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Willis Newton (born in 1889) robbed his first bank at age 25. After more robberies, Willis wrote his brothers and asked them to join him for some work, including two $20 bills in the letter. The gang, including all four Newton brothers and Brent Glasscock, went on to rob a series of trains and banks in ten states and Canada.
Willis Newton was one of the five brothers who formed the Newton Gang, a notorious group of outlaws who robbed banks and trains across the US from 1919 to 1924. He was involved in the largest train robbery in history, but his loot was never recovered.
James Willis Newton. Willis Skinny Newton robbed over 80 banks and six trains from Texas to Canada with his brothers and other outlaws -- collectively known as the Newton Gang -- including the single biggest train robbery in U.S. history.
Jun 29, 1997 · Slackmaster director Richard Linklater returns to his Texas roots with an intriguing cast to tell the story of outlaw Willis Newton and his gang of brothers.
Sep 7, 2017 · The Newton Boys were a gang of brothers from Uvalde, Texas operating mostly in the 1920s. Probably many people had never heard of them until the 1998 film by that name. The Newtons were Willis, Joe, Jess and Dock (Willis’ twin brother whose birth name was Wylie).
Apr 15, 2013 · Now Williamson, using transcripts from his interviews with Willis and others who knew the outlaw, first-hand accounts from eye witnesses, newspaper articles, police records, and trial proceedings, tells the true story of The Last Texas Outlaw—Willis Newton.
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- G.R. Williamson
Willis Newton has never enjoyed the recognition and fame of the better known train robbing outlaws such as Frank and Jesse James, Butch Cassidy, the Daltons, and the Doolins, but he was the most prolific and successful train robber in the history of North America.
