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An outlaw had usually been convicted of a crime, such as Black Bart, but may have only gained a reputation as operating outside the law, such as Ike Clanton. Some of those listed may have also served in law enforcement, like Marshal Burt Alvord who subsequently became an outlaw, and some outlaws like Johnny Ringo were deputized at one time or ...
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Greer Gang (1900-- 1917) The Last Western Outlaw Gang; High Fives Gang (1895–1897) Hole in the Wall Gang (c. 1890–1910) The Hounds (1849) The Old Ginger Gang ...
Nicknames of outlaws of the American Old West (14 P) ... Robert Ford (outlaw) Jim French (cowboy) G. Jose Antonio Garcia (Californio bandit) Crawford Goldsby; H.
The word cowboy did not begin to come into wider usage until the 1870s. The men who drove cattle for a living were usually called cowhands, drovers, or stockmen. [4] While cowhands were still respected in West Texas, [5] in Cochise County the outlaws' crimes and their notoriety grew such that during the 1880s it was an insult to call a legitimate cattleman a "cowboy."
Dave Rudabaugh appears as a character in the weird western novel Merkabah Rider: The Mensch With No Name (by Edward M. Erdelac, 2010, ISBN 978-1-61572-190-0). He robs the titular character of his signature Volcanic pistol during a train holdup. Dave Rudabaugh is the name of a character in the video game Gun. [8]
William "News" Carver (September 12, 1868 – April 2, 1901) was an American outlaw and a member of Butch Cassidy's Wild Bunch during the closing years of the American Old West. His nickname "News" was given to him because he enjoyed seeing his name in newspaper stories of his gang's exploits.
Farm hand, cowboy, butcher, thief, robber, gang leader, outlaw: Years active: 1880–1908: Allegiance: Butch Cassidy's Wild Bunch: Conviction(s) Imprisoned in the territorial prison in Laramie, Wyoming for horse theft: Criminal charge: Horse theft, cattle rustling, bank and train robbery: Penalty: Served 18 months of a two-year sentence ...