Aussie Elliott, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetAussie Elliott
American bank robber
Date of Birth: 01-Jan-1914
Place of Birth: Oklahoma, United States
Date of Death: 03-Feb-1934
Profession: bank robber
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn 
About Aussie Elliott
- Aussie Elliott (1914 – February 3, 1934) was a Depression-era outlaw and associate of bank robbers George Birdwell and Charles "Pretty Boy" Floyd.
- Born in Oklahoma, Elliott was convicted of bank robbery in 1932 and sentenced to the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester, Oklahoma eventually escaping on August 14, 1932.
- Soon after joining Birdwell and Floyd, the three robbed a bank in Sallisaw, Oklahoma of $2,530.
- Although identified by witnesses raiding a bank in Henryetta of $11,352 only six days later, several reports attributed the robbery to the Ford Bradshaw gang.Along with Adam Richetti and Edgar Dunbar, Elliott robbed $3,000 from a bank in Ash Grove, Missouri on January 12, 1933 before fleeing to the home of Richetti's brother in Bolivar.
- Captured four months later in Creek County, Oklahoma on May 14, Elliott was imprisoned for five months before again escaping on October 28, 1933.
- Despite the extensive manhunt by authorities, Elliott refused to flee Oklahoma and, along with bandits Raymond Moore, and Eldon Wilson, was found by police, acting on a tip, on February 2, 1934, at the home of Lee Davis, near Sapulpa, Oklahoma.
- As the officers drove up, they saw men scurrying away inside the house.
- Sapulpa Police Chief Tom Brumley went around one side of the house, while one of his officers went around the other toward the back door.
- The officer confronted two men, Elliott and Wilson, coming towards him, but they turned and ran back inside.
- When the police called on Elliott and Wilson to surrender, they heard a single shot come from the other side of the house.
- Moore (Duplin), trying to hide in the cellar, had killed Chief Brumley with the single shot.
- A gun battle at the front door, which was covered by Creek County Sheriff, Willis C.
- Strange, and Sapulpa patrolmen, W.
- E.
- Gage and Floyd Sellers, resulted in the deaths of Elliott and Wilson.Moore managed to escape from the house and began a running gun battle with police, including several additional men who had just arrived at the scene.
- After reaching an area of rocks and hills, he tried to hide in a ditch while the officers looked for him.
- Sapulpa police officer C.
- P.
- Lloyd found him.
- Both men shot each other, and Lloyd died almost immediately.
- Other officers came quickly and killed Moore with gunfire.Other lawmen participating in the action at Davis' house were Creek County Sheriff, Willis C.
- Strange, Sapulpa patrolmen, W.
- E.
- Gage and Floyd Sellers.
- These men were unharmed during the shootout.
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