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Monday, May 29, 2006
This Date in History
May 29, 1911 - "The Tall Texan" Ben Kilpatrick released from the federal penitentiary in Atlanta, Georgia.
(Posted early due to being out of town.)
Friday, May 26, 2006
This Date in History
May 26, 1900 - Harvey Logan kills Sheriff Jesse M. Tyler and Samuel Jenkins in retaliation for the death of his mentor, "Flat Nose" George Currie.
Sunday, May 21, 2006
Outlaw Trail...The Movie.
According to IMDB, there's a movie called Outlaw Trail currently filming in Utah. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid are both listed in the cast of characters along with Scoutmaster Harve. I have no idea what Harve's character is about, but what a great name. If I find anything else out about the movie, I'll post it here.
Saturday, May 20, 2006
Japanese Movie Posters on ebay.
There's a couple auctions on ebay right now for Japanese versions of the Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid movie posters. They're expensive (one has a Buy it Now price of $1,400), but interesting.
Friday, May 19, 2006
This Date in History
May 19, 1898 - The Eastern Utah Advocate reports Sheriff C.W. Allred and posse has killed Butch Cassidy and Joe Walker.
Catfight at the O.K. Corral
Jim Kershner, columnist for the Spokesman-Review, posted an article to his Inland Northwest History blog last November titled "Did Butch Cassidy retire to Spokane?"
The article itself is fairly brief - a quick rundown of Larry Pointer's 1977 book, In Search of Butch Cassidy - the resulting catfight in the comments section, is not.
Nearly seventy years after his death, the debate over William T. Phillips' identity still rages on. To date there have been 65 replies to Kershner's post; the majority of which consist of bickering between two camps (the real thing vs. fraud), often to the point of high (or low, depending on your point of view) comedy.
At any rate, it makes for an interesting read.
Sunday, May 14, 2006
This Date in History
May 14, 1898 - Members of the the Ketchum Gang robbed a Southern Pacific train near Lozier, Texas.
Saturday, May 13, 2006
Matt Warner Letter Found
From the Janurary 11, 2006 edition of the Reno Gazette-Journal:
"Thanks to a sharp-eyed Reno history sleuth, a valuable Utah document with connections to famed outlaw Butch Cassidy and his Wild Bunch has been returned to its rightful place in Salt Lake City. Rich Johnston, a state photographer employed by the Nevada Department of Transportation in Carson City, said a two-page letter offered for sale in an online auction last spring caught his attention." The online version of the article has scanned copies of the letter attached.
Friday, May 12, 2006
This Date in History
May 12, 1878 - Ann Bassett is the first child born in Brown's Park, Utah.
Thursday, May 11, 2006
Up & Running
Butch & Sundance (.com) is up and running. There's still a few kinks to be worked out, but the site is finally up. If you see any glaring spelling or HTML errors, drop me a line (maze1971 at gmail dot com) and let me know. Other than that I hope you enjoy the site.
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