Bill moved his family into a one room cabin on his mothers farm and started on his quest. Bill Wilson became, The Bushwhacker.. [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. He sold a wagon load of apples in McKinney, Texas and was paid in greenbacks. Library of Congress Card Number: 78-56979, This page was last edited on 20 May 2022, at 05:24. From February to May 1880, Anderson stole horses from the Mescalero Apache reservation and cattle from ranchers on the Colorado River, to whom they sold for $10 a head. On another occasion, Bill was working with Bushwhacker Tom Brown. Captain Dave Poole stayed in Sherman and became a successful rancher, spending a lot of his time brokering pardons for many of the Rangers. He was born William "Bill" Wilson (pictured below) in the Ozarks Mountains of Missouri of a well-to-do family. U.S. Attorney's Office June 15, 2010. There is usually a grain of truth to most legends and so it is with Josey Wales. Bill Wilson was immediately regarded as a suspect. He watched and when one started lighting his pipe, Bill decided that this distraction was all the edge he needed. John Watts A cattle rustler who was killed by the militia in New Mexico in March 1883. The motive was theft. When they approached, he stepped onto the road, stopped them, drew both revolvers and killed all four of them. 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. After the war, there was a $300 bounty on bushwhackers. ?-1875) A member of the Mes Gang, which competed with the John Kinney Gang in New Mexico. At the time of this writing, Ronnie Atnip was a twenty year member of the Fannin County Historical Commission, a hobby historian and member of the Bob Lee Camp of the Sons of Confederate Veterans in Bonham, Texas. In the movie, Josie Wales, Josie arrives in Texas, goes into a store, is shown a death picture of Simp Dixon and is told that Bob Lee is still fighting in Fannin County. Anthony Wright was the son of former Presiding Justice Lewis F. Wright. Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 US License, Growing Pains of the Republic (1801 1856), Depression, New Deal and Beyond (1932 1945), Beyond Victory and Toward a New Frontier (1946 1962), The Decline and Fall of the American Empire (1963 to). Longley beat up his rival, was subsequently jailed, and escaped. 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. He was captured in Chicago, Illinois. 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. James Wheeler New Mexico outlaw Wheeler shot and killed Adolph Davidson in Chance City, New Mexico in April 1886. 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. 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. The only way socialism has any chance in America is for the education system to push it in schools. Two years later, he was arrested in Montana for a Texas murder and was extradited. The Adventures of Bill Longley, Galveston Daily News, Nacogdoches (Texas), September 16, 1877, Sifakis, Carl. This is the only known case in Longley's career where one of his victims returned fire. He sold his operation within less than a year but was paid in counterfeit bills. The writings and movie about Josey Wales are based on the real bushwhacker, Bill Wilson. 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. Charlie Bowdre. There, he served as a crooked lawman when the Dodge City Gang was in control. They have made attempts to locate his burial site in order to relocate anything found to a family cemetery in Missouri. Aaron Wilson (18? Under sina senare r tjnstgjorde han ocks som brottsbekmpare och amerikansk tullinspektr. Longley next possibly went to Grayson County, Texas, where two of his friends, Jim and Dick Sanders, were in jail. Longley and his friends went through the dead man's pockets, as Pryer Evans and Ned rode away. Thompson and Blackmore over took him one mile north of Van Alstyne where now Highway 5 crosses a branch of Prong Creek. 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. governor of Alabama on a segregationist ticket, but finished fifth of five candidates. He hid and watched the trail. Sometimes Bill Wilson rode with Bushwhackers Dick Kitchen, Anthony Wright and Jim Jamison. Bill Wilson was born around 1830 in Phelps County, Missouri. Thomas Willis (18? It is unknown how many he killed on this raid, but it was said to be his highest number yet. B. Wilmeth. But Bills grave was never found. Encyclopedia of American Crime, Facts On File Inc., New York, 1982. Dave Poole, one of Quantrill's Raiders. After questioning Anthonys father and four brothers, and not learning anything, all five were shot in front of Anthonys mother. "Mr. [emailprotected]. He broke them out, and the trio escaped, disarming deputy Matt Shelton when he tried to arrest them. 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. He was constantly in pistol practice and most of it from the back of a horse. 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. Despite its ignoble origin, the film was a great commercial and artistic success and has become a cult classic. Neither Client Eastwood or his partner knew the authors real identity as a rabid segregationist and would not for some years. His daring deeds are still considered miracles due to his never being wounded once. Nicholas Aragon An outlaw who sometimes rode with Billy the Kid, Aragon was a cattle rustler and murderer. William "Billy" Wilson - See David L. Anderson He was arrested by Heck Thomas and sentenced to life in prison. Duped, he began to pass the money and was arrested and indicted. 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. Maybe no five pistoleers alive that could kill him, but two ex-comrades in arms did get the drop on him. Billy Wilson (kanunsuz) - Billy Wilson (outlaw) David Lawrence Anderson (1862 - 4 Haziran 1918), Lincoln County Sava'ndan sonra Billy the Kid ile birlikte at sren , Billy Wilson takma adyla daha iyi tannan 19. yzyldan kalma bir Amerikan kanun kaayd . He was hanged at Fort Smith on July 11, 1884. 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. Fleeing again, Longley went to east Texas and became a sharecropper for a preacher, William R. Lay. John Alexander (18? He was hanged at Fort Smith, Arkansas on April 23, 1886. He got several soldiers after him on the road, took the trail, and then left it, tricking the soldiers into riding into the quicksand. William Wall An outlaw member of the Wild Bunch, he was captured and sent to prison. There was quicksand between the two trails. 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. Wa-Har-Key Son A Choctaw Indian, he was wanted for the double murder of Mr. Marriot and his wife. Wilson.. Sinker Wilson (18? Matt Warner See Willard Erastus Christianson. All the Rangers frequented his place while in Sherman. Despite its ignoble origin, the film was a great commercial and artistic success and has become a cult classic. Richard West, aka: Little Dick (1860-1898) Richard Little Dick West was an outlaw who rode withBill Doolin and the Oklahombresin Oklahoma. Bill Wilson went to Texas waiting on things to settle down. Some individuals, like Jesse James, became outlaws after serving in the Civil War. We believe this constitutes a fair use of any such copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the US Copyright Law. Some brokered pardons with the U.S. government, but Bill Wilson never did. Later, Carter ran unsuccessfully for lieutenant. Grant Wheeler (18? Carter spent the rest of his life denying his past. On another occasion, Bill was working with Bushwhacker Tom Brown. Killing Yankees had a side benefit: Bill confiscated their Army mounts and supplied the Quantrill Raiders with mounts for their many raids. On August 8, 1875, Aguirre, Jesus Mes, Pas Mes, and Tomas Madril were ambushed and killed by the John Kinney Gang and Jesse Evans near the San Augustin Ranch. They were all natives of the Ozark Mountains in Phelps County, Missouri. Ellen Watson, a/k/a Cattle Kate(1861-1889) An alleged cattle rustler by those involved in the Johnson County War of Wyoming, Watson was actually innocent. His wife did re-marry, but soon moved back to the home that Bill bought just before going to Texas. 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. So ends the Great Bushwhacker Bill Wilson. Then he became a speechwriter for George Wallace. ?-1876) Sinker Wilson murdered a sheep drover named Datus Cowan in 1867. Also, there are no known pictures of Simp Dixon. Forrest Carter, born Asa Earl Carter, was a KuKluxKlan leader. Jacob Ogles, Gray Rohrer, Jesse Scheckner, Christine Sexton, Andrew Wilson, Wes Wolfe . Kinch West Outlaw member of the Tom Story Gang of Oklahoma. Miller, Rick. The story of Bill Wilson has been told throughout the Ozark Mountains since he began his bloody career in 1861 to the present day. The movie, The Outlaw Josie Wales, was released in 1976. Mountain people of the Ozarks maintained a code of mind your own business. They didnt readily take anyone into their confidence. James Wasson (18? 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. 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. He also served as a law enforcement officer and a U.S. customs inspector in his later years. 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. 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. We are making such material available in our efforts to advance understanding of environmental, political, human rights, economic, democracy, scientific, and social justice issues, etc. Captain Dave Poole stayed in Sherman and became a successful rancher, spending a lot of his time brokering pardons for many of the Rangers. Sent to prison, he committed suicide in prison in 1885. Copyright Kettle Moraine, Ltd. 2017 2022. All three men were eventually arrested for the murder of Maes and sentenced to life in prison. Bushwhacker Jim Deem and his father were killed by soldiers. [1] In 1875, he opened a saloon in Dodge City, Kansas, and in 1878, he became the town's deputy sheriff. They ended up in a running gunfight with soldiers. But his family was rousted from their house and their homestead burned to the ground by Union soldiers. They vouch for Josey, saying he is a local. File it under truth is stranger than fiction.. When he grew up, he worked as a cowboy before moving to White Oaks, New Mexico, and buying a livery stable in 1880. 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. Bill Wilson robbed and burned many wagon trains by charging in. William Arnett (18? Sol remained neutral and advised his children to do the same. 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. 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. Longley committed another killing in Uvalde County, Texas in January 1876, when his attempted ambush of fellow outlaw, Lou Shroyer, turned into a gunfight. Dan Wallace, aka: Texas Dan Texas outlaw Wallace was captured after robbing and killing a rancher near San Antonio in the late 1880s. While the movie Josie Wales had minor historical inaccuracies, it had many parallels to the life of the Bushwhacker Bill Wilson. Four days later, on August 25, two men from Elk City, Idaho, also arrived in Goldcreek saying that they had trailed the three men from the Idaho gold camps, where the horses had been stolen. 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. Arizona Jack A gunman and teamster was lynched at Wagon Bed Springs, Kansas Territory, for shooting to death another teamster. Burrell. Dewey was a communist, failed teacher who pushed what are now clearly failed education theories. Only after he was shot and wounded did he finally surrender. 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. Remember, the father of their modern education Elite beliefs is John Dewey. 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. Remember, the father of their modern education Elite beliefs is John Dewey. Bill headed north a short distance and spent the night at the home of J. Bill Wilson became known as "The Great Bushwacker" because he ambushed his many victims. 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. He was to receive ten dollars and two quarts of whiskey for the crime. Bill Wilson was probably living around Sherman, Texas after the war. Written by Ronnie Atnip and published by NTXE-News ~ August 9, 2011. This surprise was their shock and his edge. 2. 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. Dick Kitchen moved to Evening Shade, Arkansas and ran a harness shop. 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. 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. Bill Wilson became, The Bushwhacker.. However, the stagecoach wouldnt make it. True or false, the stories are consistent with Longley's well-established racist character; in his own words he "was taught to believe it was right to kill sassy negroes"[8], Longley's account of killing a trail boss named Rector while en route to Wyoming in 1870 is similarly of unknown veracity.[9]. Thirteen years later, they were finally arrested, convicted, and hanged at Fort Smith, Arkansas, on June 26, 1885. 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. He deserted two weeks later, as he was unable to adapt to the strict lifestyle, but was captured and court-martialed. Tom Welsh A New Mexico outlaw Welsh killed Joe Hickson in Good Hope, New Mexico on October 28, 1884. Ginger marked it as to-read Jan 25, 2022. new topic. He again led away government horses. [1] He received an average education for the time. Everyone believed that this was contrived to allow the Bushwhacker to change his name and avoid bounty hunters. Bodies started turning up everywhere. His daring deeds are still considered miracles due to his never being wounded once. The saloon/bordello/gambling house in the movie would have been that belonging to Jim, Jim Crow Chiles. Carter sent the book to Clint Eastwoods office as an unsolicited submission. At 62 tall and 185 pounds with black curly hair and bright blue eyes, Bill was a very striking man. Charles Allen An outlaw, Allen robbed and killed a group of people in Virginia City, Montana, and was hanged by vigilantes. Archie Wolfe An outlaw in the Cherokee Nation of Indian Territory, Wolfe was a friend of ned Christie. More soldiers, scouts and spies were set afield looking for bushwhackers. Sol remained neutral and advised his children to do the same. 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. High Fives Gang. Sheriff Anderson was well liked by the public, and was buried in Brackettville, Texas, after a very emotional funeral at which many Sanderson citizens were in attendance. Tom slowed down and killed several, but his horse took too many bullets and Tom was killed. 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. Dewey was a communist, failed teacher who pushed what are now clearly failed education theories. Kathy Alexander/Legends of America, updated November 2022. He rushed them, killing all three. In the summer of 1861, some horses were stolen from the U.S. Government by a guerilla gang. 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.
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