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- Otto_Wood abstract "Otto Wood (1894 – Dec. 31, 1930) was a Depression-era desperado, born in Wilkes County, N.C. in 1894. He began a life of crime at an early age, stealing a bicycle from a boy in North Wilkesboro, N.C. He was quickly caught and spent time in the Wilkes County Jail. He was subsequently sentenced to serve on a chain gain, but the foreman, because of the boy’s age, sent him home to his mother.Wood hopped his first train when he was 7, and traveled to stay with relatives in West Virginia. There, his kinfolk (the McCoy-feuding Hatfields) taught him how to gamble, make illegal whiskey and fight.He suffered from a foot ailment (a birth defect) and lost his left hand when he was a teenager. According to some reports he lost his hand in an accident while working for the railroad in West Virginia. Another story, told by relatives, is that the injury occurred while Wood was hunting.After repeated scrapes with the law, mostly involving thefts and bootlegging, Wood was incarcerated numerous times in jails in North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia. He is credited with a total of 10 jail breaks throughout his criminal career.In 1923, Wood was charged with the murder of A.W. Kaplan, a Greensboro, N.C. pawnbroker. He was convicted of second-degree murder and sentenced to serve 30 years in N.C. Central Prison in Raleigh. After that conviction, Wood made four escapes from the state prison. Also, during his time in that prison, Wood wrote an autobiography.Following his last escape, Wood was spotted by police officers in Salisbury, N.C., on Dec. 31, 1930. After the officers approached Wood, a shoot out ensued leaving Wood dead.A year after his death, the Carolina Buddies recorded the song Otto Wood on Columbia Records.Other musicians, including Doc Watson and Norman Blake have recorded versions of the song. A stage play on the bandit’s life is produced each June at The Record Park in North Wilkesboro, N.C.".
- Otto_Wood birthDate "1894".
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- Otto_Wood placeOfBirth Wilkes_County,_North_Carolina.
- Otto_Wood placeOfDeath "Salisbury, N.C.".
- Otto_Wood shortDescription "American desperado".
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- Otto_Wood comment "Otto Wood (1894 – Dec. 31, 1930) was a Depression-era desperado, born in Wilkes County, N.C. in 1894. He began a life of crime at an early age, stealing a bicycle from a boy in North Wilkesboro, N.C. He was quickly caught and spent time in the Wilkes County Jail. He was subsequently sentenced to serve on a chain gain, but the foreman, because of the boy’s age, sent him home to his mother.Wood hopped his first train when he was 7, and traveled to stay with relatives in West Virginia.".
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