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Real Photo Postcards of the Hanging of Train Robber "Black Jack" [134215]

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Real Photo Postcards of the Hanging of Train Robber  Black Jack   [134215]
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Lot of 2 different dramatic RPPCs showing before and after the hanging of Thomas Edward Ketchum, the outlaw known as "Black Jack" on April 26, 1901. 1) The first card is titled, "The Hanging of 'Black Jack' the Outlaw." Shows Ketchum on the platform with noose being put around his neck. Not mailed. 2) The second card is quite graphic. It is a close-up shot of two men posing next to Ketchum's body with his detached head resting in front. It is titled, "Body of 'Black Jack' after the Hanging. Showing Head snapped off." Not mailed. The rope was too long, which caused his head to be torn off during the hanging. Ketchum was born in 1863 in Texas. He came to New Mexico in 1890 and was responsible for the robbery of an ATSF train in 1892. At one point in the mid-1890s, "Kid Curry" and his brother were also members of Black Jack's gang. After a burglary-gone-wrong in 1896, Ketchum joined other outlaws in the famous "Hole-in-the-Wall Gang" (a hideout associated with Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid). Ketchum was finally apprehended when he attempted to rob a train at Twin Mountain, unaware that his younger brother had attempted the same robbery and been killed a month before. The train conductor shot Tom Ketchum, and a posse found him. After his arm was amputated, Ketchum was sent to Clayton, New Mexico for trial. He was found guilty and sentenced to death. Reportedly, his last words were: "Good-bye. Please dig my grave very deep. All right; hurry up."

Date: c1901
Country (if not USA):
State: New Mexico
City: Clayton
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