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The Rufus Buck Gang


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Another unknown or forgotten Outlaws/ Bandits of the Oklahoma territory were :

The Rufus Buck Gang ,

The members of the Gang carried out such crimes of Murder and Rape in the Indian Territory.

They were captured and brought before the Hanging Judge Iasac Parker in Ft. Smith , Arkansas , when the sentence  was finally commuted ALL 5 members of this Gang were Hung at the Gallows.

 

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rufus_Buck_Gang

 

 

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almost lynched ? is that like a near miss ? why were they not totally lynched ? the writeup makes it clear they deserved it no matter what their genealogy , these were not good men , 

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28 minutes ago, watab kid said:

almost lynched ? is that like a near miss ? why were they not totally lynched ? the writeup makes it clear they deserved it no matter what their genealogy , these were not good men , 

Almost lynched…They had to be saved so Judge Parker could do it by the letter of the law. Dead is dead. 
I’ll bet there’s a good story to go with how the lynching was thwarted. 

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