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Newspaper w/Article on Capture of Ben Cravens

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Newspaper w/Article on Capture of Ben Cravens
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This 1911 Kansas City Journal newspaper has a photo article on the capture of outlaw Ben Cravens. Also included is a 1989 magazine--True West with Cravens' life story. "Ben Cravens was not only an outlaw, but one that seemed to have nine lives. His outlaw reign saw him escape capture, jail, prison and violent death at the hands of Oklahoma lawmen. Benjamin Crede Cravens was born around 1864 and was uncontrollable as a child. Revenging disciplinary action taken at school, he returned to wreck havoc on the schoolhouse. Cravens was arrested and jailed, only to escape, hiding in the Ozarks of Southwestern Missouri..."
Date: 1911 City: State: Oklahoma HWAC# 77862