Outlaws & Gunfights
Outlaws & Gunfights
Dr. Crippen caught in 1910....
Item #555014
August 2, 1910
FITCHBURG DAILY SENTINEL, from Fitchburg, Massachusetts, dated August 2, 1910.
* Dr. Hawley Harvey Crippen caught
* Murder suspect
* Dr. Hawley Harvey Crippen caught
* Murder suspect
* 1st ever criminal captured by wireless communication
This 10 page newspaper has one column headlines on the back page (pg. 10):
* CRIPPEN WON'T RESIST RETURN
* Will Not Cause Any Trouble for Canadian Authorities
Tells of the capture o
Jim Miller...
Item #558019
April 20, 1909
SPRINGFIELD DAILY REPUBLICAN, Springfield, Massachusetts, April 20, 1909
* Jim B. 'Killer' Miller (Deacon Jim)
* Old West outlaw and assassin
* Famous mob lynchings of him and his gang (1st report)
* Ada Oklahoma
This 18 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 9:
* FOUR LYNCHED AT ADA, OKL.
* BIG MOB MEETS OUT 'JUSTICE'
* VICTIMS WEALTHY LANDOWNERS
* They All Die Game--Coron... See More
Early Mafia Assassination...
Item #577793
March 14, 1909
THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE, Omaha, Nebraska, March 14, 1909.
* Joe Petrosino - NYPD
* The Black Hand (Mafia)
* Early mob assassination (1st report)
This 30+ page newspaper has one column headlines on page 5 that include: "NEW YORK OFFICER MURDERED", "Lieutenant of Police Assassinated in Park in Palermo, Sicily", "Belief that Crime Was Ordered by Black Hand Socie
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* Joe Petrosino - NYPD
* The Black Hand (Mafia)
* Early mob assassination (1st report)
This 30+ page newspaper has one column headlines on page 5 that include: "NEW YORK OFFICER MURDERED", "Lieutenant of Police Assassinated in Park in Palermo, Sicily", "Belief that Crime Was Ordered by Black Hand Socie
Niagara Falls and Power Companies....
Item #222662
April 7, 1906
HARPER'S WEEKLY, April 7, 1906, from New York. Front page illustration "Pardners" by Frank Wing; "The Crime Against Niagara" by Orrin E. Dunlap; photos of "Niagara and the Power Companies"; "The Missionary and the African Savage" by H. W.&n
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Outlaw James McKinney killed...
Item #590812
April 21, 1903
ALLEGHENY COUNTY REPORTER, Wellsville, New York, April 21, 1903
* Outlaw James McKinney killed
* Bakersfield, California
This 8 page newspaper has one column headline on the front page that include: "BOLD OUTLAW KILLED", "End of a Man Guilty of Many Murders", "Two Accomplices Surrender". See photos for 1st report overage on California outlaw James McKinney at ... See More
1902 Marshall Pass train robbery...
Item #591332
July 15, 1902
WELLSVILLE DAILY REPORTER, New York, July 15, 1902
* Marshall Pass, Colorado train robbery
* Narrow Gauge Railroad
* Wild Bunch ?
This 4 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "MASKED MEN ROB TRAIN", "At Chester, Colo., 250 Miles West of Denver", "Blew Open Two Express Safes" and more. See photos for 1st report cover... See More
Waco Texas street duel....
Item #590867
October 22, 1901
WELLSVILLE DAILY REPORTER, New York, October 22, 1901
* Waco Texas street duel
* Gunfight - revolver
This 4 page newspaper has one column headings on the front page that include: "STREET DUEL IN TEXAS", "Bad Feeling Between Families Ends In Two Deaths", "Father And Son the Victims" and more. See photos for 1st report coverage on Southwestern street duel in Wac... See More
Butch Cassidy & the Union Pacific train robbery...
Item #561297
August 31, 1900
THE GLOBE, South Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, August 31, 1900
* Outlaw Butch Cassidy original reporting
* Union Pacific Railroad train robbery
A page 2 report headed: "Another Train Robbery - Bandits used Dynamite in Blowing Open the Cars" has a Cheyenne, Wyoming dateline. See photos for the full report.
The details of this robbery can be found at this website. Many details were n... See More
"Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid"...
Item #576574
June 7, 1899
THE BETHLEHEM TIMES, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, June 7, 1899
* Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid
* Rare & lengthy report
Page 3 has an uncommonly lengthy report concerning the infamous "Hole-In-The-Wall" gang, which included among its members Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid.
The report, datelined from Cheyenne, Wyoming, is headed: "Sheriff Killed by Bandits&q... See More
Bill Doolin shot dead... Wild Bunch outlaws....
Item #589389
August 26, 1896
THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 26, 1896
* Bill Doolin shot dead
* Wild Bunch gang founder
* Lawson OK Oklahoma
The front page has small one column headlines that read: "Bill Doolin's Last Pistol Fight" and "Deputies Waylaid the Outlaw as He Left His Wife and Baby". See photo for brief text on the shooting death of Wild Bunch gang founder, Bill Doolin.
Other news of t... See More
Sexology newspaper...
Item #572064
May 29, 1896
LUCIFER, THE LIGHT-BEARER, Chicago, May 29, 1896
* Sexology Science
A rather unusual title, an explanation of this newspaper's name appears on pg. 2 stating, in part: "The name Lucifer means Light-Bringing or Light-Bearing and the paper that has adopted this name stands For Light against Darkness, For Reason against Superstition, For Science against Tradition...", plus mention ... See More
Yreka CA lynching...
Item #583635
August 27, 1895
SEMI-WEEKLY GAZETTE AND BULLETIN, Williamsport, Pennsylvania, August 27, 1895
* Yreka CA California lynchings (4)
* Lynch mob
This 8 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "FOUR MURDERERS HANGED BY A MOB", "Californians Indulge In A Lynching Bee", "Strung Up Without Having Time To Pray" and more. Coverage on the lynchings in Yre... See More
Train robbery in Riddle, Oregon...
Item #591577
July 5, 1895
ALLEGANY COUNTY REPORTER, Wellsville, New York, July 5, 1895
* Riddle, Oregon
* Railroad train robbery
This 8 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "THREE JOLLY BANDITS", "Joked With Passengers While Robbing Them", "Bold Train Holdup In Oregon" and more. See photos for an old West style train robbery.
Other news and advertisements of the... See More
Item #175882
January 13, 1894
HARPER'S WEEKLY January 13, 1894. Front full pg. illus. of "Tammany's Tax on Crime." Inside are two full pg. illus. of "Views in the Bay of Rio De Janeiro" and "The Rebel Fleet at Rio." Two full pg. illus. of "Cities of the Sound" and "Among the Unemployed of Chicago." Two 1/6 pg. portraits of "The Rev. Charles H. Parkhurst" and &... See More
Was it the Bill Doolin & the "Wild Bunch" ?
Item #591713
November 8, 1893
ALLEGANY COUNTY REPORTER, Wellsville, New York, Nov. 8, 1893
* Outlaw Bill Doolin
* Wild Bunch gang
The top of the first column has: "Bandits Corralled" "Arkansas Train Robbers At Bay In The Mountains" with further subheads. The report notes in part: "...report from Batesville, Ark...This little mountain town has been in the midst of most intense excitement al... See More
1893 Greycliff, Montana train robbers killed...
Item #576580
October 7, 1893
THE SUN, New York, October 7, 1893
* re. Grey Cliff train robbery - Greycliff
* Suspects found and killed
This 10 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page:
"TRAIN ROBBERS KILLED" "Hunted Down In The Rockies In Blinding Snow Storm"
Tells of the posse who tracked in the snow, the robbers of the train robbery near Livingston, Montana ... See More
Popular for the colorful political cartoons...
Item #581651
October 4, 1893
PUCK, New York, Oct. 4, 1893
* Color political prints
Puck was America's first successful humor magazine of colorful cartoon caricatures and political satire, publishing from 1871 until 1918. It was also the first to successfully adopt full color lithography printing for a weekly publication. The color prints are very desired for their displayability. This issue has as its politic... See More
Dalton Gang & the Coffeyville Bank robbery...
Item #576139
October 7, 1892
NEW YORK TRIBUNE, October 7, 1892
* The Dalton gang original report
* Coffeyville, Kansas bank robbery
The front page has two notable reports, perhaps the better being: "A Dying Bandit's Story" "Emmet Dalton Lives to Tell of the Attack on the Coffeyville Banks" with more subheads (see photos). The report takes over a full column (see for the beginning).
Also... See More
Capture of the Dalton Gang...
Item #558496
September 15, 1892
THE HELENA INDEPENDENT, Helena, Montana, September 15, 1892
* Capture of the Dalton Gang
* Old West title
* Grant and Bob
On the front page below the fold, is report with a small one line, one column head: "Dalton Gang Captured". The report, datelined "Kansas City, Sept. 14", reads:
* A Times special from Paris, Tex., says a telegram from Deming, N.M., states that f... See More
Dalton Gang robs its last train...
Item #579443
July 15, 1892
DAILY TIMES, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, July 15, 1892
* The Dalton Gang
* Last train robbery
The back page has a nice article headed: "A Bold Train Robbery" "The Dalton Gang Hold Up an Express and Secure a Rich Prize" with the dateline from Parsons, Kansas. The photos show the entire report, which contains some nice detail, somewhat more than is commonly found.
On J... See More
Dalton Gang & the Red Rock train robbery...
Item #576593
June 2, 1892
DAILY TIMES, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, June 2, 1892 The back page has an item headed: "A Train Looted By Robbers" "They Don't Hurt the Passengers But Entirely Empty the Safe" with the text noting: "...passenger train was held up last night be masked robbers at Red Rock in the Cherokee strip...The robbers entered the express car, broke open the safe & secured t... See More
Nice Frederic Remington prints...
Item #175674
January 16, 1892
Harper's WEEKLY, Jan. 16, 1892 Great full front page showing a train robbery, captioned: 'The Modern Dick Turpin' is a very displayable print. Full page shows 10: 'Beacons Along the South Coast'. Full page with 4 Remington prints on 'The 6th U.S. Cavalry Camp at Rapid Creek'. Nice Remington double page centerfold: 'A Good Day's Hunting in the Adirondacks'. F... See More
Mafia in America...
Item #576887
March 10, 1891
THE DAILY PICAYUNE, New Orleans, Louisiana, March 10, 1891
* Early Mafia in America
* David C. Hennessy murder trial
This murder was the beginning of the Mafia in the United States, or "The Black Hand" as it was called in America in the 19th and early 20th centuries. The Mafia and other organized crime families came to the United States from Sicily and Italy creating their
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* Early Mafia in America
* David C. Hennessy murder trial
This murder was the beginning of the Mafia in the United States, or "The Black Hand" as it was called in America in the 19th and early 20th centuries. The Mafia and other organized crime families came to the United States from Sicily and Italy creating their
The beginning of the Mafia in America...
Item #577732
March 8, 1891
THE DAILY PICAYUNE, New Orleans, Louisiana, March 8, 1891
* Early Mafia in America
* David C. Hennessy murder trial
This murder was the beginning of the Mafia in the United States, or "The Black Hand" as it was called in America in the 19th and early 20th centuries. The Mafia and other organized crime families came to the United States from Sicily and Italy creating their
... See More
* Early Mafia in America
* David C. Hennessy murder trial
This murder was the beginning of the Mafia in the United States, or "The Black Hand" as it was called in America in the 19th and early 20th centuries. The Mafia and other organized crime families came to the United States from Sicily and Italy creating their
Early newspaper from territorial New Mexico...
Item #564990
January 29, 1891
THE DAILY CITIZEN, Albuquerque, New Mexico Territory, January 29, 1891 Nineteenth century newspapers from New Mexico Territory (became a state in 1912) rank among the most difficult to find from the Western states. Here is a great issue from the famous city, published 21 years before statehood.
Among the front page items is: "Jesse James' Slayer" which begins: "Bob Ford, t... See More
Great title from the Old West...
Item #130067
January 1, 1891
THE DAILY BOOMERANG, Laramie, Wyoming, 1891 A fascinating newspaper from this much romanticized Old West town. As for the unusual title? It was named for the editor's mule. This issue was printed just one year after statehood.
Laramie was founded in the mid-1860's as a tent city near the Overland Stage Line route and the Union Pacific portion of the first transcontinental railroad... See More
Named after the editor's mule... 8 issues...
Item #180010
January 1, 1891
THE DAILY BOOMERANG, Laramie, Wyoming, 1891 A collection of nine issues of this fascinating newspaper from the Old West. As for the unusual title? It was named for the editor's mule. These issues were printed just one year after statehood.
Laramie was founded in the mid-1860's as a tent city near the Overland Stage Line route and the Union Pacific portion of the first transcontine... See More
Bank Robbery in the Old West...
Item #573567
October 22, 1890
DESERET EVENING NEWS, Salt Lake City, Utah Territory, October 22, 1890
* Rare Mormons title
Just what we hope to find on the front page of a newspaper from the Old West is in this issue: "Daring Robbery" "The Watchman Gagged & Bound and $2000 Secured" with some details. Not a lengthy nor conspicuous report, but great to have in this title.
Other news of the day wit... See More
Six years before Utah statehood...
Item #578827
October 22, 1890
DESERET EVENING NEWS, Salt Lake City, Utah Territory, Oct. 22, 1890
* Rare Utah pre-statehood title
Among the front page item: "Daring Robbery--The Watchman Gagged & Bound, and $2000 Secured" in Wellsville, Wisconsin. Also: "The Pinkertons--Are Engaged to Manage the Investigation of Hennessy's Assassins...". Page 2 includes: "Facts & Fiction About &... See More
Great Frederic Remington print...
Item #175464
January 11, 1890
Harper's WEEKLY, Jan. 11, 1890 Two nice halfpg. scenes of: 'Oystering On the Chesapeake--Working the Beds Off Annapolis' & 'Raking in Shallow Water'. Nice Frederic Remington dblpgctrfld: 'Hunting the Caribou--'Shoot! Shoot!' plus another Remington print showing soldiers in a gunfight.
"Jack the Ripper" mentioned twice in the report...
Item #590966
October 20, 1888
THE TIMES, London, England, October 20, 1888 During the last half of 1888 the East End of London, primarily the Whitechapel district, was terrorized by a murderer who came to be known as Jack The Ripper. His infamous & brutal crime spree was reported in newspapers around the world--indeed, most American newspapers from 1888 reported his deeds.
But certainly the very best newspaper to fi... See More
Relating to Jack the Ripper...
Item #578507
October 13, 1888
THE TIMES, London, Oct. 13, 1888
* Jack the Ripper original reporting
* Whitechapel murders - England
* Best title to have in
"Jack the Ripper" reports were common in the latter half of 1888, capturing the interest of people on both sides of the Atlantic as evidenced by the reports in many newspapers in the United States. It was the international "sensation" of t... See More
On Jack the Ripper, in a London newspaper...
Item #567026
September 29, 1888
THE TIMES, London, England, September 29, 1888
* Jack the Ripper
* Whitechapel murders
The "Jack the Ripper" hysteria was rampant in London during the fall of 1888 with the news making most of the major newspapers in America as well. But the most desired newspaper for "Ripper" reports would have to be the Times of London.
Page 4 has a related item... See More
A coroner comments...
Item #579055
September 26, 1888
THE TIMES, London, England, Sept. 26, 1888
* Jack the Ripper original reporting
* Whitechapel murders - England
* Best title to have in
"Jack the Ripper" reports were common in the latter half of 1888, capturing the interest of people on both sides of the Atlantic as evidenced by the reports in many newspapers in the United States. It was the international "s... See More
Unusual baseball report... Barefoot pitcher...
Item #544695
August 31, 1888
EVENING SUN, New York, Aug. 31, 1888 Front page report: "A Barefoot Pitcher" "He Throws His Shoes Away Because He Peels His Toes" "Michael Laudmann is His Name and He Hails from Brooklyn--His Earlier Triumphs in the Baseball Arena".
Other news of the day includes: "Bandit Rochini's Execution" "A Village Nearly Wiped Out" "Latest Fin... See More
One of the romanticized towns of the true "Old West"...
Item #130321
January 1, 1887
LARAMIE WEEKLY SENTINEL, Wyoming (Territory), 1887 Certainly a very rare title from the true "Old West", and one of the more romanticized towns from the cowboy and gunslinger era. This issue was printed three years before statehood.
Laramie was founded in the mid-1860's as a tent city near the Overland Stage Line route and the Union Pacific portion of the first transcontinen... See More
Rare New Mexico newspaper... Billy the Kid was arrested here twice...
Item #571793
May 18, 1886
SOUTHWEST SENTINEL, Silver City, New Mexico, May 18, 1886
* Very rare issue from the Southwest
* Billy the Kid was arrested here twice
This is a very scarce newspaper from the territory of New Mexico, 26 years before statehood, and is a volume one issue as well.
Silver City was one of several mining town in New Mexico. The town's violent crime rate was substantial duri... See More
Bound volume from Pittsfield...
Item #549706
January 1, 1886
Bound volume of the PITTSFIELD EVENING JOURNAL newspaper from Massachusetts, containing 150 issues from Jan. 2 thru June 30, 1886. An interesting & large collection of issues reporting the events of America during this time of growth & expansion, with a wide range of content including Indian troubles, sports including baseball, political news, crime, and whatever else was happening at the ... See More
1884 bound volume from Boston...
Item #549707
January 1, 1886
Bound volume of the BOSTON DAILY ADVERTISER newspaper , containing over150 issues from Jan. 1 thru June 30, 1884. A large collection of issues reporting the events of America during this time of growth & expansion, with a wide range of content including Indian troubles, political news, crime, and whatever else was happening at the time. A great wealth of illustrated ads as well. Period b... See More
Thomas Nast political cartoon...
Item #174870
May 3, 1884
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 3, 1884
Front page print by Thomas Nast: "Hand In Glove (Political Influence In Criminal Courts)". Great fullpg: "A Polish Trading Post in New York" shows a huge crowd. Full page print: "Here They Come" showing several dogs jumping a fence. Fullpg: "The New York Produce Exchange Building'. Full page print showing 7 prints... See More
Old West train robbery report....
Item #590318
November 15, 1883
THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Detroit, Michigan, November 15, 1883
* Old West train robbery
Page 2 has one column headings that include: "Train Robbery",
"Desperadoes Remove a Rail on the Mexican National Road and Derail a Train", "The Wreck Immediately Surrounded By Forty Masked Men" and more. See photos for interesting report here. Other news of the day. Light brow... See More
The second issue published...
Item #558198
October 6, 1883
THE SUN, Gunnison, Colorado, October 6, 1883
* Rare title
* Volume 1 Number 2
This is the volume one, number two issue of this title, a very early issue from Gunnison. The front page has: "Morphine's Slave & Victim" & other items.
Page 2 has:"Attempted Train Robbery -- The A. T. & S. F. Train from Denver Attacked near Coolidge, Kansas & more with the artic... See More
1883 St. Louis, Missouri...
Item #597013
August 3, 1883
ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Missouri, Aug. 3, 1883 Top of the front page has; "Record Of Crime" "A Wealthy Mississippian Hanged by a Mob" "Tragic Result of an Old Feud--Hunting Arkansas Outlaws--Murder & Suicide" "Shot By a Negro" "A Mail Robber Captured". Page 3 has much reporting on baseball.
Complete in 10 pages, cleanly cut at the blan... See More
Arizona in 1883 ... Gunfight at the O.K. Corral...
Item #565915
March 1, 1883
HARPER'S MONTHLY, New York, March, 1883 One of the articles within is titled: "Across Arizona", takes 16 pages, is quite detailed, and has eleven prints, including: "Norton's Landing, On The Colorado River", "Pasqual, the Yuma Chief", "Yuma Indians At Home", a distant view of "Tombstone", a "Street View In Tucson", "An Arizona ... See More
Interview with Frank James, brother of Jesse James...
Item #592915
October 13, 1882
CLEVELAND WEEKLY HERALD, Ohio, October 13, 1882
* Outlaw Frank James
* Interview with the brother of Jesse James
Two-thirds of a column on page 2 is taken up with: "Frank James" and "The Notorious Outlaw Gives an Outline of His Checkered Career for the Past Few Years" which is very interesting reading (see photos).
Eight pages, nice condition.... See More
Great report on "desperado" Frank James...
Item #585159
October 7, 1882
THE DETROIT PRESS, Detroit, Michigan, Oct. 7, 1882
* Outlaw Frank James
* Jesse James Gang
The top of the first column on pg. 2 has: "FRANK JAMES", "Locked in Jail at Independence, Mo.", "Personal Appearance Of The Desperado", "He is Confident of Clemency, Although Having Received no Promises", "And Desires to Aid in the Protection of the S... See More
Outlaw Frank James surrenders...
Item #585576
October 6, 1882
THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Michigan, October 6, 1882
* Jesse James Gang
* Frank surrenders
Page 2 has: "FRANK JAMES", "The Distinguished Cut Throat Surrenders to the", "Governor of Missouri", "He Wishes to Live in Peace & Gain the Respect of His Fellow Men", "Many Prominent Citizens Seek the Honor of Shaking Hands with Him!", "Fr... See More
With a front page print of Guiteau...
Item #563377
July 5, 1882
THE WEEKLY DENVER TIMES, Colorado, July 5, 1882
The front page has nice reporting on the hanging of Charles Guiteau, with column heads at the top of the page: "CURTAIN" "The Last Act in America's Greatest Tragedy" "Charles Jules Guiteau Expiates His Heinous Crime" "At 12:40 p.m. Friday the Voice of Justice Spake" "And the Spirit of President Garfield... See More
Detailed report on the Death of Jesse James... More detailed than most...
Item #558557
April 13, 1882
RED WING ARGUS, Red Wing, Minnesota, April 13, 1882 Page 2 has an article headed: "End of a Notorious Outlaw" which begins: "Tremendous excitement was caused at St. Joseph, Mo., on the 3d inst., by the announcement that Jesse James, the notorious bandit & robber had been killed at his temporary residence in that city. The news spread with great rapidity..." with much ... See More
Death of Jesse James...
Item #564256
April 8, 1882
THE TUOLUMNE INDEPENDENT, Sonora, Tuolumne County, California, April 8, 1882 Page 4 of this issue contains a very brief and inconspicuous report on the death of the notorious outlaw Jesse James. It reads in its entirety: "A report comes from Kansas City, Mo., that Jesse James, the notorious train robber, highwayman, etc., has been killed." This report gives some evidence that... See More
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