Silver City Shoot-Out The Gage Train Robbers vs. The Citizens of Silver City
March 10, 1884
After an exercise break, prisoners Frank Taggart, Mitch Lee and Kit Joy overpower two guards at the jail in Silver City, New Mexico, and procure four six-shooters, a Winchester, a double-barreled shotgun, a Bowie knife, gunbelts and about 150 rounds of ammunition.
Three other prisoners take advantage of the...