The Curious Saga of the Outlaw Burt Alvord - True West Magazine
True West Magazine The Arizona deputy sheriff lived a double life as a highwayman, gang leader and train robber. For most of a decade, Burt Alvord was considered an upstanding lawman in Cochise County, but after he led his gang’s 1899 holdup of a Southern Pacific train, he became known as one of the Territory’s most notorious outlaws. – All Images and Bob Boze Bell Illustrations Courtesy True West Archives Unless Otherwise Noted – Burt Alvord wasn’t exactly a household name among Arizona’s notorious outlaws. They also said he wasn’t the sharpest knife in the drawer. It was claim...
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