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Excelbee Gang Terrorized Black Hills Range 1877 84
The article recounts the Excelbee gang led by George Excelbee who looted horses and cattle across the Black Hills region from 1877 to 1884. Vigilantes punished culprits in August 1877, and a climactic Stoneville fight left officers dead and several outlaws wounded. The episode ends with the gang's breakup and lasting impact on regional crime.
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Black Hills
Dakota Territory
Wyoming
Lookout Mountain
Bean Davis
George Skeating
P's
Excelbee Gang
Stoneville
Montana
Missouri River
Spearfish
Excelbee
John Campbell
Bill McCarthy
the Kid
Charles Brown
Broncho Charley
Alex Grady
George Excelbee
Excellee
J. B. Pruden
Miles City
Pruden
United States Marshall
A. A. Raymond
Deadwood
Fred A. Willard
J. W. Ryan
United States
Marshall A. A. Raymond
Jack O'Hara
A. M. Willard
Alzada
Jack O’hara
Willard
Campbell
O'Hara
O’hara
Billy Cunningham
Jack Harris
Sheldon
Humphrey Hood
Hash-Knife
Chase
Hood
Charley Conley
Conley
Tuttle
New York City
Minnesota
Black Siills