Accomplice
Charley Ford
- Born
- 9 July 1857
- Died
- 6 May 1884, aged about 27
- Record
- Wikidata Q5077725 · Wikipedia
Accomplice in Jesse James and the James-Younger Gang
Robert's elder brother, present at the killing; pardoned with him. Died by suicide in 1884.
1876–1882 · Northfield, Minnesota, and St. Joseph, Missouri · 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. Read the case.
Dated events
Robert Ford shoots Jesse James in the back of the head at the house in St. Joseph.
The Ford brothers plead guilty to murder, are sentenced to death and are pardoned by Governor Crittenden the same day.
Robert Ford is shot dead by Edward O'Kelley in his saloon at Creede, Colorado.