Who was the only outlaw to be tried, convicted and hanged for “felonious assault upon a railway train”?
Correct answer: Thomas "Black Jack" Ketchum (1863-1901)
Player #3700335
IrrelevantCanary8537, thay could've left it off and staple a note to the forehead that said . I ant got no body
Birdiemom
"...distinctly American pastimes"? I had NO IDEA that robbery and murder were distinctly American in nature!
W V Hillbilly
Birdiemom, Americans didn't invent slavery either.
WhiteWolf0003
I guess he didn't have a good head on his shoulders
Emomp 0716
He ran, but they couldn't "Ketchum"
MamaCraine
elizabeth bennett, mortician. Did that. My husband is originally from Clayton and Black Jacks pictures of hanging at the Ekland Hotel Restaurant. They are gross photos. His body is also buried at the Clayton cemetery.
Player #1274151
"killing folk" only happens in America?
WisePisces27971
kimsharkey625 I love 💘 this Triva Game. I learn so much from the questions. I keep trying to answer the questions, because I have Dementia and I have to keep my brain active. THANK YOU AGAIN.
MamaCraine
RushMama2112, my husband is from Clayton, NM and his plot is at the cemetery at Clayton.
Absolutetruthin1777
Player #2298966, Black Jack also had cancer of the throat which had eaten almost his entire throat away. He gained weight after he "retired" to a whopping 400 plus pounds. Thus "pop goes the weasels" or in this case Jack's?
Glendar
That is just HILARIOUS!! Never heard of the guy but WOW! Haha!
Wisenheimer
It's quite a heady subject.
Terry
I guess he lived up to his name, Ketchum, cause he got caught and lost his head for it
kat
Player #3700335, ok. I laughed really hard at that one.
Rook
rcc, haha I know a guy his name is Odd, and I won't tell his last name but I pity him growing up.
Ken
there is no good way to die.
Player #46965921
I think the writer was being cute. Besides robbing and killing, Black Jack liked doing other things. I assume recreational, since robbers don't like work. Anyway, he got what he deserved for that point in time. If he would have waited 100 years, he could be watching tv in prison.
Wannabe Vulcan
Player #3700335, that's using your head!
Gisella
Player #30304101, or heads will roll
Gisella
Player #3700335, sick joke but I chuckled
K1dd64
Player #3700335, that I can depend on.🎶
Christine ~ RN
Birdiemom, I believe that the comment was meant to be funny rather than a condemnation of the United States.
Jason
Birdiemom, They listed robbery and murder so the other distinctive American pastimes wouldn't be robbery and murder I'm guessing hootin nanny and Ho Downs
Kimbo
Ketchum and killem
Vic
Player #18032639, most of us will have a crook or two in our family! lol,
Dmenace9869
Seems like some of us Americans need to grow some thicker skin. The old wild west cowboy good guy/bad guy archetypes are part of our romanticized history. Same can be said for many other eras. People getting so upset about a trivial comment in a game meant to add some levity just shows how far out of hand things have gotten with the politically correct watch dogs.
Player #38618593
How rude!
"... distinctly American pastimes", indeed!
Where do YOU live? In a country with no crime?
Higgzy
Birdiemom, I thought it was a facetious remark. It made me giggle, anyway. (American, here)
Player #30304101
gives a new or well old perspective to the " off with their head". lol. not real sure the the rope being to long had much to do with it as wouldn't his feet have hit the ground. lol
jodi1250
Player #3700335,
Now that is funny!
notjustanotherpretty
Birdiemom, of trains
Player Gigi #28446253
Very colorful descriptive notes!
Player #9954164
MamaCraine, any word when Neil Pearts park dedication in St. Catherine's is rescheduled? Kathy...fan in Cleveland, Ohio
Player #18032639
Same exact thing happened to my great, great, great Uncle Zebedia Zacharia. Not my family's best moment.
Vernon
He’s also the first outlaw to lose his head
SMARTRTHANU
W V Hillbilly, but lots of em jumped on the wagon to ise negros when opportunity knocked. interesting isnt it, how many American people utilized and supported slavery, were only 2-3 generations from escaping slavery and degredation themselves. Irish, Scots, East Indians, the Pilgrims...and Christians of all denominations (except for the Quakers and the Amish)
SMARTRTHANU
who the hell knows this stuff? and didnt they locks the doors on trains? hiw did the outlaws usually get im?
Obembe
elizabeth bennett, that was a terrible way to die
AwesomeAnnie7
Grendel, I had to go look it up, after your comment. Can't imagine the photos in a restaurant of all places. 🤮