Need info on my Uncle's Father James Overstreet of Shawnee, Oklahoma
AKA Hall
AKA "Jelly" Bandit
AKA Ripley
Life of crime started after dynamitimg strike breakers houses during The "Great Railroad Shopmen's Strike" of 1922. Broke out of Granite Prison (OK) then started life of crime as Head of gang Of Bank robbbers. Confessed to 14 Bank Robberies, 2 Murders, (of his own gang). Broke out of 3 prisons. Last Job I Can find is in 1931 Mt. Clemens Mich. (With my Grandmother) Then Imprisoned at Jackson, Plot to break out with help of guards foiled, Sent to Marquette (U.P.) Anyone have anything on him?

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The following information on Overstreet can be found in my book "Alive If Possible, Dead If Necessary."


But by Sunday, December 14, 1924, lawmen announced that Dutch Webber, Blackie Thompson, and the rest of the old Al Spencer gang were not responsible for the robbery of the Shawnee bank. The announcement came following the capture of Ashley Hall, who owned the tinshop in Bristow where the bank robbery was planned. Still wanted were James Overstreet, who was a fugitive from the Granite Reformatory, and East St. Louis gangsters Arthur Dixon and James Bryce. Overstreet was captured on Tuesday, December 16th, 1924, in Fort Worth, Texas. Shawnee lawmen were en route there to return Overstreet to Oklahoma on charges of bank robbery and possibly murder. Overstreet was a suspect in the death of bandit Joe Marshall. Overstreet had escaped from the Granite reformatory in August 1923, while serving time for dynamiting a house during the railroad shoremen’s strike in Shawnee in 1923.

Don't forget this one!

WEBMASTER,

This "James Overstreet Story" is a fantastic story. Is there anyway that you can consolidate all of these "postings" into ONE!?! Thanks!

Please see the revisions that I have made to my postings, sorry about any confusion.

I am searching for information also on James Overstreet. My Grandmother recently passed away (Juana Lee Densmore (Overstreet) from Shawnee, OK. James was her brother. I never knew about him until just recently. Ms. Novak, please contact me when you have a moment.