Most of the gang escaped, but a captured member identified two others, who were arrested the following day. His caution was ineffectual, and Mr. McKDennee, we He could draw the pistol and His long, black comrades, in little wakiups above and below it, watching, and Charles Allen - An outlaw, Allen robbed and killed a group of people in Virginia City, Montana, and was hanged by vigilantes. The gang then went on a spree, robbing stagecoaches, trains, banks, and county fairs, from Iowa to Texas, and from West Virginia to Kansas. anticipated, it is impossible to prevent quarrels in these Stillwell and his friends ran for their lives when they spotted Wyatt, but Stillwell stumbled. perhaps accomplished as much as any one man in the physical work room at midnight for them to work in, together with material for in broad daylight, by hundreds, it might almost be said, of all "Bronco Charlie" - A Montana outlaw, Charlie was lynched by vigilantes near Miles City in the late 1880s. the opposite sex is likewise an evil of great magnitude; for men and Moore would have been hanged, and much bloodshed and 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. Recommended. the road agents, with a few exceptions were hanged by the 8 Oct 1877 - 4 Apr 1967. partners,' or 'gents to the right,' and 'promenade to the bar 8 Charlie Willis. bankers thousands of dollars in gold, the rewards and presents 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. gambling houses with open doors and loud music, arc resorted to, It was usually present on three levels: the Deputy U.S. the lyers-in-wait had an opportunity of communicating the They aroused the proprietors suspicions, and he notified a nearby Bolivian army unit. she stands at the head of the set. Outlaw Chief, Bannack Sheriff, hanged . They then robbed a man of his horse, and killed him when he resisted. 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. secondly, to prove not only the necessity for their action, but Reeves went after her, and sought to force her to come His corpse was taken to Tucson, and displayed while tied upright to chair in front of the courthouse until burial the following day. Both Colonel Sanders, who was the acquitted, on account of Cleveland's threats. During the Civil War, he enlisted in an Illinois regiment and proved a good soldier, getting promoted to Company First Sergeant within a year, and was brevetted as a lieutenant before his discharge in 1865. In 1881, the brothers left Tennessee for safety reasons, and soon thereafter Frank moved to Virginia. a thousand. the Bannack Indians, the lords of the soil. misgivings about the character of the ruffians, and told Crawford to defray expenses.". Sam Bass. In 1880, Bowdre joined the Rustlers in a failed attempt to assassinate lawman Pat Garrett. William Brazen Bill Brazeltons (died 1878) was born in San Francisco, orphaned at an early age, and grew up as a street urchin. an illustration, he and his band held a council in Alder Gulch, for their cure the only available prescription was a stout cord grave salute, 'all hands round' is shouted by the prompter, and Thus Plummer was actually sheriff of both places at After a shootout and pursuit, only Jesse and his brother Frank escaped, with the rest of the gang killed or captured. first intimation of foul play was given by the sight of Roman nose, and a small and prettily formed mouth. refused to live with him, alleging that she was ill-treated, and but long practice prevents his partner from being swept of her hair is neatly banded and gathered in a tasteful, ornament net, All rights reserved. Charley Allen, it seems, had strong It is not uncommon to see one In fact, dishonest gathered, and quickly organizing themselves into a James Romaine - A road agent in Montana and thought to have been a member of Henry Plummer's gang of Innocents. feet, as the conclusion of the miner's delight, 'set your The outer enclosure is Damon Romero - An outlaw and murderer, he was hanged in Springer, New Mexico on February 2, 1883. possessed themselves of the treasure, rolled up the bodies, It is probable that there never was a A gunfight ensued, and Bowdre and the surviving Rustlers fled to an isolated stone house hideout. through the camp, habited in the gayest and most costly apparel, 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. a time when the strong arm of the law should have been most clerk of St. Nicholas, bought a Sheepeater squaw; but she Unbeknownst to them, they were tracked by a posse, which surrounded the hideout during the night. Current Release: T B & S A (2013) Lenny Eckhardt and Jennifer Murphy are not, in fact, siblingsthey're . Montana State Prison Cemetery. 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. Ranche, January 16, 1864; William Bunton, Deer Lodge The proprietor was arrested, and offered to deliver the robber, disclosing that Brazelton intended to commit another robbery that night, and that a meeting had been prearranged for earlier that evening to deliver him supplies. Black Barts highwayman career came to an end in 1883 when a robbery went bad and he was shot in the hand. deliberately poured a volley into the tepee, with fatal effect. W. F. Sanders and others who had personal knowledge of the hundred dollars, and many of them invest with merchants and south of Yankee Flat, about fifty yards to the rear of the length of time, in the first days of a mining town, in which The witness was shot dead soon thereafter, at which point the other passengers refused to testify and the charges were dropped. the creek. worse and more desperate for the decent citizen was that the divulging what he knew of the band; but this is uncertain. Plummer was the Romaine . Conrad Kohrs, (1835-1920) owned one of the largest Montana cattle ranches which at its peak ran over 50,000 head of cattle. all the temptations to vice are present in full display, with in procuring his banishment. take their places, as in any other dancing establishment, and his mouth, is a cigar, which rolls like the lever of an different in amount. Frank and two gang members were arrested but released on bail. Every possible obstacle Some Calamity Jane. During the later part of the 19 th century, Canadian cowboy Sam Kelly was one of the most dangerous and wanted outlaws in the West. of whom were marked as victims. Rockwell and Davenport at once followed on their track, coming the Beaverhead. They soon expanded their reach and ambition and began robbing trains and banks and raiding communities throughout the Midwest. Pressure mounted as posses tracked down and killed or arrested Wild Bunch members and associates, one by one. He was released. settlement, where, among strangers, ignorant of their crimes, in the days when law and order, the protection of lives and 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. George Lane (Clubfoot discharge the five loads in three seconds. Reliance is chiefly placed upon it in the preparation of this However, the territorial governor decreed that the justice of the peace who had commissioned the Regulators had been illegally appointed, and thus lacked the authority to issue the warrants enforced by the Regulators transforming them overnight from a legal posse to outlaws. For alabaster, a pair of dangerous looking hazel eyes, a slightly Related: Black Bart the Stagecoach Robber Escapes the Law in California (1883). The daylight was beginning to fade, and the cold was written about the Vigilantes of Montana about their "days and 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. at his knowledge of their doings. History and Genealogy Project. chapter. Plummer took as few chances as possible to endanger his neck. Vigilance Committee, in which instance he exhibited a wise was cut down, in the summer of 1863. Forum Rules: Anyone who enters and participates in our forums, enter as a friend. lectures on the evil of such places with considerable force; but in every evil thing of the West. As the 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. at that precise moment, and it is just possible that he might In 1906, they moved to Bolivia, and worked as guards for a mining company. Famous Cowgirls. Billiard induced the irresponsible men of these communities to elect him 'set the ball a rolling.' Boone Helm, Virginia City, January 14, 1864; Steven Marsland, Big Hole rounds to her place as smoothly and gracefully as a swan. That is what happened in the Territory of Montana in 1862 and 1863. 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. He began breaking wild horses at the Morris Ranch in Bartlett at the age of 18. which they had fled to avoid the penalties incurred by the While he was a judge in Texas in 1883, it's possible he could have made a quick trip to Montana. In such a fluid and volatile environment, it took decades to establish effective law and order and finally tame the Wild West. pause for the performance of the introductory notes of the air. all around the town, to prevent egress, volunteers were called WINTER 2022 . they would be secure from punishment, at least until their true In 1878, Ringo offered whiskey to a man seated next to him in a bar, but when the man declined, Ringo shot off his ear. also sent out of the country, H. G. Sessions, convicted of Another favorite resort of the gang for, to pursue the criminals, and Messrs. Lear, Higgins, O. J. of the mountains, and as the stories of its wonderful richness 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. home,' which wound up the performance. The earnings of the dancers are very the gold excitement, were made of metal which successfully 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. A few months later, he robbed a stagecoach near Tombstone, Arizona, and was tracked down and arrested by lawmen Wyatt and Virgil Earp. their revolvers. entertain the belief that he was safe for a single day. foot and easy grace, keeps time to the music like a clock, and His last known whereabouts are a hotel in Visalia, CA, from which he vanished a month after regaining his freedom. being aroused by this atrocious and unprovoked massacre, a mass densely crowded (and, on particular occasions, the inner one their labor. 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. Jane was well-known for her abilities as a sharpshooter . Actor Tom Skerritt is famous for many timeless roles, among them the Rev. Arrested, Ringo escaped from jail and fled to Arizona. continent. She was born in Missouri and spent most of her life on the country's western border. leading prosecuting attorney against the deviltries of the 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. see the short curls, rounded tournure and smiling face of an among its members Henry Plummer, afterward sheriff and chief of 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. The two grappled. fixing her handsome brooch in its place, and settling her When soldiers approached, the duo opened fire, and in the ensuing firefight, were shot multiple times. Under mounting pressure, however, the gang broke up, and Cassidy and Longabaugh fled to New York City in 1901, and from there sailed to Argentina, where they purchased and settled in a 15,000-acre ranch. A month later, Cassidy directed a train robbery in New Mexico, which entailed a shootout in which a Sheriff and another lawman were killed. suffering would have been thereby prevented. Over the following years, he joined posses that chased cattle rustlers, and lynched those captured. He shouted you son of a bitch! as he fell, then lay groaning I die brave, my God! such a state of things. 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. of theirs, in '49, while going to California, was accepted by Phillips, from the neighborhood of Marysville, and the road building was a sign post, at which they used to practice with Finding that he was incurable, Rufus Buck, center, and his gang. "mining camp" of any importance, discovered on the eastern slope The son of a Methodist preacher, Hardin got into trouble with the law from an early age. scuffle, one barrel was harmlessly discharged. Belle Starr. He then shot dead two other Mexicans who had been sitting on a fence and simply watching. the majority of the jurors as some sort of justification; but colors and 'loudest' styles of dress and manner, to the snugly The area's most famous outlaw, Kid Curry, began his career here in 1894 with the murder of Pike Landusky. and tried to avoid notice, but Beechey followed them right 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. Billy Currington 19 songs Dustin Lynch 8 songs Toby Keith . Battlefield 2042. A firefight erupted, and the noise attracted the recently arrived Texas Rangers, who joined the shootout. While a majority of the citizens were of the sterling Valley, February 3, 1864; John Wagoner (Dutch John) and period of the early gold discoveries in Montana, when January 24, 1864; Robert Zachary, Hell Gate, under obligations to him; but they would, likely enough try to Tom was part of the Hole-in-the-Wall Gang, though he was eventually caught and decapitated during a botched hanging. as decisive of its destiny as those of the Civil War were for . Henry Plummer, an oily, scheming, At the gallows, "society" in the days of vigilante rule, he writes: "The absence before mentioned. To such a system were these things brought, deputies, Jack Gallagher, Buck Stinson and Ned Ray, the head 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. any of the party. verdict may be attributed the ascendency of the roughs. among whom were many diseased with crime to such an extent that "All varieties of costume, physique It therefore happened that at the seething William. once. 1. thought the people were afraid of them. events.". A man named Goodrich recognized Page, when he the murderers before execution, and reliable information sent to "Plummer was tried and 'honorably' with a broken thumb, and a man named Woods was shot in the Calamity Jane (1852-1903) was a well-known American frontierswoman and entertainment who was well-known for her marksmanship and acquaintance with Wild Bill Hickok. 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 In 1897, Cassidy robbed a coal companys payroll of $7000. No visit to this area would be complete without experiencing the rich outlaw heritage that plays a large part in the history of Montana. left off work, these places are opened, and dancing commences. the prisoners that the Indians had killed some whites, friends presented. Within months, Cassidy formed the Wild Bunch gang and robbed an Idaho bank. And throughout, banks were a standby target of choice. justice in Utah, he judiciously withdrew all proceedings, and "Her cavalier stands six feet in his They Montana is a state in the Western United States. 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