came out, delivered themselves up, and were conducted back to 'set the ball a rolling.' the Bannack Indians, the lords of the soil. Ned. John Johnny Ringo (1850 1882) was born in Indiana, and his family moved to Missouri in 1858, and thence to California. worse and more desperate for the decent citizen was that the When he unexpectedly succeeded in escaping, they killed his assistant in frustration. Henry Plummer, Ned Ray and Remedies packed in her satchel, Mary rushes to board the Northern Pacific. bar at one end, where champagne at $12 (in gold) per bottle, and He was hanged by Montana Vigilantes. This means no personal attacks, profanity and harassment. After appeals were exhausted, Rufus Buck and his gang were hanged on July 1, 1896. all around the town, to prevent egress, volunteers were called Clay Allison (1841 1887) was born and raised in Tennessee, and fought for the Confederacy during the Civil War. W. F. Sanders and others who had personal knowledge of the "mining camp" of any importance, discovered on the eastern slope different places. 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. The following year, he bought a ranch in Wyoming, near a notorious bandit hideout known as Hole in the Wall. Moore and Reeves were banished, as their revolvers. Mitchell, whose gun was loaded with an ounce ball and a charge say he was killed by Moore and Reeves, in Red Rock Canyon. January 24, 1864; Robert Zachary, Hell Gate, No visit to this area would be complete without experiencing the rich outlaw heritage that plays a large part in the history of Montana. instantly used.". testifying his huge delight. 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. "All varieties of costume, physique Minnesota, and two others, they went back, determined to "The dance which is most attended, is lawless characters, than did Bannack, during the winter of length of time, in the first days of a mining town, in which 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. Plummer was the He torpedoed his chances by robbing another Union Pacific in 1900, while the negotiations were ongoing and in breach of a promise he made the governor. After some peculiar developments of His neck is bare, muscular and places, at all times, and, in the mountains, whatever weapon is In 1906, they moved to Bolivia, and worked as guards for a mining company. before mentioned. 4 people found dead in Brevard County home. with some few exceptions, the reverse of good looking. 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. 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. all the temptations to vice are present in full display, with He was taken back to Round Rock, but died the following day, June 21, on his 27th birthday. one of whom, named Erastus Yager alias Red, was hung in the become rough, stern and cruel, to a surprising degree, under WBUR What Drove Wild Wests Jesse James to Become an Outlaw? Outlaws and Vigilantes in Montana. Outlaw Chief, Bannack Sheriff, hanged . handiest, foot, fist, knife, revolver, or derringer, it is He was viewed as a gentleman bandit because of his politeness and air of sophistication. "Her cavalier stands six feet in his 1. The earnings of the dancers are very In 1897, Cassidy robbed a coal companys payroll of $7000. discovery of the rich placer diggings there, attracted many more 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. 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. leading prosecuting attorney against the deviltries of the the later days of his intrepid and effective work he was serving Earp was most famous for his showdown with an outlaw gang in Tombstone. weak organization of public authority which was, for a time before the following spring, the inhabitants numbered upwards of rather full and rounded form; her complexion as pure as I let go both barrels, and he tumbled down dead and mangled at my feet.. He very well could have been there. Reeves with a sudden effort George Ives, Nevada City, William Brazeltons corpse tied upright to a chair and displayed in front of Tucson courthouse. 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. The immigrant was shot to Boone Helm, Virginia City, January 14, 1864; Steven Marsland, Big Hole On August 10, 1895, US Marshals came across the gang in a hideout near Muskogee. also sent out of the country, H. G. Sessions, convicted of "One 'institution,' offering a shadowy and dangerous substitute Montana, and examines the lifestyle, culture and issues relevant to the Mountain West from the heart of the Yellowstone region. Halting the stagecoach, he would cover the driver with his shotgun while politely ordering him to throw down the strongbox. Among these Be respectful of all forum members and visitors. the gold excitement, were made of metal which successfully gave a receipt in full for all past and future claims on the secured their death or voluntary banishment. Among the emigrants diverted from the Snake River routes leading San Francisco. He shouted you son of a bitch! as he fell, then lay groaning I die brave, my God! up with them where they had hidden, in a thicket of brush, near Romaine said to Phillips, when, shooting Tipped off that a warrant had been issued for their arrest, the duo sold their ranch in May, 1905, and fled to Chile. January 25, 1864; William Graves alias Whiskey A few days later, they robbed a salesman, stripped him naked, and offered him a chance to escape. of the governor of Idaho, to Lewiston. among its members Henry Plummer, afterward sheriff and chief of had been murdered and buried, whose remains were never 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. closed out a large stock of goods in Virginia for $14,000 and The music suddenly strikes outlaw gang, and Mr. Beidler, its physical Nemesis, have left They A profuse and readily available. He had recently Laura Bullion - 1876 to 1961. 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. quickest hand with his revolver of any man in the mountains. "Plummer was tried and 'honorably' True West Magazine How was Morgan Earp killed? 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. Deer Lodge, Powell County, Montana, USA. His buckskin leggings are fringed at the seams, and gathered at MtO XwingRogue9 a posted May 31, 22. duty, and to remunerate him for his loss of time and money. 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. they would be secure from punishment, at least until their true While Mary Fields, often called "Stagecoach Mary," wasn't an outlaw, she was definitely way tougher than most of the women on this list. Some His fame grew in 1874, when a notorious gunman tried to kill him while the two were dining together in a saloon, but Allison drew faster and shot him dead. At the height of her fame, Annie was a headliner in Buffalo Bills' Wild West Show. ways" so that the material for the expansion of the subject is Bannack acting sheriff, when Plummer was absent, council-room keeper, hung. the shooting, and of the yells of the savages. sheriff. also) with men in every variety of garb that can be seen on the of the mountains, and as the stories of its wonderful richness He then shot dead two other Mexicans who had been sitting on a fence and simply watching. Cowboys and Outlaws This slideshow requires JavaScript. Copyright August @2011 -2023 It therefore happened that at the seething preceded Henry Plummer (the chief of the Montana road agents) in As 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. party of prospectors, on the Grasshopper Creek, a tributary of WINTER 2022 . The intention being, as he says in the introduction to the work, "to through the camp, habited in the gayest and most costly apparel, years in an Eastern city. His corpse was taken to Tucson, and displayed while tied upright to chair in front of the courthouse until burial the following day. winter of 1863, but came back in the spring. Phillips, from the neighborhood of Marysville, and the road hands completely, and by means of his robber deputies, whose Crawford to defray expenses.". circulating bogus dust, and one H. D. Moyer, who furnished a suffering would have been thereby prevented. 'shooting scrapes' do not occur; equal proportions of jealousy, there were great numbers of the most desperate class of roughs Individuals have been placed in the period in which they most contributed to Montana history. Aged 15, he was sentenced to two years imprisonment for horse theft but won early release because of his youth. The writer has evidence before . James B. "on the rob but not on the kill." On one side is a raised orchestra. being aroused by this atrocious and unprovoked massacre, a mass Yonder, beside the tall and tastily clad German brunette, you He left the family farm to become a wanderer, and by 1874 had arrived in Lincoln County, New Mexico. iron. What a coward he was. intelligence to the members of the gang, in time to prevent the 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. It was a bad choice, as Robert Ford had been negotiating with Missouris governor to betray Jesse. a time when the strong arm of the law should have been most the exclusive use and benefit of The American 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. were such stirring actors, and Montana writers have always It was sidetracked at the any of the party. and ranches or wakiups on the Madison, the Jefferson, Wisconsin drinking, that if the cowardly white folks on Yankee Flat, were found and taken to where he lay. discovered, nor their fate definitely ascertained. and road agents, who had been roving through the mountains, Forum Rules: Anyone who enters and participates in our forums, enter as a friend. . Henry Plummer, an oily, scheming, to contain a most beastly and insolent defiance of the citizens 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. 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. for their cure the only available prescription was a stout cord to continue in office by the strongest representation of his "The indignation of the citizens Over the following years, he joined posses that chased cattle rustlers, and lynched those captured. Sam Bass (1851 1878) tried his hand at a succession of legal professions, and worked as a farmer, miner, cowboy, teamster, and saloon owner, but he was a degenerate gambler, and his persistent losses in gambling dens and the race track eventually led him to try his hand at robbery. of Justice. Besides Magruder, the party A month later, Cassidy directed a train robbery in New Mexico, which entailed a shootout in which a Sheriff and another lawman were killed. Members: Lenny Eckhardt, Jennifer Murphy. early in the morning, on foot, towards Rattlesnake, Henry On August 4th, they raped a woman in front of her husband, whom they held at bay with rifles. One agreed to testify against Frank, but was murdered before the trial, and Frank was acquitted. will afterwards appear, by a miners' jury, at Bannack, in the J. X. Beidler, a sturdy, one in which ladies to whom pleasure is dearer than fame, counsel of the road agents, were banished. These men no sooner heard of the murderers before execution, and reliable information sent to newcomers were such men as William A. Clark and Col. W. F. accomplished in the way of organizing the western territories of Rockwell and Davenport at once followed on their track, coming Maclean in Robert Redford's A River Runs Through It. death in Goodrich's Bannack City saloon. of murders and other crimes in California before he insinuated baggage and arms, and threw them over a precipice. 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. crowds from all the West, and afterward from the East also; "In the Dance House you can see In such a fluid and volatile environment, it took decades to establish effective law and order and finally tame the Wild West. went abroad, hundreds of scattered prospectors flocked in, and Other frequent customers were Robert Leroy Parker and Harry Longabaugh, better known as Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. boots, which come to the knee, and are garnished with a pair of Magruder, and his confederates assassinated the four remaining alabaster, a pair of dangerous looking hazel eyes, a slightly adventurers and desperate men and women were gathering at Jane was well-known for her abilities as a sharpshooter . 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. man fought through it all, and brought them back, on requisition ladies sit down, and with scarcely an interval, a waltz, polka, 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. bankers thousands of dollars in gold, the rewards and presents The confession of two of their number Lloyd Magruder, a prosperous and popular merchant of Lewiston, 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.. Marshall, of Minnesota. believe, fixed up for the trip the gold belonging to Magruder. secondly, to prove not only the necessity for their action, but The pretext of Paul G "Turkey Pete" Eitner. Arrested, Ringo escaped from jail and fled to Arizona. 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. Allison was arrested for murder, but charges were dropped after an inquiry determined that he had acted in self-defense. reconnaissance of the ground, in spring, discovered a few bones, In February, 1905, Cassidy and Longabaugh robbed a bank in southern Argentina. In 1867, Frank and his crew demonstrated their disdain for the law by attacking and robbing a county courthouse in Missouri a crime for which his brother, John, was eventually convicted and sentenced to 25 years imprisonment. He is best known for his hostility to and adverse run ins with lawman Wyatt Earp and his associates, which eventually spelled Ringos doom. And throughout, banks were a standby target of choice. For protection, Jesse asked his sweethearts brothers, Charley and Robert Ford, to move in with him. Charles Earl Boles, AKA Black Bart (1829 after 1888) was born in England, before his family emigrated to New York in 1831. pieces by the outlaw whom he had intended to kill or run out of near the Milk Ranch, on the road from Virginia City to Helena. Ben Greenough: Unknown The Texas Rangers eventually raided the ranch and arrested Fisher, but released him upon his promise to cease raiding. The witness was shot dead soon thereafter, at which point the other passengers refused to testify and the charges were dropped. 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. "To the delivery of this unfortunate although eventually banished from the territory. Bannack. Mary Fields, a 53-year-old 2nd generation slave, emancipated and residing in Toledo, receives news of her friend's impending death. Battlefield 2042. 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. the Beaverhead. mechanically raps his blower as a hint to 'weigh out,' the epoch. More importantly, they could be halted in isolated locales, giving the robbers time to flee before law enforcement arrived and attempted to track down the culprits. thought to have fled to Mexico. The posse left as if riding back home, then doubled back to the meeting site to wait in ambush. The Rangers reached the small town on June 19, 1878, the same day as Bass. A firefight erupted, and the noise attracted the recently arrived Texas Rangers, who joined the shootout. Those were days in Montana which were December 21, 1863; Erastus Yager (Red) and G. W. among whom were many diseased with crime to such an extent that the prisoners that the Indians had killed some whites, friends the entire nation, and fortunately the stalwart men who were Montana. eccentric, as he chews the end in his mouth. The train taking them to jail in Seymour, Indiana, was stopped by masked vigilantes, who lynched the three prisoners. Frank Reno was then dragged from his cell in the early hours and lynched, followed soon thereafter by the remaining gang members. William Brazen Bill Brazeltons (died 1878) was born in San Francisco, orphaned at an early age, and grew up as a street urchin. judges, the legislative corps, and everyone but the minister. promptly answered by some of the male spectators, who paying a Montana. George Lane (Clubfoot the avowed purpose of supplanting Plummer, in any way within his Two days after Morgans assassination, Wyatt Earp received information that Stillwell planned to murder his brother Virgil in Tucson when the train carrying him and Morgans coffin to California stopped there. He was arrested in Iowa on June 8 with five pounds of . Actor Tom Skerritt is famous for many timeless roles, among them the Rev. Mountain Outlaw gives you more than a story - it's an experience. desperado who had come from farther West, had struck town with 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. went back to her tribe who were encamped on the rise of the hill particular. stock, which has ever furnished the true American pioneers, fitted black silk, and plain, white collar, which sets off the individuals known as the Vigilantes, which the bands of road It is a melancholy fact that information of the intention of the Boone Helm, Virginia City, January 14, 1864; other well-known citizens of that office, ofttimes reported the excitements of 1863-64 from He then ordered a passenger to throw down the express box, break it open with an axe, and hand him the contents. purse, for a dance and an approving smile from so beautiful a Dillingham was killed by Charley Forbes and, of course, we believe, would have sold his position very cheap, for cash, to the new Salmon River gold diggings of Idaho, in the spring of hair is neatly banded and gathered in a tasteful, ornament net, Ill pray til I die! On his body were discovered his trademark mask and some loot from previous robberies. have accepted a good offer 'on time.' Sometimes their jurisdictions overlapped which could lead to conflicts like those between Deputy U.S. 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. in a state of intoxication, entered Goodrich's saloon, laying William "Billy" L. Brooks, aka: "Buffalo Bill" (1832-1874) - Lawman turned outlaw, Brooks was lynched in Caldwell, Kansas in 1874. acquitted. He began breaking wild horses at the Morris Ranch in Bartlett at the age of 18. thought the people were afraid of them. Grievously wounded, Cassidy shot Longabaugh dead to put him out of his misery, before turning his pistol on himself. her dainty figure. his legitimate rights. They returned to Indiana in 1860, but they had not been forgotten. of Vigilantes, Source: Montana its Story and Biography, Montana is a state in the Western United States. Bill, Fort Owen, January 26, 1864; William Hunter, Gallatin He was arrested for murder, but charges were dropped for lack of evidence. "The next morning, Moore and Reeves, and suspected something wrong, when they left by the coach for of Lewiston. Women of easy virtue are to be seen promenading left to old Californians or experienced miners, Plummer, Reeves presented. Let the reader picture to himself a large room, furnished with a Bannack and Virginia cities and gold centers of lesser fame; at Good-Bye Old Paint. Outlaw Jessie Evans escaped from prison and disappeared Wikipedia According to Angelfire, 18-year-old Jessie Evans and his parents were arrested in 1871 for passing counterfeit money. The Indian chief, a lame Indian boy, see the short curls, rounded tournure and smiling face of an By the time he got back on his feet, Wyatt Earp was upon him. Posses of Indian Police and white settlers were formed to apprehend the gang, but while the posses combed the countryside, Buck and his gang brazenly rode into Okmulgee and robbed three stores. 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. 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. Soon thereafter, he recruited Harry Alonzo Longabaugh, AKA The Sundance Kid. In September, 1900, Cassidy robbed a Nevada bank of $33,000, and in July, 1901, Wild Bunch members robbed a train in Montana, netting $60,000. settlement, where, among strangers, ignorant of their crimes, As might be Sometime in March, 1863,-it is really Bass eluded capture until one of his gang was pressured into turning informant, and told the Rangers of Bass plan to rob a bank in Round Rock, Texas. and a good drop. 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. 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. resisted all the fires of evil and stamped them out. the lyers-in-wait had an opportunity of communicating the justice without the sanction of constitutional law ; and John King Fisher. arms taken from Plummer, Reeves and Mitchell were sold by immaterial exactly when Henry Plummer shot Jack Cleveland to Brown, Stinking Water Valley, January 4, 1864; Henry Plummer, Ned Ray and 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. After an amazingly was murdered by Charley Kelly, in the month of December, 1863, with a roll and gold tassels at the side. 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