On this day in Texas history · August 23

Doom of the Outlaws of Pegleg Station

Junction · Kimble County · placed 1968

Outlaws & Lawmen

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Kimble County, Texas

The story

Here the climax of a western track-down occurred on Jan.18, 1878, when Texas Rangers killed suspected murderer Dick Dublin, member of a gang of outlaws. Although a friend yelled for him to run, Dublin was shot (150 yds. S) as the intrepid James B.

Gillett and 3 other Rangers rushed his hide-out (60 yds.E). Dick's brothers (Role and Dell), Mack Potter, and Rube Boyce were captured after a partner of the gang turned informer. Three of them (plus two others) were convicted Aug. 23-24, 1880, of the 1877 robbery of the U.S.

Mail at Pegleg Station. (1969)

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