Burt Alvord (1866-1910?) was an Arizona marshal who later operated as an outlaw during the 1890s. 1866 is a common year starting on Monday. ... 1910 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Butch Cassidy, a famous outlaw An outlaw, a person living the lifestyle of outlawry, is most familiar to contemporary readers as a stock character in Western movies. ... The 1890s were sometimes referred to as the Gay Nineties, under the then-current usage of the word gay which referred simply to merriment and frivolity, with no connotation of homosexuality as in current-day usage. ...

The son of a justice of the peace, Alvord was born in 1866 in the Arizona Territory. Often traveling with his father Alvord was present at Tombstone, Arizona during the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral at the age of 15. Alvord was later appointed deputy sheriff by Cochise County Sheriff John Slaughter in 1886 and quickly established a reputation as an excellent tracker bringing in many cattle rustlers and other wanted criminals. However it is suspected Alvord began operating as an outlaw during this time. While Slaughter was suspicious of Alvord there were no charges that could be proved by the time of Slaughters retirement in 1890. Alvord began rustling cattle in the mid-1890s before becoming marshal of Wilcox, Arizona in 1899. Alvord later formed an outlaw gang with Billie Stiles and began committing armed robberies. While the gang was captured in September after a train holdup near Cochise County but later escaped from jail. The Alvord-Stiles Gang was again captured in 1903 but escaped once again. Shortly after this Alvord and Stiles attempted to fake their deaths sending their coffins to Tombstone however the two were continued to remain wanted men. The Arizona Rangers, pursing the men into Mexico in 1904 trapped them where Alvord was wounded in the gunfight and brought back to Arizona were he was sentenced to two years imprisonment. The details of his later life are unclear however he was supposedly spotted in South America as far as Jamaica until 1910 when the death of a Panama Canal worker in 1910 was claimed to be Alvord however his identification was never verified. The Arizona Territory was an organized territory of the United States that existed between 1863 and 1912, as well as a territory of the Confederate States of America that existed from 1861 to 1865. ... Tombstone is a city located in Cochise County, Arizona. ... The Gunfight at the O.K. Corral was an event of legendary proportion which has been portrayed in numerous Western films. ... Cochise County is located in the southeastern corner of the state of Arizona. ... John Horton Slaughter (or Texas John Slaughter), (October 2, 1841-February 16, 1922) was an American lawman, Civil War soldier and gambler. ... The 1890s were sometimes referred to as the Gay Nineties, under the then-current usage of the word gay which referred simply to merriment and frivolity, with no connotation of homosexuality as in current-day usage. ... Willcox is a city located in Cochise County, Arizona. ... The Arizona Rangers was a law enforcement agency in Arizona, modeled on the Texas Rangers, created by the Arizona Territorial Legislature in 1901. ... South America South America is a continent crossed by the equator, with most of its area in the Southern Hemisphere. ... Panama Canal The Panama Canal is a large canal, 82 kilometres (51 miles) long, that cuts through the isthmus of Panama, connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. ...

Further reading

• Sifakis, Carl. Encyclopedia of American Crime, New York, Facts on File Inc., 1982