The following, in part, is written by Martin McGrane for the February 1980 edition of Rural...
Press Agent for Outlaws: John Newman Edwards
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Jesse James & Outlaws
Creating the James Legend: John Newman Edwards
Newspaperman John Newman Edwards played a significant role in molding public opinion in favor of...
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...
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...
More About Gunfighter Johnny Ringo’s Life in Daviess County, MO
Some of the Old West's most famous desperadoes have Gallatin, MO, in their past, most notably...
Gallatin’s First Reenactment of the 1869 Bank Robbery
The first public re-enactment of the 1869 James Boys robbery of the Daviess County Savings...
1986 Old West Skit Not Accurate to James Legend Yet Attracts Hundreds
Reenactment: The 1869 James Boys Robbery of Gallatin Bank
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,
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