Kam'ron Baker 12/15/14 Assassination Report The Life of An Outlaw Literature Composition After the civil war many said the days of the Wild West were over, that the days of the American frontier were at an end. One man however, set out to prove the many wrong and with his band of outlaws he planned to make his mark on the world, but only upon death was he truly alive – both in legend and through all time. His name was Jesse James, though he was called a great many things-A rebel, a visionary, a martyr… a murderer, though all knew him as notorious. Now we shall discuss the life, and death of …show more content…
Then, in his boldest move so far he robbed The Daviess County Savings Association, where he gunned a man down in cold blood, putting his name on headlines. After many years as an outlaw they progressed to train robbery, though they refused to rob passengers. Later in 1874 he married and had 4 children, only a short two years later he attempted another bank robbery, which left James and his Brother, Frank, as the only survivors. After rebuilding his Gang and attempting another robbery, two civilians and two of the bandits were killed, leading to a massive Manhunt with Jesse on sights. After many more robberies and failures he grew paranoid, only trusting two men, his eventual murderers, Brothers Charley and Robert Ford. Now we get to the end of Jesse’s life and the beginning of a tragic legend. Following the near complete destruction of his Gang of followers, Jesse sought Protection and safety in the presence of the Ford Brothers, unbeknownst to him that Robert had been making secret negotiations with the governor of Missouri, who wanted nothing more than to capture Jesse James, and planned to collect the reward placed on Jesse’s head. It was to this end that on April 3, 1882, as Jesse and the Fords prepared for another big hit, That James was shot once in the back of the head by Robert Ford in an act of ultimate …show more content…
In only a single the Brothers were tried, convicted and sentenced to hang, only to be pardoned by the Governor. Later the Fords, triumphant in there victory, created a stage show in which they reenacted the shooting. However the brothers didn't necessarily get off free as just two years later, Charley, suffering from a severe addiction to morphine, committed suicide. Eight years later, while working in his saloon in 1892 Robert Ford was greeted from the door by a mysterious man, one Edward O’Kelly, who looked at him, said “Hello, Bob” and proceeded to shoot him in the throat, killing him instantly. O’Kelly was later pardoned of all crimes, only to be killed later in a drunken fight with a police officer. Both Robert and Jesse were in there Thirties when they
Then he snuck up on a guard and shot him to death with his own pistol. Then he got a double barreled shotgun and gunned down a second guard then he escaped. After he escaped death he went and hid out for a while but he didn't keep a low profile for long when sheriff pat garret rode up on a ranch he was staying at. Then billy rode up and went inside to his room where the sheriff was waiting for him where he shot him dead. He fired two shots one hit him in the heart killing him
He also tracked outlaw Tom Story for five years between 1884 and 1889, finally killing him in a gunfight. Bass Reeves was noted for his evenhandedness, honesty and integrity. He tracked down and arrested his own son after a two week manhunt. The son, wanted for the murder of his wife, was tried and convicted but later given a full pardon. Reeves also arrested his church minister for selling illegal
This past week has been rough for the Robinson family. After a racist jury choose to make an innocent man guilty things went from bad to worse. Atticus Finch was chosen to defend Tom Robinson. This particular case was against Mayella Ewell, a white woman. As a black man Tom was already at a disadvantage.
Clara Harris “In every hotel we’re in, as soon as people get wind of our presence, we feel ourselves become objects of morbid scrutiny.. Whenever we were in the dining room, we began to feel like zoo animals. Henry… imagines that the whispering is more pointed and malicious than it can possibly be.” Quote from Clara Harris’ journal entry of Henry Rathbone’s guilt of the assassination.
Who is James Meredith and what did he do? How did James Howard impact the civil rights? What in James childhood made him want to fight for equal rights? How did James Meredith not just fight for freedom and the civil rights,but made a big difference in the civil rights? James Meredith led and did a lot of nonviolent protests.
In August of 1831 tensions between slaves and their owners had risen. One such example was slave Nathaniel Turner of Southhampton County, Virginia. He organized a rebellion with other slaves and they all went around killing 55 to 65 slave owners. While some thought he was a hero, he was truly a mad man.
A man known as brother, father, soldier, outlaw, avenger of the poor; a man known as Jesse James was born on September 5, 1847 in Kearney, Missouri and assassinated only miles away in St. Joseph, Missouri on April 3, 1882 (Jesse James, Umsystem.edu). He was as notorious as the president was famous, but even with hundreds hoping for the bounty on his head, James was able to evade officials and remain a mystery. This man “was literally a legend” (Stiles, prologue). His crimes’ profit adds up to an estimated amount of $200,000 (Jesse James Biography, Biography.com), which today could be over 3 million dollars. The assassination of Jesse James is justified because he was not the hero people thought him to be and had murdered many who stood
In the United States, during the eighteen-hundreds’, a small group of people believed that slavery was immoral and did many things to abolish it. John Brown, a Caucasian male who was part of this group of people, did two things that many people in United States history didn’t have the passion to do. John Brown’s life was very interesting: His early life and transition to adulthood, his decision to fight for the cause, his actions of violence in Kansas and Harper’s Ferry, along with, the long-lasting effects of these actions led to his hanging. These events were pivotal to the beginning of the Civil War. “John Brown was born in Torrington, Connecticut, on May 9, 1800, five months after the death of George Washington”(Marrin,7).
Meriwether Lewis was one of the leaders of the Lewis and Clark expedition. He was the governor of the Louisiana Territory. Lewis was one of Thomas Jefferson’s most trusted friends to get his money from the government and to deliver something to Thomas Jefferson. During the journey ,Jefferson stopped at Robert Grinder’s inn to rest while James Neely apparently went to look for the missing horses. There, Meriwether Lewis was murdered by a conspiracy.
Through them we see that not all outlaws are evil, violent, and unforgiving people that go around creating trouble wherever they go. In these characters we see a sense of humanity. They don’t turn to violence as their first choice. Even when they robbed the train, they didn’t go in guns blazing. Butch Cassidy first tried to use his wit and charisma to talk the man into just leaving the train so that they could take the money and go.
THE DEATH OF MERRIWEATHER LEWIS Merriweather Lewis was a national hero. He was governor of the Louisiana Territory, and was renowned by many for exploring the Louisiana Territory with Clark. Lewis was on his way to Washington to deliver possibly classified information, when he stopped at an inn. There were two gunshots heard, and Lewis was found dead, supposedly having committed suicide.
They had different ways of handling the situation. For example, James was caught up in the influence of society, “ I snatched purses. I shoplifted. I even robbed a petty drug dealer once.” (McBride 6).
Booth was about to put the Union through a crisis. So booth got his weapons which were a .44 single Derringer pistol and a Bowie camp knife with a razor sharp blade. It was going to be the end of the end of Abraham Lincoln life tonight. Abraham showed up late for play so the play started without him. When Lincoln’s carriage arrived somebody in the crowd yelled out.
“When a man is denied the right to live the life he believes in, he has no choice but to become an outlaw.” Doc Holliday was a gambler, gunfighter, and a outlaw. He was born on August 14, 1851 in Griffin,Georgia and died on November 8, 1887 in Glenwood Springs,Co from Tuberculosis. At age 21, Holliday earned a degree in dentistry from the Pennsylvania College of Dental Surgery. He set his practice in Atlanta, Georgia, but he was soon diagnosed with tuberculosis, the same disease that had killed his mother when he was 15.
Bonnie and Clyde first started a gang of 5 people to commit bold robberies, these robberies made headlines around the country. After the other three members Blanche, Jones, and Buck were captured from the time of March 1933 through June 1933, Bonnie and Clyde continued on without them.