Albertus Sweet, Sheriff in the Notorious Gunfighter Capitol of Texas inthe 1870s
Former Texas State Historian Bill O’Neal tells the story of Sheriff Albertus Sweet who during a 1881 gunfight was shot to death. Albertus began his career in Lampasas and later in Belton, Texas. In the 1870s, Lampasas was “The Gunfighter Capitol of...
E. H. “ED” FLETCHER
Ed Fletcher, a former buffalo hunter and scout, from 1875 to 1890, ran the Fletcher and Donley Station, a stage station along the Dodge City-Mobeetie line.1 Edward Houston Fletcher, born August 30, 1848, in Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine, was the oldest child of...
Tracking Etta Place and Ann Bassett
A Timeline
Every few years the mystery of who was Etta (Ethel) Place comes around to Ann Bassett of Brown’s Park, Colorado. The supposition is Ann’s presence in Brown’s Park, one of the many hideouts for the Wild Bunch, as well as her claims to romantic involvements with members...
