Two young possemen had a deadly run-in with the Wild Bunch.Teenagers Frank Lesueur and Gus Gibbons didn’t stand a chance. They were part of a posse chasing some cow thieves. What none of them knew was the culprits were members of the Wild Bunch—including deadly gunmen like Kid Curry (photo). Lesueur and Gibbons split off from the main posse, but they ran into an ambush. Both were kidriddled with bullets. The gang moved on, but over the next few months they killed several other lawmen who were on their trail.

True West October 2023
In This Issue:
Features
Western Books & Movies
To The Point
More In This Issue
- Blood Money, Time Zones and Old West Jails
- Pecos, Texas
- Alaska’s Real Bonanza
- On the Trail of Charlie Russell
- What History Has Taught Me with Bradley G. Courtney
- Texas and the Paterson Colt
- A Firearm Bonanza
- Jerry C. Crandall – Artist and Friend
- The Oldest West Savior
- Clum in the Cold
- Shooting Back
- Truth Be Known
- Opening Shot