Marlow High School - Outlaw Yearbook (Marlow, OK)

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OUR HERITAGE The Marlow Outlaws' ' have an appropriate name. The city of Marlow was named after the Marlow Brothers who were supposed to be outlaws . The Marlow Brothers were Charlie , Epp fsometimes knows as Abby , Boone George, and Alf. The late Dr. Dolph Montgomery in an article ap- pearing in the Marlow Review of December 4, 1919, states that the Marlows came to the Indian Territory about 1866, but the date when they came to Marlow is indefinite. They lived in a half dugout in the north part of Marlow, which was located in a grove of oak trees and was for a long time known as the Marlow Grove. Dr. Montgomery states that this dugout was lo- cated about six blocks north of Main Street just on the east side of the Rock Island Railroad. Another source states that the dugout was located on the east side of Wildhorse Creek about one block north of the Park. The Chisholm Trail ran near this location. In 1880, they sold their holdings to Bill Wade , who came up from Bellevue, Texas. After leaving Marlow, the Brothers went to Graham, Texas, but it seems that Boone spent most of his time in the Indian Territory after that. I-le was accused of crime, and in attempt- ing his arrest Boone shot Sheriff Wallace of Yommg County Texas, but the sheriff recovered. Boone came back to Indian Territory and was hiding on Hell Creek southwest of Marlow. Three of his supposed friends were looking after him. A large reward was offered, and these supposed friends claimed that he died, and they took him back to Graham in a wagon. They were arrested for the murder of Boone. These parties who took Boone to Graham still have relatives in this vi- cinity, and perhaps it would be inappropriate to give their names . The other Marlow Brothers were arrested for at- tempting to kill Sheriff Wallace . Sheriff Wallace ex- onerated all of them except Boone. However, the Brothers had many enemies and when the officers were taking them from Graham to Weatherford, claiming that there was danger of mob violence at Graham, a mob attacked. The Brothers were shackled together two and two . Two of the Marlow Brothers were killed immediately, and the two that were not killed were shackled to their dead Brothers . Those still living grabbed the guns of the officers and repulsed the mob, killing several of the mob. They were compelled to cut off the ankles of their dead brothers in order to free themselves. They fled to Colorado. Later they were tried but were found not guilty. Several of the mob who attacked were tried for con- spiracy in t.he United States CoLu't. judge McCormick, in passing sentence on the mobsters, said, ' 'This is the first time in the annals of history when unarmed pris- oners shackled together ever repelled a mob. Such cool courage that preferred to fight against such great odds and die, if at all, in glorious battle rather than die ignominously by a frenzied mob, deserves to be commemorated in song and history. ' ' This case was appealed to the Supreme Court of the United States, and Solicitor General Taft, later Presi- dent of the United States, presented the case on behalf of the government. The two Marlow Brothers who were not killed later went back to Colorado and have not been heard from since . The writer has prepared a more extensive article on this subject which will be given to the Marlow High School, and which will be available to those who de- sire to pursue the matter further. The School also will be furnished a copy of the Article by Dr. Dolph Mont- gomery which appeared in the Marlow Review. The information here given was obtained from Dr. Montgomery's article, from Charley Wade of Coman- che . jim Keith of Addington, Lem Tittle of Mangum, and Bill Baker of Ringling. It appears that the Marlow Brothers were extremely rough characters, but I am informed that many people in Young County, Texas, did not consider them to be outlaws. judge J. G. Clift Duncan, Oklahoma

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