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UER Forum > Archived US: South > Badmen and Lawmen (Viewed 1751 times) dwtaylor999  Location: Unassigned Lands, Oklahoma Gender: Male  |  Badmen and Lawmen < on 9/1/2011 6:30 PM >   A forgotten gunfight in the forgotten ghost town of Ingalls, Oklahoma occurred on this date in 1893. The remnants of the Dalton gang, decimated after the attempted daylight robbery of two banks in Coffeeville Kansas, had joined forces with the Doolin gang, also known as the "Wild Bunch" The gang was hiding out in the small town in the Oklahoma territory, some say with the willing assistance of the towns citizens. The small town of Ingalls was rumoured to have harbored many outlaws during the period, and word of it reached U.S. Marshals in the territorial capital in Guthrie. On September 1st of 1893, a posse was organized by U.S. Marshall E.D. Nix to investigate. The Posse entered the town with intent to capture the gang. During the ensuing gun battle, three of the fourteen lawmen would die as a result of the shoot out. The outlaws were in the saloon, drinking and playing cards when the lawmen approached. The outlaws opened fire from the saloon, with the lawmen returning fire. Most of the gunmen fled the saloon and took refuge in the nearby stable. "Arkansas Tom" Jones was in the upper floor of the hotel and opened fire with a rifle, forcing the Marshals to cover. Deputy Thomas Hueston was hit and later died of his wounds. Bill Doolin shot and killed Deputy Richard Speed and Bill Dalton shot Deputy Lafeyette Shadley, who later died. "Dynamite Dick" Clifton, "Bittercreek" Newcomb, Charley Price, and "Arkansas Tom" Jones were all wounded. Richard "Little Dick" West escaped unhurt. Murray, the saloon owner was hit in the arm and ribs, Young Simmons, a bystander was killed, and old man Ramson sitting out front was hit in the leg. Deputy Jim Masterson, brother of Bat Masterson, eventually threw a stick of dynamite into where "Arkansas Tom" Jones was hiding, stunning him, and allowing his capture. This was considered the beginning of the end for the large outlaw gangs in the territory. The remainder of the gang were eventually hunted down, most of them by the "Three Guardsman", U.S. Deputy Marshals Heck Tomas, Bill Tilghman, and Chris Madsen. Two were killed by the Dunn brothers, who were bounty hunters. The Dunn brothers ran a boarding house near Ingalls and by the 1890s were working as bounty hunters. Their teenage sister Rose became romantically involved with "Bittercreek" Newcomb, having met him through her brothers. On May 2, 1895, when Newcomb and Charley Pierce rode up to the Dunn house to visit with Rose, the brothers shot and killed both outlaws as they dismounted, collecting the bounty on both of $5,000 each. Pierce is buried in Guthrie, Oklahoma, where his body was taken by the Dunns to collect the bounty. Many years after his death, someone, though it was never known who, began placing flowers on his grave on the anniversary of his death, and threw hog guts on the grave of the Dunn Brothers who killed him. Never much to start with, little remains of Ingalls. The hotel and saloon are not the originals. An old state marker on the nearby highway and a lonely stone marker in "town" stands to mark where the lawmen fell. Ruins, the fate of all cities. Astro  Usually naked Location: The Delta Quadrant Gender: Male Resistance is Futile  |  Re: Badmen and Lawmen <Reply # 1 on 9/1/2011 6:37 PM >   I love your posts, always. I feel like a get a good history lesson and always learn something new and exciting. You take so much time to make such a beautiful presentation in your threads. Thank you, I enjoy them. [02:33:56] <Valkyre> Astro your whole life is ruled by the sentence ' life is better without clothes on' [22:16:00] <DSomms> it was normal until astro got here Astro: Patron Saint of Drains cr400  Location: Los Angeles, CA Gender: Male  |  Re: Badmen and Lawmen <Reply # 2 on 9/1/2011 6:41 PM >   Sad, but thanks again for your posts. They are really fantastic. I sure wonder who was tossin' the hog guts? My guess would be a grown up child of the deputy. That could explain why it started years later? You can see a million miles tonite, but you can't get very far. Honorary member of UER lifetime acheivement award winning, 2Xplorations and Guide Services, Texas. fiftyone_eggs  Location: jerzey Gender: Male  |  |  Re: Badmen and Lawmen <Reply # 3 on 9/1/2011 7:18 PM >   If UER has any noble purpose at all, it's bringing interesting-but-forgotten pieces of American history like this back from the verge of oblivion. Well done as usual dw! Raticus  Moderator Location: Tyler Gender: Male Ratus exploricus abandonae  |  Re: Badmen and Lawmen <Reply # 4 on 9/2/2011 3:35 AM >   Posted by fiftyone_eggs If UER has any noble purpose at all, it's bringing interesting-but-forgotten pieces of American history like this back from the verge of oblivion. Well done as usual dw! I agree with you 100%! Nice job as always DWT. Great story. Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools speak because they have to say something. Gulag-Man  Location: Newton, Massachusetts Gender: Male  |  Re: Badmen and Lawmen <Reply # 5 on 3/10/2012 4:47 PM >   Dynamite Dick is the most amazing nickname ever. Epic Newton is Epic pinkmeowcats  Location: Oklahoma, US Gender: Female  |  Re: Badmen and Lawmen <Reply # 6 on 3/10/2012 6:29 PM >   Every time I get on here I check for any new posts from you. Great stories. I always look forward to more. dwtaylor999  Location: Unassigned Lands, Oklahoma Gender: Male  |  Re: Badmen and Lawmen <Reply # 7 on 3/11/2012 10:35 PM >   Thought I would add a little tidbit. Bill Tilghman is remembered as one of the great lawmen of the era. His death was as interesting as his life. He had retired as a U.S. Marchall in 1910, but at the age of 70, Tilghman was shot by a corrupt prohibition agent in the town of cromwell, OK, where he was sheriff. As legend has it, he didn't die immediately and lay in the street for sometime, with the townspeople walking by, none offering help. This was Halloween night, 1924. At the time, Cromwell was a wild town, full of brothels, pool halls and saloons. Bill had been part of a group known as the "Three Guardsman" and was very well respected by fellow lawmen. One month after his death, the entire town was burned to the ground. Though it was widely believed that Bill's former law enforcement friends were responsible, no investigation was ever conducted. The town of Cromwell never recovered. [last edit 3/11/2012 10:36 PM by dwtaylor999 - edited 1 times] Ruins, the fate of all cities. UER Forum > Archived US: South > Badmen and Lawmen (Viewed 1751 times) All content and images copyright © 2002-2024 UER.CA and respective creators. Graphical Design by Crossfire. To contact webmaster, or click to email with problems or other questions about this site: UER CONTACT View Terms of Service | View Privacy Policy | Server colocation provided by Beanfield This page was generated for you in 109 milliseconds. Since June 23, 2002, a total of 738819479 pages have been generated.