The Bummers Gang was a western outlaw gang who operated in the Colorado Territory between 1855 to 1860.
The Bummers began raiding the area of Auraria, Colorado in the mid-1850s continuing until a vigilante committee of ten local townspeople was formed by the local sheriff in 1860. Arresting suspected gang members on minor charges the men were quickly lynched. The lynchings continued until the remaining members of the gang had fled the area shortly after.
Resources
- Sifakis, Carl. Encyclopedia of American Crime, New York, Facts on File Inc., 1982