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In December 1880, Billy the Kid wrote a letter from Fort Sumner to Lew Wallace, the governor of New Mexico, claiming he, the Kid, isn’t the “captain” of any gang. Old West Outlaws, Billy The Kids, Kids Writing, New Mexico, Kid Desk

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In December 1880, Billy the Kid wrote a letter from Fort Sumner to Lew Wallace, the governor of New Mexico, claiming he, the Kid, isn’t the “captain” of any gang.

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Tommy Drum’s saloon in Hays, Kansas, is where Kile was shot by Hickok on July 17, 1870. He died in the Fort Hays hospital the next morning. Twist Of Fate, July 17

Tommy Drum’s saloon in Hays, Kansas, is where Kile was shot by Hickok on July 17, 1870. He died in the Fort Hays hospital the next morning.

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Another good one on Elzy Lay by Mark Boardman. Lay used an alias to avoid a long jail sentence. Tombstone Epitaphs, The Warden, Bank Jobs, Life Sentence, Butches, Dark Side, Prison, Freedom

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Another good one on Elzy Lay by Mark Boardman. Lay used an alias to avoid a long jail sentence.

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Outlaw Elzy Lay got out of prison after rescuing the warden’s family.

Outlaw Elzy Lay got out of prison after rescuing the warden’s family.

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The Real Death of Matt Warner...Accounts of his end were made up. Ex Wives, Death, Pastor

The Real Death of Matt Warner...Accounts of his end were made up.

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Kid Curry is supposedly buried in the Linwood Cemetery Potter's Field in Glenwood Springs, but on some report’s, it states he is buried in Rosebud, the other town cemetery. So, which is it? Famous Outlaws, The Wild Bunch, Old West Photos, Sundance Kid, American Frontier, Le Far West, Native American History, Mountain Man

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Kid Curry is supposedly buried in the Linwood Cemetery Potter's Field in Glenwood Springs, but on some report’s, it states he is buried in Rosebud, the other town cemetery. So, which is it?

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Cole Younger Did you know you can visit the scene of the James-Younger Gang's defeat in Northfield? The Northfield Historical Society has restored the First National Bank to the way it looked the day the robbers entered. Next door in the same building, an exhibit details the robbery, shootout and manhunt for the criminals. The exhibit displays firearms used in the gun battle, an outlaw’s saddle and the bank’s ledger book. Virgil Earp, Calamity Jane, Dodge City, Wyatt Earp, Doc Holliday, American Quarter Horse, Rough Riders

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Cole Younger Did you know you can visit the scene of the James-Younger Gang's defeat in Northfield? The Northfield Historical Society has restored the First National Bank to the way it looked the day the robbers entered. Next door in the same building, an exhibit details the robbery, shootout and manhunt for the criminals. The exhibit displays firearms used in the gun battle, an outlaw’s saddle and the bank’s ledger book.

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June 11, 1892 California train robbers Chris Evans and John Sontag (pictured) are cornered at a place called Stone Corral after 4 months on the run. End Of The Line, 4 Months, Chris Evans, June, California, Train, Strollers

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June 11, 1892 California train robbers Chris Evans and John Sontag (pictured) are cornered at a place called Stone Corral after 4 months on the run.

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Doc Holliday wasn’t as good with a pistol & knife as portrayed in the move Tombstone but he was nobody to trifle with. There are a number of stories out there on Doc that have no provenance... Doc Holliday Quotes, Prescott Arizona, Wild West, Alter

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Doc Holliday wasn’t as good with a pistol & knife as portrayed in the move Tombstone but he was nobody to trifle with. There are a number of stories out there on Doc that have no provenance...

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John Denson was a badman of some note. He was related to both Jim Miller (photo) and John Wesley Hardin. James Jim, Detective, Wild West Outlaws, Jim Miller, Westerns, Into The West

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John Denson was a badman of some note. He was related to both Jim Miller (photo) and John Wesley Hardin.

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Why did Wild Bill Hickok wear his gun backwards? Many successful shootists preferred the cross draw. For example, if you’re sitting at a faro table or in the saddle, it’s much easier to reach across and pull your gun than it is to reach back to your right hip to pull your pistol. From a standing position the holster needs to be more towards the front of your left leg. Cimarron Firearms, Dalton Gang, George Custer, Henry Rifles, Single Action Revolvers, Lever Action Rifles, American Spirit

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Why did Wild Bill Hickok wear his gun backwards? Many successful shootists preferred the cross draw. For example, if you’re sitting at a faro table or in the saddle, it’s much easier to reach across and pull your gun than it is to reach back to your right hip to pull your pistol. From a standing position the holster needs to be more towards the front of your left leg.

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Nobody can say Billy the Kid wasn’t thoughtful. He made his escape from the Lincoln County Jail (photo) on April 28, 1881—when he killed two deputies to get away... William H Bonney, County Jail, County Court, New Mexico Road Trip, Facts About People

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Nobody can say Billy the Kid wasn’t thoughtful. He made his escape from the Lincoln County Jail (photo) on April 28, 1881—when he killed two deputies to get away...

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Billy the Kid (photo) participated in the killing of Lincoln County Sheriff William Brady and one of his deputies on the morning of April 1, 1878. Afterwards, he had to hide. He found a novel hiding place... Art Wall Kids, Wall Art, Artists For Kids, Hiding Places, Painting For Kids, Children Photography, Fine Art America

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Billy the Kid (photo) participated in the killing of Lincoln County Sheriff William Brady and one of his deputies on the morning of April 1, 1878. Afterwards, he had to hide. He found a novel hiding place...

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That fateful day of August 2nd, 1876 when Jack McCall fired a fatal bullet into the back of Wild Bill Hickok’s head, a story is told that one of the gamblers at the table of the Number 10 Saloon in Deadwood put the last hand that Wild Bill Hickok held on his tombstone... Victorian Gentleman, Male Hands, Old West, Custom Posters, Great Artists

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That fateful day of August 2nd, 1876 when Jack McCall fired a fatal bullet into the back of Wild Bill Hickok’s head, a story is told that one of the gamblers at the table of the Number 10 Saloon in Deadwood put the last hand that Wild Bill Hickok held on his tombstone...

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Outlaw Butch Cassidy’s tenure in the Wyoming Territorial Prison, now a state historic site in Laramie, is told in the popular museum’s exhibits on its famous and not-so-famous prisoners. Men Photography, Portrait Photography, Bank Robber, Thing 1, History Photos, Mug Shots, Wyoming

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Outlaw Butch Cassidy’s tenure in the Wyoming Territorial Prison, now a state historic site in Laramie, is told in the popular museum’s exhibits on its famous and not-so-famous prisoners.

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Sebrian Bates is one of the forgotten Regulators in the Lincoln County War. A Black man, Bates was employed by Alexander McSween (photo). Bill The Kid, Reserva India, Lincoln, New Mexico History, Western Photo

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Sebrian Bates is one of the forgotten Regulators in the Lincoln County War. A Black man, Bates was employed by Alexander McSween (photo).

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I received a letter a while back from a True West reader asking for my opinion on Brushy Bill Roberts’ claim to be Billy the Kid. In a word, the answer is no. Marshall Trimble Billy Kid, Texas History, Today In History

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I received a letter a while back from a True West reader asking for my opinion on Brushy Bill Roberts’ claim to be Billy the Kid. In a word, the answer is no. Marshall Trimble

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A major drug smuggler came to a sudden end...George Olin Pool—better known as “Snake”—was a major opium smuggler after the turn of the 20th Century. Sun City, West Texas, Abandoned Places, Time Travel, Places To See, The Neighbourhood

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A major drug smuggler came to a sudden end...George Olin Pool—better known as “Snake”—was a major opium smuggler after the turn of the 20th Century.

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The legendary criminal activity of Alaska’s most famous outlaw and saloon proprietor Soapy Smith ended in a deadly shootout on the docks of Skagway, Alaska, on July 8, 1898. Soapy Smith, Yukon River, Skagway Alaska, Tlingit, Fort William, Still Standing, St Michael

The legendary criminal activity of Alaska’s most famous outlaw and saloon proprietor Soapy Smith ended in a deadly shootout on the docks of Skagway, Alaska, on July 8, 1898.

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David Grasse’s new biography, The True Story of Notorious Arizona Outlaw Augustine Chacon dispels the oft-told story of a man said to be the most dangerous killer along the border country. Early western writers loved to sensationalize the deeds of badmen, exaggerating their number of kills. Johnny Ringo is one and Chacon is another. This story of the Don Juan, Augustine Chacon is too good not to share. Johnny Ringo, Ponta Delgada, Arizona Travel, Arizona Trip, Natural Born Killers, The Deed, Don Juan, Old Pictures

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David Grasse’s new biography, The True Story of Notorious Arizona Outlaw Augustine Chacon dispels the oft-told story of a man said to be the most dangerous killer along the border country. Early western writers loved to sensationalize the deeds of badmen, exaggerating their number of kills. Johnny Ringo is one and Chacon is another. This story of the Don Juan, Augustine Chacon is too good not to share.

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Check out this great illustration of the Dalton Gang's Raid on Coffeyville. Illustrated in The Dalton Brothers and Their Astounding Career of Crime by an Eye-witness Charles Brown, Behind Bars, Winchester, Kansas, Crime, Career

Check out this great illustration of the Dalton Gang's Raid on Coffeyville. Illustrated in The Dalton Brothers and Their Astounding Career of Crime by an Eye-witness

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About that pipe that marks the last resting place of the Daltons… Visitors to the Elmwood Cemetery in Coffeyville, Kansas, are generally looking for the last resting place of members of the Dalton Gang. They’ll find a nice stone bearing the names of Bob and Grat Dalton and their compatriot Bill Power (or Powers). The boys were dumped into a common grave after the botched robbery of two banks on October 5, 1892. Gas Pipe, Metal Pipe, Coffeyville Kansas, Elmwood Cemetery, Hitching Post, State Of Kansas

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About that pipe that marks the last resting place of the Daltons… Visitors to the Elmwood Cemetery in Coffeyville, Kansas, are generally looking for the last resting place of members of the Dalton Gang. They’ll find a nice stone bearing the names of Bob and Grat Dalton and their compatriot Bill Power (or Powers). The boys were dumped into a common grave after the botched robbery of two banks on October 5, 1892.

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Alright y'all you've seen it before, here it is again...the iconic photo taken after the Dalton Gang's Deadly Demise. After Broadwell’s body was brought in from the edge of town, the dead bandits were all rounded up and a hay rack from a wagon was put on the ground, with hay underneath to prop it up. The bodies were placed on the rack, leaning against a stable wall next to the jail. Left to right: Bill Powers, Bob Dalton, Grat Dalton and Dick Broadwell. Famous Photos, Iconic Photos, Old Things, Bodies, Painting

Alright y'all you've seen it before, here it is again...the iconic photo taken after the Dalton Gang's Deadly Demise. After Broadwell’s body was brought in from the edge of town, the dead bandits were all rounded up and a hay rack from a wagon was put on the ground, with hay underneath to prop it up. The bodies were placed on the rack, leaning against a stable wall next to the jail. Left to right: Bill Powers, Bob Dalton, Grat Dalton and Dick Broadwell.

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After a flurry of robberies in the Indian Territory (see map), Bob Dalton and his gang planned on hitting Red Rock Station. When the gang got into position at 10:30 p.m. on June 1, Bob didn’t like the look of the darkened smoking car as the train pulled into the small, one-horse station Indian Territory, Latest Books, Smoking, Bob, Horse

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After a flurry of robberies in the Indian Territory (see map), Bob Dalton and his gang planned on hitting Red Rock Station. When the gang got into position at 10:30 p.m. on June 1, Bob didn’t like the look of the darkened smoking car as the train pulled into the small, one-horse station

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Bob (left) and Grat (right) are the leaders of the raid on Coffeyville, and they make at least two fatal mistakes. Grat, 31, is the oldest, but he proves to be a poor leader. His slow-witted actions in the Condon Bank lead to a major debacle. As to the choice of where to tie the horses, Emmett later admits, “There was no worse place in Coffeyville than the place Bob picked.” Running Back, Mistakes, Cowboys

Bob (left) and Grat (right) are the leaders of the raid on Coffeyville, and they make at least two fatal mistakes. Grat, 31, is the oldest, but he proves to be a poor leader. His slow-witted actions in the Condon Bank lead to a major debacle. As to the choice of where to tie the horses, Emmett later admits, “There was no worse place in Coffeyville than the place Bob picked.”

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