Henry Newton Brown: The Lawman Who Robbed a Bank

About this episode

The episode explores the life of Henry Newton Brown, a lawman with a notorious past who attempted a bank robbery.

Henry Newton Brown was an orphan from Missouri who rode with Billy the Kid during one of the bloodiest range wars in American history. He helped ambush Sheriff William Brady, fought Buckshot Roberts at Blazers Mill, survived the Battle of Lincoln, and fled New Mexico as a wanted fugitive. And then, against all odds, he became one of the most respected lawmen in all of Kansas. As city marshal of Caldwell, Brown cleaned up a town that had already buried three marshals before him. The grateful citizens even presented him with a fancy Winchester as a token of appreciation. But barely a month after marrying his wife, Brown rode west to Medicine Lodge and attempted to rob the bank. Two men were killed, not so much as a single dollar was taken, and by later on that same evening, Brown was running for his very life from a mob of several hundred. Also discussed are the Lincoln County War, Billy the Kid, and Old West detective Charlie Siringo. Buy Me A Coffee! https://buymeacoffee.com/wildwest Check out the website! https://www.wildwestextra.com/ Email me! https://www.wildwestextra.com/contact/ Free Newsletter! https://wildwestjosh.substack.com/ Join Patreon for ad-free bonus content…

People in this episode

Host: The Wild West Extravaganza

Topics covered

• lawmen
• bank robbery
• Old West
• Billy the Kid
• range wars
• Caldwell

Keywords

• Henry Newton Brown
• Billy the Kid
• bank robbery
• lawman
• Caldwell
• Lincoln County War
• Old West

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Caldwell, Medicine Lodge

Places: Missouri, New Mexico, Kansas

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