Dave Crofts

Jed Cole in Trouble in Yavapai County Dave Crofts

Nothing in the West was as wild as small mining town named Stanton in Yavapai County, Arizona. An Irish immigrant Chas Stanton found his feet there and was soon running the show. Taking a slice of the miners gold, and local businesses with the only law, the gun. He was a real outlaw of the day, supported by the famous Venezuela Gang led by Vela Francisca. There are many stories of their brutality, murder, rape, and robbery to name but a few, but the truth was they were never convicted of any offences. The Wickenburg Stagecoach Massacre of 1871 was never solved, the blame quickly fell on the Native Americans. Now there are new suspicions? Led by Jed Cole and his Apache associate Nana, this account explores the recorded truth of these times linked by fictitious characters that put right the wrongs of the past, serving justice the old way.