Read more When the west was wild, these were the men to watch Jesse James The James Gang spent nearly a month in Minnesota studying the topography of the country for miles about Northfield, particularly to the south and southwest. They marked places where they could make a stand if it should prove necessary. Nothing was left to chance. It was how the gang survived so long. Frank James Frank James lived by the modicum, never stir an inch until you know the lay of the land, or youre a goner. If the gang had followed that piece of advice, they never would have ventured into Minnesota. Billy the Kid Billy, the Kid, wasnt much more than a little squirt. He stood something like five feet, four inches tall (some say five foot, eighthe must have been wearing stilts when they said that), weighed about 140 pounds, and had a stringy muscular body. His hair was a sandy, brownish blond, and according to friendshe was a bit of a jokester, except when he was holding a pistol. Butch Cassidy The Wild Bunch didnt take unnecessary chances. Butch Cassidy carefully planned out all his robberies, studying the lay of the land, marking where he could stash relays of horses, and safe hideaways, if necessary. Read more Outlaws didn't live a long life in the old west Joaquin Murrieta Most of what we know about Joaquin Murrieta is pure horse-hockey. A California journalist, John Rollin Ridge (Yellow Bird), created the legend most people know as Joaquin Murrieta in his 1854 book, The Life and Adventures of Joaquin Murieta. Ridges book makes it appear as if Murrieta was a modern-day Robin Hood forced into outlawry by racist whites. It says, he turned to stealing horses, robbery, and murderrobbing the rich, and distributing his plunder among needy Mexican families. The only problem is theres no evidence to support this. The Semi-Weekly Messenger wrote Murrieta was as merciless as a hyena. Belle Starr Belle Starr was a sure shot and murderess, who never forgot an injury nor forgave a foe. She was born on February 3rd, 1846, in Carthage, Missouri. Her father was a Southern sympathizer, and her brother rode with Quantrills Raiders. As a young girl, Belle is said to have carried messages for her brother, and at one time or another, met up with Jesse James and the Younger brothers. Rumors persist about an affair with Cole Younger, but the chances that it happened are exceedingly slim. Grat and Bob Dalton The Dalton Gang enjoyed a short-lived crime spree for about eighteen months, beginning in early 1890. The funny thing is, before turning outlaw, the three Dalton brothersGrat, Bob, and Emmett served as lawmen. Their oldest brother, Frank Dalton, a United States Marshal, was shot and killed while trailing horse thieves through Oklahoma Territory in 1887. Brothers Bob, Grat, and Emmett, turned outlaw in early 1890after they had trouble collecting their pay for some law enforcement work they were involved in. The Dalton Gang pulled off a handful of train robberies between 1891 and 1892. Black Bart Black Bart was a dapper looking gentleman. No one would ever have suspected him of being a stagecoach robber. If you met him on the street, you most likely would have taken him for a prosperous businessman. He wore only the finest hand-tailored clothes, stayed in the best hotels, sported a gold pocket watch, and wore a large diamond ring on his finger. Bart stood ramrod straight, 5 feet, 8 inches tall, with grey hair and a bushy mustache. And, when he robbed a stage, he was always on his best manners, and asked the driver to Please throw down the box. Barts first robbery took place on Funk Hill, a mountain pass in Calaveras County, California, on July 26th, 1875. Read more Often, it was hard to tell the good guys from the bad guys. Bat Masterson Today we think of Bat Masterson as a frontier good guy, but in his day, the press wasnt so sure which side of the law Bat was on. The Globe-Republican (Dodge City) wrote, "Bat is one of the best-known sports in the West and has had a checkered career ever since he came into prominence as a city marshal of Dodge City when it was a cowboy town. Years later, in 1905, when Masterson became a deputy marshal in New York on the recommendation of Teddy Roosevelt, the Washington Times suggested his selection was a bit of absurd overkill. Tom Horn Tom Horn is one of those western characters whos hard to peg. During his short life span, he served as an Indian fighter, deputy sheriff, Pinkerton man, and range detective, but mostly, he worked as a problem solver, offering a final solution for the troubled cattleman. The Salt Lake Herald said, Horn is alleged to have taken it upon himself to get rid of the rustlers in his own peculiar way and which, he often remarked, was the sure way. Doc Shores, the sheriff of Gunnison County, said Tom Horn didnt place a high value on human life. Pat Garrett Pat Garret went to Peter Maxwell's ranch looking for the Kid. He was in Maxwells bedroom, questioning him when Billy stumbled in with a six-shooter in one hand and a meat cleaver in the other. It was dark, and at first, Billy didnt realize there was anyone in the room. The Kid jumped back, raised his pistol, a self-cocker, within a foot of my breast. Retreating rapidly across the room, he cried: "Who is it?" "Who is it?" "I drew my revolver and fired, threw my body aside, and fired again. The second shot was useless; the Kid fell dead. He never spoke. A struggle or two, a little strangling sound as he gasped for breath, and the Kid was with his victims. John Wesley Hardin John Wesley Hardin was a mean, ornery, old cuss. The story is he once shot a man just for snoring. According to an article published in The Times(Washington, DC), Hardin was staying at a hotel in Nogales. He was annoyed by a heavy snorer in the next room. Without making an effort to caution the sleeper, he put his ear to the thin board partition until he got the exact position of his snoring neighbors head. Then he fired one .45 caliber bullet through the wall. The snoring stopped. The corpse was found the next morning shot through the brain. In later years, Hardin would dismiss the story saying, They tell lots of lies about me. Read more
Details e-book Shot All to Hell: Bad Ass Outlaws, Gunfighters, and Law Men of the Old West (Back When the West Was Wild)
🗸 Author(s): Nick Vulich
🗸 Title: Shot All to Hell: Bad Ass Outlaws, Gunfighters, and Law Men of the Old West (Back When the West Was Wild)
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