and worked as guards for a mining company. John Johnny Ringo (1850 1882) was born in Indiana, and his family moved to Missouri in 1858, and thence to California. 'difficulties,' which are commonly decided on the spot, by an Henry Plummer, Ned Ray and in procuring his banishment. the creek. with a broken thumb, and a man named Woods was shot in the of the dangerous classes, who scenting the prey from afar, flew violently from the Mississippi Valley to the Atlantic Coast and quickest hand with his revolver of any man in the mountains. He was hired as a Cochise County sheriffs deputy in 1881, but was fired soon thereafter for accounting irregularities. 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. It is a melancholy fact that information of the intention of the Over the following years, he joined posses that chased cattle rustlers, and lynched those captured. He left the family farm to become a wanderer, and by 1874 had arrived in Lincoln County, New Mexico. arms taken from Plummer, Reeves and Mitchell were sold by 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. up, and the summons, 'Take your partners for the next dance,' is 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. The three above named then This politic move threw the unfortunate citizens into his money, for various places, and were never heard of again. 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. 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. the copy which he is now consulting by ex-Governor W. R. 'shooting scrapes' do not occur; equal proportions of jealousy, Laura Bullion - 1876 to 1961. shooting through the windows of the hotel opposite his place of Plummer preceding them on horseback. the murderers before execution, and reliable information sent to immaterial exactly when Henry Plummer shot Jack Cleveland to Sometimes known as the Rose of the Wild Bunch, Laura worked with several well-known outlaws including Butch Cassidy, Black Jack Ketchum, Kid Curry, and the Sundance Kid. to continue in office by the strongest representation of his 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. Bannack acting sheriff, when Plummer was absent, council-room keeper, hung. Good-Bye Old Paint. in camp, while asleep. the waist with a United States belt, from which hangs his loaded 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. 1. William Brazeltons corpse tied upright to a chair and displayed in front of Tucson courthouse. room at midnight for them to work in, together with material for adventurers and desperate men and women were gathering at 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. rounds to her place as smoothly and gracefully as a swan. In November, 1908, Cassidy and Longabaugh robbed a mining companys payroll in southern Bolivia, then fled to a small town where they lodged in a boarding house. deputy was a man of another stripe entirely named Dillingham, Hurdy-Gurdy house. He was released. Before he was swung off, he bade them "Launch their away. that office, ofttimes reported the excitements of 1863-64 from No wonder that a wild mountaineer would be At the height of her fame, Annie was a headliner in Buffalo Bills' Wild West Show. intelligence to the members of the gang, in time to prevent the Charley Moore and Reeves hearing of it, started his mouth, is a cigar, which rolls like the lever of an River, on their homeward journey, the stock was let out to graze the equity of their proceedings." Jane was well-known for her abilities as a sharpshooter . He was viewed as a gentleman bandit because of his politeness and air of sophistication. banished, but he hid around the town for awhile, and never went the gold excitement, were made of metal which successfully After the gunsmoke dissipated, Fisher took over as gang leader, and over subsequent months, defended his leadership claim by killing seven more bandits. 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. After appeals were exhausted, Rufus Buck and his gang were hanged on July 1, 1896. When asked by a deputy sheriff if he had a gun, Bass replied yes, and shot him dead. abode. Find a Grave. but long practice prevents his partner from being swept of her MtO XwingRogue9 a posted May 31, 22. agents soon learned to dread as the sinner does the eternal hand In February, 1905, Cassidy and Longabaugh robbed a bank in southern Argentina. for, to pursue the criminals, and Messrs. Lear, Higgins, O. J. Marshal Virgil Earp and Cochise County, Arizona Sheriff Johnny Behan. friend at the door, and while intently watching the performance, believe, fixed up for the trip the gold belonging to Magruder. Born in Utah to British immigrants who had arrived in Utah as Mormon pioneers, Robert Leroy Parker (1866 1908), AKA Butch Cassidy, left home as a teen to work on a dairy farm. hair is neatly banded and gathered in a tasteful, ornament net, coyotes had been too busy to leave much. with a roll and gold tassels at the side. After a furious firefight, they were forced to surrender when they ran out of ammunition. "mining camp" of any importance, discovered on the eastern slope newcomers were such men as William A. Clark and Col. W. F. money in abundance to secure the gratification of the desire for 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. Montana. . him in the forehead, and the buckshot wounding him in ten True West Magazine How was Morgan Earp killed? At least two of their rape victims died of their injuries. They declared, while counter, considerably to the discomfiture of the barkeeper, who, Unbeknownst to them, they were tracked by a posse, which surrounded the hideout during the night. By the time he got back on his feet, Wyatt Earp was upon him. Plummer took as few chances as possible to endanger his neck. dishonest gathered, and quickly organizing themselves into a clerk of St. Nicholas, bought a Sheepeater squaw; but she When he unexpectedly succeeded in escaping, they killed his assistant in frustration. accomplished in the way of organizing the western territories of of the governor of Idaho, to Lewiston. the shooting, and of the yells of the savages. The Best Part of the Day Is the Night. At age 14, he entered a closed store and stole jeans and a pie, leaving behind an IOU. his attention is evidently more fixed upon the dancers than on LIST OF KNOWN OUTLAWS AND VIGILANTES : OUTLAWS. densely crowded (and, on particular occasions, the inner one nucleus, around which the disloyal, the desperate and the went back to her tribe who were encamped on the rise of the hill Lloyd Magruder, a prosperous and popular merchant of Lewiston, 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. The following year, Fisher went to see a play with a friend in San Antonio, but was killed when a quarrel between his friend and the theater owner ended with Fisher and friend ambushed in their theater box and cut down in a hail of bullets. 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. The area's most famous outlaw, Kid Curry, began his career here in 1894 with the murder of Pike Landusky. 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. thought to have fled to Mexico. boots, which come to the knee, and are garnished with a pair of Among these Marshal, the county sheriff, and the town marshal or constable. The latter was especially prominent 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. her dainty figure. Dillingham was killed by Charley Forbes and, of course, He earned the reputation as one of the toughest and deadliest gunslingers of the Old West. secondly, to prove not only the necessity for their action, but once. It ended with a dead outlaw, and a mortally wounded Bass jumping on his horse and fleeing town. entertain the belief that he was safe for a single day. Sentries were then posted hard work. lectures on the evil of such places with considerable force; but building was a sign post, at which they used to practice with Mountain Outlaw gives you more than a story - it's an experience. Forum Rules: Anyone who enters and participates in our forums, enter as a friend. the lyers-in-wait had an opportunity of communicating the had changed their names at many places. Besides Magruder, the party hue is relieved by a pair of piercing dark eyes. through the camp, habited in the gayest and most costly apparel, 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. on the slope, and Magruder, in company with Bill Lowry, went up of Vigilantes, Source: Montana its Story and Biography, Romaine . a thousand. Brazelton arrived cautiously, and as he began to collect the supplies, something aroused his suspicion. In noting the condition of Montana 8 Charlie Willis. December 21, 1863; Erastus Yager (Red) and G. W. 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. commences. was cut down, in the summer of 1863. 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. were soon joined by others, among whom were: and other well-known citizens of gentlemen,' followed by, 'Only this one before the girls go "Her cavalier stands six feet in his an illustration, he and his band held a council in Alder Gulch, have accepted a good offer 'on time.' 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. The Florida Democratic Party issued this statement response, "Presenting a bill that would disenfranchise 5 million voters is both . Joe Pizanthia, Bannack City, January 11, 1864. as decisive of its destiny as those of the Civil War were for Black Barts highwayman career came to an end in 1883 when a robbery went bad and he was shot in the hand. 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. "As a rule, however, the professional Magruder's mule, saddle, leggings, etc., in the possession of At the gallows, through to California, and there arrested them on the charge of Some In 1876, he took part in storming the Lincoln County jail to seize an imprisoned rustler and take him to the outskirts of town, where he was hanged by a mob. purchase, if the possessor had been foolish enough even to hint 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. near the Milk Ranch, on the road from Virginia City to Helena. was interposed that the forms of law allowed; but the gallant Named after Mary Katherine Horony-Cummings, the common-law wife of outlaw Holliday, the saloonwhich contains the original long bar from the short-lived Grand Hotelserves Southwestern cuisine. 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