heir efforts failed, they joined up with four shady individuals
("FronteirTimes.com") and became to be known as the Bass Gang. The gang
quickly began robbing stagecoaches. With each robbery, the bandits desired
more and were unhappy with the small amounts taken during these heists.
So, they decided to ride up north to Big Springs, Nebraska ("Story of
On the evening of September 18, 1877 at Big Spring Station, the
bandits, comprised of Sam Bass, Joel Collins, Jack Davis, Tom Nixon, Bill
Heffridge, and Jim Berry forced a Union Paci
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