William "Wild Bill" Carlisle Robbed a Train Near Hanna
1916 April 21
Notes from Bob Leathers
1916 April 21: William "Wild Bill" Carlisle, the infamous “Last Train Robber,” robbed the passengers on the Union Pacific San Francisco Limited near Hanna, Wyoming.
1916 May 10: A posse was put together and "Wild Bill" was caught the next day just north of Hanna. He was sentenced to life in prison at the State Penitentiary in Rawlins.
1916 May 10: A posse was put together and "Wild Bill" was caught the next day just north of Hanna. He was sentenced to life in prison at the State Penitentiary in Rawlins.
More about Bill Carlisle at: Bill Carlisle, the Gentleman Bandit
William "Bill" Carlisle's Mug Shot from the Wyoming Penitentiary in Rawlins (Wyoming State Archives)
Hunting for Bill Carlisle, Train Robber. (Hanna Basin Museum from the Jackson Collection)