In 1916, the vast parts of the states of Texas and Oklahoma were still very similar to the wild days of the former west . Sam Bass was shot and shot dead by a bank robber at Round Rock Texas 38 years ago. Jesse James was buried for only 34 years. Thomas E. Ketchum (Black Jack Ketchum) tried theft theft in 1901. Frank James died in 1915 and on the last day he made a 25 cent tour of James (1915), died by Bolshey police of 1908 Robert Leroy Parker (Hali Lombabo) Missouri A state 's farm. In 1892, all Dalton brothers other than Emoto Dalton who survived 23 bullets with unfortunate double bank theft in Kansas State Kofi Building left. After working in the Kansas Prison for 14 years, I immigrated to California, real estate broker, raconteur, author, and Western actor. He died in 1937 at the age of 66.
During the bank robbery, Willis did not know during his life that he would take more banks and trains than all his predecessors. He and his brother hold the record of the most gold still stolen by train theft in the history of the United States. According to Willis, he was "just trying to learn ropes" when Boswell retired.
It was Durant, Oklahoma that Willis met with a loose knitting band of bank robbery. One of them asked him if he would like to work for Daylight Bank. Willis told them. He was introduced to two men working at Bosswell robbery.
In his last interview in 1979, he explained about his first bank retirement.
"One was a tall, slim boy Charlie Rankin 's and other people - I will not remember his name, but he probably had a face full of scars of smallpox or something. This side of Hugo was about 15 or 20 miles.
"The last building in the town you were leaving was a bank, I did not do anything else but there were several trees that bind the horse because I was robbing the bank and talking with the catcher When it was, Charlie and other Feller enter.
Charlie had a deposit, but Charlie and others started turning behind and putting money in bags. Charlie got all the money from the safe and others cleared the safe. After that, please slowly unwind your horses and stretch your legs to the brush.
"We crossed the South Bogey River and we chased the river outside of Hugo dividing money.I gave them my horse and saddle, and as soon as my friends go Go to Hugo tonight, please get on the train from here. I thought that no one was looking for a train. They were looking for 3 men on horseback riding. Until it gets dark.
"They took all the coins (silver) for me and gave me green money (cash) for me, so I put it around my waist and pocket my sockets and something Folding up at 10 o'clock & walking there, I bought a ticket to Ardmore.
About a month after Boswell's theft, Charlie Ranking was arrested when the amount of silver coin was found in the banknote paper roll. When Willis learned that his friend was in jail he entered the prison and formulated a plan to determine if he needed help. He knew a man of eugle who was a fecal pigeon in prison. When he visited with the person, he was proud that there seemed to be several banks "must collapse" in the area.
The man soon went to the police and reported his conversation to Willis.
"When I got into the depot that night to get on that train, the law was lying for me, they grabbed me and put me in jail as much as I wanted. If you want me, you can bring you.
"No, I do not think that it is not enough for me to put me in a comfort woman.
"They kept me detained for three to four days and they did not make me loose.They could lock you in jail as long as they wanted.Charles Was sent to McAlester's prison for 25 years.
"My takeover from robberies was around 4000 dollars, but came back to Hugo and came back to the bank of San Antonio. I will post it in about two months to bring out the rest of San Antonio my money , They had the law waiting for me.This chiller says, "Please wait one minute here. He took it and returned there, I saw him talking to someone, and knew they were trying to arrest me. I got there on the next day and got it. I did not know if they wanted to arrest me.
Bosewell's bank was the first daytime work I made for money, but I did not hesitate. I always told them. Bank theft at Texas State Winter's was the first night's work with Frank of the old bank robber, but from there it was $ 3,500 at Liberty Bond, but they killed that one-year-old boy by the car It was. So I never got nothing from it.
Willis refers to being suffering from night robbery at Winters in Texas. He and the other three invaded the bank at midnight. His friend Frank was told that there is a safe in the Winters' bank to blow with nitroglycerin. His source was a detective of the Banker & # 39; s Association called Boyd who wanted to cut off booty. As it turned out after they blew off the door of the safe, the money was kept in a round safe that could not be opened. After stealing the safe they finally left a $ 3,500 Liberty bond.
When heading to Abilene, a third man, Al, was driving the initial model Hudson when the car stuck in the sand and burned the clutch near the Buffalo Gap in Texas. They abandoned the car and hid in the hills until the next morning until they entered the Buffalo Gap. As they are near the town, cars full of lawyers passed by the road. The car stopped and Willis and his friend, Slim Edgerton ran for the brush while Frank and Al were shooting at lawyers in the car. After letting the shoot off, Al put down a slag in my chest and got off. Frank took off in a different direction to the brush. When he was shot and killed by a soldier, it was a man named Al who carried the bond.
Willis was able to escape, but later dealt with a friend Red near Sweetwater. They were imprisoned in Burlinger with Slim Edgerton, who had been doing before. After giving bribes to the wife of the security guard, the trio escapes from the prison in the middle of the night and escapes.
Willis returned to San Antonio after Boswell's work, then headed to the place of Yuvalde's family. In 1916, except for his younger brother Jess and "Doku" he was "learning the rope" in the outlaws' life, but the rest of the family engaged in honest labor as a ranch hand and a hard scrabble peasant The state of West Texas that was doing is called "cyclone farmer".
Later Willis and several brothers formed Newton Gang who robbed more than 80 banks in Texas, Midwest, Canada in the early 1920s.
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