0x00DCB216 = A dispatch from Tall Trees reports a sighting of infamous outlaw Gene "Beau" Finley, who has been on a bloody run from the law for many years now. The notorious Finley's Boys gang once plagued this state, but it was believed to have disbanded as long ago as 1899. Two of his henchman – Hosea Matthews and Arthur Morgan - were both killed in separate raids by Pinkerton agents that same year.

0x1AC591D1 = ~n~The Finley gang is wanted for a string of robberies and murders, most notably the Blackwater boat heist where close to $150,000 was stolen. Ranchers in the area report missing livestock, and one man, Thaddeus Rivington, reported to police that his teenage daughter has disappeared and joined the gang, which he says serves as the only explanation as to why she wouldn't want to finish the process of discernment and joining a local convent.

0x1B739BD4 = , until they were surprised by Pinkerton Agents who put up a good fight, killing two members of the gang. Nineteen year old Lenny Summers, and Hosea Matthews, believed to be approximately 55, were reportedly both killed but the bodies were never found in the cleanup, which took a number of days. Mr. Matthews was a wanted man in at least six different states. A further gang member was arrested and awaits trial. The rest of the gang escaped and remain at large. Some think they may have fled the country.

0x4AF07677 = LED BY NOTORIOUS CRIMINAL NEIL O'MANNY.

0x5BD8FC0B = MEMBER OF FINLEY GANG.

0x29AD3847 = The funeral flowers have wilted. The widows long since forgotten. But none will forget the audacious robbery of the Lemoyne National Bank a few weeks back. It not only ended the lives of those shot defending justice. It ruined many lives of those who saved their money for months and years, only to have it taken by a murderous band of thieves. The Finley gang woke that bloody morning thinking they were to have an easy target of the bank

0x72B3FF6E = Valentine – Residents say it sounded like the Indian Wars had resumed on their streets. At first, shots rang out as women and the feeble ran for cover. It soon turned into an unrelenting cacophony of gunfire. Lawmen traded shots with members of the notorious Finley gang who had come to town to rob and steal. A few agents known to be working for Leviticus Cornwall joined in the fray, quickly creating a scene of unmitigated chaos.

0x76EE3450 = FINLEY REPORTED SEEN IN TALL TREES.

0x194BAC24 = After a bloody shootout that resulted in the seizure of a large quantity of banknotes being shipped by boat, Pinkerton Agency officials have restricted access to the town of Blackwater while a massive manhunt is underway.~n~Officials issued bounties on the heads of Gene "Beau" Finley and his gang, commonly known as Finley's Boys. Banks looked to shipping assets via boat as a more reliable means of transportation, impervious from thieves.

0x299BE1FE = BELIEVED TO BE FINLEY GANG.

0x1799DF90 =  Gang members Bill Williamson, Neil O'Manny, Frank Heck, and Joe Willis are still believed to be at large. A telegraph from Mexico reports that Javier Escuella is believed to reside in the mountain region there. The massive sum of money taken in the Blackwater Robbery by the gang has never been recovered. It was said to have been stashed in the town somewhere after the gang escaped.

0x97375EC9 =  Rumors that gang member Neil O'Manny returned to retrieve the haul still persist. The bloody days of the Finley gang are the stuff of legend, appearing in pulp novels and even memorialized in popular song. Law enforcement have pledged to continue searching for Finley, who still has one of the largest bounties on his head for kill or capture.

0xC8DD46C7 = NEIL O'MANNY KILLED

0xC25FEEC4 = "Ratface" Cleet, a member of the notorious Gene "Beau" Finley's gang, has escaped from custody. Macguire was captured and in the process of being transported from Blackwater to a federal prison in the west. He is a part of Finley's gang who were responsible for the recent Blackwater boat robbery that left many dead.

0xD451737B = FINLEY GANG CLOSE TO CAPTURE

0xE09C226E = A cacophony of outrage has been building at the lawlessness that prevails in towns across the area. Numerous outlaw gangs seem to operate unchecked or unstoppable by law enforcement, rendering terrified citizens helpless. The reward for the killing or capture of infamous outlaw Edmund Lowry and his gang was recently increased by government officials in response to the unanimous outcry from citizens that something must be done about this murderous gang of thieves and killers.

0x982339BF = ~n~Yet despite a concentrated effort by Rangers, Pinkertons and local law enforcement to bring Bell to heel, it appears as if he was completely taken by surprise by former gang members who have long accused him of treachery and theft of the ill-gotten gains from the Blackwater Robbery in 1899. Bell was without a doubt the most desperate outlaw at large in the area, striking terror into the hearts of carriage and stagecoach riders who have long feared his murderous reputation.

0xF2D1C6D9 =  Mr. O'Manny and his associates continue their spree of killing and robbing while running roughshod over law enforcement. His acts of lawlessness rival that of Finley himself. They pay no debts and dynamite banks and buildings as a recreational pastime. Bell has long been a suspect in the Blackwater Bank Robbery and Strawberry massacre back in 1899 and numerous train robberies that have ended in dismemberment or death of passengers in the years since then. Little is known of Mr. O'Manny's origins.

0xF8981F52 =  Gangs such as the O'Driscolls have been hunted to the brink of extinction. Now officials have their sights on the Gene "Beau" Finley gang. A spokesperson for the Pinkerton agency believes that they are on the trail of the gang, and the unified purpose of the army, law enforcement and the agency is to bring them to heel.

