William Preston Longley Papers, 1875-1878, 1934, 1936

Longley, William Preston, 1851-

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William Preston Longley, the outlaw known as "Wild Bill" Longley, was born in Texas on October 6, 1851. He allegedly murdered 32 individuals and committed other crimes in five Texas counties as well as in Cheyenne, Wyoming Territory. He escaped prison several time before being hanged in Giddings, Texas, on October 11, 1878, for the murder of Wilson Anderson, who had killed his cousin. From the guide to the William Preston Longley Papers, 1875-1878, 1934, 1936, (Dolph Briscoe Center f...

Anderson, Wilson

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Longley, James Stockton, 1858-1938

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Walton, William Martin, 1832-1915

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Gunfighter and lawman Ben Thompson (1843-1884) immigrated to Austin, Texas, in 1851 from Yorkshire, England. He earned his living through the printing trade in Austin and New Orleans, before joining the Confederate Army during the Civil War. Thompson married Catherine L. Moore, the daughter of a prominent Austin merchant, during his military service. Returning to Austin in 1865, he shot and killed teamster John Coombs in an argument over an army mule. Thompson was jailed, escaped to...

Longley, William Preston, 1851-

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William Preston Longley, the outlaw known as "Wild Bill" Longley, was born in Texas on October 6, 1851. He allegedly murdered 32 individuals and committed other crimes in five Texas counties as well as in Cheyenne, Wyoming Territory. He escaped prison several time before being hanged in Giddings, Texas, on October 11, 1878, for the murder of Wilson Anderson, who had killed his cousin. From the guide to the William Preston Longley Papers, 1875-1878, 1934, 1936, (Dolph Briscoe Center f...