1. Albert "Burt" Alvord was an American lawman and later outlaw of the Old West.
20 Facts About Burt Alvord
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Albert W Alvord was born to Charles E Alvord and his wife Lucy on September 11,1867, in Plumas County, California.
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The family moved frequently throughout Burt Alvord's childhood, following the mining business from boomtown to boomtown.
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Burt Alvord's education was informal, but he likely learned much from his father's cases about local disputes.
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Claims that Burt Alvord witnessed the famous Gunfight at the OK.
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Burt Alvord served primarily as the muscle behind Slaughter's operations; he made several decisions which revealed his lack of experience and finesse in law enforcement.
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Burt Alvord was reportedly "not noble, temperate, far seeing, or unselfish".
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Burt Alvord did assist Slaughter in capturing or killing several rustlers and other outlaws between 1886 and 1889, but his reputation suffered when his alcoholism became increasingly apparent.
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Burt Alvord continued to frequent saloons and eventually began to associate with gamblers and suspected outlaws.
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Burt Alvord next worked as a lawman in several towns in the 1890s, including Fairbank, Arizona and Pearce, Arizona.
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In 1896, Burt Alvord moved to Cochise County, where he married Lola Ochoa, bought a ranch, and settled down.
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Almost immediately after turning in his badge, Burt Alvord left his wife and turned to crime.
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Burt Alvord formed a gang with outlaws Billy Stiles, Bill Downing, and "Three Fingered Jack" Dunlop, men he had once pursued during his career as a law officer.
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Burt Alvord's gang committed several armed robberies in Cochise County, where he and Stiles were both captured.
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Later that year, Burt Alvord was again captured and taken to Tombstone.
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In 1902, Alvord assisted Arizona Rangers Captain Burton C Mossman in capturing the notorious Mexican bandit Augustine Chacon, in exchange for a share of the reward money and a reduced sentence.
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When Chacon was convicted of murder and hanged at Solomonville, Burt Alvord decided it was wiser not to surrender after all.
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Burt Alvord even made a crude attempt at faking their deaths, using the bodies of two unknown Mexicans.
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Burt Alvord sent the bodies to Tombstone, claiming they were himself and Stiles.
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Burt Alvord was last seen in 1910 working as a Panama Canal employee.