Wells, Fargo & Co. Stagecoach and Train Robberies, 1870-1884: The Corporate Report of 1885 with Additional Facts About the Crimes and Their Perpetrators, revised edition

by James B. Hume, John N. Thacker, R. Michael Wilson

Overview

In January 1, 1885, Wells, Fargo & Company's chief detective James B. Hume and special agent John N. Thacker published a report summarizing the company's losses during the previous 14 years. It listed 313 stagecoach robberies, 23 burglaries, and four train robberies but included little or no details of the events themselves, focusing instead on physical descriptions of the robbers. Widely circulated, the report was intended to assist law enforcement in identifying and apprehending the criminals believed still to present a danger to the company. The present volume revisits each crime, updating Hume and Thacker's original report with rich new details culled from local newspapers, personal diary entries, and court records.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780786448555
Publisher:	McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
Publication date:	02/09/2010
Series:	History/United States/American West
Edition description:	Expanded
Pages:	281
Product dimensions:	6.90(w) x 9.90(h) x 0.90(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

R. Michael Wilson has been researching and writing about the history of the American West for more than a decade. A retired law enforcement officer, he is the author of numerous books on crime and capital punishment. He lives in Henderson, Nevada.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Preface     
Introduction     
Stagecoaching     
Report Summary     

THE ROBBERS’ RECORD     

Appendix: Additional Robbers and Their Crimes     
Bibliography     
Index     

Editorial Reviews

Detailed”—Roundup Magazine.

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