Sandy King (1852? â€" November 9, 1881) was an outlaw of the Old West,
and a member of the loosely knit gang the Cowboys in Cochise County,
Arizona Territory, during the period when the outlaws clashed with
deputy U.S. Marshal Virgil Earp in Tombstone and the resulting
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral on October 26, 1881.King is believed to
have been born in either Texas or Arkansas. He became associated with
the Clantons in the Arizona Territory as well as other outlaws of the
day involved in armed robbery and cattle rustling. About 1879, King
became close friends with "Russian Bill" Tattenbaum another member of
the Cowboy gang.In early 1881, about the time when tensions between
the Earps and the Clantons reached the boiling point, King left
Tombstone. Tattenbaum followed him, and the two stole cattle near
Shakespeare, New Mexico Territory, now a ghost town. A vigilance
committee in Shakespeare was organized to combat rustlers and other
outlaws. In early November 1881, King was arrested after shooting and
wounding a storekeeper following a dispute. He was arrested by
well-known lawman "Dangerous Dan" Tucker for stealing cattle.On
November 9, 1881, Tucker captured Tattenbaum and charged him with
cattle rustling. The vigilance committee held a mock trial at the
Grant Hotel and found both men guilty of rustling and for being a
"general nuisance". They were sentenced to be hanged that same day.
"Russian Bill" begged for his life to be spared, and King argued that
there were many who had committed the same crimes but who had not been
hanged. However, the vigilance committee was unyielding, the two were
lynched together. Their bodies were left hanging for days as a warning
to other outlaws. Prior to the hanging, King asked for a glass of
water, stating "My throat is sore after talking so much to save my
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