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Black Jack Christian: Unsuccessful thief tale from the southwest
The article traces the 1890s to 1901 exploits of the High Fives led by William T. Black Jack Christian and kin in New Mexico and adjacent states. It recounts robberies from Lordsburg to Nogales, a costly A and P train robbery near Grants Camp, encounters with bounty hunters, and the later fates of gang members including Christian’s death and Musgrave’s South American years.
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Don Bullis
Tme
Southwest
New Mexico
Butch Cassidy Wild Bunch
Twin Mountains
Colfax County
Tom
Black Jack” Ketchum
Sam
Clayton
William T
Black Jack
Christian
Ketchum
Bill
Oklahoma Territory
Bob
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Seven Rivers
Lordsburg
Arizona
George Musgrave
Code Young
Bob Hayes
Theodore James
Nogales
Ariz
A & P Cain
Christian Brothers
Musgrave
Theodore James May
Black Jack Christian
Clifton
Aziz
Ben Clark
Charlie Paxton
Bill Hart
Shaw
Grant
Able
Express
Wain
Henry Able
Bob Christian
Old Mexico
South America
James
Bill Christian