Search Results for: Wyoming
TETON JACKSON
Many people spend their lives doing something they hate. On the other hand, when a person finds something he loves, and does it well, even if it is stealing horses, he’s lucky. Harvey Gleason was over six feet tall. He had a shabby beard, ruddy face with flaming red hair and black eyes. By his […]
CLAY ALLISON
Clay Allison was a hard-drinking, prankster of the type who becomes a legend in his own time. During his lifetime, Allison only killed four people. But the stories about him that didn’t involve killing are as entertaining as those that did. There’s the story of Clay Allison looking up gunman Mace Bowman with the object […]
ELLA WATSON HANGED
On July 20, 1889 the first woman in Wyoming, either legally or illegally, was hanged. I think you’ll find her story very interesting. Ella Watson has been described as “a dare devil in the saddle, handy with a six shooter and adept with the lariat and branding iron.” She has also been described as a […]
BOB PARKER
On April 13, 1866 the Old West’s least likely looking and acting head of a bandit gang was born in Utah. His name was Robert Leroy Parker. Bob Parker spent his childhood near Circleville, Utah, a hangout for outlaws. As a young person Bob Parker befriended an outlaw by the name of Mike Cassidy. Mike […]
WOMEN JURORS
With lawlessness and corruption rampant in Laramie, Wyoming in 1870, and even vigilantism ineffective, something had to be done. An outlaw would be caught in the midst of a crime, and then declared not guilty by a jury of men who were hedging their bet should they end up a defendant. Something had to be […]
