THE ASHLEY GANG

 

THE ASHLEY GANG

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Everglades National Park

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IJohn Ashley Unknown Date

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John Ashley (right) with Prison Officials Before 1924

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  Ashley Gang Gravesite. Stuart, Florida. John Ashley (left)  Ray Lynn (center)  Handford Mobley (right) All killed in the bridge shoot out.

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The Notorious Ashley Gang c. 1910

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Girtman Brothers Grocers (Trading Post)

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Sheriff Baker of Palm Beach County, Florida 1923

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Hanford Mobley of the Ashley Gang

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Dredge Work on the Tamiami Trail 1921

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New Court House, Miami Florida 1904

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St. Sebastian River, Florida by JungleTheCat

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Old Dade County Jail by Ebyabe 2011

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OFFICERS IN KILLING OF ASHLEY GANG: MIAMI NEWS 3 NOVEMBER 1924. PUBLIC DOMAIN.

SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY AND FURTHER READING SUGGESTIONS  

“What Really Happened The Night Ashley Gang Was Killed?” Orlando Sentinel June 26, 1933

 

McGoun, Bill   “Ill-Fated Ashley Gang Leaves Bloody Legend”. Yesterdays.  No date.

 

“Ashley Gang Killings Prompts Controversy”. Fort Pierce November 6, 1924. November 8, 1924  Added June 1, 1985   

All above retrieved at Internet Archive from originals.   Accessed 25 Sept 2022.

https://web.archive.org/web/20111004184642/http://www.irclibrary.org/sebastianlibrary/george/1920.html

 

“Florida’s Jesse James”. FLMag Staff. Fort Lauderdale Magazine 1 April 2019. Accessed 25 Sept 2022. https://fortlauderdalemagazine.com/floridas-jesse-james/

 

Dolen, John. “Florida Outlaws”. 1 March 2019.  Fort Lauderdale Magazine Accessed 25 Sept 2022. https://fortlauderdalemagazine.com/florida-outlaws/

 

Procyk, Richard. “The Ashley Gang and Frontier Justice”. 3 December 2012. Jupiter Florida History. Accessed 25 Sept 2022. https://www.jupiter.fl.us/DocumentCenter/View/6989/Ashley-Gang-and-Frontier-Justice?bidId=

 

Castello, David J. “The Ashley Gang – West Palm Beach History”. West Palm Beach.com. Accessed 25 Sept 2022. https://www.westpalmbeach.com/the-ashley-gang/

 

Sonne, Warren. “The Ashley Gang: What really happened”. Indian River Magazine. Accessed 25 Sept 2022. https://indianrivermagazine.com/the-ashley-gang-what-really-happened/

 

“John Ashley” Crime Museum.org. Accessed 25 Sept 2022.https://www.crimemuseum.org/crime-library/robberies/john-ashley/   

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