Carl Rove. The mastermind of the Bush Gang.
Actually, in all seriousness, Black Bart must be may favorite.
Per <i>Great American Eccentrics</i>:
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Bart has been aptly described by his biographers as a great walker. There were not many stagecoach robbers who operated sans horse...
True, he often carried a shotgun (when he didn't just fake a weapon with a stick from a manzanita bush), but he would nnever dream of loading it. And, true to his own code, he never took any money from the stagecoach driver or passengers. The Wells Fargo box was all he wanted before sending the coach on its way. On the spot, Bart would smash open the treasure box, wrap it's gold in his pack, and trek off. In a short time the law would be at the scene of the crime. They would ride off hard following likely horse tracks. Bart was shrewd enough to pick spots with fresh hoofprints, to oblige the law as much as he could.
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