outlaws, gunfighters and lawmen

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   The characters in this story have characteristics in common.  They are opportunists.   They all chose to live by the gun, survive or die by it.  Some were interchangeable and switched professions.  At times the closest lawman is an after-fact.  The west can be a cruel.  Beware the after-fact could be the hanging tree.     
A colorful piece of the American West was the gunfighters, lawmen and the outlaws still glamorized today in the movies 
     Notorious Gangs :
James Gang  Frank James Notorious Outlaw Gunfighter and Jesse James Outlaw Gunfighter ran the famous James Gang Robbing Banks, Trains and Stagecoaches 
Wild Bunch   Gang of Out Law, Gunfighters, Bank and Train Robbers 
    Famous Gunfights :
O.K. Corral   Lawmen Morgan, Virgil, Wyatt Earp and Gun Fighter Friend Doc Holliday being on one side and on the other side were Would-be Gunfighters Ike and Billy Clanton, Tom and Frank McLaury, Billy Claiborne, and Gunfighter Wes Fuller 
    Gun Fighters :
William Bonney   Gunfighter and Vicious Outlaw 
John (Doc) Holliday  Friend of Lawmen Gambler Extraordinary and Gunfighter 
Billy the Kid   Gunfighter Outlaw with Numerous Aliases 
     Hideouts :
Hole in the Wall  Provided refuge for notorious Gunfighters and Outlaw gangs 
    Lawmen :
Wyatt Earp  Lawman Gunfighter 
Pat Garrett   Famous Lawman Gunfighter 
James Butler Hickok  Gunfighter sometimes Lawman 
William Barclay Masterson  Buffalo Hunter, Army Scout, Gunfighter, and Lawman 
     Occupations :
Buffalo Hunters  Gunfighters,  Lawmen and Outlaws,were Buffalo Hunters 
Cattle Rustlers  Lawmen brought Cattle Rustlers to Court.  Cowboy Justice was at the end of a rope at the Closest Hanging Tree 
Horse Thieves  and Lawmen. Seldom Make it Past the Closest Hanging Tree 
Stagecoach Drivers   and Shot Gun Guards to Discourage Outlaws 
Train Robbers  The Trains Were Slow and lawmen scarce 
    Outlaws :
Alexander Franklin James  Outlaw Gunfighter from the James Gang 
Jesse James   Outlaw Gunfighter from the James Gang 
Harry Longbaugh (Sundance Kid)Outlaw Gunfighter from the Wild Bunch 
Robert Leroy Parker (Butch Cassidy)Outlaw Gunfighter from the Wild Bunch 
    Outlaws Victims :
Concord Stagecoach   had Lawmen Riding Shotgun guarding against Outlaws 
Union Pacific Railroad  Wooden Mail Cars Often Were Blown Up by Outlaws  
Wells, Fargo and Company  Hired Lawmen Good Gunfighters as Detectives to Catch Outlaws  

Edited by TasunkaWitko

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TasunkaWitko Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Administrator aka The Gipper Joined: 10 June 2003 Location: Chinook Montana Status: Offline Points: 14753	Topic: outlaws, gunfighters and lawmen Posted: 29 January 2004 at 08:06
	The characters in this story have characteristics in common. They are opportunists. They all chose to live by the gun, survive or die by it. Some were interchangeable and switched professions. At times the closest lawman is an after-fact. The west can be a cruel. Beware the after-fact could be the hanging tree. A colorful piece of the American West was the gunfighters, lawmen and the outlaws still glamorized today in the movies Notorious Gangs : James Gang Frank James Notorious Outlaw Gunfighter and Jesse James Outlaw Gunfighter ran the famous James Gang Robbing Banks, Trains and Stagecoaches Wild Bunch Gang of Out Law, Gunfighters, Bank and Train Robbers Famous Gunfights : O.K. Corral Lawmen Morgan, Virgil, Wyatt Earp and Gun Fighter Friend Doc Holliday being on one side and on the other side were Would-be Gunfighters Ike and Billy Clanton, Tom and Frank McLaury, Billy Claiborne, and Gunfighter Wes Fuller Gun Fighters : William Bonney Gunfighter and Vicious Outlaw John (Doc) Holliday Friend of Lawmen Gambler Extraordinary and Gunfighter Billy the Kid Gunfighter Outlaw with Numerous Aliases Hideouts : Hole in the Wall Provided refuge for notorious Gunfighters and Outlaw gangs Lawmen : Wyatt Earp Lawman Gunfighter Pat Garrett Famous Lawman Gunfighter James Butler Hickok Gunfighter sometimes Lawman William Barclay Masterson Buffalo Hunter, Army Scout, Gunfighter, and Lawman Occupations : Buffalo Hunters Gunfighters, Lawmen and Outlaws,were Buffalo Hunters Cattle Rustlers Lawmen brought Cattle Rustlers to Court. Cowboy Justice was at the end of a rope at the Closest Hanging Tree Horse Thieves and Lawmen. Seldom Make it Past the Closest Hanging Tree Stagecoach Drivers and Shot Gun Guards to Discourage Outlaws Train Robbers The Trains Were Slow and lawmen scarce Outlaws : Alexander Franklin James Outlaw Gunfighter from the James Gang Jesse James Outlaw Gunfighter from the James Gang Harry Longbaugh (Sundance Kid)Outlaw Gunfighter from the Wild Bunch Robert Leroy Parker (Butch Cassidy)Outlaw Gunfighter from the Wild Bunch Outlaws Victims : Concord Stagecoach had Lawmen Riding Shotgun guarding against Outlaws Union Pacific Railroad Wooden Mail Cars Often Were Blown Up by Outlaws Wells, Fargo and Company Hired Lawmen Good Gunfighters as Detectives to Catch Outlaws Edited by TasunkaWitko
	TasunkaWitko - Chinook, Montana Helfen, Wehren, Heilen Die Wahrheit wird euch frei machen

Bronco Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List .243 Winchester Joined: 26 June 2003 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 217	Posted: 29 January 2004 at 16:19
	Hole In The Wall also has some mighty good fishing. Bronco
	My Father didn't bring me into this world to become #2 on the food chain.

Bronco Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List .243 Winchester Joined: 26 June 2003 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 217	Posted: 30 January 2004 at 07:39
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	My Father didn't bring me into this world to become #2 on the food chain.

TasunkaWitko Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Administrator aka The Gipper Joined: 10 June 2003 Location: Chinook Montana Status: Offline Points: 14753	Posted: 30 January 2004 at 07:42
	what do ya catch there?
	TasunkaWitko - Chinook, Montana Helfen, Wehren, Heilen Die Wahrheit wird euch frei machen