April 20, 1886, Globe Live Stock Journal, Dodge, Kansas – On last Thursday evening at about six o’clock, another Dodge City shooting took place on the south side of the [ … ]
Death Saved a Born Thief From a Felon’s Cell
JOSIE EVANS, A BORN THIEF, DEFEATS JUSTICE. Wanted for Grand Larceny She Goes to the County Hospital to Pass Her Few Remaining Days. September 12, 1898, Republican, Phoenix, Arizona – Occupying [ … ]
The Bender Family and the Disappearance of Dr. York
The murdering Bender family comprised of Ma & Pa, their daughter Kate and son John Jr., arrived in the Cherryvale, Kansas area in 1871. They opened the Bender Inn, serving [ … ]
Indian Scouts Hanged
March 3, 1882, Fort Grant, Arizona Territory – Indian scouts hanged: Dead Shot, Dandy Jim and Skippy, were hanged here today in the presence of about 200 persons, mostly soldiers, for [ … ]
Blackwell Overland Mail Coach Held Up
ONE IS DEAD AND THE OTHER IS IN JAIL. It is Not Known How Much Booty They Secured as the Survivor of the Trouble Refuses to Talk. February 10, 1895, [ … ]