In the sweltering heat of August 13th, 1896, three men rode into the quiet town of Montpelier, Idaho. By sundown, the Bank of Montpelier had been cleaned out, a deputy was chasing shadows on a bicycle, and history had been written by the hooves of outlaws heading east.
This episode follows the little-known story of Henry âBubâ Meeks, the incidental outlaw who found himself riding alongside Butch Cassidy and Elzy Lay. Raised in the hardscrabble ranchlands of Utah, Bubâs journey from hard-working cowboy to accidental bandit is one of loyalty, mischief, and misfortune. As the Wild Bunch robbed trains and banks across the West, Bubâs role often hovered between comedy and tragedy.
Told with rich narration, sound design, and dramatized dialogue, this true tale unpacks the infamous Montpelier bank robbery, the squirrel infestation of 1896, and the strange pursuit that followed â complete with a penny-farthing bicycle.
Family legend meets frontier folklore in this fast-paced, character-driven tale of one outlaw youâve likely never heard of⌠but wonât soon forget.
CHARACTERS:
Grover Cleveland
Albert Edward VII
Henry Ford
George Burns
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Walter Arnold
Robert LeRoy Parker
William Ellsworth Lay
Henry Rhodes Meeks
Samual Emelle
Sidonia Schwarz Emelle
Marguerite Emelle
Edward Lorenzo Burgoyne
Andy Little
GC Gray
Ed Hoover
Bud McIntosh
William Perkins
Fred Cruikshank
J.A. Bagley
Sheriff Davis
Bub
Elzy
Butch Cassidy
Henry Len Meeks
Matt Warner
Paymaster Carpenter
The Wild Bunch
LOCATIONS:
United States
England
Yukon
Athens, Greece
Frankfurt, Germany
Kent, England
Bear Lake
Montpelier, Idaho
Oregon Short Line Railroad
ChicagoÂ
Boston
Cokeville, WyomingÂ
SwitzerlandÂ
The Palace Saloon
Bank of Montpelier
Paris, Idaho
Circleville, Utah
Marysville, Utah
Sevier River
Green River, Wyoming
Winnemucca, Nevada
Logan, Utah
Ogden, utah
Castle Gate, Utah
Robbers Roost
Cheyenne, Wyoming
Union Pacific Railroad
Boise, Idaho
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