This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: mallums188 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/topics.crime.outlaws/42.4.2.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: There is a book entitled "LIFE AND CONFESSION OF THE NOTED OUTLAW JAMES COPELAND". Written by Dr. J. R. S. Pitts in 1858, who was also the sheriff that hanged Copeland and wrote down his confession. JC would steal anything, from Mobile to the Red River, including livestock and slaves. Signed on to a riverboat in St. Louis, killed the owner and sold the man's boats in New Orleans. KKG, his body was dug up, but skeleton was hung in a drug store in Hattiesburg, then disappeared and, according to legend, was secretly buried by family. This book was written in the prose of that time and JC's confession is quite eloquent. And his confession paints a slightly different picture re: Brown and Harper. Great book from University Press of Mississippi Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: cindysdaydream Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/topics.crime.outlaws/230/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Looking for a William Clifton. Thank you, Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: trudiestaple Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/topics.crime.outlaws/17.3.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: This story is not factual - photo is Honora Ornstein. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: trudiestaple Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/topics.crime.outlaws/17.2.2.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Which "Diamond Tooth Lil" ? Several ladies claimed that title. Trudie [email protected] Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: JanetWallace75 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/topics.crime.outlaws/42.2.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Not all Copelands was on the wrong side of the Law my GG Grandfather John Copeland born 1795 in Chesterfield N.C. was a sheriff in Calloway,KY.His parents was Nichols Copeland and Martha Heffington. I am the Granddaughter of Jacob Davis Copeland & Mary Alice Smith Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: lgcdewitt Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/topics.crime.outlaws/17.2.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Does anyone happen to know the name of Diamond Lil's little brother? Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: efosborn_1 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/topics.crime.outlaws/82.2.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Yes I would be interested in your tree feel free to send me a invite. I read the insert from that book and found it very interesting he says the officers was after him It sounds like the army but I dont know. I got some pics today from my husbands mother I am going to put online tomorrow of Andrew Jackson and Margie L Custer, And Susan V Hamilton grandchild of John and Margaret Custer, George Thomas Custer there not the best but better than nothing. Plus i have some pages with info I got when they has a family reunion in 1986 withs lots of info be glad to email you that. ok thanks for the fast reply LIZ Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: ronandmindy Surnames: Custer, Woods, Croft, Holliday... Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/topics.crime.outlaws/82.2.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Greetings, My name is Ronald Woods and I am related to John Marion Custer. He is my Great Great Grandfather through his daughter Martha Jane Custer. She married William Woods. I have been researching my whole family for a few years off and on. I am not sure of a Custer reunion, but we had a Woods reunion about 2 or 3 years ago. Most of the Woods family that I grew up knowing are all descendants from John Custer as well. My Grandpa, Robert Woods, and his brothers and sisters, lived with Johnnie Mae Custer for a brief time back in the 1930s. John Marion Custer is particularly interesting as he was a true cowboy who rode the cattle trails back in the old days. I have a couple of pictures of him in his older years and I have found him in old newspapers from San Antonio. He also submitted a brief telling of his adventures on the cattle drives in a book called "Trail Drivers Of Texas" by J. Marvin Hunter. My main interest in him at this point is in finding out why he rode under the alias of Bill Wilson. He says in his story that he got into trouble and had to ride under the alias because the law was after him for some time. I have always wanted to know what happened and why he was able to go back to living a normal life and start using his real name again. I once heard of an old picture of John all duded up with his guns on from his hey day, but have never seen it. Anyway it is nice to hear from you and check out my tree as well. I usually keep it set to private, but if you are interested I will unlock it for a time and maybe you can find some neat things in there. Ronald Woods Jr. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: efosborn_1 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/topics.crime.outlaws/82.2.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hello I am researching my husbands family also great grandfather John Marion Custer 1865 we come from his first child Lottie B Custer I have a picture of John on my ancestry page Landreth,Osborn,Custer if any of this can help feel free to take a look. I was also trying to find out if there is still a family reunion in Texas for this family branch if you know will you let me know. How are you related to John M Custer? Thank You Liz Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: trudiestaple Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/topics.crime.outlaws/17.1.1.1.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Please contact me at [email protected] regarding Lil. Birth name: Honora Ornstein Thanks, Trudie Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: trudiestaple Surnames: Ornstein Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/topics.crime.outlaws/17.1.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: here is my email: [email protected] July 1, 2010 I visited and placed flowers on Lil's grave. Look forward to hearing from you! Trudie Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: dj3aj2cj1 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/topics.crime.outlaws/228.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: The Arizona Republican Phoenix, Arizona June 13, 1899 GUILTY OF MURDER Conviction of Angel Otero at Tombstone Yesterday Tombstone, Ariz.,June 12 (Spec- ial.)-In the case of Angel Otero charged with the killing of Gregorio Cazares, the jury after being out forty onehours returned a verdict this afternoon, finding the defendant guilty of murder in the first degree and fixing the penalty at life imprisonment. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: maryleroy39 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/topics.crime.outlaws/227.1.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Berry, I found the book, "A Gathering of Wolves" and it was very interesting. I was interested in finding out about Arthur Pond alias Billy LeRoy. Where he came from and etc. I am still curious but certain I will never know, where he picked up the alias. I am researching LeRoy's from LA to TX to TN. We are at a deadend, so you try everything. I find no connection with this story. Thanks, for sharing the info for research. ML Thanks for sharing this info with me. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: theoteros Surnames: Otero Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/topics.crime.outlaws/228/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Does anyone have info on Altagracia or Angel Otero? Altagracia was the oldest female prisoner at the Yuma Territorial Prison. She was imprisoned for selling alcohol to the Indians. Angel Otero was imprisoned there to for killing his traveling companion, assisted by his wife. Appreciate any help. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: msledav Surnames: LeRoy Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/topics.crime.outlaws/227.2.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Thanks for the reply. Was this Miner in the Texas area at any time. I am curious, where they got the LeRoy name! Did they know someone, etc. I have not been able to trace my gr grandfather, who supposedly was born in Corpus Christi, TX before his plight to E. Tennessee. It is a sad story. With so many loose ends and unanswered questions. I have followed lots of angles. I have nothing concrete, just thoughts. A statement was once made in the family that our relatives may have been outlaws from Lousiana and Texas, I thought it was a joke. I can share more if you are interested. Mary Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: kataybug41 Surnames: Miner Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/topics.crime.outlaws/227.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Bill Miner was for a brief time in Georgia, in the north western part of the state. In Dahlonega westward to Alabama and Tennessee, My gt-gt-gd father knew and spoke of him and his antics quiet often. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: berrys Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/topics.crime.outlaws/227.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Miner's next associate in crime was a farmhand named Arthur Pond. On September 1, 1880, they stole $50 and two mail sacks in Ohio city. On October 14, they held up a stagecoach on the Del Norte route, and hit a jackpot of $4,000. To elude authorities, Miner and Pond changed their names to William A. Morgan and Billy LeRoy. The authorities were not fooled. Pond was soon caught and sentenced to 10 years, although he escaped. He met first with his brother, then Miner, and a new spree began. The Del Norte route was attacked on May 15 and again on May 18, 1881. While Miner was buying supplies with this new money, the Pond brothers were caught and lynched by a mob of angry citizens outside the jail house. The loss of these boys did not derail Miner. Also see "Bandit Years: A Gathering of Wolves" by Mark Dugan. Profiles four unforgettable outlaws who made the Barlow-Sanderson Overland Mail their special target: Billy LeRoy, Bill Miner, Charley Allison and Hamilton White III. Western Legacy, 1987. Soft cover. $13.50 Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: msledav Surnames: Leroy Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/topics.crime.outlaws/227/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I read this info on an Old West Site. No details or contact person. Has anyone seen this info? Do not know what state, etc. It was posted, had to come from someplace. Anxious to hear the rest of the story! Thanks Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: berrys Surnames: Spradley Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/topics.crime.outlaws/17.3/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Here's a story and picture of 'Lil http://www.yukon-news.com/opinions/columns/12736/ Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: Trudie_Stapleton Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/topics.crime.outlaws/17.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: My Mother and Father are buried next to Honora Ornstein AKA Diamond Tooth Lil in Yakima. We frequently visit and place flowers on her grave. (See attached May 2009 photo) I would love to speak with you and learn more about Diamond Tooth Lil. Thank you, [email protected] Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.