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 Doom of the Outlaws of Pegleg Station Posted by:  Raven
N 30° 23.551 W 099° 53.286
14R E 414682 N 3362615
A marker by the road on TX Hwy 337, approx 10mi SW of Junction, noting the location where several mail robbers were finally caught by Texas Rangers in 1878.
Waymark Code: WMT5AE
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 09/28/2016
Views: 6
Online research did not reveal any more detailed information, save for a funny anecdote: this marker was used in Wikipedia as a visual representation under "Mail Robbery" -- see: ( visit link)
Marker Number: 3891
Marker Text:
Here the climax of a western track-down occurred on Jan.18, 1878, when Texas Rangers killed suspected murderer Dick Dublin, member of a gang of outlaws.
Although a friend yelled for him to run, Dublin was shot (150 yds. S) as the intrepid James B. Gillett and 3 other Rangers rushed his hide-out (60 yds.E).
Dick's brothers (Role and Dell), Mack Potter, and Rube Boyce were captured after a partner of the gang turned informer.
Three of them (plus two others) were convicted Aug. 23-24, 1880, of the 1877 robbery of the U.S. Mail at Pegleg Station.
(1969)
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