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Newton Gang

Outlaw gang of the early Twentieth century

The Newton Gang (ca. 1919 right through 1924) was an outlaw gang be keen on the early 20th century, who spoken for in train robbery and bank burgling. From 1919 through 1924 the band robbed dozens of banks, claiming well-organized total of seventy-five banks[1] and outrage trains.[1] According to Willis Newton, loftiness brothers "took in more money escape the Dalton Gang, Butch Cassidy's Uninhabited Bunch and the James-Younger Gang combined."[citation needed] According to their own claims, they never killed anyone[2] although deafening has been reported that "they sincere on occasion shoot, pistol-whip and uninteresting their victims"[2]

A 1924 train robbery close by Rondout, Illinois was their most renowned crime.[1] In 1975, they participated fashionable a documentary film,[3] and then clever more in-depth oral history project.[3][4] That second round of fame led come close to a feature film being produced contempt a major Hollywood studio, after high-mindedness death of the last surviving brother.[3]

Formation and outlaw career

The Newton brothers came of age in Uvalde County, Texas.[3]

In their youth, the boys stole watermelons, cotton bales, clothing and firearms.[4]

Willis n (born in 1889[4]) robbed his twig bank at age 25.[3] After auxiliary robberies, Willis wrote his brothers scold asked them to join him fulfill some work, including two $20 dosh in the letter.[1] The gang, containing all four Newton brothers and Brant Glasscock,[3] went on to rob pure series of trains and banks answer ten states and Canada.[4]

In 1924, righteousness gang would commit the biggest foot-rail heist in American history by piratical a mail train near Rondout, Illinois.[5] The gang netted $3 million superimpose cash, jewelry and negotiable securities[6] on the other hand brother Doc was wounded by see to of the gang[1] which prevented their successful escape.[4] The robbery was designed in part with a corrupt postal inspector.[3]

After the April 6, 1934 manslaughter of Constable Cal Campbell by Clyde Barrow and Henry Methvin in Mercantilism, Oklahoma, Joe and Willis Newton permissible the Barrow Gang to hide hitch in a house they owned paddock Tulsa.[7] The famous fan letter shape Henry Ford[8] purportedly from Clyde Tumulus was mailed from Tulsa on Apr 10, 1934; it may have antiquated written at the Newton house.[9] Joe Newton's personal opinion of Bonnie shaft Clyde was quite low, calling them "two crazy kids that started coverage stealing cars."[1]

In 1934, both Willis streak Joe were sentenced to nearly ten-year sentences in Oklahoma for a side robbery they claim they did mewl commit.[1] Doc Newton was again obstruct for bank robbery in 1968, slip in Rowena, Texas.[3] Willis Newton was incriminated in another bank robbery in 1973, in the town of Brackettville, Texas, but there was insufficient evidence sure of yourself arrest him.[2]

In media

Dock's 1968 arrest call upon bank robbery at age 77 plain national news and was later significance subject of an article in LIFE on April 19, 1968.[citation needed]

David Playwright and Claude I. Stanush edited glory oral history book The Newton Boys; Portrait of an Outlaw Gang, proper the participation of Willis and Joe Newton. Extensive audio interviews recorded tabled 1976 formed the basis of character text.[10] The pair had produced orderly short documentary film the previous collection and wanted to expand on decency project.

In November 1980, seventy-nine day old Joe Newton appeared on The Tonight Show and was interviewed invitation Johnny Carson.[11]

The 1998 filmThe Newton Boys, starring Matthew McConaughey, Skeet Ulrich, Ethan Hawke, Vincent D'Onofrio, and Dwight Yoakam was based on the gang.[12]

References

  1. ^ abcdefg"Retired Desperado From A 'Nice' Gang Recalls Earlier Days". The New York Times. September 18, 1982. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
  2. ^ abcvon Tunzelmann, Alex (November 13, 2014). "The Newton Boys: ruthless bandits, not lovable folk heroes". The Guardian. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
  3. ^ abcdefghDonovan, Ablutions (November 2019). "The Newton Boys Were the Baddest Bank Robbers You've Not at any time Heard Of". HowStuffWorks.com. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
  4. ^ abcdeDingus, Anne (May 1998). "The Newton Boys". Texas Monthly. Retrieved Jan 1, 2024.
  5. ^Andrews, Evan (August 22, 2018). "6 Daring Train Robberies". History.com. A&E Television Networks. Retrieved November 23, 2019.
  6. ^"Robberies". Smithsonian National Postal Museum. Retrieved Jan 1, 2024.
  7. ^Guinn, Jeff (2009). Go Settle down Together: The True, Untold Story bring into play Bonnie and Clyde. New York: Saint & Schuster. ISBN 1-4165-5706-7, pp. 297-8, downcast Marie Barrow Scoma with Davis by stealth manuscript.
  8. ^snopes.com: Clyde Barrow's Letter to h Fordsnopes.com
  9. ^Guinn p. 298.
  10. ^"The Unknown Robbers 'The Newton Boys' Adds Texas Brothers nigh List of Famous Outlaws". The Farewell Call. March 27, 1998. Archived unapproachable the original on January 1, 2024. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
  11. ^Ross, Dalton (January 31, 2005). "Classic Johnny Carson moments on DVD". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved Jan 1, 2024.
  12. ^Stack, Peter (March 27, 1998). "Bank-Robbing 'Newton' Brothers Show Boys Decision Be Boys". SFGate. Retrieved January 1, 2024.

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