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The Man Who Formed “The Barrow Gang” With Clyde Barrow
FULTS, Ralph (January 23, 1911- March 16, 1993). Famous Depression-era Outlaw, bank robber and criminal of the 1930’s. He met Clyde Barrow in prison when he was 19 years old and was serving a life sentence for grand larceny. In 1930, with Clyde Barrow, formed what became known as the “Barrow Gang”. In 1932, the Barrow Gang was about to raid the Eastham Prison farm in Texas to free prisoners when Fults was shot and captured. Barrow escaped. On an earlier foray in Texas with Bonnie and Clyde, Fults and Bonnie were captured and Clyde escaped. In return for releasing Bonnie, Fults took the rap and was sentenced to 15 years in the penitentiary. In 1935, six months after Bonnie and Clyde were shot to death in a police ambush, Fults was paroled. He joined forces with Raymond Hamilton, a former Barrow associate who had been declared Public Enemy #1 by the F.B.I. Fults and Hamilton shot their way out of several police traps as they left a string of robberies across Texas, Oklahoma and Mississippi. On March 28, 1935, they disarmed a 15 man posse and eluded 20 National Guardsmen after a bank robbery in Mississippi. Both were arrested within three weeks. Hamilton was executed. Prosecutors sought the death penalty for Fults but he received a 100 year sentence in return for a guilty plea. Broadside containing a reprint of a biographical article about Fults. Bold headlines read “The Man Who Ran With Bonnie and Clyde”. Article contains a portrait of Fults. Hand signed by Ralph Fults in the upper blank area offering excellent contrast. A choice example of a very scarce autograph................$795.00
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