The Farrington brothers were fairly typical outlaws, former Confederate soldiers who turned to crime after the war. They robbed a train in their native Tennessee on October 21, 1871. Both were dead within a few months.
Pinkerton agents arrested Hillary Farrington in Kentucky (photo) and were transporting him by steamboat. Farrington tried to escape, fighting William Pinkerton before falling overboard and being crushed in the paddle wheel. Vigilantes took care of Levi Farrington, who was b

September 2017
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- Johnny Lingo: Nothing That Glitters Is Gold
- Stuart’s Stranglers
- Action-Packed Western
- Was Ammunition Expensive?
- Gold Fever
- The Great Western
- A Murderous Trail
- James Ford Wreaks Havoc
- Is Clint Eastwood Ambidextrous?
- The Late Glen Campbell’s Roll in 1969’s True Grit
- The Sunny Sheriff
- Sam Mason Gets What He Gave
- John Hance, Grand Canyon’s Windjammer
- The Many Faces of the Late Sam Shepard
- Western Legend
- Not Easily Intimidated
- Six-Shooters
- The Farrington Brothers’ Short-Lived Outlaw Career
- Invalids Need Not Apply!
- Did “Wild Bill” Hickok have a Sidekick Named Jingles?
- Saving Hamley’s Saddles
- Crazy Horse Never Died
- Will C. Barnes Makes Quite A Name for Himself
- A Frontier Wonder Woman