Harvey Logan, (1867 - June 17, 1904) also known as Kid Curry, was a notorious outlaw and gunman who ran with Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid's infamous Wild Bunch gang. Events 1462 - Vlad III the Impaler attempts to assassinate Mehmed II ( The Night Attack) forcing him to retreat Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on An outlaw or bandit is a person living the lifestyle of outlawry; the word literally means "outside the Law " by folk-etymology from the original Butch Cassidy ( 13 April 1866 – circa November 1908 born Robert LeRoy Parker, was a notorious train robber Bank robber Harry Alonzo Longabaugh (1867 - c November 1908? sometimes spelled Longbaugh, born in Mont Clare Pennsylvania, also known as The Sundance Kid, Despite being less well known than his counterparts, he has since been referred to as "the wildest of the Wild Bunch". [1] He was responsible for the killing of at least nine law enforcement officers in five different shootings, and another two men in other instances, as well as several shootouts with posses and civilians during his outlaw days.
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Early life
Kid Curry was born Harvey Alexander Logan in Iowa. The State of Iowa ( is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States of America. His mother died in 1876, and his brothers, Hank, Johnny and Lonny, moved to Dodson, Missouri, to live with their aunt Lee Logan. Until at least 1883, Curry made his living breaking horses on the "Cross L" ranch, near Big Spring, Texas. A ranch is an area of landscape including various structures given primarily to the practice of ranching the practice of raising grazing livestock such as Cattle Big Spring is a town in the US state of Texas at the crossroads of U While there, he met and befriended a man named "Flat Nose" George Curry, from whom he took his new last name. George Sutherland Curry ( 1864 - April 17, 1900) was a robber of the Wild West. His brothers soon adopted the same last name.
He rode as a cowboy on a cattle drive to Pueblo, Colorado, in 1883. A cowboy is an animal Herder who tends Cattle on Ranches in North America, traditionally on horseback and often performs a multitude of Cattle, colloquially referred to as cows, are domesticated Ungulates a member of the Subfamily Bovinae of the family The City of Pueblo (ˈpwɛbloʊ is a Home Rule Municipality that is the County seat and the most populous city of Pueblo County While in Pueblo, he was involved in a saloon brawl. A bar (also called a Pub or Tavern) is a business that serves drinks especially Alcoholic beverages such as beer liquor and mixed drinks for consumption To avoid arrest, he fled, settling in southern Wyoming. The State of Wyoming ( is a sparsely populated state in the western region of the United States. In Wyoming, Curry worked for the "Circle C" and the "Circle Diamond" ranches. By all accounts, Curry was mild-mannered, likable, and loyal to both friends and his brothers.
Outlaw life
The events that changed the course of his life began when his brother Hank, and friend Jim Thornhill, bought a ranch at Rock Creek, in Chouteau County, Montana. Chouteau County is a County located in the North-Central region of the U The ranch was near the site of a mine strike made by local miner Powell "Pike" Landusky. Mining is the extraction of valuable Minerals or other geological materials from the earth usually (but not always from an Ore body Landusky, according to some reports of the day, confronted Curry and attacked him, believing Curry was involved romantically with Landusky's daughter, Elfie. Landusky then filed assault charges against Curry, who was arrested and beaten. Assault is a Crime of Violence against another person. In some Jurisdictions including Australia and New Zealand,
Two friends of Curry's, A. S. Lohman and Frank Plunkett, paid a $500 bond for Curry's release. Landusky's daughter, Elfie, later claimed it was Curry's brother, Lonny, with whom she had been involved. However, the confession came much too late. On December 27, 1894, Curry caught Landusky at a local saloon, and hit Landusky, stunning him. Events 537 - The Hagia Sophia is completed 1512 - The Spanish Crown issues the Laws of Burgos, governing the Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Curry, evidently believing the fight was over, began walking away. Landusky pulled his pistol and began threatening Curry, who was unarmed. Curry's friend and his brothers partner, Jim Thornhill, gave Curry his pistol. Landusky's gun jammed and Curry shot him dead.
Curry was arrested and at an inquest was released when it was judged that he acted in self defense. Self-defense (or self-defence &mdash see spelling differences) is the act of defending oneself one's property or the well-being of another from physical harm However, a formal trial was set. Curry believed he would not get a fair trial, because the judge was close friends with Landusky. For this reason, Curry left town.
Riding with the Black Jack Ketchum gang
He started riding with outlaw "Black Jack" Ketchum. Thomas Edward Ketchum ( October 31 1863 &ndash April 26 1901) also known as "Black Jack" was at first an ordinary Cowboy Pinkerton detectives began trailing Curry shortly after his departure from Montana. "We Never Sleep" the famous motto of the Pinkerton Agency redirects here Montana ( is a state in the Western United States. One-third of the state in the western part contains numerous mountain ranges (approximately 77 named of the northern In January 1896, Curry received word that an old friend of Landusky's, rancher James Winters, had been spying on him, for the reward offered in his arrest. Curry and two of his brothers, Johnny and Lonny, went to Winters' ranch to confront him. However, a shootout erupted, resulting in Curry's brother Johnny being killed. Curry and Lonny escaped. Shortly after that incident, Curry and his brother Lonny argued with Black Jack Ketchum over the take in a train robbery. Train robbery is a type of Robbery, in which the goal is to steal Money or other valuables being carried aboard Trains They were more common in the past The two brothers left the gang.
Forming his own gang
They both received employment on a cattle ranch, arranged by their cousin, Bob Lee, near Sand Gulch, Colorado. Pinkerton agents trailing Curry gave up his trail briefly. Curry, his brother Lonny, Walt Putnam and George Curry formed their own gang around this time. He temporarily left Colorado, intending to scout good targets for potential robberies. Around April 1897, Curry was reportedly involved in the killing of Deputy Sheriff William Deane of Powder River, Wyoming, as he and his gang gathered fresh horses on a ranch in the Powder River Basin. SHERIFF is a telecom fraud detection and management system originally developed by BT and MCI. Powder River is a Census-designated place (CDP in Natrona County, Wyoming, United States. The Powder River Basin is a region in southeast Montana and northeast Wyoming about east to west and north to south known for its Coal deposits After this, he returned to Colorado to the ranch where he was working.
By June 1897, the cowboy job had ended, and Curry ventured north with the rest of the gang. They robbed a bank in Belle Fourche, South Dakota, and met resistance outside the bank from the townspeople. Belle Fourche is a city in and the County seat of Butte County, South Dakota, United States. One of their friends, Tom O'Day, was captured when his horse spooked and ran away without him. The others escaped, but while planning a second robbery a posse from the town caught up with them in Fergus County, Montana. Posse comitatus refers to the Common law authority wielded by the County Sheriff to conscript any able-bodied male eighteen or older to assist Fergus County is a County located in the US state of Montana. During a shootout, Curry was shot through the wrist, and his horse was shot from under him, resulting in his capture. George Curry and Walt Putnam were also captured. All three were held in the Deadwood, South Dakota jail, but only briefly since they took an opportunity and overpowered the jailer to escape. Deadwood, named for the dead trees found in its Gulch, is a city in and the County seat of Lawrence County, South Dakota, They headed back into Montana and robbed two Post Offices. A post office is a facility authorized by a Postal system for the posting receipt sorting handling transmission or delivery of Mail. [2][3]
Riding with Butch Cassidy and the Wild Bunch
It was during this time that he began riding with the Wild Bunch gang, under Butch Cassidy. Butch Cassidy ( 13 April 1866 – circa November 1908 born Robert LeRoy Parker, was a notorious train robber Bank robber He did not become as well known as the Sundance Kid, who was considered "the fastest gun in the West", despite not being known to have been in more than two shootings, without any confirmation of killing anyone. Harry Alonzo Longabaugh (1867 - c November 1908? sometimes spelled Longbaugh, born in Mont Clare Pennsylvania, also known as The Sundance Kid, On June 2, 1899, the gang robbed a Union Pacific Railroad overland flyer near Wilcox, Wyoming, a robbery that became famous. Events 455 - The Vandals enter Rome, and plunder the city for two weeks Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Many notable lawmen of the day took part in the hunt for the robbers, but they were not captured.
During one shootout with lawmen following that robbery, both Kid Curry and George Curry shot and killed Sheriff Joe Hazen[4]. Noted killer for hire and contract employee of the Pinkerton Agency, Tom Horn, obtained information from explosives expert Bill Speck that revealed that George Curry and Kid Curry had shot Hazen, which Horn passed on to Pinkerton detective Charlie Siringo. Tom Horn ( November 21, 1860 &ndash November 20, 1903) was an American Old West lawman scout, Soldier Charles Angelo Siringo (February 7 1855 — October 18 1928 was an American Author, lawman and famous detective and agent for the Pinkerton National Detective The gang escaped into the Hole-in-the-Wall, an area that the gang used as its hideout. Hole-in-the-Wall is a remote hideout located in the Big Horn Mountains of Johnson County in northern Wyoming. Siringo had been assigned the task of bringing the outlaw gang in. He became friends with Elfie Landusky, who was going by the last name Curry, alleging that Lonny Curry had got her pregnant. Through her, Siringo intended on locating the gang.
Siringo changed his name to Charles L. Carter, disguised himself as an on-the-run gunman, and began mingling with people that might know the Currys, becoming friends with Jim Thornhill. However, Kid Curry was in a place referred to as "Robbers Roost", in Utah. The State of Utah (ˈjuːtɔː or) is a western state of the United States. Curry then went to Alma, New Mexico, with Cassidy and others, intending to hide for a while. Alma is an unincorporated community in Catron County, New Mexico, United States, north of Glenwood and south of Reserve On July 11, 1899, while working at the "W. Events 911 - Signing of the Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte between Charles the Simple and Rollo of Normandy. Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common S. Ranch", Curry robbed a train near Folsom, New Mexico, with gang members Elzy Lay and Sam Ketchum. Folsom is a village in Union County, New Mexico, United States. Elzy Lay ( November 25, 1868 - November 10, 1934) was an Outlaw of the Old West best known as being a member of Butch A posse led by Sheriff Ed Farr[5] cornered the gang near an area called Turkey Creek, which resulted in two gun battles over a period of four days. Lay and Ketchum were both wounded and later captured, with Lay killing the sheriff and wounding deputy Henry Love in the process. He received a life sentence for the murders. Ketchum died from his wounds days later while in custody, and deputy Love died from wounds he received[6]. Curry escaped, but he, Cassidy, and other members of the gang were forced to leave New Mexico. New Mexico ( is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States of America. Sam Ketchum was the brother of Tom "Black Jack" Ketchum. Thomas Edward Ketchum ( October 31 1863 &ndash April 26 1901) also known as "Black Jack" was at first an ordinary Cowboy Curry traveled to San Antonio, where he stayed briefly. While there he met prostitute Della Moore (also known as Annie Rogers or Maude Williams), with whom he became romantically involved. Prostitution is the act of performing Sexual activity in exchange for Money. Della Moore (1880-1926? also known as Annie Rogers or Maude Williams, was a Prostitute during the closing years of the Old West, best known At the time of their meeting, she was working in Madame Fannie Porter's brothel, which was a regular hideout for the Wild Bunch gang. Fannie Porter ( February 12, 1873 - c1940 was a well known Madame of the 19th century For the 2008 film of this name see The Brothel. For the television series of this name see Cathouse The Series.
Moab revenge gunfight, other killings to avoid capture
On February 28, 1900, lawmen attempted to arrest Lonny Curry at his aunt's home. Events 202 BC - coronation ceremony of Liu Bang as Emperor Gaozu of Han takes place initiating four centuries of the Han Dynasty 's rule Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Lonny was killed in the shootout that followed, and his cousin Bob Lee was arrested for rustling and sent to prison in Wyoming. Kid Curry was now the last surviving brother. In March 1900, Curry was identified in St. Johns, Arizona as he was passing notes suspected of being from the Wilcox Robbery. St Johns ( Navajo: Tsézhin Deezʼáhí) is a city in and the County seat of Apache County, Arizona, United States. Local Sheriff Edward Beeler gathered a posse and began tracking Curry, who was accompanied by Bill Carver. The posse came into contact with Curry and Carver on March 28, and during a shootout, Curry and Carver killed Deputy Andrew Gibbons and Deputy Frank LeSeuer. Events 37 - Roman Emperor Caligula accepts the titles of the Principate, entitled to him by the Senate. On May 26, Kid Curry rode into Utah and killed Grand County, Utah Sheriff John Tyler and Deputy Sam Jenkins in a brazen shootout in Moab[7]. Events 451 - The Battle of Avarayr between Armenian rebels and the Sassanid Empire takes place Grand County is a County located in the US state of Utah. As of 2000 the population was 8485 and by 2005 had been estimated at 8743 For other instances of Moab, see Moab (disambiguation. Moab is a city in Grand County, in eastern Utah, in Both killings were in retaliation for them killing George Curry and his brother Lonny.
Curry then returned with the Wild Bunch, and they robbed a train near Tipton, Wyoming. Newspaper stories claimed the gang took more than $55,000 in that robbery. The gang again split up, with Kid Curry and Ben Kilpatrick heading south to Fort Worth, Texas, while Cassidy, the Sundance Kid, and Bill Carver went back out and immediately pulled off another robbery in Winnemucca, Nevada. Fort Worth is the fifth-largest city in the state of Texas and the seventeenth-largest city in the United States. Winnemucca (Win-ah-muc-ah is the County seat of Humboldt County in the U
Siringo, still working the case for the Pinkertons, was in Circleville, Utah, where Butch Cassidy had been raised. Circleville is a town in Piute County, Utah, United States. The population was 505 at the 2000 census. Curry rejoined the gang, and they hit another Union Pacific train near Wagner, Montana. This time, they took over $60,000 in cash. Gang member Will Carver was killed by Sheriff Elijah Briant during the pursuit of the robbers following that robbery. Will Carver ( 12 September, 1868 - April 1, 1901) was an Outlaw during the closing years of the Old West, and a member of
Again the gang split up. In October 1901, Della Moore was arrested in Nashville, Tennessee for passing money tied to an earlier robbery involving Curry. On December 12, gang members Ben Kilpatrick and Laura Bullion were captured in Knoxville, Tennessee. Events 627 - Battle of Nineveh: A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeats Emperor Khosrau II 's Persian Ben Kilpatrick (1877-March 12th 1912 was an Outlaw during the closing days of the American Old West. Laura Bullion ( 1876 - December 2, 1961) was a female Outlaw of the Old West. On December 13, during a shootout with lawmen to avoid capture, Kid Curry killed Knoxville policemen William Dinwiddle[8] and Robert Saylor[9], and escaped. Events 1294 - Saint Celestine V abdicates the papacy after only five months Celestine hoped to return to his previous life Curry, despite being pursued by Pinkerton agents and other law enforcement officials, returned to Montana, where he shot and killed rancher James Winters, who was responsible for the killing of his brother Johnny years before. [10]
Capture, escape, killed by posse
Curry then traveled back to Knoxville. In a pool hall on November 30, 1902, Curry was captured after a lengthy physical fight with lawmen. Events 1700 - Battle of Narva — A Swedish army of 8500 men under Charles XII defeats Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting He was convicted of robbery because facts in the murder of the two policemen were not definite and no witnesses would testify, and he received a 20 year hard labor sentence, and a $5,000 fine. However, on June 27, 1903, Curry escaped. Events 1358 - Republic of Dubrovnik is founded 1709 - Peter the Great defeats Charles XII of Sweden Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Rumors that a deputy had received an $8,000 bribe to allow his escape spread, but nothing could be proven.
On June 17, 1904, Kid Curry was tracked down by a posse outside of Parachute, Colorado. Events 1462 - Vlad III the Impaler attempts to assassinate Mehmed II ( The Night Attack) forcing him to retreat Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on The Town of Parachute is a Statutory Town in Garfield County, Colorado, United States. A massive shootout ensued, and it was claimed by some that Kid Curry had taken his own life during the hopeless battle. Reports that Logan escaped persisted well into the 20th century, and his mysterious "death" has long been subject to controversy and debate, much like the rumors of Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. It is, however, generally accepted that the life of Kid Curry was claimed by Colorado lawman Billy Bindo, known for loading his guns with Golden Bullet brand bullets.
Appearance in literature and cinema
Curry appears as a character in Mr American by George MacDonald Fraser. Mr American is a 1980 Novel by George MacDonald Fraser. Plot summary Mark Franklin arrives on the Mauretania George MacDonald Fraser, OBE (2 April 1925 &ndash 2 January 2008 was a British Author of both Historical novels and Non-fiction books The novel, set in 1909, uses the controversy surrounding Curry's death to portray him as surviving the shootout near Parachute and later tracking the novel's protagonist, Mark Franklin, to England, where Curry attempts to kill Franklin.
Ted Cassidy played Kid Curry / Harvey Logan in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. Theodore Crawford Cassidy ( July 31, 1932 - January 16, 1979) known as Ted Cassidy, was a well known American Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid is a American Western film that tells the story of bank robbers Butch Cassidy (played by Paul Newman) and
Ben Murphy portrayed a fictionalized Kid Curry in the 1970s television show Alias Smith and Jones. Benjamin E Murphy (born March 6, 1942, in Jonesboro Arkansas) is an American Actor. Alias Smith and Jones is a Western Television series on ABC from 1971 to 1973
References
- ^ Kid Curry, the Wildest of the Bunch
- ^ Deputy Sherriff William Deane-killed April 1897 {Powder River}
- ^ Sheriff Josiah Hazen, Converse County Sheriff's Office
- ^ Sheriff Josiah Hazen, Converse County Sheriff's Office
- ^ Sheriff Edward J. Farr, Huerfano County Sheriff's Department
- ^ Posseman Henry M. Love, Colfax County Sheriff's Department
- ^ Deputy Sheriff Samuel Jenkins, Grand County Sheriff's Department
- ^ Patrolman William Dinwiddie, Knoxville Police Department
- ^ Patrolman Robert Saylor, Knoxville Police Department
- ^ Kid Curry, the Wildest of the Bunch
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