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Legends of the Old West

OUTLAWS Ep. 6 | Henry Plummer: “Prisoner No. 1573”

Legends of the Old West

Black Barrel Media

Arts, History, Documentary, Society & Culture

4.83.4K Ratings

🗓️ 2 March 2022

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

In the wake of a deadly shootout near Nevada City, town marshal Henry Plummer kills a man whom he suspects is a danger to his wife. Plummer claims self defense, but a jury believes otherwise. Plummer lands in notorious San Quentin prison. After a short stint, Plummer begins a new life on the outlaw trail, a life that leads him to Idaho Territory and sets the stage for the most infamous phase of career. Join Black Barrel+ for ad-free episodes and bingeable seasons: blackbarrel.supportingcast.fm/join To advertise on this podcast, please email [email protected] For more details, visit our website www.blackbarrelmedia.com and check out our social media pages. We’re @OldWestPodcast on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. This show is part of the Airwave Media podcast network. Please visit AirwaveMedia.com to check out other great podcasts like Ben Franklin’s World, Once Upon A Crime, and many more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:13.7

Henry Plummer is not a name that's often mentioned in the history of the West, though that's

1:18.2

not the case in the state of Montana, where Henry's story is legendary. But to this day,

1:24.4

that story is a series of contradictions, part-fact, and part-fabrication. For some,

1:31.5

Henry was an honest man who soldered through a life filled with bad luck and bad timing,

1:37.2

and who eventually tangled with treacherous men in their greed for money and power. For

1:43.1

others, Henry was the one who was guilty of treachery in greed, a corrupt lawman who exploited

1:49.2

his power. Henry's life seemed to be going fine at first. He was a boy from New England

1:55.8

who went to California on a quest for gold. Instead, he found a modest fortune in the business

2:02.0

world. It wasn't until Henry gave up business and took up the law that his life took a dark

2:08.5

turn. In 1856, Henry's tenure as the Marshal of Nevada City, California got off to a rocky

2:16.5

start. He rounded up a posse to arrest a gang of thieves, but his mission was complicated

2:22.8

by not one, but two additional posse that had been organized by other people. One of those

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