On one occasion, Bill rode his horse from a main trail to the Little Piney River and back several times. Dan Wallace, aka: Texas Dan Texas outlaw Wallace was captured after robbing and killing a rancher near San Antonio in the late 1880s. More soldiers, scouts and spies were set afield looking for bushwhackers. Thomas Willis (18? Gilbert Webb Arrested for complicity in the robbery of an Army paymaster at Fort Thomas, Arizona on May 11, 1889. After the war, rewards were posted for Anthony, Dick, Jim and Bill. It was found by soldiers. From February to May 1880, Anderson stole horses from the Mescalero Apache reservation as well as cattle from ranchers on the Colorado River to whom they sold for $10 a head to White Oaks businessman Thomas Cooper. The only way socialism has any chance in America is for the education system to push it in schools. Spillman and B.F. Jermagin. Charles Allen An outlaw, Allen robbed and killed a group of people in Virginia City, Montana, and was hanged by vigilantes. Wyatt rated it really liked it Jan 12, 2021. However, he escaped in 1884, and reverting to his real name, David L. Anderson, he returned to Texas, where he began ranching, married, and started a family in Sanderson. Reymundo Aguilar A outlaw who fought and died in the Horrell War of Lincoln County, New Mexico, in 1874. 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 "real Josey Wales" was a Confederate guerilla fighter, a "bushwacker," an associate of Quantrill's raiders, deadly shot, and killer of many. In March, 1865 Dave Poole, Arch Clement, Jim Anderson and 144 other Quantrill Rangers moved to Sherman, Texas. They ended up in a running gunfight with soldiers. On another occasion, Bill was working with Bushwhacker Tom Brown. Richard West, aka: Little Dick (1860-1898) Richard Little Dick West was an outlaw who rode withBill Doolin and the Oklahombresin Oklahoma. Tom slowed down and killed several, but his horse took too many bullets and Tom was killed. Her father and mother had died, and the Wilsons could not afford to go anywhere except to the homes of various friends which they did for the following two years. Bill Wilson robbed and burned many wagon trains by charging in. See the video clip below of one of the movie's most iconic scenes: SPOILER ALERT: The last scene of The Outlaw Josey Wales, has a sweet resonance and resolution, and a little inside joke for history lovers. The first victims were the four Union soldiers who had raided his farm. The story of Bill Wilson has been told throughout the Ozark Mountains since he began his bloody career in 1861 to the present day. Fred lost and got 20 years in San Quentin. [4], Years after the execution, Longley's father, Campbell, came forward in a press release stating that his son had not been executed, and the death had been faked. Archie Wolfe An outlaw in the Cherokee Nation of Indian Territory, Wolfe was a friend of ned Christie. Also, there are no known pictures of Simp Dixon. They decided to rob him and ambushed him north of the small frontier town of Van Alstyne, shot him many times to ensure he was dead, robbed him and buried him in a shallow grave. 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. Both their horses were killed during the chase; however, they could both escape on foot. The 12-count indictmentwhich was returned on June 10, 2010 . That was the end of Bills neutrality.. William Walker (18? He ended up walking free. 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. He was released on January 11, 1900, along with Matt Warner. ?-1885) An outlaw and murderer, Apodaca was convicted of murdering the Nesmith family in White Sands, New Mexico. George Ashby A horse thief that operated in Texas and Montana, Ashby killed a sheriff near the Powder River in Montana. Although given sole responsibility for the murder, Longley later claimed that he was not the only one shooting. On the second day of the trip, November 2, 1889, all but two prisoners were set out to walk up a steep ascent. There is usually a grain of truth to most legends and so it is with Josey Wales. Lay was the last man known to have been killed by Longley. Remember, the father of their modern education Elite beliefs is John Dewey. David Atkins (18? Some outlaws migrated to the frontier to escape prosecution for crimes elsewhere. Hart was not killed, but did lose his left arm to a shotgun blast. Ceberiano Aguilar An outlaw who fought and died in the Horrell War of Lincoln County, New Mexico, in 1874. and New Mexico, he was captured in 1881 by Sheriff Matt Kyle and sent to prison. He rode to Texas with as many as 150 other Quantrill Raiders to hide out. House Bill 23-1202 passed its first committee hearing Wednesday on an 8-3 vote after hours of testimony and now heads to a vote of the entire chamber. After these men were caught, they confessed and were tried and convicted. So ends the Great Bushwhacker Bill Wilson. They just couldnt catch Bill Wilson. The four were hanged in an abandoned barn behind the jail. Dixon went south tracking Lewis Peacock, Bob Lees nemesis, and was killed near Fort Parker. 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). However, the outlaw was able to cut himself down from the hangmans noose and escape. When he grew up, he worked as a cowboy before moving to White Oaks, New Mexico, and buying a livery stable in 1880. Top 3 Results for Bill Outlaw. Forrest Carter, born Asa Earl Carter, was a KuKluxKlan leader. He was sentenced to two years hard labor, strapped to a ball and chain, and imprisoned at Camp Stambaugh. Soon all of the soldiers dreaded going after Mr. Wilson. Longley's lies appear to have been motivated partly by his desire to rival John Wesley Hardin's reputation as a killer. Some were simply men who took advantage of the wildness and lawlessness of the frontier to enrich themselves at the expense of others. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml. This is the only known case in Longley's career where one of his victims returned fire. grandfather, a man named Walesthe very name of his outlaw hero! 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. Bill was one of the last holdouts who used the old style bodies. When the federal military reward was not forthcoming from state officials, however, Finney released Longley, possibly in exchange for a bribe from Longley's uncle, Alexander "Pres" Preston Longley, of California. Wilson was probably one of this group. 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. 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. He was the last man hanged at Fort Smith, Arkansas on July 30, 1896. Bill Wilson was probably living around Sherman, Texas after the war. Senate Bill 5453 would outlaw female genital mutilation, or FGM, the cutting or removal of female genitalia for non-medical reasons. 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. Written by Ronnie Atnip and published by NTXE-News ~ August 9, 2011. ?-1964) An outlaw and member of the Black Jack Ketchum gang, Atkins robbed trains throughout New Mexico, West Texas, and Arizona. Jack Womankiller Outlaw in the Cherokee Nation of Indian Territory, Womankiller was convicted of killing a settler. Thompson and Blackmore over took him one mile north of Van Alstyne where now Highway 5 crosses a branch of Prong Creek. He was later the sheriff of Terrell County, New Mexico. 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. Note: One datum in support of this conclusion was that the grave contained a Catholic medallion (The Miraculous Medal, an image of the Blessed Virgin Mary) that Longley was reportedly wearing on the day he was hanged. Out on bail, he escaped and would not be recaptured until 1911. 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. He rode with both Quantrill and General Joe Shelby. Red River Tom Whealington A New Mexico outlaw, Whealington was shot and killed with Dick Rogers while attempting to break a friend out of jail in Springer, New Mexico on March 13, 1885. Encyclopedia of American Crime, Facts On File Inc., New York, 1982. Box 579 Then one of his descendants, George Clinton Arthur, wrote a biography about Wilson in 1938: Bushwacker: Missouris Most Infamous Desperado., It would be another 30 years before another book would be written about Bill Wilson and this one would lead to the famous movie. 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. The number of Union soldiers Wilson killed is unknownaccording to the legend, possibly dozens. All five pulled their revolvers and Bill killed the other four. Bills prosperous farmer father had made pains to remain neutral in the violently split border state of Missouri. [6] There is no contemporaneous evidence to back claims that Longley murdered a black militiaman in Old Evergreen in 1866 for insulting his father, or that he shot eight black people in Lexington in 1867 to avenge the loss of a horse racing bet. In the summer of 1861, some horses were stolen from the U.S. Government by a guerilla gang. Joe Asque (18??-1877?) After robbing a stage near Globe, Arizona, on August 10, 1883, he was pursued and killed in a gunfight. Bill was accused of the deed. Em seus ltimos anos, ele tambm serviu como policial e inspetor da alfndega . This was not uncommon in the mountains at that time. After questioning Anthonys father and four brothers, and not learning anything, all five were shot in front of Anthonys mother. We make every attempt to respect the rights of others. He hid in the trees by the trail leading back to the Union headquarters at Rolla, Missouri, and waited for the soldiers. His father, Sol Wilson, was a very well-to-do farmer who owned several slaves, but freed them before the Civil War. In 1972, he wrote The Rebel Outlaw: Josey Wales. Carter sent the book to Clint Eastwoods office as an unsolicited submission. The two desperadoes were later caught, confessed and were hanged in Sherman on March 26, 1869. Alamosa Bill An outlaw allegedly involved with Billy the Kid sometimes, who was killed in El Paso, Texas, in April 1888. He knew that they had to come back the same route to get to their headquarters at Rolla, Missouri.