Frank Canton rode on both sides of the law. September 15, 1849. Josiah Horner is born near Richmond, Indiana. He heads to Texas when he's 15--and...
A Self-Made Man
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Frank Canton
Change of Name, Change of Reputation
Frank Canton hid his earlier, sordid life. Frank Canton held a number of honorable positions in his life—lawman, detective, adjutant of the Oklahoma...
An Escape Into a New Life
Outlaw Joe Horner becomes lawman Frank Canton. September 13, 1875. Four men escape from a jail in Jacksboro, TX. One of them, Joe Horner, has been...
Canton of the North
Lawman Frank Canton’s adventures in Alaska are legendary. In the summer of 1897, Frank Canton was looking for new opportunities. He’d...
Capturing Protectors Of Peace
Rare shots of Old West lawmen with firearms—and without.
A Clean Slate Frank Canton wanted a pardon for his crimes—or else.
Former lawman Frank Canton was seeking a pardon for crimes—murder, rustling, robbery—that he’d committed in Texas in the 1870s under the name Joe...
Losing Control Lawman Frank Canton fell off the wagon—literally.
Deputy U.S. Marshal Frank Canton had some moments of embarrassment. That included July 9, 1896, when he was transporting three prisoners to jail in...
No Craven Coward Frank Canton showed guts in facing down Ben Cravens.
Lawman Frank Canton was a lot of things—but he certainly had guts. It was May 1894, and Deputy U.S. Marshal Canton was tracking career criminal Ben...