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The gang — at its height, it was the four brothers and an explosives expert named Brent Glasscock — robbed banks and the occasional train across Texas, Oklahoma, through the Midwest and even into Toronto, Canada. On at least one occasion, they robbed two banks in one day.
Jun 25, 2018 · The Newton Brothers, who called Uvalde County home, robbed banks and trains, but they were far from violent thugs. In fact, even bank tellers described them as charming and polite. The most successful outlaw gang in history hailed from the Texas Hill Country.
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On June 12, 1924, the Newton boys, joined up with two Chicago gangsters, a Chicago racketeer, and a postal inspector, and robbed a train at Rondout, Illinois, netting them more than three million dollars. It was the largest train robbery in history.
The Newton Gang (ca. 1919 through 1924) was an outlaw gang of the early 20th century, who engaged in train robbery and bank robbery. From 1919 through 1924 the gang robbed dozens of banks, claiming a total of seventy-five banks and six trains.
Mar 27, 1998 · The Newtons were apprehended following a botched $3 million train robbery outside of Chicago when one of the gang nearly fatally shot one of the brothers. The brothers did jail time and...
Mar 27, 1998 · Playing an 80-bank Midwestern crime spree as light and breezy, "The Newton Boys," which opens today at Bay Area theaters, is the surprisingly flat story of four Texas brothers who formed a gang...
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One of the brothers even appeared on the Johnny Carson show where he discussed his career. The four brothers were Willis, Wylie (“Dock”), Jesse and Joe. Born into a family of migrant farmers, the boys were constantly on the move until 1903 when their parents settled in Uvalde, Texas.
