16 Facts About Rube Burrow

Reuben Houston Burrow was a train-robber and outlaw in the Southern and Southwestern United States.

Rube Burrow attempted farming but his wife, Virginia Catherine Alverson Burrow, died of yellow fever in 1881, leaving him to care for two small children.

Rube Burrow remarried in 1884 and moved to Alexander, Texas, but when his crops failed he turned to robbing trains with his brother Jim in 1886.

Rube Burrow was unknown to authorities, having no criminal record, and Brock insisted he did not know the whereabouts of his accomplice.

Rube Burrow was not yet aware of Brock's arrest and detectives seized the opportunity to capture him.

Rube Burrow was able to shoot his way out and escaped from the ambush alone.

Ironically, the package had contained a false beard Rube Burrow had ordered to disguise himself.

Rube Burrow continued to rob trains despite being a wanted fugitive.

Rube Burrow was pursued by Pinkerton detectives following the robbery for two days across the Raccoon Mountains in Blount County, Alabama.

On October 9,1890, Rube Burrow was captured by Jesse Hildreth and Frank Marshall, with the help of two planters, John McDuffie and Jeff "Dixie" Carter, at George Ford's cabin, in Myrtlewood, Marengo County, Alabama on Dec 7,1890 McDuffie had suspected Burrow would be in the area and warned Hildreth to be on the lookout.

When Rube Burrow showed up at Ford's cabin, Hildreth was inside and was able to get word back to McDuffie.

Hildreth and Marshall jumped Rube Burrow and held him for McDuffie and Carter.

Rube Burrow offered Hildreth a hundred dollars if he would let him go.

Rube Burrow escaped, locking two guards in his cell, and taking another guard with him to find Carter at Glass's store to get back money that had been taken from him.

Rube Burrow reportedly believed Dixie Carter was Nick Carter, the fictional detective.

Allen Rube Burrow carried his son's body back to his home community near Vernon and buried him in Fellowship Cemetery.