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On this day in 1894, a young Butch Cassidy was sentenced to the first prison time of his
career, convicted of running an extortion racket that "protected" cattle from
being rustled. He was sentenced to two years at Rawlins, although he got out
after 18 months.
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Comment by Wolfgang on July 15, 2012 at 4:43am -
I'd heered of his imprisonment . . . . hadn't heered that he was running a racket of "protection from rustling" rather than actually rustling, . . . sounds pretty smart, . . . less work than going out thur rusting them cows . . . . ;) Then he found that banks paid better.... :)
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Comment by Marshal Harting on July 15, 2012 at 9:29am -
what is the source of this?
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Comment by anthony martin on July 15, 2012 at 11:59am -
Wow, Wolfgang,what are the chances that another fellow with you're exact appearance and name would answer your blog?He even has your same taste in facial adornment and clothing although his English sounds a trifle more old west!Having a slow day at Whitehorse?
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Comment by Wolfgang on July 15, 2012 at 11:54pm
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The source wuz:
Today in Old West History
http://cowboyspirit.tv/blog/bid/166275/this-week-in-old-west-histor...
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Comment by Marshal Harting on July 16, 2012 at 8:55am
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First of all this is not a credible source of any actual historical fact. The guy who posted it is a storyteller and film maker.
Butch never had anything to do with cattle. George Cassidy was arrested falsely for stealing a horse. He was framed and in his second trial was found guilty . He was pardened 2 months early. The prison was the Wyoming state prison in Laramie,WY and NOT Rawlins .
He was not known as Butch until he got out of Prison in Jan 1896.
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