On this day
8 June
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1892
Robert Ford is shot dead by Edward O'Kelley in his saloon at Creede, Colorado.
Jesse James Killed before trial
Northfield's townspeople broke the James-Younger gang in seven minutes in 1876. Six years later a new recruit shot Jesse James in his own parlour.
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1894
Bill Dalton, who had ridden with the Doolin gang after Coffeyville, is shot dead by lawmen in Indian Territory.
Dalton Gang at Coffeyville Killed before trial
On 5 October 1892 the Dalton gang tried to rob two Kansas banks at once in a town that knew their faces. In about ten minutes eight people were dead.