Outlaws, Gunfighters and Lawmen of the Wild Wild West! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FA7bEQQIy7k

Outlaws Outlaw-declared as outside the protection of the law

Horse Thief A person engaged in stealing horses Horse theft is the crime of stealing horses Horse theft was very common throughout the world prior to widespread car ownership. Punishments were often severe for horse theft, with several cultures pronouncing the sentence of death upon actual or presumed thieves. The hanging of a horse thief in Oregon, c.1900

Cattle Rustling stealing cattle rustling was considered a serious offense, and in some cases resulted in vigilantes' hanging the thieves

Gunfighter and gunslinger - someone who is quick on the draw with their pistols

Road agents spin The road agent's spin, also known as the "Curly Bill spin" (after Curly Bill Brocius), or the "Border roll" was a gunfighting maneuver first identified in the days of the Old West. It was utilized as a ruse when forced to surrender a side arm to an unfriendly party. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDe5NurHGeo

Calvary Draw used by the cavalry of both the United States Army and the Confederate States Army, during the Civil War butt-forward for cross drawing by the left hand Cavalry draw is performed in three steps: 1. Rotate the wrist, placing the top of the hand toward the shooter's body. 2. Slip the hand between the body and the butt of the pistol, grasping the pistol's stocks in normal shooting grip. 3. Draw the pistol, rotating the wrist to normal orientation as the arm is brought up to shooting position http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PAjRrtoLaE

Wild Bill Hickok Wild Bill Hickok in 1869 Born James Butler Hickok May 27, 1837 Troy Grove, Illinois, US Died August 2, 1876 (aged 39) Deadwood, Dakota Territory, US Cause of Death Murdered by Jack McCall Occupation Lawman, gunfighter, gambler http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1j3Rk5BviSs

west at age 18 as a fugitive from justice stagecoach driver, lawman in territories of Kansas and Nebraska. He fought (and spied) for the Union Army during Civil War, after the war a scout, marksman, actor, professional gambler. involved in several notable shootouts. shot from behind and killed playing poker in a saloon in Deadwood card hand he held at the time of his death (aces and eights) Dead Man's Hand Jack McCall

Wild Bill, Texas Jack Omohundro, and Buffalo Bill Cody in 1873

Calamity Jane Born Died Martha Jane Cannary May 1, 1852 Princeton, Missouri Died August 1, 1903 (aged 51) Terry, South Dakota Calamity Jane in 1895 by H.R. Locke

American frontierswoman and professional scout, acquaintance of Wild Bill Hickok fighting Indians In 1881, bought a ranch west of Miles City, where she kept an inn In 1893, Calamity Jane started to appear in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show as a storyteller

Acquiring the nickname "It was during this campaign [in 1872–1873] that I was christened Calamity Jane. It was on Goose Creek, Wyoming where the town of Sheridan is now located. Capt. Egan was in command of the Post. We were ordered out to quell an uprising of the Indians, and were out for several days, had numerous skirmishes during which six of the soldiers were killed and several severely wounded. When on returning to the Post we were ambushed about a mile and a half from our destination. When fired upon Capt. Egan was shot. I was riding in advance and on hearing the firing turned in my saddle and saw the Captain reeling in his saddle as though about to fall. I turned my horse and galloped back with all haste to his side and got there in time to catch him as he was falling. I lifted him onto my horse in front of me and succeeded in getting him safely to the Fort. Capt[.] Egan on recovering, laughingly said: 'I name you Calamity Jane, the heroine of the plains.' I have borne that name up to the present time

Billy the Kid Born William Henry McCarty New York City Died July 14, 1881 Fort Sumner, New Mexico Territory, United States Cause of death Gunshot Resting place Old Fort Sumner Cemetery Other names William H. Bonney, William McCarty, Henry McCarty, Henry Antrim, Kid Antrim Occupation Livestock Rustler (Horses only), Cowboy, Outlaw, Gambler

participated in the Lincoln County War frontier outlaw legend-killed twenty-one men, believed he killed eight. He killed his first man on August 17, 1877, at around 17 years old. 1881, New Mexico's governor, Lew Wallace, placed a price on his head http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=unsolved+mysteries+billy+the+kid+episode&qs=AS&sk=&FORM=QBVR&pq=unsolved%20mysteries%20billy&sc=1-24&sp=1&qs=AS&sk=#view=detail&mid=24E4842F675D08C2282724E4842F675D08C22827 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wH1ltuMDjc4

Pat Garrett elected sheriff of Lincoln County in November 1880 December, he assembled a posse and set out to arrest Billy the Kid. The Kid carried a $500 bounty on his head, authorized by governor Lew Wallace Captured The Kid Later escaped Garrett shot and killed The Kid as story goes

People who claimed to be Billy the Kid Brushy Bill Roberts In 1949, a paralegal named William Morrison located a man in Central Texas known as Ollie Partridge Roberts (nicknamed Brushy Bill), who claimed to be Billy the Kid and challenged the popular account of McCarty as shot to death by Pat Garrett in 1881. Brushy Bill later claimed that Ollie Partridge Roberts was an assumed name which accounted for the discrepancies in birth dates and physical appearance between Ollie Roberts and Billy the Kid. Although his story was refuted by mainstream historians, the town of Hico, Texas (Brushy Bill's residence), has capitalized on the Kid's infamy by opening the "Billy The Kid Museum". Brushy Bill's story was further promoted by the 1990 film Young Guns II, as well as a 2011 episode of Brad Meltzer's Decoded on the History Channel. Robert Stack did a segment on Brushy Bill in early 1990 on the NBC television series Unsolved Mysteries

The James-Younger Gang Centered in Missouri Members changed from robbery to robbery Jesse and Frank James Younger brothers-Cole, Jim, John, and Bob Clell Miller, Arthur McCoy, Charlie Pitts, John Jarrette, Bill Chadwell, Matthew Nelson not related Bushwackers

Bushwhacking- was a form of guerrilla warfare attacks -ambushes of individuals or families in rural areas. neighbor vs neighbor legitimate military attacks or criminal actions? crimes began in 1866 become the "James–Younger Gang" -1868 suspects in the robbery of the Nimrod Long bank in Russellville, Kentucky. 1876-capture of the Younger brothers Minnesota after they attempted to rob the Northfield First National Bank The First National Bank building in Northfield, site of the robbery

Sitting left-to-right: Bob, Jim and Cole Younger, with their sister Henrietta John Younger

Jesse James Born Jesse Woodson James September 5, 1847 Kearney, Missouri, U.S. Died April 3, 1882 (aged 34) St. Joseph, Missouri, U.S. Occupation Criminal Known for Robbery

Frank James Born Alexander Franklin James January 10, 1843 Clay County, Missouri, USA Died February 18, 1915 (aged 72) Clay County, Missouri Frank (right) and Jesse James in 1872 James in 1898-55 years old

most active with their gang from about 1866 until 1876 Robert Ford, undated Jesse and Frank James Confederate Bushwhackers After the war, as members of various gangs of outlaws, they robbed banks, stagecoaches, and trains. most active with their gang from about 1866 until 1876 On April 3, 1882, Jesse James was killed by a member of his own gang, Robert Ford, who hoped to collect a reward on James' head. Born December 8, 1861Ray County, Missouri, USA Died June 8, 1892 (aged 30) Creede, Colorado Cause of death Assassinated by Edward Capehart O'Kelley Resting place Richmond Cemetery in Richmond, Missouri Occupation Outlaw; Saloon owner Known for The assassination of Jesse James

Wild Bunch Gang performed the longest string of successful train and bank robberies in American history. Sundance Kid, News Carver, The Tall Texan, Kid Curry, Butch Cassidy

Historically, the gang was for a time best known for their relatively low use of violence during the course of their robberies, relying heavily on intimidation and negotiation; nevertheless, if captured, they would have faced hanging. However, that portrayal of the gang is less than accurate and mostly a result of Hollywood portrayals depicting them as usually "nonviolent." In reality, several people were killed by members of the gang, including five law enforcement officers killed by Logan alone. "Wanted dead or alive" posters were posted throughout the country, with as much as a $30,000 reward for information leading to their capture or deaths

Butch Cassidy Fort Worth, Texas, 1900 Born Robert Leroy Parker April 13, 1866 Beaver, Utah, United States Died November 7, 1908 (aged 42) near San Vicente, Bolivia Cause of death Gunshot Other names Butch Cassidy, Mike Cassidy, George Cassidy, Jim Lowe, Santiago Maxwell, Occupation Bank and train robber, Old West outlaw, thief Criminal charge Horse thief, cattle rustling, bank and train robbery Criminal penalty Served 18 months of 2-year sentence; released January 1896 Convictions Imprisoned in the state prison in Laramie, Wyoming for horse theft Fort Worth, Texas, 1900

Cassidy's mugshot from the Wyoming Territorial Prison in 1894

Sundance Kid Born Harry Alonzo Longabaugh 1867 Sundance Kid and Etta Place before they headed to South America Born Harry Alonzo Longabaugh 1867 Mont Clare, Pennsylvania, United States Died November 7, 1908 (aged 40 or 41) near San Vicente, Bolivia Cause of death Gunshot Other names The Sundance Kid Occupation Bank and train robbery, Criminal, Old West outlaw Spouse Etta Place After pursuing a career in crime for several years in the United States, the pressures of being pursued, notably by the Pinkerton Detective Agency, forced Longabaugh, his girlfriend Etta Place, and Cassidy to abandon the United States. The trio fled first to Argentina and then to Bolivia, where Parker and Longabaugh were probably killed in a shootout in November 1908.

Kid Curry/ Harvey Logan Born 1867 Iowa, United States Died June 17, 1904 Parachute, Colorado, United States Cause of death Gunshot Other names Kid Curry Occupation Cowboy Criminal charge Murder Despite being less well known than his counterparts, he has since been referred to as "the wildest of the Wild Bunch". He reputedly killed at least nine law enforcement officers in five different shootings, and another two men in other instances, and was involved in several shootouts with posses and civilians during his outlaw days.

On November 3, 1908, near San Vicente in southern Bolivia, a courier for the Aramayo Franke and Cia Silver Mine was conveying his company's payroll, worth about 15,000 Bolivian pesos, by mule when he was attacked and robbed by two masked American bandits who were believed to be Cassidy and Longabaugh. The bandits then proceeded to the small mining town of San Vicente where they lodged in a small boarding house owned by a local resident miner named Bonifacio Casasola. When Casasola became suspicious of his two foreign lodgers, as well as a mule they had in their possession which was from the Aramayo Mine, identifiable from the mine company logo on the mule's left flank, Casasola left his house and notified a nearby telegraph officer who notified a small Bolivian Army cavalry unit stationed nearby, which was the Abaroa Regiment. The unit dispatched three soldiers, under the command of Captain Justo Concha, to San Vicente where they notified the local authorities. On the evening of November 6, the lodging house was surrounded by three soldiers, the police chief, the local mayor and some of his officials, who intended to arrest the Aramayo robbers. When the three soldiers approached the house the bandits opened fire, killing one of the soldiers and wounding another. A gunfight then ensued. At around 2 a.m., during a lull in the firing, the police and soldiers heard a man screaming from inside the house. Soon, a single shot was heard from inside the house, whereupon the screaming stopped. Minutes later, another shot was heard. The standoff continued as locals kept the place surrounded until the next morning when, cautiously entering, they found two dead bodies, both with numerous bullet wounds to the arms and legs. One of the men had a bullet wound in the forehead and the other had a bullet hole in the temple. The local police report speculated that, judging from the positions of the bodies, one bandit had probably shot his fatally wounded partner-in-crime to put him out of his misery, just before killing himself with his final bullet. In the following investigation by the Tupiza police, the bandits were identified as the men who robbed the Aramayo payroll transport, but the Bolivian authorities didn't know their real names, nor could they positively identify them. The bodies were buried at the small San Vicente cemetery, where they were buried close to the grave of a German miner named Gustav Zimmer. Although attempts have been made to find their unmarked graves, notably by the American forensic anthropologist Clyde Snow and his researchers in 1991, no remains with DNA matching the living relatives of Cassidy and Longabaugh have yet been discovered.

Robbers Roost -outlaw hideout in southeastern Utah used mostly by Butch Cassidy and his Wild Bunch gang in the closing years of the Old West Upper Robbers Roost Canyon, aerial photo by Doc Searls

Hole-in-the-Wall Gang The Hole-in-the-Wall Gang was a gang in the American Wild West, which took its name from the Hole-in-the-Wall Pass in Johnson County, Wyoming, several outlaw gangs had their hideouts here The Gang was not one large organized gang of outlaws, but made up of several separate gangs gangs formed a coalition, each planning and carrying out its own robberies members of one gang would ride along with other gangs, but usually each gang operated separately, meeting up only when they were each at the hideout at the same time.

Wyatt Earp Born Wyatt Berry Stapp Earp March 19, 1848 Monmouth, Warren County ,Illinois, U.S. Died January 13, 1929 (aged 80) Los Angeles, California, U.S. Occupation Gambler, lawman, buffalo hunter, saloon keeper, gold/copper miner, pimp,boxing referee Years active 1865 – 1898 Known for Gunfight at the O.K. Corral; Fitzsimmons-Sharkey boxing match decision Opponent William Brocius; Tom and Frank McLaury; Ike and Billy Clanton Spouse(s) Urilla Sutherland (Wife) Sally Heckell (Common law wife?) Celia Ann "Mattie" Blaylock (Common law wife) Josephine Sarah Marcus (Common law wife)

took part in the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral American gambler, Pima County, Arizona Deputy Sheriff, and Deputy Town Marshal in Tombstone, Arizona, took part in the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral lawmen killed three outlaw Cowboys 1876 he followed his brother James to Dodge City, Kansas assistant city marshal In winter 1878, he went to Texas to gamble met John Henry "Doc" Holliday, whom Earp credited with saving his life left Dodge City in 1879 and with his brothers James and Virgil, moved to Tombstone, where a silver boom was underway Earps clashed with a loose federation of outlaws known as the Cowboys Wyatt Earp at age 21 in 1869 or 1870, around the time he was married to his first wife, Urilla Sutherland. Probably taken in Lamar, Missouri.

In 1879, Wyatt received a letter from his older brother Virgil, who was in Prescott, Arizona Territory. Virgil wrote Wyatt about the opportunities in the silver-mining boomtown of Tombstone. In fall 1879, Wyatt, his common-law wife Mattie Blaylock, his brother Jim and his wife Bessie, and Doc Holliday and his common-law wife Big Nose Kate, all left for Arizona On July 25, 1880, U.S. Army Captain Joseph H. Hurst asked Deputy U.S. Marshal Virgil Earp to assist him in tracking Cowboys who had stolen six U.S. Army mules from Camp Rucker. Virgil requested the assistance of his brothers Wyatt and Morgan, along with Wells Fargo agent Marshall Williams, and they found the mules at the McLaurys' ranch. McLaury was a Cowboy, a term which in that time and region was generally used to refer to a loose association of outlaws, some of whom also were landowners and ranchers. Legitimate cowmen were referred to as cattle herders or ranchers. They found the branding iron used to change the "U.S." brand to "D.8." Stealing the mules was a federal offense because the animals were U.S. property

Tombstone, Arizona was one of the last frontier towns in the American Old West. Tombstone in 1881

Urilla Sutherland was married to Wyatt Earp on January 10, 1870 Urilla Sutherland was married to Wyatt Earp on January 10, 1870. She was pregnant and about to deliver their first child when she died from typhoid fever later that year

Doc Holliday Born Died Resting place Education Occupation Known for John Henry Holliday August 14, 1851 Griffin, Georgia, U.S. Died November 8, 1887 (aged 36) Glenwood Springs, Colorado, U.S. Resting place Pioneer Cemetery Education Graduated from Pennsylvania College of Dental Surgery in 1872 at age 20 Occupation Dentist, professional gambler, gunfighter Known for Gunfight at the O.K. Corral Earp Vendetta Ride

The Cowboys of Cochise County, Arizona Territory term which in that time and region was generally used to refer to a loose association of outlaws, some of whom also were landowners and ranchers cattle rustlers and robbers rode across the border into Mexico and rounded up cattle drove across the border and sold in the United States. Outlaw Cowboy Ike Clanton Cowboy Tom McLaury

Shoot out at the OK Corral October 26, 1881 Earps and Holliday killed three of the Cowboys. In the next five months, Virgil was ambushed and maimed, and Morgan was assassinated. Pursuing a vendetta, Wyatt, his brother Warren, Holliday, and others formed a federal posse that killed three of the Cowboys they thought responsible Virgil Earp http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOIKcDygJaI

Bat Masterson Born November 26, 1853 Henriville, Montérégie, Quebec, Canada East Died October 25, 1921 (aged 67) New York City, New York, USA Resting place Woodlawn Cemetery in The Bronx, New York Occupation Gambler United States Army Scout buffalo hunter Lawman (Sheriff and U.S. Marshal) Journalist He served as a sheriff's deputy alongside Wyatt Earp, and within a few months he was elected county sheriff of Ford County, Kansas. As sheriff, Bat won plaudits for capturing four members of the Mike Roark gang, who had unsuccessfully held up a train at nearby Kinsley, Kansas. He also led the posse that captured Jim "Spike" Kenedy, a 23-year-old cattleman who had inadvertently killed an entertainer named Dora Hand in Dodge City; with a shot through the shoulder Masterson eventually brought Kenedy down. Wyatt Earp invited Masterson to Tombstone, Arizona Territory, in February 1881

Deputies Bat Masterson (standing) and Wyatt Earp in Dodge City, 1876 Deputies Bat Masterson (standing) and Wyatt Earp in Dodge City, 1876. The scroll on Earp's chest is a cloth pin-on badge

Dalton Gang Founded March 21, 1890 Founding location Pawhuska, Indian Territory Membership 8 Criminal activities Bank and train robberies not all of the gang members came from the Dalton family, and not all of the Dalton brothers were in the gang In Coffeyville, Kansas -1892, two of the brothers and two other gang members were killed; Emmett survived to be tried and convicted Dalton gang following the 1892 Coffeyville, Kansas raid. Left to right: Bill Power; Bob Dalton; Grat Dalton, Dick Broadwell

Frank Dalton Grat Dalton Emmett Dalton's booking photo Grave of Dalton gang in Coffeyville, Kansas

Texas Rangers The Texas Rangers were unofficially created by Stephen F. Austin in a call-to-arms written in 1823 and were first headed by Captain Morris The Rangers are the oldest state law enforcement body in the United States Texas Rangers gathered at El Paso to stop the illegal Maher–Fitzsimmons fight, 1896

Henry Plumber and the Innocents Born Addison, Maine Died January 10, 1864 Bannack, Montana Occupation Criminal, Sheriff Known for Leader of "Road Agent" gang, the "Innocents"

Vigilantes a civilian who undertakes law enforcement with or without legal authority Began in the west in California in the 1850s Started in Montana/Idaho Territory in 1863 1870 vigilante execution of Arthur Compton and Joseph Wilson in Helena, Montana

3-7-77 infamous symbol of the Montana Vigilantes in Virginia City, Montana. People who had the mysterious set of numbers '3-7-77' painted on their tent or cabin knew that they had better leave the area or be on the receiving end of vigilante justice To this day the numbers appear on the shoulder patch of the Montana Highway Patrol

The oldest interpretation is that it meant that the criminal had 3 hours 7 minutes and 77 seconds to leave town. Another common interpretation is that the numbers represent the dimensions of a grave, 3 feet by 7 feet by 77 inches. The sum of the number 3+7+7+7 total 24, representing the criminal had 24 hours to leave town. That it was borrowed from California or Colorado vigilance organizations where member number #3 and #77 were authorized to carry out executions. Frederick Allen, in his book A Decent Orderly Lynching, claims the number means one had to buy a $3 ticket on the next 7:00 a.m. Stagecoach to take the 77-mile trip from Helena to Butte. May have something to do with the date March 7th, 1877; the numbers were first used in that decade and first appeared in print later in that decade of the 19th century http://vimeo.com/110725618