See the video clip below of one of the movie's most iconic scenes: SPOILER ALERT: The last scene of The Outlaw Josey Wales, has a sweet resonance and resolution, and a little inside joke for history lovers. The "real Josey Wales" was a Confederate guerilla fighter, a "bushwacker," an associate of Quantrill's raiders, deadly shot, and killer of many. Jack Red Jack Almer, aka Jack Averill (18? The next morning he continued north through Van Alstyne. The men had with them six excellent horses but little or no supplies, which seemed a little odd to the locals. He was arrested, convicted and sentenced that year, but escaped jail and remained at large for nine years until captured early in 1876. Bodies started turning up everywhere. More soldiers, scouts and spies were set afield looking for bushwhackers. After the war, there was a $300 bounty on bushwhackers. Dave Poole, one of Quantrill's Raiders. After getting some service at welder's station, Bill's car erupted in flames after his exhaust ignited some spilled fuel while he drove through the pits. 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. ~ Quotable ~ Lawmen [ edit] Also, there are no known pictures of Simp Dixon. One may wonder what the bushwhackers did with all the U.S. horses they stole. Charlie Bowdre. Nicholas Aragon An outlaw who sometimes rode with Billy the Kid, Aragon was a cattle rustler and murderer. One story ways that after the sentencing, he asked the judge to play a game of seven-up with him, double or nothing. So ends the Great Bushwhacker Bill Wilson. [6] There is no contemporaneous evidence to back claims that Longley murdered a black militiaman in Old Evergreen in 1866 for insulting his father, or that he shot eight black people in Lexington in 1867 to avenge the loss of a horse racing bet. 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. The first victims were the four Union soldiers who had raided his farm. Wild Bill Longley: A Texas Hard-Case, Frontier Press of Texas, Houston, 1953, Fuller, Henry Clay. They have made attempts to locate his burial site in order to relocate anything found to a family cemetery in Missouri. Box 579 Like the books protagonist, the author of the book had his own notorious personal history. Billy Wilson, Outlaw, and Lawman David L. Anderson, more commonly known as William "Billy" Wilson or Buffalo Bill, was an Old West outlaw who rode with Billy the Kid following the Lincoln County War in New Mexico. His daring deeds are still considered miracles due to his never being wounded once. Byways & Historic Trails Great Drives in America, Soldiers and Officers in American History, David L. Anderson, aka William Billy Wilson, Buffalo Bill, Washington-on-the-Brazos, Texas Declaring Independence, Stanley, Ks Extinct but Still Here (LOK), Black Bob Reservation in Johnson County (LOK). When they approached, he stepped onto the road, stopped them, drew both revolvers and killed all four of them. Bill Wilson maintained a neutral stance until a confrontation with Union soldiers on his farm on Corn Creek near Edgar Springs, Missouri. And, here, we get into truly strange territory. Tom Welsh A New Mexico outlaw Welsh killed Joe Hickson in Good Hope, New Mexico on October 28, 1884. During the winter and when not active in Missouri, they were in North Texas. Later, about 1869, he was selling a wagon load of apples in McKinney, Texas, when two ex-Missouri Qauntrill Raidershis old comrades!spied him. They just couldnt catch Bill Wilson. He briefly found work on a cotton farm, but he was forced to run again in November 1875, after murdering a hunting buddy named George Thomas with whom he had had a fistfight. Anthony Wright moved a few times and many years later died of old age in Oklahoma. He was released in 1890. 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. The Bushwhacker said, You are looking at him.. Although given sole responsibility for the murder, Longley later claimed that he was not the only one shooting. 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. Bill Longley was allegedly hanged for the first time when he was caught traveling with a horse or cattle thief. Tom slowed down and killed several, but his horse took too many bullets and Tom was killed. He was hanged at Fort Smith, Arkansas on August 30, 1889. Some individuals, like Jesse James, became outlaws after serving in the Civil War. 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]. 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. Bill Wilson lived near Sherman, Texas, and married an Indian woman named Mary Ann Noaks in April 1865. Nelson Ellsworth Wyatt, aka: Zip, Dick Yeager, Wild Charlie (1864?-1895) An Oklahoma outlaw, Wyatt was a cattle rustler and post office robber, who also killed a deputy sheriff in Kansas. He was released on January 11, 1900, along with Matt Warner. Longley and his friends went through the dead man's pockets, as Pryer Evans and Ned rode away. This made it look like a crossing. He is buried close to Cynthia Ann Parker, Quanah Parkers mother, and her family. Even though the author grew up in Phelps County, he never found out that these bushwhackers were associated with Partisan Rangers under Colonel William Clarke Quantrill. During the winter and when not active in Missouri, they were in North Texas. Born in Trumbull County, Ohio, on November 23, 1860, David Lawrence Anderson moved with his family to southern Texas in the early 1870s. This happened five miles south of Bonham, Texas. B. Wilmeth. Because of his fun loving personality and skill at playing the violin, he was always in demand for weddings and parties. That was the end of Bills neutrality.. One may wonder what the bushwhackers did with all the U.S. horses they stole. [3] The character Fletcher is loosely based on Capt. Longley figures prominently in Louis L'Amour's 1959 novel The First Fast Draw, a highly fictionalized version of Cullen Baker's life. In his later years, he also served as a law enforcement officer and a U.S. customs inspector. He continued to make trips back to Missouri to visit his family and was welcomed by the Ozark mountain people as a folk hero. Quantrill and General Joe Shelby were in constant need of re-mounts. Dewey was a communist, failed teacher who pushed what are now clearly failed education theories. He died in an Iowa prison. We believe this constitutes a fair use of any such copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the US Copyright Law. In June 2001, it was officially reported that the remains from the grave site were indeed those of Bill Longley.[5]. Thanks in part to the efforts of Pat Garrett and others, Anderson received a presidential pardon from President Grover Cleveland in 1896 and worked as a U.S. customs inspector for a time. However, the outlaw was able to cut himself down from the hangmans noose and escape. [7] Furthermore, Longley would have been 14 and 15 years old respectively at the time of the alleged incidents. Photo of Billy the Kid playing cards with his gang - just the second known picture of the notorious gunman - is set to fetch $1m at auction after family of fellow outlaw Billy Wilson decided to . Robbing stages betweenColoradoand New Mexico, he was captured in 1881 by Sheriff Matt Kyle and sent to prison. He sold his operation within less than a year but was paid in counterfeit bills. He is a true folk hero. Green Evans panicked and spurred his horse to escape. They vouch for Josey, saying he is a local. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml, Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window). Soon all of the soldiers dreaded going after Mr. Wilson. Jim Jamison was pardoned by Governor Crittenden and became a peace officer in Kansas and finally a Texas Ranger. The Great Bushwacker had, himself, been bushwacked in the end. Burton Alvord (1866-1910) An Arizona lawman who turned outlaw in the 1890s when he began to drink too much. Alamosa Bill - An outlaw allegedly involved with Billy the Kid sometimes, who was killed in El Paso, Texas, . Bill headed north a short distance and spent the night at the home of J. Under increasing pressure from law enforcement, Longley fled from place to place and used several aliases to avoid arrest. According to legend, he clutched his cards so tightly in one hand that he was buried with them. This character is another of the great mysteries in the American History of the outlaws. The one used in the movie was that of Bill Doolin, killed many years later. By 1867, Texas was fully under the control of the Union due to the Reconstruction Act. Traditionally, Longley is said to have used a pair of Dance .44 revolvers; the Dance was a Texas-manufactured imitation of the Colt Dragoon. ?-1909) A gunfighter who was involved in a bitter feud in Ada, Oklahoma, was later arrested for the murder of Gus Bobbitt. This made it look like a crossing. Here is the quote of the day. House Bill 23-1202 passed its first committee hearing Wednesday on an 8-3 vote after hours of testimony and now heads to a vote of the entire chamber. 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. Wilson suffered a terrible misfortune at OCFS on June 16, 1979. FAIR USE NOTICE: This site contains copyrighted material the use of which has not always been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. . The saloon/bordello/gambling house in the movie would have been that belonging to Jim, Jim Crow Chiles. Following the siege at Stinking Springs (near present-day Taiban, New Mexico), he was arrested with the rest of Billy the Kids gang after surrendering to Pat Garrett,convicted in December 1880, andsent to prison in Santa Fe. There was an outlaw named Billy Wilson aka Dave Anderson that ran with the Kid. Bill Longley was born on Mill Creek in Austin County, Texas, the sixth of ten children of Campbell and Sarah Longley. More than a grainmore like a bushel basket. Bill Wilson went to Texas waiting on things to settle down. 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. 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. His name, they say: Mr. High Fives Gang. Wilson was probably one of this group. The military acted in all capacities, including law enforcement, which caused considerable resentment throughout the state. Approximately one year later, deputy Matt Shelton confirmed the encounter. Bill Wilson was born around 1830 in Phelps County, Missouri. In 1958, he quit the Klan group he had founded after shooting two members over finances. He and the others were tracked to a ranch house 40 miles away by a 12-man posse, but they managed to escape. Thompson and Blackmore over took him one mile north of Van Alstyne where now Highway 5 crosses a branch of Prong Creek. Longley had converted to Catholicism shortly before his death, as reported by the. 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. William Wilson Outlaw Born Dec 1868in North Carolina Ancestors Son of William Joshua Outlawand Eleanor Outlaw Brother of Fannie N. Outlawand Ada Mae Outlaw Husband of Allie Carrie Outlaw married about 1896 [location unknown] Descendants Father of [private daughter (1890s - 1980s)], Bertha May Outlawand Joseph Wesley Outlaw Genovevo Avila A Mexican native who was a member of Vicente Silvas White Caps Gang. On March 31, 1875, Longley killed his childhood friend, Wilson Anderson, with a shotgun. William E. Walters, aka: Bill Anderson, Billy Brown, Bronco Billy (1869-1921) Bronco Bill Walters might have started out his life as a cowboy and a railroader, but he soon found a more lucrative future as a train and stagecoach robber. He also served as a law enforcement officer and a U.S. customs inspector in his later years. 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. The best result we found for your search is Bill Wayne Outlaw age 80+ in Kingwood, TX in the Kingwood neighborhood. Afterward, he disappeared into history. He was a deadly shot and always had on both hips two .44-calibre six shooters. He watched and when one started lighting his pipe, Bill decided that this distraction was all the edge he needed. Captain Dave Poole stayed in Sherman and became a successful rancher, spending a lot of his time brokering pardons for many of the Rangers. He was held for four months and then released to return to his unit. It is not always easy to determine the status of material posted to the Internet with regard to fair use and public domain. [emailprotected]. He and the others were tracked to a ranch house 40 miles away by a 12-man posse but they managed to escape. During the shootout, deputy sheriff Jimmy Carlyle was killed and their pursuers burned the hideout in frustration following their escape. Contemporaries have passed on, retired or simply faded away, but although Henry Paul turns 71 in August the last remaining original member of the Outlaws remains fiercely committed to keeping southern rock alive. His grave and a state historical marker are in the Giddings City Cemetery. He is a true folk hero. Written by Ronnie Atnip and published by NTXE-News ~ August 9, 2011. Wa-Har-Key Son A Choctaw Indian, he was wanted for the double murder of Mr. Marriot and his wife. (The same book was later re-released by the publisher with a new name, "Gone to Texas," and that is the title that is credited in the movie credits.) Wilfred Webb Arrested for complicity in the robbery of an Army paymaster at Fort Thomas, Arizona on May 11, 1889. On November 29, Anderson and Billy the Kid traveled in the open country near White Oaks when a local eight-man posse suddenly pursued them. Willis Arrington A Texas outlaw, Arrington was charged with rustling cattle in 1881. [11] In 1958, Steve McQueen played Longley in Season 2, Episode 23 of Tales of Wells Fargo. [2] Longley was outraged when he found he was to be put to death, while Hardin had only been sentenced to twenty-five years in prison. Leonard Alverson A thief and smuggler, Alverson was accused, with two other men, of robbing a post office at Steins Pass, New Mexico, on December 9, 1897. Bill headed north a short distance and spent the night at the home of J. James Arcine (or Arcene) (18? Later, about 1869, he was selling a wagon load of apples in McKinney, Texas, when two men spied him. U.S. Attorney's Office June 15, 2010. And, in another strange twist of fate, despite the, in 1996, the film was selected for preservation in the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress for being deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant.. He blamed Lay for his brief imprisonment. He was sentenced to two years hard labor, strapped to a ball and chain, and imprisoned at Camp Stambaugh. Wilson then struck back with vengeance, tracking down those responsible. Kathy Alexander/Legends of America, updated November 2022. He was questioned, but maintained his innocence. [1] In 1875, he opened a saloon in Dodge City, Kansas, and in 1878, he became the town's deputy sheriff. He was assassinated in Parral, Chihuahua, Mexico, in 1923. At the request of Silva, Alarid, along with two more crooked lawmen, Jose Chavez y Chavez and Julian Trujillo, lynched Patricio Maes on October 22, 1892. 2. Jim Jamison was pardoned by Governor Crittenden and became a peace officer in Kansas and finally a Texas Ranger. Lawrence was wrong and Wilson was hanged twice on December 10, 1875. Accused of a murder he didnt commit, the Apache Kid fled and was soon blamed for virtually every unsolved crime in Arizona. Despite its ignoble origin, the film was a great commercial and artistic success and has become a cult classic. Longley fled to Louisiana. This site contains copyrighted material the use of which has not always been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. James Wasson (18? A spy gained his confidence and killed him with one of his own guns. Epeminto Aguelari An outlaw who killed Jose A. Samora at Wallace, New Mexico, on April 20, 1884. Joseph Allen (18? Hart was not killed, but did lose his left arm to a shotgun blast. Henry Wells Oklahoma outlaw Henry Wells rode with Al Spencer and Jelly Nash. 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]. Stability eluded him again, however, when he became a rival, with Lay's nephew, for the affections of a young woman. The Apache Kid and the others quickly fled, leaving Avott behind. In the movie, Josie Wales, Josie arrives in Texas, goes into a store, is shown a death picture of Simp Dixon and is told that Bob Lee is still fighting in Fannin County. After he killed Almarine Watkins in Oklahoma, he was finally captured. On April 19, 1909, a vigilante mob of 150-200 men stormed the jail and dragged out Allen, along with Jim Miller, Jesse West, and D.B. Josey Wales was based on a real man and one that was reputedly as tough, violent and vengeful as Wales. Bill always talked about telling Tom not to try that due to there being too many, but it may have been that Tom didnt have enough horse or that his horse had already taken bullets.

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