Life of the Marlows: a True Story of Frontier Life of Early Days

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The story of the five Marlow brothers and their tribulations in late nineteenth-century Texas is the stuff of Old West legend (and served to inspire the John Wayne movie, The Sons of Katie Elder). Violent, full of intrigue, with characters of amazing heroism and deplorable cowardice, their story was first related by William Rathmell in Life of the Marlows, a little book published in 1892, shortly after the events it described in Young County, Texas. It told how Boone, the most reckless of the brothers, shot and killed a popular sheriff and escaped, only to be murdered later by bounty hunters. The other four brothers, arrested as accessories and jailed, made a daring break from confinement but were recaptured. Once back in their cells, they were forced to fight off a mob intent on lynching them. Later, shackled together, the Marlows were placed on wagons by officers late at night, bound for another town, but they were ambushed by angry citizens. In the resulting battle two of the brothers were shot and killed, the other two severely wounded, and three mob members died. The surviving brothers eventually were exonerated, but members of the mob that had attacked them were prosecuted …
Date: September 15, 2004
Creator: Rathmell, William
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Olney Enterprise (Olney, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 9, Ed. 1 Friday, June 21, 1929 (open access)

The Olney Enterprise (Olney, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 9, Ed. 1 Friday, June 21, 1929

Weekly newspaper from Olney, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: June 21, 1929
Creator: Spears, George T., Jr.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Olney Enterprise. (Olney, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 2, Ed. 1 Friday, May 2, 1919 (open access)

The Olney Enterprise. (Olney, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 2, Ed. 1 Friday, May 2, 1919

Weekly newspaper from Olney, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 2, 1919
Creator: Shuffler, R.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Olney Enterprise. (Olney, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 4, Ed. 1 Friday, May 25, 1923 (open access)

The Olney Enterprise. (Olney, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 4, Ed. 1 Friday, May 25, 1923

Weekly newspaper from Olney, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 25, 1923
Creator: Shuffler, R.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Olney Enterprise. (Olney, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 15, Ed. 1 Friday, August 8, 1924 (open access)

The Olney Enterprise. (Olney, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 15, Ed. 1 Friday, August 8, 1924

Weekly newspaper from Olney, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 8, 1924
Creator: Shuffler, R.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Olney Enterprise. (Olney, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 6, Ed. 1 Friday, June 1, 1917 (open access)

The Olney Enterprise. (Olney, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 6, Ed. 1 Friday, June 1, 1917

Weekly newspaper from Olney, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: June 1, 1917
Creator: Shuffler, R.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Olney Enterprise. (Olney, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 48, Ed. 1 Friday, March 28, 1924 (open access)

The Olney Enterprise. (Olney, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 48, Ed. 1 Friday, March 28, 1924

Weekly newspaper from Olney, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 28, 1924
Creator: Shuffler, R.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Graham Leader. (Graham, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 27, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 7, 1907 (open access)

The Graham Leader. (Graham, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 27, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 7, 1907

Weekly newspaper from Graham, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 7, 1907
Creator: Bowron, Frank H. & Martin, P. A.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Olney Enterprise. (Olney, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. [47], Ed. 1 Friday, March 23, 1923 (open access)

The Olney Enterprise. (Olney, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. [47], Ed. 1 Friday, March 23, 1923

Weekly newspaper from Olney, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 23, 1923
Creator: Shuffler, R.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Graham Daily Leader (Graham, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 53, Ed. 1 Tuesday, May 10, 1921 (open access)

Graham Daily Leader (Graham, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 53, Ed. 1 Tuesday, May 10, 1921

Daily newspaper from Graham, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 10, 1921
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Graham Leader. (Graham, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 31, Ed. 1 Friday, March 6, 1896 (open access)

The Graham Leader. (Graham, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 31, Ed. 1 Friday, March 6, 1896

Weekly newspaper from Graham, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 6, 1896
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Graham Leader (Graham, Tex.), Vol. 47, No. 34, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 19, 1923 (open access)

The Graham Leader (Graham, Tex.), Vol. 47, No. 34, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 19, 1923

Weekly newspaper from Graham, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 19, 1923
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Olney Enterprise. (Olney, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 1, Ed. 1 Friday, April 25, 1919 (open access)

The Olney Enterprise. (Olney, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 1, Ed. 1 Friday, April 25, 1919

Weekly newspaper from Olney, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 25, 1919
Creator: Shuffler, R.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Olney Enterprise. (Olney, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 16, Ed. 1 Friday, August 8, 1919 (open access)

The Olney Enterprise. (Olney, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 16, Ed. 1 Friday, August 8, 1919

Weekly newspaper from Olney, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 8, 1919
Creator: Shuffler, R.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Olney Enterprise. (Olney, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 5, Ed. 1 Friday, May 21, 1920 (open access)

The Olney Enterprise. (Olney, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 5, Ed. 1 Friday, May 21, 1920

Weekly newspaper from Olney, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 21, 1920
Creator: Shuffler, R.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Olney Enterprise. (Olney, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 16, Ed. 1 Friday, August 9, 1918 (open access)

The Olney Enterprise. (Olney, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 16, Ed. 1 Friday, August 9, 1918

Weekly newspaper from Olney, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 9, 1918
Creator: Shuffler, R.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Olney Enterprise. (Olney, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 47, Ed. 1 Friday, March 21, 1924 (open access)

The Olney Enterprise. (Olney, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 47, Ed. 1 Friday, March 21, 1924

Weekly newspaper from Olney, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 21, 1924
Creator: Shuffler, R.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Olney Enterprise (Olney, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 4, Ed. 1 Friday, May 16, 1930 (open access)

The Olney Enterprise (Olney, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 4, Ed. 1 Friday, May 16, 1930

Weekly newspaper from Olney, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 16, 1930
Creator: Spears, George T., Jr.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Olney Enterprise. (Olney, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 10, Ed. 1 Friday, June 27, 1919 (open access)

The Olney Enterprise. (Olney, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 10, Ed. 1 Friday, June 27, 1919

Weekly newspaper from Olney, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: June 27, 1919
Creator: Shuffler, R.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Olney Enterprise. (Olney, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 31, Ed. 1 Friday, November 21, 1919 (open access)

The Olney Enterprise. (Olney, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 31, Ed. 1 Friday, November 21, 1919

Weekly newspaper from Olney, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 21, 1919
Creator: Shuffler, R.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Olney Enterprise. (Olney, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 32, Ed. 1 Friday, November 26, 1920 (open access)

The Olney Enterprise. (Olney, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 32, Ed. 1 Friday, November 26, 1920

Weekly newspaper from Olney, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 26, 1920
Creator: Shuffler, R.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Olney Enterprise. (Olney, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 46, Ed. 1 Friday, March 14, 1924 (open access)

The Olney Enterprise. (Olney, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 46, Ed. 1 Friday, March 14, 1924

Weekly newspaper from Olney, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 14, 1924
Creator: Shuffler, R.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
West Texas Reporter (Graham, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 9, Ed. 1 Friday, November 20, 1914 (open access)

West Texas Reporter (Graham, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 9, Ed. 1 Friday, November 20, 1914

Weekly newspaper from Graham, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 20, 1914
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Olney Enterprise (Olney, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 21, Ed. 1 Friday, September 13, 1929 (open access)

The Olney Enterprise (Olney, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 21, Ed. 1 Friday, September 13, 1929

Weekly newspaper from Olney, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 13, 1929
Creator: Spears, George T., Jr.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History