Both were hanged at 1:00 p.m. on March 26, 1869 in Sherman, Texas. ?-1896) Thought to have hailed from Texas, Weightman was a noted horse thief and killer before joining the Doolin Gang. 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. Sometimes Bill Wilson rode with Bushwhackers Dick Kitchen, Anthony Wright and Jim Jamison. In that same year, as a result of an interview with Barbara Walters, several politicians and reporters recognized Carter as the anti-segregationist and former Klan leader. Green Evans panicked and spurred his horse to escape. ?-1885) Cherokee Indians, Arcine and William Parchmeal killed a traveler named Henry Feigel as he was making his way through Indian Territory in 1872. Remember, the father of their modern education Elite beliefs is John Dewey. Accused of a murder he didnt commit, the Apache Kid fled and was soon blamed for virtually every unsolved crime in Arizona. Lawrence was wrong and Wilson was hanged twice on December 10, 1875. The story does not end there. A spy gained his confidence and killed him with one of his own guns. Hearing of this, Bill immediately set up in a rock shed next to the road close to the Deem home. The one used in the movie was that of Bill Doolin, killed many years later. 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. In March, 1865 Dave Poole, Arch Clement, Jim Anderson and 144 other Quantrill Rangers moved to Sherman, Texas. Much like today, outlaws have never been uncommon in history; however, few criminals get the recognition of those that lived in Americas Old West. 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. Bill Longley was allegedly hanged for the first time when he was caught traveling with a horse or cattle thief. Although there were a lot of these men, if someone said, The Bushwhacker, The Great Bushwhacker, or the Famous Bushwhacker, everyone knew that they were talking about Bill Wilson. Nicholas Aragon An outlaw who sometimes rode with Billy the Kid, Aragon was a cattle rustler and murderer. Wilson.. Tom slowed down and killed several, but his horse took too many bullets and Tom was killed. David L. Anderson, aka William "Billy" Wilson, Buffalo Bill (1862-1918) - Most commonly known as "Billy Wilson," he was a member of Billy the Kid's Gang of rustlers. Jermin Aguirre (18? 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. Actually, Simp wasnt killed until one year after both Bob Lee and Bill Wilson were killed. Closing his business the following year, he apparently received counterfeit money from the sale and was eventually indicted for passing the money in Lincoln County. During the winter and when not active in Missouri, they were in North Texas. 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. FAIR USE NOTICE: This site contains copyrighted material the use of which has not always been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. Then he became a speechwriter for George Wallace. Dan Wallace, aka: Texas Dan Texas outlaw Wallace was captured after robbing and killing a rancher near San Antonio in the late 1880s. On November 29, Anderson and Billy the Kid traveled in the open country near White Oaks when a local eight-man posse suddenly pursued them. 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). Longley committed another killing in Uvalde County, Texas in January 1876, when his attempted ambush of fellow outlaw, Lou Shroyer, turned into a gunfight. Bill moved his family into a one room cabin on his mothers farm and started on his quest. He wrote Wallaces infamous pro-segregation 1963 line: "Segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever." A spy gained his confidence and killed him with one of his own guns. In seinen spteren Jahren war er auch als Strafverfolgungsbeamter und US . After the war, rewards were posted for Anthony, Dick, Jim and Bill. In 1972, he wrote The Rebel Outlaw: Josey Wales.. Anthony Wright was the son of former Presiding Justice Lewis F. Wright. Write a review. Harris Austin (18? This was not uncommon in the mountains at that time. The only way socialism has any chance in America is for the education system to push it in schools. The Kid was lynched at Bassett, Nebraska in February 1884. Two years later, he was arrested in Montana for a Texas murder and was extradited. The men had with them six excellent horses but little or no supplies, which seemed a little odd to the locals. He ended up walking free. Bill was one of the last holdouts who used the old style bodies. It is unknown how many he killed on this raid, but it was said to be his highest number yet. Byways & Historic Trails Great Drives in America, Soldiers and Officers in American History, William E. Walters, aka: Bill Anderson, Billy Brown, Bronco Billy, Washington-on-the-Brazos, Texas Declaring Independence, Stanley, Ks Extinct but Still Here (LOK), Black Bob Reservation in Johnson County (LOK). One of the shots nicked the rope that was strangling Bill, and it ultimately snapped, saving the dying outlaw. The one used in the movie was that of Bill Doolin, killed many years later. Bill Wilson maintained a neutral stance until a confrontation with Union soldiers on his farm on Corn Creek near Edgar Springs, Missouri. He died in an Iowa prison. He broke with the gang in 1898. In the summer of 1861, some horses were stolen from the U.S. Government by a guerilla gang. He rode with both Quantrill and General Joe Shelby. Later, Carter ran unsuccessfully for lieutenant governor of Alabama on a segregationist ticket, but finished fifth of five candidates. Sol remained neutral and advised his children to do the same. Both their horses were killed during the chase; however, they could both escape on foot. Bushwhacker Bill found out from a neighbor, Mary A. Arthur, that four Union soldiers had been by her place looking for him. On one occasion, Bill rode his horse from a main trail to the Little Piney River and back several times. There are no discussion topics on this book yet. 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 knew that they had to come back the same route to get to their headquarters at Rolla, Missouri. In the summer of that year, Mason County Sheriff, J. J. Finney, arrested Longley for murder and took him to Austin to collect a reward. Tom Welsh A New Mexico outlaw Welsh killed Joe Hickson in Good Hope, New Mexico on October 28, 1884. Charles Allen An outlaw, Allen robbed and killed a group of people in Virginia City, Montana, and was hanged by vigilantes. This made it look like a crossing. David Lawrence Anderson (1862 - 4 juni 1918) var en amerikansk outlaw frn 1800-talet, bttre knd under aliaset Billy Wilson, som cyklade med Billy the Kid efter Lincoln County War. Hart was not killed, but did lose his left arm to a shotgun blast. Wilson then struck back with vengeance, tracking down those responsible. Wilson You may find these related posts interesting: https://www.notesfromthefrontier.com/post/the-true-story-of-katie-elder, https://www.notesfromthefrontier.com/post/happy-father-s-day, https://www.notesfromthefrontier.com/post/daniel-boone-frontier-icon. After confirming the location of Longley's grave site, an exhumation of the human remains was performed in 2000. He was hanged at Fort Smith, Arkansas on April 23, 1886. So ends the Great Bushwhacker Bill Wilson. Fred lost and got 20 years in San Quentin. ?-1875) A member of the Mes Gang, which competed with the John Kinney Gang in New Mexico. Thanks in part to the efforts of Pat Garrett and others, Anderson received a presidential pardon from President Grover Cleveland in 1896 and worked as a U.S. customs inspector for a time. Excerpts of those notes are included in Susan Cheever's biography of Wilson, My Name is Bill. Bill Wilson went to Texas and his wife received a letter stating that he was killed for his wealth. Pete Whitehead An Oklahoma murderer, Whitehead killed Jack Bullard and a deputy in Roger Mills County, Oklahoma. Due to his love for turkey hunting, they slipped as close to the Bushwhackers camp as they dared and started making turkey sounds. Jim Jamison was pardoned by Governor Crittenden and became a peace officer in Kansas and finally a Texas Ranger. After the war, there was a $300 bounty on bushwhackers. Dewey was a communist, failed teacher who pushed what are now clearly failed education theories. 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. Approximately one year later, deputy Matt Shelton confirmed the encounter. He was killed by lawmen near Arapahoe, Oklahoma in 1896. Story of the Outlaw Study of the Western Desperado. William Billy Wilson See David L. Anderson. 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. ?-1886) The leader of the Archer Brothers Gang, who terrorized Indiana in the mid-1880s, he and three of his brothers were hanged when they were finally caught. Following the siege at Stinking Springs (near present-day Taiban, New Mexico), he was arrested with the rest of Billy the Kid's gang after surrendering to Pat Garrett and convicted in December 1880. Longley, accompanied by a couple of friends, forced the three men at gunpoint into a dry creek bed. He got several soldiers after him on the road, took the trail, and then left it, tricking the soldiers into riding into the quicksand. He is a true folk hero. This was his edge. 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. The next morning he continued north through Van Alstyne. Some versions of Evan's killing claim he was a member of the Texas State Police; the TSP only existed from 1870 to 1873. ?-1890) An outlaw operating in Indian Territory, Willis robbed and murdered W.P. Burton Alvord (1866-1910) An Arizona lawman who turned outlaw in the 1890s when he began to drink too much. Wanted for robbery and murder, he was captured by U.S. Deputy Marshals, Will Ayers, James Wilkerson, and Perry DuVall and taken to Fort Smith, Arkansas where he was hanged on January 16, 1890. It is unknown how many he killed on this raid, but it was said to be his highest number yet. He also served as a law enforcement officer and a U.S. customs inspector in his later years. The movie portrays Native Americans and especially an old Cherokee man as very sympathetically and fellow renegades and free spirits, like Wales. He was captured in Chicago, Illinois. He rushed them, killing all three. The writings and movie about Josey Wales are based on the real bushwhacker, Bill Wilson. He then changed his name and moved to Wyoming. Arnett was playing in a local saloon when confronted, but choosing to shoot it out, he was killed. Henry Wells Oklahoma outlaw Henry Wells rode with Al Spencer and Jelly Nash. Sometimes disguised as a Union soldier, sometimes alone, sometimes in the company of other bushwhackers, Bill was always a very dangerous man. ?-1875) Black outlaw Aaron Wilson killed James Harris with an ax and then shot and killed Harris 12-year-old son. Bill did stop in 1934, but it was not due to the efforts of his wife. He was born William Bill Wilson in the Ozarks in Missouri of a well-to-do family. He was sentenced to two years hard labor, strapped to a ball and chain, and imprisoned at Camp Stambaugh. Willis Arrington A Texas outlaw, Arrington was charged with rustling cattle in 1881. 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. At the request of Silva, Alarid, along with two more crooked lawmen, Jose Chavez y Chavez and Julian Trujillo, lynched Patricio Maes on October 22, 1892. Remember, the father of their modern education Elite beliefs is John Dewey. If passed and signed into law, the bill would give local governments the authority to allow the operation of so-called overdose prevention centers, sometimes known as safe injection sites. Outlaw Billy Wilson, Arkansas Dave Anderson, or Buffalo Billy according to History, grew up 80 miles from Corry, PA in Trumbull County, Ohio. Everyone believed that this was contrived to allow the Bushwhacker to change his name and avoid bounty hunters. Hank Andrews A New Mexico outlaw, Andrews was lynched by vigilantes in February 1884 near Tularosa. Later the suspect was shot and killed by a deputy when he stepped outside the building. In 1867 the Longley family farm was just one mile from the Camino Real, an old Spanish royal highway that joined San Antonio and Nacogdoches, Texas. James Wasson (18? Bill Wilson was probably living around Sherman, Texas after the war. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml, Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window). Jump to: Outlaw Summaries (name begins with) A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z. Library of Congress Card Number: 78-56979, This page was last edited on 20 May 2022, at 05:24. After questioning Anthonys father and four brothers, and not learning anything, all five were shot in front of Anthonys mother. In March 1870, a $1,000 reward for their capture was offered by the Union military authority. Legend says the Wild West outlaw Billy the Kidcattle rustler, gunslinger, murderer, escape artistkilled 21 people before he turned 21 years old, his age at death. During his time as sheriff, he was accused of corruption and selling whiskey to the Native Americans. He is remembered for his superior skill with revolvers and clever tactics in surprising his enemies. Pursued by lawmen in Oklahoma, he was wounded at the time of his capture on August 4, 1895. His father, Sol Wilson, was a very well-to-do farmer who owned several slaves, but freed them before the Civil War. Later, about 1869, he was selling a wagon load of apples in McKinney, Texas, when two men spied him. ?-1889) Wanted for gunning down two men in July 1888 in the Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory; Allen was involved in a vicious gunfight with Deputy Marshal McAlester and his posse. Was he exhumed and buried in a cemetery or left by the road covered with a little dirt and brush? George Ashby A horse thief that operated in Texas and Montana, Ashby killed a sheriff near the Powder River in Montana. The original work on this site is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 US License. William Arnett (18? Though he was guilty of other crimes, this one, he had not committed. For about 60 years, Bill Wilsons legend continued to survive in the South. He later died in the Enid, Oklahoma jail on September 7, 1895. 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. After the war, rewards were posted for Anthony, Dick, Jim and Bill. They just couldnt catch Bill Wilson. The saloon/bordello/gambling house in the movie would have been that belonging to Jim, Jim Crow Chiles. 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. Skipping bail, he soon fled and joined Billy the Kids Gang of rustlers. He was a deadly shot and always had on both hips two .44-calibre six shooters. The movie, The Outlaw Josie Wales, was released in 1976. ?-1895) A train robber in Arizona, Wheeler was pursued by ex-Tombstone lawman and railroad detective, Billy Breakenridge into Colorado. Once Bill followed a government supply train and after they made camp, charged in on his horse and killed what he could while others ran away. 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. He was later the sheriff of Terrell County, New Mexico. Corral, Brocious attempted to kill Virgil Earp and succeeded in assassinating Morgan Earp. Reymundo Aguilar A outlaw who fought and died in the Horrell War of Lincoln County, New Mexico, in 1874. George Wilson, aka: James Casherago (18? The transaction was observed by John Thompson and William O. Blackmore, both ex-Missouri Partisan Rangers. 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. Anderson later escaped from custody in Santa Fe and escaped to Texas where he lived under his birth name David L. Anderson. He was questioned, but maintained his innocence. After the Civil War, many of the men who had become accustomed to violence and often having lost their lands or fortunes turned quickly to the other side of the law. Thomas Archer (18? Mrs. Deem identified them and Bill removed them from her property, leading away four government horses. It was found by soldiers. After dissolution of his political dreams, Asa Earl Carter receded into the background, changed his name after a famous Confederate General, moved to Texas, and under an alias, posed as the Cherokee writer, Forrest Carter. He watched and when one started lighting his pipe, Bill decided that this distraction was all the edge he needed. Wilfred Webb Arrested for complicity in the robbery of an Army paymaster at Fort Thomas, Arizona on May 11, 1889. In March, 1865 Dave Poole, Arch Clement, Jim Anderson and 144 other Quantrill Rangers moved to Sherman, Texas. As Baker was dead and his band dispersed at the time Longley claimed this happened, the story cannot be true. George Red Buck Weightman (18? Richard West, aka: Little Dick (1860-1898) Richard Little Dick West was an outlaw who rode withBill Doolin and the Oklahombresin Oklahoma. He was released in 1890. Robbing stages between. At a Union soldiers reunion, several years after the war, a favorite story was that of three soldiers trying to trap Bill. He was an uncle of President Harry Truman and had met Quantrill while a wagon master on the Santa Fe Trail. He wrote Wallaces infamous pro-segregation 1963 line: "Segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever." This surprise was their shock and his edge. 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.. When he grew up, he worked as a cowboy before moving to White Oaks, New Mexico, and buying a livery stable in 1880. After robbing a stage near Globe, Arizona, on August 10, 1883, he was pursued and killed in a gunfight. After Mrs. Arthur identified the soldiers, Bill removed them from her property and led away four government horses. Eastwoods partner read it and suggested buying the rights. 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. Wilson suffered a terrible misfortune at OCFS on June 16, 1979. Bills prosperous farmer father had made pains to remain neutral in the violently split border state of Missouri. ), There is usually a grain of truth to most legends and so it is with Josey Wales. 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." If you feel that something here has infringed your work please let us know and we will correct it immediately. 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. Billy Wilson (outlaw) (1862-1918), American outlaw who rode with Billy the Kid; Bill Wilson (convict) (born 1880), convicted of murdering two individuals who were later found alive; Billy Roy Wilson (William Roy Wilson Jr., born 1939), United States federal judge Lawmen [ edit] [3] The character Fletcher is loosely based on Capt. On October 11, 1878, Longley was executed by hanging in Giddings, Texas, only a few miles from his childhood home of Evergreen. Jack Womankiller Outlaw in the Cherokee Nation of Indian Territory, Womankiller was convicted of killing a settler. By 1867, Texas was fully under the control of the Union due to the Reconstruction Act. There they shot him several times, robbed him, and buried him in a shallow grave. More than a grainmore like a bushel basket. Bill Wilson robbed and burned many wagon trains by charging in. File it under truth is stranger than fiction.. The Bushwhacker said, You are looking at him.. Gilbert Webb Arrested for complicity in the robbery of an Army paymaster at Fort Thomas, Arizona on May 11, 1889. Charles Allison A lawman turned outlaw, Allison was appointed deputy sheriff of Conjos County,Colorado, but soon organized a band of outlaws. ?-1890) A murderer in the Chickasaw Nation of Indian Territory, Austin was captured by U.S. Deputy William Carr and executed at Fort Smith, Arkansas, on January 16, 1890.
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