Etta's first documented appearance was in the winter of 189697, when she hooked up with the Wild Bunch as they camped at the Utah hideout Robbers' Roost, preferring the company of Harry Longabaugh (Sundance). With Longabaugh now dead, and Place having no real ties to any overt criminal acts, Pinkerton interests' in her location die down, and her trail goes cold. She is the third of five children to be raised in the area her mother will rename Browns Park. Etta Place (1878-unknown) was almost certainly not her real name, but no one knows for sure what name she was born under. According to the police report, "two subjects armed with large revolvers, apparently Colts, presented themselves in the establishment." until things settled down." Presumably, the fourth bandit was one of several possible fellow outlaws rumored to have been in the region. One claim is that she returned to her life as a school teacher, living the remainder of her life in Denver, Colorado, while another story claims she lived the remainder of her life teaching in Marion, Oregon. Many of the details of Place's life have been lost to time. Beverly Hills, CA: Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation, 1969. Its unlikely Etta, Ethel or Place is her real name. Queen of the Wild Bunch is an excerpt from her book Love Lessons from the Old West: Wisdom from Wild Women (TwoDot, 2014). By the end of that year however they were again back in Argentina; on December 19, Place took part, along with Longabaugh, Parker and an unknown male, in the robbery of the Banco de la Nacion in Villa Mercedes, 400 miles west of Buenos Aires. Soldier Prince from Argentina to New York City. Its my secret where hes buried. According to Lula, Etta returned to America long before Butch and Sundance fought it out with the South American police. Regardless of their fate, all accounts seem to lack reasonable evidence and credibility. He recorded each lead in his 1977 book, The Identity of Harry Longabaugh's Mysterious Lover. Butch purchased a Tiffany lapel watch for Etta, and she and Sundance posed for their now famous photograph at De Young's Studio, 857 Broadway at 17th St. Nearly a year and a half later, the Pinkerton Agency would receive a copy of the photograph. However, the most intriguing mystery is not her past but rather where Etta Place went after Longabaugh and Parker were killed. Estimates of her birth year range from 1878 to 1882 or 1883. They disappeared in the night just as easily as they had done many times before. In early 1905, the trio sold the Cholila ranch as once again the law was beginning to catch up with them. NY: St. Martin's Press, 1994. Brawer, Moshe. In a letter to his neighbor and close friend Daniel Gibbon, dated February 29, 1904, Cassidy shows genuine immersion in the everyday routine of ranching. She remarried and moved to Paraguay. When comparing the only quality photograph of Place with the best photograph of Bassett, the two women do look similar, but no identification can be made beyond any doubt, and it is doubtful that the two are the same person. According to the February 19, 1950, edition of the, Butch Cassidys sister, Lula Parker Betensen, told reporters from the. The trio fled north to San Carlos de Bariloche where they embarked on the steamer Condor across Lake Nahuel Huapi and into Chile. In some respects, stories of Americas Wild West feel like a young country trying to build itself a mythology from scratch. In 1901 she was going by the name Ethel and Etta is Spanish for Ethel. The three were members of the outlaw gang known as Butch Cassidy's Wild Bunch. With Etta as accomplice, they robbed a number of banks, handily avoiding capture. There have also been claims that Place was first the lover of Parker, becoming involved with Longabaugh later, and that she met them both while working in a brothel as a prostitute. This petition was signed by Place and Ryan, per Santiago. Butch was regaling the pair with stories of the South American riches yet to be had by those willing to take them. Taglines. There she settled with the two outlaws on a ranch which they purchased near Cholila in Chubut Province of West Central Argentina. Chris Enss is a New York Times bestselling author who writes about women of the Old West. On February 1, 1901, Etta and Sundance posed together for a picture at DeYoungs Photography Studio in New York after having made a purchase at Tiffany Jewelers. Boulder, CO: Johnson Books, 1985. Although she was dressed in mens clothing, there seemed to be no question from the witnesses who noticed the woman that it was Etta. Published in 1918 Another series of bullets smacked into the walls above the three. In fact, even her real name is a mystery. Lamb, F. Bruce. Researchers have been unable to verify any of his claims. The majority of the experts agree that Butch and Sundance probably met Etta at a bordello around 1900. In 1952, she met musician Johnny Otis who helped the band sign to Modern Records and changing their name to the Peaches and gave the singer her stage name reversing Jamesetta into "Etta James". Its unlikely Etta, Ethel or Place is her real name. WebEtta Place was involved with the Sundance Kid and was a member of the Butch Cassidys Wild Bunch. Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, 1977. Rage To Survive, this legendary American musical greats autobiography takes us on a troubled trip to stardom from her traumatic childhood to her harrowing battle with addiction and illness. HER STORY CONTINUES - TO Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, To Pancho Villa and His Rebel BanditsShe Was a Lot of WomanTo a Lot of Men! Etta Place (born c. 1878, date of death unknown) was a companion of the American outlaws Butch Cassidy (real name Robert LeRoy Parker) and the Sundance Kid (Harry Alonzo Longabaugh), both members of the outlaw gang known as the Wild Bunch. Frank Dimaio of the Pinkerton Detective Agency arrived in Buenos Aires and began a three-month investigation. March 3, 1902: Longabaugh and Place sail on the ship S.S. She was well educated and an excellent horsewoman. She was principally the companion of Longabaugh. Optimistic rumors of capture soon changed to criticism as no results were forthcoming. Summer, 1904: Place and Longabaugh sail again to New York City, to visit her family. The real Etta Place, according to Pinkerton's (per author James D. Horan) claimed Cassidy and Sundance met Place at Fannie Porter's brothel in San Antonio, Texas. As the cheerful three laughed and reminisced about their crime wave, several members of the Bolivian Army surrounded the area. The Sundance Kids widow Etta Place joins up with Pancho Villa. Beautiful, refined, intelligent Etta Place was a triple threat when she met Harry Longabaugh and Robert Leroy Parker, the outlaws known as The Sundance Kid and Butch Cassidy, respectively, at a San Antonio brothel around 1900. If there are reported to you any bank or train hold up robberies or any other similar crimes, you will find that they were undoubtedly committed by these men. Etta and Sundance boarded a ship to New York, ostensibly to visit Longabaugh's relatives in Pennsylvania and Atlantic City. It is also possible that they traveled to a Dr. Pierce's Invalid Hotel in Buffalo, New York State, for (unspecified) treatment. He visited me years after his reputed death, she shared. In 1906 he and Cassidy returned to outlawry, robbing banks, trains, and mining interests in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru. Their trip included a sojourn to Coney Island, and possible further medical treatment for Longabaugh's unknown condition. In fact, there were a number of North American outlaws drifting throughout the Southern Continent, any of whom may have been responsible for the crimes blamed on them. With their identities and whereabouts thus exposed, it became impossible to lead the anonymous, law-abiding life they desired. A TV movie called The Legend of Butch & Sundance was released in 2006. She wanted to avoid capture, New York law enforcement officials told the press. Meadows, Anne. Because the news could not be confirmed, police doubted the bandit had indeed passed away. Eventually, the two would become involved in a romantic relationship that would span several years and two continents. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (112 min. He concludes with "Kindest Regards to your Wife and Family." Pinkerton detectives find evidence that Place is homesick and wanting to visit her family, but were unable to identify who her family was. This singer recalled her mothers advice, My mother always told me, even if a song has been done a thousand times, you can still bring something of your own to it. In 1993, she recorded the tribute album, Mystery Lady: Songs of Billie Holiday, and began to incorporate more jazz elements and won for her a first Grammy Award for best jazz vocal performance. . Another account formulated by research done by journalist Jim Dullenty indicates that Etta moved to Marion, Oregon, after news that Sundance had been killed in Bolivia. Claims that she herself was a teacher at one time have no support, either. is noted for its musical variety of jazz, blues, doo-wop and R&B numbers, included, I Just Want to Make Love to You, and, A Sunday Kind of Love. She made her final television appearance performing "At Last" on Dancing with the Stars. Her self-titled album in 1973 was notable for its rock and funk styles, produced by the renowned rock producer Gabriel Mekler and nominated for a Grammy but did not do well commercially. Etta Place (1878-unknown) was almost certainly not her real name, but no one knows for sure what name she was born under. Her first solo hit in doo-wop style, All I Could Do Was Cry, became an R&B hit. On February 1, 1901, Etta and Sundance posed together for a picture at DeYoungs Photography Studio in New York after having made a purchase at Tiffany Jewelers. Goldman, William (screenplay). This photo shows the Sundance Kid, Etta Place and Butch Cassidy getting ready to have tea on their Cholila ranch in 1903. January 1962: A fire destroys the Waco Hotel operated and owned by Eunice Gray, located at 110 E. 15th Street in Fort Worth, and Eunice Gray dies in the fire. Place owned 2500 acres herself becoming the first female landowner in the country which had just changed its laws to allow women to own land. A mule train rumored to be transporting a rich payroll was going to be in the area. 18961905) Place. Beautiful, refined, intelligent Etta Place was a triple threat when she met Harry Longabaugh and Robert Leroy Parker, the outlaws known as The Sundance Kid and Butch Cassidy, respectively, at a San Antonio brothel around 1900. Place owned 2500 acres herself becoming the first female landowner in the country which had just changed its laws to allow women to own land. Etta James was born Jamesetta Hawkins on January 25, 1938, in Los Angeles to fourteen year old Dorothy Hawkins. Etta had her clothes tailored, and adorned herself with expensive jewelry. Efforts by both the law and the Pinkerton Detective Agency, which had been hired to assist in their capture, increased the pressure on their outlaw lifestyle. February 20, 1901: Longabaugh and Place board the RMS Herminius bound for Buenos Aires, Argentina. They moved to Cholilaand began raising livestock. The real Etta Place, according to Pinkerton's (per author James D. Horan) claimed Cassidy and Sundance met Place at Fannie Porter's brothel in San Antonio, Texas. Longabaugh and Place sail to San Francisco, where she remains, while he returns to South America. Popular locations for her place of birth include Utah, New York City, Pennsylvania, or THE administration of Theodore Roosevelt was in some respects the first modern presidency. It comprised a 4-room log cabin on the east bank of the Blanco River. Selcer and other historians theorize that the end of Ettas romantic life with the Sundance Kid came when he escorted her to a Denver hospital and left her there. Popular myth has Etta leaving the men, and Butch and Sundance alternately robbing and working for mining concerns throughout southern and eastern South America. The Outlaw Trail. Between 2000 and 2011, she released albums including, Matriarch of the Blues, Blue Gardenia, Let's Roll, and The Dreamer. While befriending the gang's leader, Butch Cassidy, she developed a romantic relationship with another central gang member, Harry Longabaugh, better known as the Sundance Kid. Richard M. Abrams WebAccording to reports of the day, Bassett and Davis were two of only five women ever allowed into the Robbers Roost hideout, the other three being Josie Bassett, the Sundance Kid 's girlfriend Etta Place, and Wild Bunch gang member Laura Bullion . Shortly after the trio arrived in South America, they opened a bank account with $12 thousand in gold notes. A respected dentist and neighbor, George Newbery, stated that the three "were considered respectable citizens.". In 1906 he and Cassidy returned to outlawry, robbing banks, trains, and mining interests in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru. Harry Sundance Kid Longabaugh biographer Ed Kirby believes but she might have been the daughter of Emily Jane Place and related to Longabaughs mother Annie Place. As she entered her 70s, Etta James began struggling with health issues and eventually succumbed to Leukemia. Late 1909: A beautiful woman named Eunice Gray arrives in Fort Worth, Texas, and begins running a brothel. Governor Julio Lezana issued an arrest warrant, but before it could be executed, Sheriff Edward Humphreys, a Welsh Argentine who was friendly with Parker and enamored of Place, tipped them off. Many theories have been advanced over the years as to her true identity. The deed is credited to the Wild Bunch, though the identities of the individual members involved have long been disputed. 1899-1900: Place was working as a prostitute in Texas, possibly in Fort Worth, but most likely in Fannie Porter's brothel in San Antonio, during which time she met and became involved with Longabaugh. She was said to have spoken in an educated manner, and she indicated that she was originally from the East Coast, although she never revealed an exact location. Two of her songs were given Grammy Hall of Fame Awards for "qualitative or historical significance- At Last, and, Dance with Me, Henry. This may have been the result of their notoriety, or the perception that Cassidy, Longabaugh, and Place were the only Bandidos Yanqui (American Bandits) in South America. Pinkerton flyers describe some of their activities: This is to advise all offices that the above named [Harry Longabaugh] was in New York City February 1, 1901, at which time he lived with a woman he called his wife, at the boarding house of Mrs. Taylor, 234 East 12th St. In 2009, a new novel about Etta Place was released. Through his research, he discovered a paper trail and enough eyewitness reports to significantly improve the chance of capturing the outlaws. Etta was reportedly killed instantly from a bullet to the chest, and the Sundance Kid was critically wounded. The Pinkerton Agency files, as well as an article in the San Antonio Light newspaper, note that Etta became acquainted with Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid in 1899 while working for Madam Fannie Porter at a brothel in San Antonio. The outlaws fired their own weapons indiscriminately into the collection of law enforcement officers that had gathered. According to legend, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (Harry Longabaugh) infamous Utah outlaws noted throughout the The assistant manager related: While one of the thieves covered us, the other went outside and put the sack that contained the money on his horse. The album included her version of Otis Redding's Security, and I'd Rather Go Blind, regarded a blues classic. WebIn much the same way as she appeared, Etta Place suddenly vanished from history with only rumors and myth to explain her fate. Their research also discovered "that Longbaugh [sic] under the name of Place was treated in the Pierce Medical Institute, Buffalo, New York, and by a Dr. Weinstein, 174 Second Ave., New York City. Life with the Sundance Kid According to a Pinkerton Detective Agency memorandum dated July 29, 1902, she was "said..to be from Texas," and in another Pinkerton document dated 1906, she is described as being "27 to 28 years old", placing her birth around 1878. Some claims indicate that Place ended her relationship with Longabaugh and returned to the United States prior to his death. Patterson, Richard. Etta Place, shown here in a photo taken in either Mexico or Texas with a womens group called Las Soldaderas, was a friend and outlaw companion of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. Because Pinkerton's believed the story was true, historians believed it too. The safes were open and two of the brigands emptied them whilst the other two covered the employees. Wenceslao Solis, a Chilean ranch hand employed by Longabaugh, claimed to have assisted in the outlaws' departure from Cholila on May 9, 1905. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. She is the third of five children to be raised in the area her mother will rename Browns Park. The Pinkerton Detective Agency gave out two official descriptions of Etta Place, both differing only in the age given, due to their being released over a four year gap. Born In: Los Angeles, California, United States. We arrived here today, and the day after tomorrow my wife and I leave for San Francisco.". , which reached number two on the R&B chart and followed that up with, Trust in Me, to string instruments. As for Etta Place, the remainder of her life is just as unclear. Butch reasoned that law enforcement in Bolivia was lacking, and their chances of getting away with the crime great. There is no further activity from her, and she disappears from all historical records. The other assailant at once went outside, and they immediately took off in flight on horses that they had already prepared. Some sources say that Sundance's condition was an old gunshot wound, while others suggest that he suffered from catarrh, an inflammation of the mucus membranes of the nose and throat. Etta Place (born c. 1878, date of death unknown) was a companion of the American outlaws Butch Cassidy (real name Robert LeRoy Parker) and the Sundance Kid (Harry Alonzo Longabaugh), both members of the outlaw gang known as the Wild Bunch. film), starring Paul Newman, Robert Redford, and Katharine Ross as Etta Place, screenplay by William Goldman, directed by George Roy Hill, produced by 20th Century-Fox, 1969. February 27, 2023. From March 1901 to June 1904, Etta may have made several trips back to the states to visit her family. The real Etta Place, according to Pinkerton's (per author James D. Horan) claimed Cassidy and Sundance met Place at Fannie Porter's brothel in San Antonio, Texas. The two men quickly dove under the table. However, the dates do not match up when alleging she was Ann Bassett, plus, Bassett was a former girlfriend of Parker's, and there are several documents to prove that Bassett was in fact in Wyoming during much of the time when Place was in South America. It shows how daring these people are, he wrote his brother in 1905. We hunt them in the mountains and the wilderness and they are in the midst of society.. Both Ann and her sister Josie Bassett no doubt knew Place, as the three women were often alleged to have been at the Robbers Roost hideout at the same times. Etta, Butch, and Sundance decided upon the South American country of Argentina, and arranged an East Coast rendezvous from which to begin their new life. April 2, 1902: Longabaugh and Place register at Mrs. Thompson's Boarding House in New York City, and visit members of his family in Atlantic City, New Jersey, then visit Coney Island. January 1901: Longabaugh and Place visit his family in Mont Clare, Pennsylvania. Buck, Daniel, and Anne Meadows. It is with Roosevelt, Oscar Wilde (18541900) was one of the most prominent and influential figures of the fin de sicle. HER STORY CONTINUES - TO Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, To Pancho Villa and His Rebel BanditsShe Was a Lot of WomanTo a Lot of Men! Sundance bought Etta a gold lapel watch. Butch Cassidys sister, Lula Parker Betensen, told reporters from the Los Angeles Times on April 7, 1970, that the Bolivian Army did not kill her brother and Etta. After a ten year battle with drug addiction and alcoholism, she released two albums in 1989 - Seven Year Itch, and Stickin' to My Guns, produced by Barry Becket and recorded at Fame Studios. With her death, there remained no known person who could verify as to whether Place and Gray were or were not the same person. He spent part of his life in jail in Fresno, California, where he first came to public notice due to his claims. There is no evidence that Longabaugh and Place saw one another at all between 1905 and his alleged death in 1908. One of their mules was recognized by a local as having been stolen, and a nearby Bolivian cavalry company was alerted. They are all thorough plainsmen and horsemen, riding from 600 to 1,000 miles after committing a robbery. In addition to the MLA, Chicago, and APA styles, your school, university, publication, or institution may have its own requirements for citations. What is known, with little doubt, is that she simply changed her name and began a new life, essentially disappearing from history. In 1960, she decided to sign with Leonard Chess' label, Chess Records, and shortly afterwards got involved in a relationship with singer Harvey Fuqua, founder of the doo-wop group, The Moonglows. Theories abound regarding Etta's earlier life. Even her real name is a mystery; Place was the maiden surname of Longabaugh's mother (Annie Place) and she is recorded in various sources as Mrs. Harry Longabaugh or Mrs. Harry A. The same sources, as well as the Sundance Kids family, report that Etta and Sundance married in December 1900. The claim that she met the gang while working as a prostitute is the most likely scenario. The one instance where she is known to have signed her name, she recorded it as "Mrs. Ethel Place." Sadly, heroin addiction affected both her personal and professional life. Various accounts about the exchange between the bandits and police, from the July 7, 1908, edition of the Washington Post to the December 19, 1971, edition of the San Antonio Light newspapers, reported that the battle ended with the deaths of the outlaws in the spring of 1908. WebEtta Place was involved with the Sundance Kid and was a member of the Butch Cassidys Wild Bunch. Tomeka Thiam Met Akon When She Was 18 & Gave Him 5 Children. In 1907, she was still known to have been living in San Francisco, and may have been the person who, on July 31, 1909, asked Frank Aller, the US vice-consul in Antofagasta, Chile, to contact the American Legation in La Paz, Bolivia, to enquire into the matter of a death certificate for Longabaugh. Butch Cassidy and a girlfriend, Etta Place, and in 1901 drifted to New York City and then South America, where they set up ranching in Chubut province, Argentina. The couple was spotted in Saint Louis, Missouri, at the Worlds Fair in 1904. 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