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Name of person: Rube Burrow
=Born: December 11, 1855= =Hometown:Jewel,Alabama= =Best Known For: Robbing Trains and people= =Biography:Rube Burrow was a great robber.His hero was Jesse James the bank robber but he never told anybody.Also he wanted to be a outlaw.Rube's first robbery was when he was 18 he robbed his neighbor but it wasnt sucessful his neighbor caught him and told Rube's dad...he was forced to give the money back.He gathered a gang and robbed their first train when Rube was 31 they got $400,jewelry,and six pistols.One year later Rube and his gang robbed another train they got $4,275.One of Rube's gang members W.L. Brock was captured and sent to jail on December 31, 1887.W.L Brock told the police about Rube and all the other gang members he thought it would make him have a shorter term in jail...it did not.Not much later when Rube and Jim (Rubes Brother) where on a train the conductor recognized them and called the police.The police dressed up as normal civileans and when they got to the police station they told them "you are under arrest" They ran Jim tripped and was caught but Rube fired his gun...he had killed the police man.Not long after the incident Rube was caught and sent to jail, he broke out and went to Carter (The person who got Rube in Jail) and had a shootout...rube was shot in the artery and killed.= =Interesting Facts: His first robbery was on his neighbor.Also he died the day after he was sent to jail. His real (Full Name) is Rueben.= =Quotes:= =References: Alabamian Book=