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Mystery of the High Five Gang clarified by expert history
Don Bucs notes a Rio Rancho Observer column on the 1896 Rio Puerco train robbery, detailing five outlaw names, aliases, and leadership dynamics. John Tanner, history professor, corrects seven-robber rumors, noting aliases for Will Christian, George Musgrave, Bob Hayes, and others, and cites dynamite evidence and sources.
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Albuquerque
Cole Young
High Five
Will
Black Jack) Christian
George Musgrave
Bob Hayes
Bob Christian
Shave
John Tanner
Palomar College
California
Tanner
Will Christian
Silver Screen
Black Jack
Black Jack Gang
Young
Rio Puerco
Will Chris
Ezekiels
Cole
Volney
Musgrave Brothers
Frank
Jack Williams
Tom Anderson
John West
Bob Cameron
Jeff Davis
Bill Johnson
Jess Johnson
Ed Mason
George Mason
R. W
Ob) Mason
Jesse Miller
Bob Murray
George W. Murray
Robert Sanders
Bob Steward
John Stoner
Jesse Williams
Tanners
George West Musgrave
University of Oklahoma Press