After questioning Anthonys father and four brothers, and not learning anything, all five were shot in front of Anthonys mother. Here is the quote of the day. 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. 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. ?-1862) Arnett showed up in Goldcreek, Montana, on August 21, 1862, along with two other men named C.W. Reporting what had happened, Avott was pardoned by Governor Lewis Wolfley and did no time in prison. Charlie Bowdre. 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. Captain Dave Poole stayed in Sherman and became a successful rancher, spending a lot of his time brokering pardons for many of the Rangers. 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. If you feel that something here has infringed your work please let us know and we will correct it immediately. 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]. Many soldiers and horses were drowned that day. At 1:00 pm Bill reported "a feeling of peace." At 2:31 p.m. he was even happier. He shaved his long beard to change his appearance. Ronnie Atnip is 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. 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. Longley left Texas and moved north to avoid the authorities and by May 1870, he had joined a gold-hunting party in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Both their horses were killed during the chase however they were both able to escape on foot. One story ways that after the sentencing, he asked the judge to play a game of seven-up with him, double or nothing. He was shot and killed by Sam Perry in Hillsboro, New Mexico Territory on July 16, 1879. Bills prosperous farmer father had made pains to remain neutral in the violently split border state of Missouri. Wilson was probably one of this group. The saloon/bordello/gambling house in the movie would have been that belonging to Jim, Jim Crow Chiles. Thompson and Blackmore over took him one mile north of Van Alstyne where now Highway 5 crosses a branch of Prong Creek. Early Years [ edit] He was constantly in pistol practice and most of it from the back of a horse. 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]. David Arguello Convicted of murdering Colorado peace officer Francisco Garcia on October 19, 1905, Arguello was legally hanged in Raton, New Mexico, on May 25, 1906. The military acted in all capacities, including law enforcement, which caused considerable resentment throughout the state. When outlaw cattle rustler was captured near Hillsboro, New Mexico, he was lynched around 1877. Bill caught on and slipped up hill in order to change locations. This happened five miles south of Bonham, Texas. [emailprotected]. He is remembered for his superior skill with revolvers and clever tactics in surprising his enemies. Jacob Ogles, Gray Rohrer, Jesse Scheckner, Christine Sexton, Andrew Wilson, Wes Wolfe . In 1939 a book, Bushwhacker - A True History of Bill Wilson, Missouris Greatest Desperado was written by a descendent of friends and neighbors of the famous bushwhacker. In 1958, he quit the Klan group he had founded after shooting two members over finances. 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. Actually, Simp wasnt killed until one year after both Bob Lee and Bill Wilson were killed. In 1958, he quit the Klan group he had founded after shooting two members over finances. Bushwhacker Bill found out from a neighbor, Mary A. Arthur, that four Union soldiers had been by her place looking for him. The number of Union soldiers Wilson killed is unknownaccording to the legend, possibly dozens. His daring deeds are still considered miracles due to his never being wounded once. Bill was accused of the deed. FAIR USE NOTICE: This site contains copyrighted material the use of which has not always been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. Bill Wilson, founder of US firearms manufacturer Wilson Combat; Law and crime. Jim Jamison was pardoned by Governor Crittenden and became a peace officer in Kansas and finally a Texas Ranger. Senate Bill 5453 would outlaw female genital mutilation, or FGM, the cutting or removal of female genitalia for non-medical reasons. Jack Womankiller Outlaw in the Cherokee Nation of Indian Territory, Womankiller was convicted of killing a settler. He again led away government horses. He was arrested, convicted and sentenced that year, but escaped jail and remained at large for nine years until captured early in 1876. He was an uncle of President Harry Truman and had met Quantrill while a wagon master on the Santa Fe Trail. 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. The Kid was lynched at Bassett, Nebraska in February 1884. Anthony hid food stuffs taken in a train robbery under his fathers house. He died in 1964, having spent his last 32 years in a mental institution. Bill Longley was allegedly hanged for the first time when he was caught traveling with a horse or cattle thief. The gold mining party travelled into the Black Hills of South Dakota, but a treaty with the Sioux prohibited mining, and the party disbanded when intercepted by a U.S. cavalry unit. He wrote Wallaces infamous pro-segregation 1963 line: "Segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever." 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. The writings and movie about Josey Wales are based on the real bushwhacker, Bill Wilson. Longley is a major character in The Pistoleer, a novel by James Carlos Blake (Berkley Books, NY, 1995). He also served as a law enforcement officer and a U.S. customs inspector in his later years. Henry Antrim See William Bonney, aka Billy the Kid. They were quick on the trigger as well. Bill Wilson maintained a neutral stance until his wife and children were brutalized by renegade Union soldiers on his farm on Corn Creek near Edgar Springs, Missouri. 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. 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. Approximately one year later, deputy Matt Shelton confirmed the encounter. He is a true folk hero. 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. Bill Applegate Applegate led a gang of rustlers in New Mexico during the 1870s. At 62 tall and 185 pounds with black curly hair and bright blue eyes, Bill was a very striking man. Juan Alvarid A vicious Mexican outlaw, Juan was lynched in Socorro, New Mexico, on August 16, 1882, for raping an 8-year-old girl. 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. Because of his fun loving personality and skill at playing the violin, he was always in demand for weddings and parties. But his family was rousted from their house and their homestead burned to the ground by Union soldiers. At a Union soldiers reunion, several years after the war, a favorite story was that of three soldiers trying to trap Bill. 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. 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. In June 2001, it was officially reported that the remains from the grave site were indeed those of Bill Longley.[5]. Bushwhacker Jim Deem and his father were killed by soldiers. Two years later, he was arrested in Montana for a Texas murder and was extradited. There they shot him several times, robbed him, and buried him in a shallow grave. Frank Wheeler A member of Selmans Scouts following the turmoil of the Lincoln County War in New Mexico. [10] However, he used a shotgun to kill both Wilson Anderson and William Lay, his only murders for which his weapon is definitely known. 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. Born in Trumbull County, Ohio, on November 23, 1860, David Lawrence Anderson moved with his family to southern Texas in the early 1870s. After the war, there was a $300 bounty on bushwhackers. Charles Allen, aka Big Time Charlie After the turn of the century, Big Time Charlie ran one of the most illicit prostitution rings in Denver, Colorado. After he killed Almarine Watkins in Oklahoma, he was finally captured. He is buried close to Cynthia Ann Parker, Quanah Parkers mother, and her family. 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. 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. His name, they say: Mr. "Mr. All the Rangers frequented his place while in Sherman. Sometimes Bill Wilson rode with Bushwhackers Dick Kitchen, Anthony Wright and Jim Jamison. Bill was never without at least two forty-four caliber six shooters. After the war, rewards were posted for Anthony, Dick, Jim and Bill. He rode to Texas with as many as 150 other Quantrill Raiders to hide out. B. Wilmeth. He started calling. His father, Sol Wilson, was a very well-to-do farmer who owned several slaves, but freed them before the Civil War. 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. Longley shot at him several times, killing him. They vouch for Josey, saying he is a local. Eastern District of Virginia (703) 299-3700. 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. Warned that the suspect was armed, the sheriff knew the man and did not consider him a threat. William Wall An outlaw member of the Wild Bunch, he was captured and sent to prison. 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. Some were simply men who took advantage of the wildness and lawlessness of the frontier to enrich themselves at the expense of others. He is buried close to Cynthia Ann Parker, Quanah Parkers mother, and her family. They just couldnt catch Bill Wilson. 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. Eastwoods partner read it and suggested buying the rights. Bill would not take the oath, but did make many trips back to Missouri visiting his family. 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. He was an uncle of President Harry Truman and had met Quantrill while a wagon master on the Santa Fe Trail. One of the shots nicked the rope that was strangling Bill, and it ultimately snapped, saving the dying outlaw. While the movie Josie Wales had minor historical inaccuracies, it had many parallels to the life of the Bushwhacker Bill Wilson. In 1939 a book, Bushwhacker A True History of Bill Wilson, Missouris Greatest Desperado was written by a descendent of friends and neighbors of the famous bushwhacker. Spillman and B.F. Jermagin. James Wheeler New Mexico outlaw Wheeler shot and killed Adolph Davidson in Chance City, New Mexico in April 1886. Stability eluded him again, however, when he became a rival, with Lay's nephew, for the affections of a young woman. He was convicted of murder in May 1882 and received a life sentence. His unit was stationed at Camp Stambaugh. Killing Yankees had a side benefit: Bill confiscated their Army mounts and supplied the Quantrill Raiders with mounts for their many raids. Starting a ranch in Uvalde County, Texas, he eventually married and had two children. 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). Top 3 Results for Bill Outlaw. 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. 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. 1. Bill moved his family into a one room cabin on his mothers farm and started on his quest. They were all innocent. Bill Wilson was immediately regarded as a suspect. Jermin Aguirre (18? Some of these stories are probably false, while others could be true but lack any contemporary corroborating evidence. Neither Client Eastwood or his partner knew the authors real identity as a rabid segregationist and would not for some years. ?-1895) A train robber in Arizona, Wheeler was pursued by ex-Tombstone lawman and railroad detective, Billy Breakenridge into Colorado. 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. Anthony hid food stuffs taken in a train robbery under his fathers house. Longley claimed to have killed thirty-two people, mostly of African American heritage. Bill was one of the last holdouts who used the old style bodies. The only way socialism has any chance in America is for the education system to push it in schools. Outlaw Billy Wilson, Arkansas Dave Anderson, or Buffalo Billy according to History, grew up 80 miles from Corry, PA in Trumbull County, Ohio. This militant crowd is comprised of uninformed and misinformed people looking at themselves as unfortunate, underpaid, underappreciated victims of capitalism, overwhelmed with jealousy that there are people who are everything they are not. You are going to have to take ownership over the education of your children ~ Rosemary Stein, MD, Kettle Moraine, Ltd. Justin Anjo A California outlaw, Anjo was lynched for shooting a man to death on July 12, 1877. On another occasion, Bill was working with Bushwhacker Tom Brown. The one used in the movie was that of Bill Doolin, killed many years later. Lawrence was wrong and Wilson was hanged twice on December 10, 1875. Mountain people of the Ozarks maintained a code of mind your own business. They didnt readily take anyone into their confidence. From 1861 to 1865, war-torn Missouri produced its share of guerrillas and brigands. Bill Longley was born on Mill Creek in Austin County, Texas, the sixth of ten children of Campbell and Sarah Longley. Wilson.. It was thought that no one could kill him. , Allison was appointed deputy sheriff of Conjos County, , but soon organized a band of outlaws. Excerpts of those notes are included in Susan Cheever's biography of Wilson, My Name is Bill. Was he exhumed and buried in a cemetery or left by the road covered with a little dirt and brush? ?-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. 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. This was his edge. 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. Hank Andrews A New Mexico outlaw, Andrews was lynched by vigilantes in February 1884 near Tularosa. Doroteo Arango Armbula, aka Francisco Pancho Villa (1877-1923) Outlaw, cattle rustler, and Mexican revolutionist, Pancho made numerous successful raids along the U.S. border. In his later years, he also served as a law enforcement officer and a U.S. customs inspector. Billy the Kid Teenage Outlaw of the Southwest, Byways & Historic Trails Great Drives in America, Soldiers and Officers in American History, Washington-on-the-Brazos, Texas Declaring Independence, Stanley, Ks Extinct but Still Here (LOK), Black Bob Reservation in Johnson County (LOK). His descendents would like to know. Anthony Wright was the son of former Presiding Justice Lewis F. Wright. "The True Story Behind Josey Wales" was first published on Facebook on April 1, 2020. Despite its ignoble origin, the film was a great commercial and artistic success and has become a cult classic. When he entered the saloon the cowboy shot him, killing him instantly. Longley figures prominently in Louis L'Amour's 1959 novel The First Fast Draw, a highly fictionalized version of Cullen Baker's life. 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. He then rode up stream, crossed the river, came back down, and rode back and fourth to the river across from his original tracks. He was killed by lawmen near Arapahoe, Oklahoma in 1896. More than a grainmore like a bushel basket. His grave and a state historical marker are in the Giddings City Cemetery. That was the end of Bills neutrality.. This made it look like a crossing. This is the only known case in Longley's career where one of his victims returned fire. Green Evans panicked and spurred his horse to escape. He hid and watched the trail. One of them was James Butler Hickok (Wild Bill). Some individuals, like Jesse James, became outlaws after serving in the Civil War. Bill Wilson went to Texas waiting on things to settle down. 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. This was not uncommon in the mountains at that time. On October 11, 1878, Longley was executed by hanging in Giddings, Texas, only a few miles from his childhood home of Evergreen. Once three soldiers were guarding a mill house with Bill inside. Anthony Wright was the son of former Presiding Justice Lewis F. Wright. Thinking it was a turkey answering them, the soldiers were drawn in. By 1867, Texas was fully under the control of the Union due to the Reconstruction Act. ?-1885) Cherokee Indians, Arcine and William Parchmeal killed a traveler named Henry Feigel as he was making his way through Indian Territory in 1872. grandfather, a man named Walesthe very name of his outlaw hero! 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. George Wilson, aka: James Casherago (18? Bill Wilson was born around 1830 in Phelps County, Missouri. He was killed by a posse led by Juan Patron near Fort Sumner, New Mexico Territory on October 10, 1878. 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.