It took John Joel Glanton a year to hit bottom. The name John Joel Glanton probably doesn’t ring a bell. But in the 1840s into 1850, he made an...
From Hero to Outlaw
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Outlaw
An Aborted Train Robbery
Dave Rudabaugh and company are foiled by a night operator. January 28, 1878. Dave Rudabaugh and a handful of hard cases try to hold up the depot and...
A First Brush with the Law
Billy the Kid gets caught holding stolen goods. September 23, 1875. Henry McCarty--later Billy the Kid--is arrested for the first time. He'd been...
The Mourning of Billy the Kid
The death of his mother set him on the wrong trail. September 16, 1874. Catherine Antrim dies of tuberculosis in her home in Silver City, New Mexico...
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...
The Death of Doolin
A posse puts an end to an outlaw’s career. August 24-25, 1896. Outlaw leader Bill Doolin (photo) is gunned down by Deputy US Marshal Heck Thomas'...
The Kid’s First Kill
Windy Cahill becomes the first victim of Billy. August 17, 1877. Henry McCarty, also known as Henry Antrim, later known as Billy the Kid, kills his...
A Shootist is Shot
Wes Hardin goes the way he lived… August 19, 1895. Famed gunfighter John Wesley Hardin is throwing dice in El Paso's Acme Saloon. John Selman walks...
Doc Hits Bottom (but not much else)
Doc Holliday vs Billy Allen “Doc Holliday is ten feet tall and weighs a ton.” —The Arizona Daily Star August 19, 1884 Broke, sick and usually...
Truth vs. The Legend
Who was California outlaw Joaquin Murrieta? Bandit Joaquin Murrieta (picture) is a legend, especially in the Central California region where he rode...
Climax Jim
Climax Jim was the darling of the Arizona press during the late 1890s. Thanks to the fertile imaginations of the old timers who knew him and the...
Drop Your Guns
Lawmen attempted to disarm outlaw Sam Bass, not realizing who he was. On July 19, 1878, the Sam Bass gang was in Round Rock, Texas to rob the local...