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Death by hanging. William Preston Longley (October 6, 1851 – October 11, 1878), also known as Wild Bill Longley, was an American Old West outlaw and gunfighter noted for his ruthless nature, speed with a gun, quick temper, and unpredictable demeanor. He is considered to have been one of the deadliest gunfighters in the Old West.
Jun 12, 2006 · On the crisp, cold evening of November 13, 1875, he was part of a drunken foxhunt and got into an argument with a young man named George Thomas. Words led to a fistfight, which didn’t settle the dispute for Longley. He acquired a six-shooter and shot Thomas three times, killing him.
Jul 25, 2018 · Bill Longley was allegedly hanged for the first time when he was caught traveling with a horse or cattle thief. As legend has it, the lynching party rode off, firing several wild shots, as the pair of men were still hanging. One of the shots nicked the rope that was strangling Bill, and it ultimately snapped, saving the dying outlaw.
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Jan 24, 2017 · Rodenberg, Lower Saxony, Germany. “Wild Bill” Longley had a reputation—which he helped build—as one of the deadliest gunfighters. But he was racist, unpredictable, ruthless and quick-tempered. In most cases, the native Texan’s victims were blacks. Longley bragged he’d killed 32 men.
Jun 17, 2014 · Bill Longley A quick-tempered murderer, Bill Longley got his start killing a former slave in Texas in 1868. His kills included his boyhood friend Wilson Anderson and a hunting buddy George Thomas, both in 1875, and fellow outlaw Lou Shroyer and Longley’s landlord, both in 1876. The dangerous gunfighter paid the ultimate price at the end of a ...
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William Preston Longley (October 6, 1851 – October 11, 1878), also known as Wild Bill Longley, was an American Old West outlaw and gunfighter noted for his ruthless nature, speed with a gun, quick temper, and unpredictable demeanor. He is considered to have been one of the deadliest gunfighters in the Old West.
Nov 23, 2016 · During the late 1860s, while riding with the Cullen Baker gang in Arkansas, Longley escaped hanging by vigilantes for stealing horses. After they strung him up and were riding away one of them turned fired a shot at “bad” Bill, missed and hit the rope, causing it to break. Over the next few years the number of his killings continued to add up.
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