Bill Warderman Member of the Black Jack Ketchum Gang. Later, Carter ran unsuccessfully for lieutenant governor of Alabama on a segregationist ticket, but finished fifth of five candidates. Then he became a speechwriter for George Wallace. Two years later, he was arrested in Montana for a Texas murder and was extradited. Remember, the father of their modern education Elite beliefs is John Dewey. Maximo Apodaca (18? We believe this constitutes a fair use of any such copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the US Copyright Law. His descendents would like to know. Green Evans panicked and spurred his horse to escape. Senate Bill 5453 would outlaw female genital mutilation, or FGM, the cutting or removal of female genitalia for non-medical reasons. Later meeting up with Dave Rudabaugh, the three rode into White Oaks the following day and attempted to gun down deputy sheriff James Redman but were forced to flee after a crowd of 30 or 40 local residents took to the streets. We believe this constitutes a fair use of any such copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the US Copyright Law. Early Years [ edit] Anthony Wright was the son of former Presiding Justice Lewis F. Wright. Anthony Wright was the son of former Presiding Justice Lewis F. Wright. and New Mexico, he was captured in 1881 by Sheriff Matt Kyle and sent to prison. After getting some service at welder's station, Bill's car erupted in flames after his exhaust ignited some spilled fuel while he drove through the pits. When Simp Dixon left North Texas, a Missouri Partisan Ranger, Sam Stone, let him set up an ambush in Stones woodlot to kill Judge Hardin Hart. Nicholas Aragon An outlaw who sometimes rode with Billy the Kid, Aragon was a cattle rustler and murderer. Nick Worthington A New Mexico and Colorado outlaw, Worthington stole horses and killed several men before he was shot and killed by civilians in Cimarron, New Mexico in June 1878. ?-1876) Sinker Wilson murdered a sheep drover named Datus Cowan in 1867. He again led away government horses. Like the books protagonist, the author of the book had his own notorious personal history. Bill always talked about telling Tom not to try that due to there being too many, but it may have been that Tom didnt have enough horse or that his horse had already taken bullets. Approximately one year later, deputy Matt Shelton confirmed the encounter. P.O. Wa-Har-Key Son A Choctaw Indian, he was wanted for the double murder of Mr. Marriot and his wife. William Henry Whitley, aka: Bill, Will (1864-1888) The co-leader of a gang sometimes referred to as the Bill Whitley Gang, and at other times, the Brack Cornett Gang, Whitley was a bank and train robber in Texas during the late 1880s. Longley later claimed that Wilson was killed by outlaws in 1870 in Brazos County, Texas, although conflicting evidence suggests he was actually killed in 1874 in Falls County, Texas. And, in another strange twist of fate, despite the concealed but reprehensible ideology of its author, in 1996, the film was selected for preservation in the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress for being deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant.. But, unlike the movie, the real man did not have as his driving force a vengeance for losing his family to murder by Union soldiers. Working as a cowboy during his late teens, he moved to White Oaks, New Mexico in 1880 where he became the owner of a local livery stable. More soldiers, scouts and spies were set afield looking for bushwhackers. Hart was not killed, but did lose his left arm to a shotgun blast. Bill Wilson became, The Bushwhacker.. He was killed by lawmen near Arapahoe, Oklahoma in 1896. Longley, accompanied by a couple of friends, forced the three men at gunpoint into a dry creek bed. Hearing of this, Bill immediately set up in a rock shed next to the road close to the Deem home. Bill Wilson maintained a neutral stance until a confrontation with Union soldiers on his farm on Corn Creek near Edgar Springs, Missouri. Bill was accused of the deed. Captain Dave Poole stayed in Sherman and became a successful rancher, spending a lot of his time brokering pardons for many of the Rangers. A few days later, a group of Union solders raided his home, threw out his family, stole everything they could and set the entire homestead on fire. Billy Wilson (fuorilegge) - Billy Wilson (outlaw) David Lawrence Anderson (1862 - 4 giugno 1918) stato un fuorilegge americano del XIX secolo, meglio conosciuto con lo pseudonimo di Billy Wilson, che cavalc con Billy the Kid dopo la guerra della contea di Lincoln. He was returned to Texas, tried in the Lee County Court, and sentenced to hang for the murder of Wilson Anderson. All the Rangers frequented his place while in Sherman. Bill did stop in 1934, but it was not due to the efforts of his wife. When he was tracked down once again by Lincoln County Sheriff John Poe and a posse on January 27, 1885, the killer shot down Deputy Sheriff John Hurley. Was he exhumed and buried in a cemetery or left by the road covered with a little dirt and brush? Both were hanged at 1:00 p.m. on March 26, 1869 in Sherman, Texas. Born in Trumbull County, Ohio, he moved with his family to southern Texas in the early 1870s. He only found out that Jim Jamison guided Quantrill while the Rangers were in Missouri. Billy the Kid Teenage Outlaw of the Southwest, Byways & Historic Trails Great Drives in America, Soldiers and Officers in American History, Washington-on-the-Brazos, Texas Declaring Independence, Stanley, Ks Extinct but Still Here (LOK), Black Bob Reservation in Johnson County (LOK). Thinking it was a turkey answering them, the soldiers were drawn in. After confirming the location of Longley's grave site, an exhumation of the human remains was performed in 2000. Longley's travels for the rest of 1872 are unknown, but by February 1873 he had returned to Texas, where he was accused of murdering another freedman in Bastrop County. William "Billy" Wilson - See David L. Anderson He briefly found work on a cotton farm, but he was forced to run again in November 1875, after murdering a hunting buddy named George Thomas with whom he had had a fistfight. Both their horses were killed during the chase; however, they could both escape on foot. David Lawrence Anderson was a 19th-century American outlaw, better known under the alias Billy Wilson, who rode with Billy the Kid following the Lincoln County War. They were all innocent. List of people pardoned or granted clemency by the president of the United States, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Billy_Wilson_(outlaw)&oldid=1088799160, Downie, Alice Evans. Under increasing pressure from law enforcement, Longley fled from place to place and used several aliases to avoid arrest. FAIR USE NOTICE: This site contains copyrighted material the use of which has not always been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. File it under truth is stranger than fiction.. Death by hanging. David Lawrence Anderson (1862 - June 4, 1918) was a 19th-century American outlaw, better known under the alias Billy Wilson, who rode with Billy the Kid following the Lincoln County War. The original work on this site is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 US License. That was the end of Bills neutrality.. After he killed Almarine Watkins in Oklahoma, he was finally captured. Dixon went south tracking Lewis Peacock, Bob Lees nemesis, and was killed near Fort Parker. William Wall An outlaw member of the Wild Bunch, he was captured and sent to prison. In March, 1865 Dave Poole, Arch Clement, Jim Anderson and 144 other Quantrill Rangers moved to Sherman, Texas. William Brocius. He sold his operation within less than a year but was paid in counterfeit bills. Dewey was a communist, failed teacher who pushed what are now clearly failed education theories. Epeminto Aguelari An outlaw who killed Jose A. Samora at Wallace, New Mexico, on April 20, 1884. He was hanged at Fort Smith, Arkansas on October 12, 1875. James Averell or (Averill) (1851-1889) An alleged Wyoming cattle rustler who was not guilty, Averell was hanged, along with Cattle Kate Watson, by a cattle baron faction in 1889, just one of the many incidents that led to the Johnson County War. Alamosa Bill An outlaw allegedly involved with Billy the Kid sometimes, who was killed in El Paso, Texas, in April 1888. Longley drifted around Texas for a time, and while gambling in saloons he became acquainted with noted gambler Phil Coe[3] In 1869, Longley and his brother-in-law, John Wilson, embarked on a crime spree through southern Texas. Mountain people of the Ozarks maintained a code of mind your own business. They didnt readily take anyone into their confidence. David L. Anderson, more commonly known as William Billy Wilson or Buffalo Bill, was an Old West outlaw who rode with Billy the Kid following the Lincoln County War in New Mexico. He and the others were tracked to a ranch house 40 miles away by a 12-man posse but they managed to escape. Dixon went south tracking Lewis Peacock, Bob Lees nemesis, and was killed near Fort Parker. Bill would not take the oath, but did make many trips back to Missouri visiting his family. He is considered to have been one of the deadliest gunfighters in the Old West. He was an uncle of President Harry Truman and had met Quantrill while a wagon master on the Santa Fe Trail. Gilbert Webb Arrested for complicity in the robbery of an Army paymaster at Fort Thomas, Arizona on May 11, 1889. Juni 1918) war ein amerikanischer Gesetzloser des 19. . After the Gunfight at the O.K. He was questioned, but maintained his innocence. Bladder Allen An outlaw in Lincoln County, New Mexico, Allen was jailed for stabbing a man in White Oaks, New Mexico. The bill passed 48-0. Even though the author grew up in Phelps County, he never found out that these bushwhackers were associated with Partisan Rangers under Colonel William Clarke Quantrill. They have made attempts to locate his burial site in order to relocate anything found to a family cemetery in Missouri. Even when alone, Bill Wilson claimed to have three friends with him, his best horse and two six shooters. Tom slowed down and killed several, but his horse took too many bullets and Tom was killed. William Blake (outlaw) Thomas Hamilton Blanck. On March 31, 1875, Longley killed his childhood friend, Wilson Anderson, with a shotgun. 602 799 8214 His daring deeds are still considered miracles due to his never being wounded once. ?-1883) Almer was the leader of the Red Jack Gang who preyed on Arizona stagecoaches during the early 1880s. William B. "Curly Bill" Brocious (1845-1882) - An outlaw leader of the Clanton Gang of Arizona, Curly Bill was a vicious, drunken gunman, cattle rustler, and murderer. But, in the summer of 1861, just after the War had started, some horses were stolen from the Union government in the area by a Confederate guerilla gang. Mrs. Deem identified them and Bill removed them from her property, leading away four government horses. A new reward was posted for Longley's capture. Bodies started turning up everywhere. During the summer they also stole cattle from rancher John Newcomb and sold them along with an additional 20 beef cattle to butcher John Singer in Las Vegas, New Mexico. They were taken to the Smithsonian Institution in Washington D. C., where DNA tests were performed, along with a skull reconstruction. The story does not end there. The murder was alleged to have been instigated by Longley's uncle, Caleb B. Longley, who had blamed Anderson for the death of his son, Cale, and urged Longley to take revenge. Thinking it was a turkey answering them, the soldiers were drawn in. Ham White A murderer and stage robber on the road between San Antonio and Austin, Texas. Convicted of murder, he was sentenced to life in prison. In accordance with Title 17 U. S. C. Section 107, the material on this site is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes. The story does not end there. The writings and movie about Josey Wales are based on the real bushwhacker, Bill Wilson. Redman hid behind a saloon taking shots at the deputy as several local citizens ran into the street, chasing the fugitives out of town. He is said to have collected more rewards for bringing in outlaws than anyone else. Litchfield Park, AZ 85340 In 1972, he wrote The Rebel Outlaw: Josey Wales.. Sol remained neutral and advised his children to do the same. Bill Wilson, founder of US firearms manufacturer Wilson Combat; Law and crime. He was later the sheriff of Terrell County, New Mexico. Later, Carter ran unsuccessfully for lieutenant. In 1958, he quit the Klan group he had founded after shooting two members over finances. The Ozarks were full of men who took to the bush and waged a single man to a small gang warfare on the union soldiers, red legs, jayhawkers and spies for the Union. Corral, Brocious attempted to kill Virgil Earp and succeeded in assassinating Morgan Earp. Shroyer shot Longley's horse out from under him, but Longley shot Shroyer dead. At a Union soldiers reunion, several years after the war, a favorite story was that of three soldiers trying to trap Bill. In 1958, he quit the Klan group he had founded after shooting two members over finances. Josey Wales was based on a real man and one that was reputedly as tough, violent and vengeful as Wales. Tom slowed down and killed several, but his horse took too many bullets and Tom was killed. Jump to: Outlaw Summaries (name begins with)ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. William Albert Kid Wade (1862-1884) A horse thief in northern Nebraska and the Dakotas, Wade rode with Doc Middleton, and later formed his own gang. The Apache Kid and the others quickly fled, leaving Avott behind. The movie portrays Native Americans and especially an old Cherokee man as very sympathetically and fellow renegades and free spirits, like Wales. In June 2001, it was officially reported that the remains from the grave site were indeed those of Bill Longley.[5]. Has hanged at Fort Smith, Arkansas on September 8, 1876. The transaction was observed by John Thompson and William O. Blackmore, both ex-Missouri Partisan Rangers. On November 29, Anderson and Billy the Kid were traveling in the open country near White Oaks when they were suddenly pursued by a local 8-man posse. William Wilson During the Lincoln County War of New Mexico, the Dolan/Murphy faction paid Wilson $500 to kill one of his opponents, one Robert Casey, promising him that the law would look the other way. Jim Wilson A New Mexico outlaw, Wilson shot and killed Dane Williams in Central City, New Mexico on March 20, 1886. Bill Wilson became known as "The Great Bushwacker" because he ambushed his many victims. Longley and his friends went through the dead man's pockets, as Pryer Evans and Ned rode away. He grew into a very tall, dark and handsome man62, with jet black curly hair and sparkling crystal blue eyes. By Kathy Weiser-Alexander, updated September 2020. They have made attempts to locate his burial site in order to relocate anything found to a family cemetery in Missouri. He was killed in the line of duty in 1918. Serving as sheriff of Terrell County, Anderson was eventually ambushed and killed by cowboy Ed Valentine when he responded to a call at a local saloon in Sanderson. David Lawrence Anderson (1862 June 4, 1918) was a 19th-century American outlaw, better known under the alias Billy Wilson, who rode with Billy the Kid following the Lincoln County War. Charles Knox Polk Wells (1851-1896) An admitted outlaw and murderer originally from Missouri, Wells robbed banks and trains and allegedly killed over thirty men including an uncle and a jailer. Bill Applegate Applegate led a gang of rustlers in New Mexico during the 1870s. The last scene of The Outlaw Josey Wales, has a sweet resonance and resolution, and a little inside joke for history lovers. William L. Brooks. Also, there are no known pictures of Simp Dixon. Even when alone, Bill Wilson claimed to have three friends with him, his best horse and two six shooters. Bodies of Union soldiers started showing up everywhere. He moved his family to a small cabin on his parents farm and began a campaign of blood vengeance that would become legend in the Ozark Mountains, then the entire country. Together they robbed settlers, and in one instance killed a freed slave named Paul Brice in Bastrop County, Texas, after which they stole his horses. This page was last edited on 6 September 2022, at 22:00. William E. Walters, aka: Bill Anderson, Billy Brown, Bronco Billy (1869-1921) Bronco Bill Walters might have started out his life as a cowboy and a railroader, but he soon found a more lucrative future as a train and stagecoach robber. Harris Austin (18? Juan Alvarid A vicious Mexican outlaw, Juan was lynched in Socorro, New Mexico, on August 16, 1882, for raping an 8-year-old girl. Bill Wilson was born around 1830 in Phelps County, Missouri. They reportedly also killed a freed slave woman in Evergreen. ?-1889) William Walker killed Calvin Church in the Choctaw Nation of Indian Territory in December 1888. William Billy Wilson See David L. Anderson. Eastern District of Virginia (703) 299-3700. Spillman and B.F. Jermagin. He was hanged at Fort Smith, Arkansas on August 30, 1889. Also, there are no known pictures of Simp Dixon. Wade Alsup A Texas outlaw, Alsup was lynched by 15 masked men in Blue, Texas, on June 27, 1877. George Ashby A horse thief that operated in Texas and Montana, Ashby killed a sheriff near the Powder River in Montana. Apache Kid (1867-1894?) The story of Bill Wilson has been told throughout the Ozark Mountains since he began his bloody career in 1861 to the present day. His wife did re-marry, but soon moved back to the home that Bill bought just before going to Texas. "Terrell County Texas, Its Past, Its People". Later, about 1869, he was selling a wagon load of apples in McKinney, Texas, when two men spied him. He is a true folk hero. ?-1964) An outlaw and member of the Black Jack Ketchum gang, Atkins robbed trains throughout New Mexico, West Texas, and Arizona. The most clearly false story Longley told was of being captured and lynched in 1869 alongside one of Cullen Baker's outlaw gang, surviving when a lucky shot severed the rope he had been hanged from, and then joining Baker's riders. William Wilson - During the Lincoln Cou n ty War of New Mexico, the Dolan/Murphy faction paid Wilson $500 to kill one of his opponents, one Robert Casey, promising him that the law would look the other way. On April 19, 1909, a vigilante mob of 150-200 men stormed the jail and dragged out Allen, along with Jim Miller, Jesse West, and D.B. More soldiers, scouts and spies were set afield looking for bushwhackers. He later died in the Enid, Oklahoma jail on September 7, 1895. This was not uncommon in the mountains at that time. [1] In 1875, he opened a saloon in Dodge City, Kansas, and in 1878, he became the town's deputy sheriff. ?-1895) A train robber in Arizona, Wheeler was pursued by ex-Tombstone lawman and railroad detective, Billy Breakenridge into Colorado. On October 11, 1878, Longley was executed by hanging in Giddings, Texas, only a few miles from his childhood home of Evergreen. He knew that they had to come back the same route to get to their headquarters at Rolla, Missouri. Malachi Allen (18? Traditionally, Longley is said to have used a pair of Dance .44 revolvers; the Dance was a Texas-manufactured imitation of the Colt Dragoon. He then changed his name and moved to Wyoming. Copyright Kettle Moraine, Ltd. 2017 2022. Bill Longley was allegedly hanged for the first time when he was caught traveling with a horse or cattle thief. On one occasion, Bill rode his horse from a main trail to the Little Piney River and back several times. Pete Whitehead An Oklahoma murderer, Whitehead killed Jack Bullard and a deputy in Roger Mills County, Oklahoma. Bill caught on and slipped up hill in order to change locations. After Mrs. Arthur identified the soldiers, Bill removed them from her property and led away four government horses. Horses were a great contribution to their cause. On June 6, 1877, Longley was surrounded and arrested without incident by Nacogdoches County Sheriff Milt Mast and two deputies while he was residing in De Soto Parish, Louisiana under the alias "Bill Jackson." Matt Warner See Willard Erastus Christianson. Burton Alvord (1866-1910) An Arizona lawman who turned outlaw in the 1890s when he began to drink too much. Dan Wallace, aka: Texas Dan Texas outlaw Wallace was captured after robbing and killing a rancher near San Antonio in the late 1880s. Horses were a great contribution to their cause. He then rode up stream, crossed the river, came back down, and rode back and fourth to the river across from his original tracks. The one used in the movie was that of Bill Doolin, killed many years later. Around this time, Longley dropped out of school and began living a wild life, drinking, and running in the company of others of a similar disposition.[2]. "Presenting a bill that would disenfranchise 5 million voters is both unconstitutional and unserious. Neither Client Eastwood or his partner knew the authors real identity as a rabid segregationist and would not for some years. Bill headed north a short distance and spent the night at the home of J. Kathy Alexander/Legends of America, updated November 2022. On June 13, 1876, Longley rode out to his landlord's farm, found him milking a cow, and murdered him with a shotgun. Henry Wells Oklahoma outlaw Henry Wells rode with Al Spencer and Jelly Nash. He was released in 1890. One may wonder what the bushwhackers did with all the U.S. horses they stole. Afterward, he worked as a U.S. customs inspector before becoming the Terrell County Sheriff in 1905. When the men who have been hunting Wales, finally think they have found him in a bar in Santa Rio, a prostitute and other locals cover for the outlaw, saying that Wales was killed in a shoot-out in Monterrey. Ginger marked it as to-read Jan 25, 2022. new topic. He was arrested, convicted and sentenced that year, but escaped jail and remained at large for nine years until captured early in 1876. William Preston Longley (October 6, 1851 October 11, 1878), also known as Wild Bill Longley, was an American Old West outlaw and gunfighter noted for his ruthless nature, speed with a gun, quick temper, and unpredictable demeanor. Due to his love for turkey hunting, they slipped as close to the Bushwhackers camp as they dared and started making turkey sounds. James Wheeler New Mexico outlaw Wheeler shot and killed Adolph Davidson in Chance City, New Mexico in April 1886. His wife did re-marry, but soon moved back to the home that Bill bought just before going to Texas. The 12-count indictmentwhich was returned on June 10, 2010 . He then rode up stream, crossed the river, came back down, and rode back and fourth to the river across from his original tracks. Anthony Wright moved a few times and many years later died of old age in Oklahoma. A few days later, while he was away from home, a group of Union soldiers, Jayhawkers and Red Legs rode to his house, ejected his family, took everything he had, and set fire to his house, barn and outbuildings. Encyclopedia of American Crime, Facts On File Inc., New York, 1982. He knew that they had to come back the same route to get to their headquarters at Rolla, Missouri. Hearing of this, Bill immediately set up in a rock shed next to the road close to the Deem home. James Allen An outlaw, Allen killed James Moorehead in Las Vegas, New Mexico, allegedly over a dispute about eggs on March 2, 1880. ?-1875) A member of the Mes Gang, which competed with the John Kinney Gang in New Mexico. Bill Wilson went to Texas and his wife received a letter stating that he was killed for his wealth. This made it look like a crossing. [7] Furthermore, Longley would have been 14 and 15 years old respectively at the time of the alleged incidents. Byways & Historic Trails Great Drives in America, Soldiers and Officers in American History, David L. Anderson, aka William Billy Wilson, Buffalo Bill, Washington-on-the-Brazos, Texas Declaring Independence, Stanley, Ks Extinct but Still Here (LOK), Black Bob Reservation in Johnson County (LOK). One may wonder what the bushwhackers did with all the U.S. horses they stole. Some outlaws migrated to the frontier to escape prosecution for crimes elsewhere. Jack Red Jack Almer, aka Jack Averill (18? Longley had converted to Catholicism shortly before his death, as reported by the. He hired a shrewd lawyer and though found guilty, was one few spared from the hanging gallows at Fort Smith, Arkansas. When Simp Dixon left North Texas, a Missouri Partisan Ranger, Sam Stone, let him set up an ambush in Stones woodlot to kill Judge Hardin Hart. 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