This following account of the 1881 train robbery which occurred in July, 1881, on the Chicago,...
History Book Account of 1881 Rock Island Train Robbery
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Crime Stories
Fatherless Schoomer Brothers Lived Their Lives in Crime
There are other stories of gunplay and crime among brothers not much different from the James...
1871: The Notorious Flint Brothers …a Sheriff Turned Outlaw?
The reputation of onetime Daviess County Sheriff William F. Flint was tarnished by an unexplained...
1869: Bank Robbery, Murder in the Streets of Gallatin, MO
What kind of day was it... that day, December 7, 1869, when two men (later determined to be Frank...
Who Was Murder Victim Capt. John Sheets and Why Was He Shot?
John W. Sheets (1821-1869) is known mostly as an unfortunate victim of circumstance, allegedly...
1867: Reno Gang steals $23,000 from Daviess County, MO
In a 1965 book about Detective Allen Pinkerton written by Ornmont, there is an account of the...
John Reno Sentenced to 25 Years in State Penitentiary for Robbery
This following account of the 1867 robbery of the treasury of Daviess County, MO, is recorded in...
1865: Argument Over 50 Cents Leads to Murder at Gallatin, MO
Many who venture through Lyle Cemetery across from First Baptist Church in Gallatin, MO, are...
Johnny Ringo, Other Outlaws Once Lived in Daviess County, MO
Records show family ties from outlaws Johnny Ringo, James Dalton, the Youngers, and Frank and...
1856: Pioneers: First River Bridge the Scene of Brutal Killing
Jacob Stallings got into the ferry business in 1848 at the old Orr Ford on Grand River (SE 1/4,...
Visit the 1889 Squirrel Cage Jail, located 2 blocks west of the Daviess County Courthouse in Gallatin, MO. This historic relic is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and serves as a visitors’ center — by appointment,
Trudi Burton, ph: 660.663.7342
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