Bushwhacker Jim Deem and his father were killed by soldiers. 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. All five pulled their revolvers and Bill killed the other four. Longley then fled northward, accompanied by his brother, James Stockton Longley, who was later tried and acquitted of Anderson's murder. 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. 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. 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. In the process, he became a wanted outlaw. Bill Wilson was born around 1830 in Phelps County, Missouri. He was hanged in May 1889 at Ozark, Missouri. Wilson.. Copyright Kettle Moraine, Ltd. 2017 2022. He was killed by a posse led by Juan Patron near Fort Sumner, New Mexico Territory on October 10, 1878. He was constantly in pistol practice and most of it from the back of a horse. This happened five miles south of Bonham, Texas. Grant Wheeler (18? Wa-Har-Key Son A Choctaw Indian, he was wanted for the double murder of Mr. Marriot and his wife. The original work on this site is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 US License. [3] The character Fletcher is loosely based on Capt. Warned that the suspect was armed, the sheriff knew the man and did not consider him a threat. He is considered to have been one of the deadliest gunfighters in the Old West. The number of Union soldiers Wilson killed is unknownaccording to the legend, possibly dozens. He was an uncle of President Harry Truman and had met Quantrill while a wagon master on the Santa Fe Trail. Bill Wilson lived near Sherman, Texas, and married an Indian woman named Mary Ann Noaks in April, 1865. 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. 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. Frank Wheeler A member of Selmans Scouts following the turmoil of the Lincoln County War in New Mexico. His marksmanship skills were noticed, and he was assigned to the regular hunting parties regularly leaving the post. ?-1896) On May 15, 1895, Wilson killed his traveling companion, Zachariah W. Thatch, with an ax. Bill would not take the oath, but did make many trips back to Missouri visiting his family. [11] In 1958, Steve McQueen played Longley in Season 2, Episode 23 of Tales of Wells Fargo. Library of Congress Card Number: 78-56979, This page was last edited on 20 May 2022, at 05:24. Pursued by lawmen in Oklahoma, he was wounded at the time of his capture on August 4, 1895. In 1958, he quit the Klan group he had founded after shooting two members over finances. Bill Wilson was probably living around Sherman, Texas after the war. The movie portrays Native Americans and especially an old Cherokee man as very sympathetically and fellow renegades and free spirits, like Wales. He only found out that Jim Jamison guided Quantrill while the Rangers were in Missouri. And, in another strange twist of fate, despite the, 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.. Due to his love for turkey hunting, they slipped as close to the Bushwhackers camp as they dared and started making turkey sounds. In 1972, he wrote The Rebel Outlaw: Josey Wales.. During the winter and when not active in Missouri, they were in North Texas. He hired a shrewd lawyer and though found guilty, was one few spared from the hanging gallows at Fort Smith, Arkansas. Bill was one of the last holdouts who used the old style bodies. Death by hanging. William Walker (18? Was he exhumed and buried in a cemetery or left by the road covered with a little dirt and brush? Outlaw Billy Wilson, Arkansas Dave Anderson, or Buffalo Billy according to History, grew up 80 miles from Corry, PA in Trumbull County, Ohio. Like the books protagonist, the author of the book had his own notorious personal history. The story of Bill Wilson has been told throughout the Ozark Mountains since he began his bloody career in 1861 to the present day. John Watts A cattle rustler who was killed by the militia in New Mexico in March 1883. When the War ended, there was a $300 bounty on him, an immense amount at that time. Longley's account of this murder differs from that of his later killings, where he was more inclined to brag about shooting men than to try to divert blame to others. In mid-December 1868, three former slaves named Green Evans, Pryer Evans, and the third known only as Ned, rode through Evergreen, intending evidently to visit friends farther south. After questioning Anthonys father and four brothers, and not learning anything, all five were shot in front of Anthonys mother. He was returned to Texas, tried in the Lee County Court, and sentenced to hang for the murder of Wilson Anderson. Wyatt rated it really liked it Jan 12, 2021. Aaron Wilson (18? 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. 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]. Thinking it was a turkey answering them, the soldiers were drawn in. Thomas Willis (18? He sold a wagon load of apples in McKinney, Texas and was paid in greenbacks. The writings and movie about Josey Wales are based on the real bushwhacker, Bill Wilson. Bushwhacker Jim Deem and his father were killed by soldiers. One story ways that after the sentencing, he asked the judge to play a game of seven-up with him, double or nothing. 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. Longley and his friends went through the dead man's pockets, as Pryer Evans and Ned rode away. Jack Womankiller Outlaw in the Cherokee Nation of Indian Territory, Womankiller was convicted of killing a settler. When the War ended, there was a $300 bounty on him, an immense amount at that time. Ginger marked it as to-read Jan 25, 2022. new topic. Here is the quote of the day. Bushwhacker Bill found out from a neighbor, Mary A. Arthur, that four Union soldiers had been by her place looking for him. P.O. This surprised attack was all the edge he needed. 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. He was questioned, but maintained his innocence. Soon all of the soldiers dreaded going after Mr. Wilson. 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. Senate Bill 5453 would outlaw female genital mutilation, or FGM, the cutting or removal of female genitalia for non-medical reasons. Bodies started turning up everywhere. He wrote Wallaces infamous pro-segregation 1963 line: "Segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever." 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. Forrest Carter, born Asa Earl Carter, was a KuKluxKlan leader. He was held for four months and then released to return to his unit. He was later the sheriff of Terrell County, New Mexico. His wife did re-marry, but soon moved back to the home that Bill bought just before going to Texas. Jermin Aguirre (18? Dewey was a communist, failed teacher who pushed what are now clearly failed education theories. But Bills grave was never found. 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. Convicted of murder, it is incredible that he only received five years in prison. Sol remained neutral and advised his children to do the same. They vouch for Josey, saying he is a local. Easy answer. It was found by soldiers. Sol remained neutral and advised his children to do the same. Leonard Alverson A thief and smuggler, Alverson was accused, with two other men, of robbing a post office at Steins Pass, New Mexico, on December 9, 1897. The story does not end there. He and several others, including the Apache Kid, were to be transported by stagecoach from Globe to Casa Grande before being put on a train to Yuma. After the war, there was a $300 bounty on bushwhackers. Longley's lies appear to have been motivated partly by his desire to rival John Wesley Hardin's reputation as a killer. Later, Carter ran unsuccessfully for lieutenant. 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. Then he became a speechwriter for George Wallace. In the summer of 1861, some horses were stolen from the U.S. Government by a guerilla gang. On another occasion, Bill was working with Bushwhacker Tom Brown. Nicholas Aragon An outlaw who sometimes rode with Billy the Kid, Aragon was a cattle rustler and murderer. He again led away government horses. Wilfred Webb Arrested for complicity in the robbery of an Army paymaster at Fort Thomas, Arizona on May 11, 1889. "Presenting a bill that would disenfranchise 5 million voters is both unconstitutional and unserious. Fred Amos An outlaw and highwayman in California in the late 1860s, Amos was captured and sentenced to ten years in prison for a holdup. Later the suspect was shot and killed by a deputy when he stepped outside the building. Em seus ltimos anos, ele tambm serviu como policial e inspetor da alfndega . All the Rangers frequented his place while in Sherman. He was six feet (183cm) tall with a thin build, jet black hair, and was just reaching adulthood when the American Civil War ended in 1865. Billy Hathorn, "Roy Bean, Temple Houston, Bill Longley, Ranald Mackenzie, Buffalo Bill, Jr., and the Texas Rangers: Depictions of West Texans in Series Television, 1955 to 1967", "Boastful Bill Longley: Cold-blooded Texas Killer", "Wild Bill Longley - A Dangerous Man in Dangerous Times", "Bill Longley, his hangings, his grave and Giddings Cemetery", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bill_Longley_(gunfighter)&oldid=1108903573, 19th-century executions of American people, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, Bartholomew, Ed Ellsworth. Some were simply men who took advantage of the wildness and lawlessness of the frontier to enrich themselves at the expense of others. Bill did stop in 1934, but it was not due to the efforts of his wife. Also, there are no known pictures of Simp Dixon. Lawrence was wrong and Wilson was hanged twice on December 10, 1875. Maximo Apodaca (18? 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. He was released on January 11, 1900, along with Matt Warner. Jacob Ogles, Gray Rohrer, Jesse Scheckner, Christine Sexton, Andrew Wilson, Wes Wolfe . He watched and when one started lighting his pipe, Bill decided that this distraction was all the edge he needed. William Wilson (British Columbia politician), William Wilson (New Brunswick politician), William Wilson (footballer, born November 1915), Billy Wilson (Australian rules footballer), https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=William_Wilson&oldid=1139117879, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, Bill Wilson, mayor of Santa Clara, California, founder of the, Bill Wilson, founder of US firearms manufacturer, William E. Wilson, British railway civil engineer, first employer of, "William Wilson", a song from The Smithereens' 1989 album, Agent Bill Wilson, also known as CIA, a character in, This page was last edited on 13 February 2023, at 13:06. He was released in 1890. Wilson was probably one of this group. His descendents would like to know. His nimble fingers were not only quick on the fiddle, however. He was hanged at Fort Smith, Arkansas on October 12, 1875. But his family. 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. Born in Trumbull County, Ohio, on November 23, 1860, David Lawrence Anderson moved with his family to southern Texas in the early 1870s. At 62 tall and 185 pounds with black curly hair and bright blue eyes, Bill was a very striking man. Mrs. Deem identified them and Bill removed them from her property, leading away four government horses. 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. Following that, he returned to live with his father's family in Bell County, Texas. ?-1875) A member of the Mes Gang, which competed with the John Kinney Gang in New Mexico. His daring deeds are still considered miracles due to his never being wounded once. He grew into a very tall, dark and handsome man62, with jet black curly hair and sparkling crystal blue eyes. The number of Union soldiers Wilson killed is unknownaccording to the legend, possibly dozens. Burton Alvord (1866-1910) An Arizona lawman who turned outlaw in the 1890s when he began to drink too much. The only way socialism has any chance in America is for the education system to push it in schools. Deputy sheriff Jimmy Carlyle was killed during the shootout, and their pursuers burned the hideout in frustration following their escape. 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. Sometimes Bill Wilson rode with Bushwhackers Dick Kitchen, Anthony Wright and Jim Jamison. When the soldiers arrived, they asked him if he had seen Bill Wilson. He was hanged at Fort Smith on July 11, 1884. We believe this constitutes a fair use of any such copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the US Copyright Law. Actually, Simp wasnt killed until one year after both Bob Lee and Bill Wilson were killed. Killing Yankees had a side benefit: Bill confiscated their Army mounts and supplied the Quantrill Raiders with mounts for their many raids. The story of Bill Wilson has been told throughout the Ozark Mountains since he began his bloody career in 1861 to the present day. 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. Bloody Bill Longley, Henington Publishing Company, 1996. At a Union soldiers reunion, several years after the war, a favorite story was that of three soldiers trying to trap Bill. Dick Kitchen moved to Evening Shade, Arkansas and ran a harness shop. Even when alone, Bill Wilson claimed to have three friends with him, his best horse and two six shooters. On June 22, 1870, Longley enlisted for a five-year commitment in the army, joining Company B of the U.S. 2nd Cavalry Regiment. Robbing stages between. Bushwhacker Bill found out from a neighbor, Mary A. Arthur, that four Union soldiers had been by her place looking for him. Bill Wilson went to Texas and his wife received a letter stating that he was killed for his wealth. On June 13, 1876, Longley rode out to his landlord's farm, found him milking a cow, and murdered him with a shotgun. 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. David L. Anderson, aka William Billy Wilson, Buffalo Bill (1862-1918) Most commonly known as Billy Wilson, he was a member of Billy the Kids Gang of rustlers. The two desperadoes were later caught, confessed and were hanged in Sherman on March 26, 1869. Billy Wilson (Gechteter) - Billy Wilson (outlaw) David Lawrence Anderson (1862 - 4. Pete Whitehead An Oklahoma murderer, Whitehead killed Jack Bullard and a deputy in Roger Mills County, Oklahoma. ?-1885) Cherokee Indians, Arcine and William Parchmeal killed a traveler named Henry Feigel as he was making his way through Indian Territory in 1872. He only found out that Jim Jamison guided Quantrill while the Rangers were in Missouri. 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. Richard West, aka: Little Dick (1860-1898) Richard Little Dick West was an outlaw who rode withBill Doolin and the Oklahombresin Oklahoma. This page was last edited on 6 September 2022, at 22:00. On October 11, 1878, Longley was executed by hanging in Giddings, Texas, only a few miles from his childhood home of Evergreen. Billy Wilson, Outlaw, and Lawman 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 rushed them, killing all three. One of them was James Butler Hickok (Wild Bill). 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. 2. Jim Jamison was pardoned by Governor Crittenden and became a peace officer in Kansas and finally a Texas Ranger. Maybe no five pistoleers alive that could kill him, but two ex-comrades in arms did get the drop on him. 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. ~ Quotable ~ He was to receive ten dollars and two quarts of whiskey for the crime. When they approached, he stepped onto the road, stopped them, drew both revolvers and killed all four of them. Tom slowed down and killed several, but his horse took too many bullets and Tom was killed. "Female genital mutilation is an extreme form of gender-based violence that is unfortunately still practiced in our state," said bill sponsor Sen. Karen Keiser, D-Des Moines, in a news release. Was he exhumed and buried in a cemetery or left by the road covered with a little dirt and brush? He hid and watched the trail. 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. 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 Soon all of the soldiers dreaded going after Mr. Wilson. Robbing stages betweenColoradoand New Mexico, he was captured in 1881 by Sheriff Matt Kyle and sent to prison. Numerous myths and legends have grown up about Longley that cannot be verified by any contemporary source. The 12-count indictmentwhich was returned on June 10, 2010 . Bill Wilson went to Texas and his wife received a letter stating that he was killed for his wealth. Bill Warderman Member of the Black Jack Ketchum Gang. Bodies started turning up everywhere. Lawmen [ edit] He was sentenced to two years hard labor, strapped to a ball and chain, and imprisoned at Camp Stambaugh. Fleeing again, Longley went to east Texas and became a sharecropper for a preacher, William R. Lay. Fred lost and got 20 years in San Quentin. The one big surprise came towards the end of the movie when "Jim Crow" Chiles told the two police officers who were on the great outlaw roundup, that Josie's name was "Mr. Wilson." THE END Bill Wilson was probably living around Sherman, Texas after the war. Here is the quote of the day. 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