Examples Of Crime On The Plains

Question 1

Claim jumping
Salting a claim
Drunken violence
Racist crime

Answer 1

California crime

Question 2

The Reno Gang- a group of Civil War deserters
Carried out train robberies
Their 4th robbery got them $96,000

Answer 2

1866

Question 3

Lawlessness in Abilene: Cowtowns
Cowboys had been on the long drive for months so they got paid and spent it in alcohol, gambling and prostitutes- lead to violence
It was legal to kill a man in self defence

Answer 3

1867

Question 4

Lincoln County War
Cattle baron John Chisum and smaller ranchers git into conflict
Billy the Kids friend Murphy was killed and Billy swore revenge
Billy and his gang escaped justice until Pat Garratt tracked him down

Answer 4

1878

Question 5

Wyatt Earp- a lawman in Tombstone Arizona

Rumoured to be involved in stagecoach robberies and became a murderous outlaw himself

Answer 5

1881

Question 6

The Johnson County War in Wyoming
Cattle barons tried to intimidate smaller ranches and homesteaders in the Johnson county
No justice against the cattle barons
Rich cattle barons bought the best lawyers

Answer 6

1892