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Jul 25, 2018 · Photo: Wikimedia Commons. 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.
- Paul Fronczek
Texas outlaw Bill Longley was from a respectable family, but his hot temper, his fondness for liquor, and unsettled conditions during reconstruction led him to become one of the most daring gunslingers of his day. He is said to have killed 32 persons before his capture in 1877.
William Preston “Wild Bill” Longley. Outlaw. Bill Longley was born on October 6, 1851 to a small farming family in Mill Creek, Texas. He spent his childhood between school and working the family farm, teaching himself how to use a gun hunting for food in the woods.
Jun 17, 2014 · Discovered in 1989, this photograph shows James “Wild Bill” Hickok with his cross-draw Navy Colts. The first man he reportedly killed was David McCanles at the Rock Creek Station in Nebraska in 1861.
Jun 17, 2015 · William Prescott “Wild Bill” Longley. The episode set Longley on a path he would follow for the rest of life. After the black man’s murder, Longley and a cousin lit out for southern Texas. They spent 1869 robbing settlers, stealing horses, and killing freed slaves and Mexicans — men and women.
- Kathleen Rice Adams
Jun 29, 2015 · Bill Longley, cold-blooded killer of many men, had a brutal end. On October 11, 1878 he was hanged for murder in Giddings, TX. But the executioners botched it. The gallows was shaky to begin with and Longley feared the steps would collapse as he walked to the rope.
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Jan 24, 2017 · “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.
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