Differing accounts have her traveling to Denver for a medical procedure and settling there, fighting in the Mexican Revolution, living somewhere in South America, residing in Mexico City with Longabaugh, or settling in a number of locations within the United States. Historians and researchers debate this fanciful account of the final demise of Butch Cassidy, the Sundance Kid and Etta Place. They toured Coney Island and visited his family (originally from Mont Clare, Pennsylvania but by then living in Atlantic City, New Jersey). Etta Place (born c. 1878, date of death unknown) was a companion of the American outlaws Butch Cassidy (real name Robert LeRoy Parker) and the Sundance Kid (Harry Alonzo Longabaugh), both members of the outlaw gang known as the Wild Bunch. Beverly Hills, CA: Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation, 1969. According to the September 18, 1920, edition of the Seattle Post Intelligencer, Its likely no one will ever know what truly became of Cassidy and the Kid, but Etta is most certainly still alive. Calling her a master criminal, the report contends she had been seen in Paris and Monte Carlo in the fall of 1915. Optimistic rumors of capture soon changed to criticism as no results were forthcoming. The woman later known as Ethel Place, is most likely born in Texas in 1876. There is no mention of Annie Thayne in any reports about the gang from the day, and Pinkerton detectives, who have historically been the best source for the movements of gang members, have nothing indicating a relationship with any woman other than Etta Place after 1899. In much the same way as she appeared, Etta Place suddenly vanished from history with only rumors and myth to explain her fate. She continued to work with Chess throughout the 1960s and early '70s. The second, put out in 1906, described her as having, "classic good looks, 27 or 28 years old, 5'4" to 5'5" in height, weighing between 110 lb and 115 lb, with a medium build and brown hair.". Author Richard Llewellyn claimed that while in Argentina he found links that indicated Place had moved to Paraguay following the death of Longabaugh, and that she had married into wealth. Through his research, he discovered a paper trail and enough eyewitness reports to significantly improve the chance of capturing the outlaws. In February 1905, the outlaws heldup the Banco de Tarapaca y Argentino in Rio Gallegos, located in southern Argentina. According to the February 19, 1950, edition of the American Weekly, Butch told the Buenos Aires bank president that he and his friends were afraid of thieves. December 1900: Place and Longabaugh marry, with him using the alias of Harry A. The Pinkerton Agency, which had a strong interest in Etta, described her as attractive, speaking with an educated tone. Lorinda Reese Jameson is the only child of Philadelphia banker G. David Jameson, and her father raised her as he would a son, to ride and to shoot. Name variations: Emma Place; Eva Place. However, that is where the similarities end. Historical Atlas of the Outlaw West. History Blazer, May 1995. Playwright, author, journalist, dandy-aesthete, w, The rising of physical objects, tables, pianos, etc., or of human beings into the air, contrary to the known laws of gravitation and without any visi, Place Versus Response Learning Revisited in the Brain, https://www.encyclopedia.com/women/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/place-etta-fl-1896-1905. WebEtta Place was involved with the Sundance Kid and was a member of the Butch Cassidys Wild Bunch. By the age of 5, she was known as a gospel prodigy, gaining fame by Its unlikely Etta, Ethel or Place is her real name. There were dangerous desperados associated with the gangmen like Harvey Logan, alias Kid Curry and George Flatnose Currie, whose names were synonymous in certain parts of the country with robbery, cattle stealing and gun fighting. That is except for the time I had to high-tail it out of town. Bolivian soldiers claim they found Sundance lying next to Etta. In 2003, she was given the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. Add synopsis. Two of her songs were given Grammy Hall of Fame Awards for "qualitative or historical significance- At Last, and, Dance with Me, Henry. Having spent much of their lives in the United States holding up trains and robbing banks, Butch and the Sundance Kid considered absconding with mining companies payroll shipments to be a natural course of events. . His cohorts in crime thought the idea had promise and were enthusiastic about the opportunity. Author and researcher Larry Pointer, who up until the late 1970s spent more time researching and chasing leads to Etta Place than any other researcher, wrote that it, "is one of the most intriguing riddles in western history. Flourished around 18961905; dates and locations for her birth and death are unknown, as are parents' names, marriages, and children; thought to have been educated in the East as a teacher. Another report indicates she committed suicide in 1924 in Argentina, while yet another report indicates that she died of natural causes in 1966. Place, shortly after he is photographed in the famous Fort Worth Five photo. February 1901: Longabaugh and Place visit New York City, and Tiffany's Jewelers. She was brought -up by foster parents, Mama Lu, and Sarge who forced her to sing for his friends. Genres. Add synopsis. Josie Bassett died in 1964, and there is no indication that she was ever asked to confirm whether Eunice Gray was or was not Etta Place. She married Artis Mils in 1969 who remained her husband until her death. WebEtta Place ( b. c. 1878, d. Sundance pulled Etta down with him. Many of the details of Place's life have been lost to time. Because Pinkerton's believed the story was true, historians believed it too. , which reached number two on the R&B chart and followed that up with, Trust in Me, to string instruments. Butch was regaling the pair with stories of the South American riches yet to be had by those willing to take them. She bore the brunt of attack by aroused citizens and was always the last in the getaway, a San Antonio Light article reported. WebIn much the same way as she appeared, Etta Place suddenly vanished from history with only rumors and myth to explain her fate. "Leaving Cholila: Butch and Sundance Documents Surface in Argentina," in True West. After each job, a series of relay horses would quickly deliver the bandits to one of their sanctuaries, most notably Hole-in-the-Wall, Brown's Park, or Robbers' Roost. There also were rumors that Etta Place was in fact Edith Mae, wife of famous boxing promoter Tex Rickard, who retired to a ranch in Paraguay shortly after promoting the famous fight between Jack Johnson and Jim Jeffries in 1910. ?) After a bad patch, she returned with the single and album, Tell Mama, in 1967. This may have been the result of their notoriety, or the perception that Cassidy, Longabaugh, and Place were the only Bandidos Yanqui (American Bandits) in South America. He spent part of his life in jail in Fresno, California, where he first came to public notice due to his claims. Etta Place (1878-unknown) was almost certainly not her real name, but no one knows for sure what name she was born under. Atlas of South America. Sundance dared look out an opened window and spotted the owner of the establishment talking to the police. Since they obviously occupied the land but the transaction had not been completed, it was noted that the property was "Not Sold Yet, Place and Ryan are squatters.". Al Sharpton and she was entombed at Inglewood Park Cemetery in Los Angeles County, California. However, the dates do not match up when alleging she was Ann Bassett, plus, Bassett was a former girlfriend of Parker's, and there are several documents to prove that Bassett was in fact in Wyoming during much of the time when Place was in South America. Ethel Etta Place, Western Woman of Mystery. WebEtta Place - Longabaugh's Alleged Son Longabaugh's Alleged Son Robert Harvey Longabaugh (February 21, 1901-December 18, 1972), who claimed years later to be the son of Longabaugh, claimed that Etta Place was actually Hazel Tyrone, a half-sister to his mother, Annie Marie Thayne. Barring new information, their time ranching was most likely spent lawfully. February 27, 2023. In 1901 she was going by the name Ethel and Etta is Spanish for Ethel. With the arrival of spring, however, Place again disappears from record, her whereabouts remaining a mystery for nearly four more years. He concludes with "Kindest Regards to your Wife and Family." Author Richard F. Selcer spent over ten years researching Hells Half Acre, the area in Fort Worth where Eunice Gray's brothel was located, but he was unable to prove beyond any doubt that Gray and Place were in fact the same person. The woman making the request was described as being very pretty. Other versions have Cassidy and Longabaugh eluding capture, and eventually splitting up to live anonymously throughout North and South America. With the exception of Butch, Sundance and Etta, who traveled to Pennsylvania and New York together, gang members confined themselves to the West. Originally named Robert LeRoy Parker, Butch Cassidy was the celebrated leader of the Wild Bunch, a loosely knit group of outlaws and ne'er-do-wells. His death certificate lists his father as being Harry Longabaugh, and his mother as being Annie Marie Thayne. In 1906 he and Cassidy returned to outlawry, robbing banks, trains, and mining interests in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru. Place was believed to have been born around 1878, which should have made her 84 years of age by 1962. A TV movie called The Legend of Butch & Sundance was released in 2006. In some respects, stories of Americas Wild West feel like a young country trying to build itself a mythology from scratch. She bore the brunt of attack by aroused citizens and was always the last in the getaway, a, By mid-January 1901, the Wild Bunch had gone their separate ways. For more than a day, Butch, Sundance and Etta fought being overtaken by authorities. Meadows, Anne. Etta James was born Jamesetta Hawkins in Los Angeles and had a very tumultuous childhood as she was brought up by foster parents who ill-treated her. Etta James was born Jamesetta Hawkins on January 25, 1938, in Los Angeles to fourteen year old Dorothy Hawkins. Again, those claims have no supporting evidence, and are merely rumor. This unfortunate lack of facts only adds to the curiosity about one of the most mysterious figures of the American West, the woman who rode with the Wild Bunch. According to the police report, "two subjects armed with large revolvers, apparently Colts, presented themselves in the establishment." Chris Enss is a New York Times bestselling author who writes about women of the Old West. Among the many stories of the two men and their apparent demise, the account by Arthur Chapman published in the April 1930 issue of Elks Magazine has been the seed for many accounts, all varying in detail, location, and date. After migrating to the landlocked city, Butch, Sundance and Etta discussed another heist. The assistant manager related: While one of the thieves covered us, the other went outside and put the sack that contained the money on his horse. It is possible that she met Parker and/or Longabaugh in Fort Worth or in the brothel of Madame Fannie Porter in San Antonio, which was frequented by members of the Wild Bunch gang and which resulted in several gang members meeting girlfriends that later traveled with them, to include Kid Curry's meeting of prostitute Della Moore. The photo was sent to a family member and remained in the family for many years until it was published in 1992. When the political climate in the region began to change, and with rumors that the Pinkerton Agency had picked up a lead on their whereabouts, the three felt it was best to leave the country. She possessed the vocal range of a contralto and was initially marketed as R&B and doo-wop singer but broke through as a traditional pop-styled singer, covering jazz and pop music standards. Because Pinkerton's believed the story was true, historians believed it too. Genres. He recorded each lead in his 1977 book, The Identity of Harry Longabaugh's Mysterious Lover. Butch reasoned that law enforcement in Bolivia was lacking, and their chances of getting away with the crime great. . There are at least shreds of evidence to support that claim. She was the one who held the horses and remained on guard while they robbed and stole. When Dimaio departed Buenos Aires empty-handed in May 1903, he assembled and distributed WANTED posters describing Butch, Sundance, and Etta. Bullets ricocheted around them as they surveyed the scene looking for a place to take cover. A novel accurately relates the difficulties experienced by European immigrants in the United S, Pickett, Bill 18701932 Add synopsis. This petition was signed by Place and Ryan, per Santiago. January 1901: Longabaugh and Place visit his family in Mont Clare, Pennsylvania. In February 1901, she accompanied Longabaugh, whom she may or may not have married, to New York City, where at Tiffany's jewelers they purchased a lapel watch and stickpin and where at a studio in Union Square on Broadway she posed with him for the now famous DeYoung portrait, one of only two known images of her [2]. According to one of the many legends of Butch Cassidy, the Sundance Kid and Etta Place in South America, two men and one woman at the table pulled their chairs into the limited shade offered by the thin limbs of casadensis trees. When Mama Lu died in 1950, Dorothy took her to the Fillmore District, San Francisco where she was exposed to doo-wop and was inspired to form a girl group, called the Creolettes. In a letter to his neighbor and close friend Daniel Gibbon, dated February 29, 1904, Cassidy shows genuine immersion in the everyday routine of ranching. At her request therefore on May 1, 1905, Longabaugh accompanied her from Valparaiso, Chile, to San Francisco, California, USA, where she apparently remained while he once again returned to South America. Harry Sundance Kid Longabaugh biographer Ed Kirby believes but she might have been the daughter of Emily Jane Place and related to Longabaughs mother Annie Place. Bolivias plateaus were filled with silver, gold, copper and oil. Joined the Wild Bunch, an outlaw gang whose two most notable members were Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid; accompanied the two men to Argentina in an attempt to "go straight"; for a time, the trio lived anonymously and ran their own ranch; when their true identities were discovered, they returned to their formerly successful lives as bandits; with Etta as accomplice, they caused a sensation with their daring robberies; evidently, the three later parted paths leaving each to face an unknown fate. Popular locations for her place of birth include Utah, New York City, Pennsylvania, or Presumably, the fourth bandit was one of several possible fellow outlaws rumored to have been in the region. Butch Cassidy: A Biography. setTimeout(function(){var t=document.createElement("script");t.setAttribute("src","https://sample.dragonforms.com/getEmbeddedClientScript.do?embeddedsite=TW_dispatch_nl"),t.setAttribute("type","text/javascript"),document.body.appendChild(t)},5); Become a subscriber today and youll recieve a new issue every month plus unlimited access to our full archive of backlogged issues. History writer Edward Kirby noted in his book, The Pinkerton Agency files, as well as an article in the, Some historical accounts record that she became the outside man for the gang Butch organized with her husband. There is no further activity from her, and she disappears from all historical records. Apparently, the outlaws spent the next year or so building a ranch in the Andes foothills, in southwest Argentina, as described in the following Pinkerton information: On April 2nd, 1902, [Longabaugh using the name Place] and [Cassidy using the name Ryan notified] Argentine Republic Government they had settled on 4 square leagues of Government land within the Province of Chubut, district 16th of 11 October, near Cholila and had 1300 sheep, 500 head of cattle, 35 horses, and asked for the first right to buy some [land] and were settled on land improving it. film), starring Paul Newman, Robert Redford, and Katharine Ross as Etta Place, screenplay by William Goldman, directed by George Roy Hill, produced by 20th Century-Fox, 1969. WebIn much the same way as she appeared, Etta Place suddenly vanished from history with only rumors and myth to explain her fate. 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