Appalachian Outlaw Otto Wood

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

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[@frostyfrances4700]

Lot of things I'm not cut out for, and I guess outlaw isn't one of them either. So far, JD, I would've failed at that AND farming! We're gonna have to find me something to do.

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

This fella was "born to run"

[@jjodyfreak911]

@@TheAppalachianStoryteller Otto was at my grandmaw's house here in Wilkesboro the night before being shot. He had asked her mama to fix him some chicken and dumplings and had given her enough money to buy new shoes for all the kids. Since he never came back they got to eat the dumplings and grandma said that was the first real meal they had in weeks. I heard that story so many times growing up. She said they all loved him. He was the Robin Hood of this town. He was always buying things for the people of Wilkes that needed it.

[@DallasTempletonNEWS]

THE WRIGHT AND TEMPLETON GANG IS THE MOST INTERESTING OUTLAW GROUP AROUND EASTERN TENNESSEE AND WESTERN VIRGINIA They had over 25 kills I don’t know any OUTLAWS this late in time that ended 1902

[@DallasTempletonNEWS]

Moonshine is making a bottle called Wright and Templeton Shine even but i just think you would do amazing JD if you ask about them GEMINI Can tell you a lot but There’s a book you are the only person i know who could do an amazing job you

[@robinhendrickson511]

I couldn't help but chuckle at this one, what an escape artist!!!

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Otto was a legend!

[@dunedain3892]

What a good story. I believe I had a grin on my face for just about the entire video.

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Awesome

[@brenttucker4073]

Doc Watson sang a song about Otto Wood. That's how I first heard the story. My family has a 400 year history in NC & VA, these videos help keep our shared stories alive. Good work!

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

I tried to get permission to use that song for this video - but alas- it didn’t happen

[@brenttucker4073]

How do I contact you with other stories for video ideas? I have several that you may be interested in.

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

@@brenttucker4073 love to hear them, email me at [e-mail]

[@billybarnes9208]

Your story telling reminds me when we all set around the fireplace. My grandma would tell her stories of family and others around. May God bless everyone 🙏 ❤

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Thanks so much! I appreciate that

[@Vietnam_Vet_67]

I remember the story my history teacher in Princeton West Virginia tell us the story of Otto Wood and Jesse James back in the early 50's. Her name was Thelma Oxley and she taught school in Mercer County. She really owned the house that Jesse James slept in and now is of Historic Registered Houses. She was old back then and didn't weigh 100 pounds soaking wet. But she sure swung a mean paddle. She was a great story teller. But when she said she slept with Jesse James somehow I didn't doubt her word. Thanks JD for another great one.

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

“Sure could swing a mean paddle” I love it!

[@jamessmith7691]

Thank you for another great story.

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Thanks James! Always look forward to your comments brother, have a good'n

[@rdh53]

Great rendition of the Otto Wood story. My father was 23 years old in 1930 when Otto Wood was shot dead in Salsbury NC. Dad worked at at the Yadkin Hotel a block away from the shootout and heard the shots. He didn't bother to explore. I live a block from the house that was then Wright's Funeral home where an estimated 10,000 stood in line for 8 blocks to see Otto laid out. I light of his ability to escape from jails, prisons, and guards, it is surprising that he isn't remembered as much as Bonnie and Clyde and others. This vid seems to be well researched and based on local recollections, the most accurate. Thanks for putting this excellent rendition together.

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Thanks so much for sharing this

[@janetconnors3113]

Otto was a criminal and caused a lot of harm. But I couldn't help but think that he was a genius. Thoroughly enjoyed the story

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Exactly my thoughts as I researched and wrote this story. Spot on observation

[@jacobweems3316]

2 videos in the same weekend this is a treat

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Ahh you noticed! A rare double feature weekend

[@robbie5984]

Agreed we all are spoiled.

[@Buff_Dave_Oprtr]

True enough! Lol

[@karena2685]

You are an excellent narrator! Love learning these stories!

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Thank you Karen

[@mr.joedirt8583]

I can't help but admire that guy. He was hell on wheels.

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

heck yeah, Otto was a legend!

[@jujumulligan43]

Man oh man! Otto was one tough character. Thanks for another great story.❤

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

He certainly was! Thank you.

[@ronaldsimpson3232]

I've watched a few of the stories on the Appalacha mountain folk and outlaws, you make a person feel the stories and live them. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Thanks for the kind words. Appreciate you watching!

[@ronaldsimpson3232]

@@TheAppalachianStoryteller keep making great stories, and I will continue to watch!

[@edwardkellogg1284]

It's too bad Otto could not turn his life around after having so many chances to do so. He knew how to work the system when he was younger. Great story, JD. Thank you.

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

in his case a disability was his greatest asset

[@martygarrett6080]

I live in Salisbury N.C. and you can still hear a story or two about Otto and his wild life to this very day.

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

That’s awesome

[@angelwhitener6968]

Hey neighbor, right down the road from you in Mooresville, NC..!!

[@suzyhomemaker-xv2bw]

Wow ! What a story ! Thanks for drawing the listeners right into the storyline. Much love from the Heart of Dixie, Alabama !

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Thank you Suzy! Greetings from the mountains of East Tennessee

[@jacobweems3316]

@@TheAppalachianStoryteller if it ain’t too personal a question what part?

[@pam190]

Me too Suzy. Walker Co.

[@suzyhomemaker-xv2bw]

@@pam190 Hey neighbor ! Fayette Co. here.

[@WhoDoUthinkUr]

A good Story teller doesn’t just describe places things or event’s. They Guide the Imagination in way that bring’s you into the story, almost like a memory being relived. Thank You .

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

YES! This is most certainly the way I try to write the story. To let you witness it from the characters own eyes and make you feel you are riding shotgun with him along for the ride, seeing things in real time

[@patricialong5767]

What a tale! My goodness!

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

What a life he led

[@karenroot450]

Wow what a life of crime from such a mischievous little boy! Great story JD. I just love all the photos! This story had me at the edge of my seat wondering what Otto was going to do next! Thanks again

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

What an amazing life he led as a small buy

[@Uncleloo386]

The club foot part...i identify with it✊🏾

[@christopherblevins1968]

I can't believe I've never heard this story! Thanks for bringing these forgotten tales back from oblivion. It'd be a crime if they were lost forever.

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Otto was quite the character and lived a heck of a life

[@richardliles4415]

Wow! What a piece a History just laid down right in front of us. Thank you JD.

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Thanks so much Richard! Have a blessed day my friend!

[@richardliles4415]

@@TheAppalachianStoryteller I will, thank you. You do the same,🇺🇸

[@garycannon4854]

What a character!!

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

I love this guy story it’s one of the all-time best to me

[@dianamarcelo3]

This video made my day. Thank you for all your work. Love your stories and videos. Hello from Naples Florida

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Glad you like them! greetings from the mountains of East Tennessee

[@sunnsets11]

Love these stories. My family helped to settle parts of those beautiful mountains. In Feels like I am still drawn to all that is Appalachian. In my generational hostory I suppose. We are spread all over now. Good Mornin from Cali!

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Morning from the mountains of East Tennessee

[@bessiemann7468]

He sure did some traveling for a young boy I love hearing your stories You have a knack for it also a pleasant voice

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Can you imagine the thrill he had of seeing the world for the first time aboard a train ?

[@333jarhead]

Great story Donnie as always. Love the story of these people. My great great great grandmother was a McCoy. Her and Great great great grandfather came to Western North Carolina in the early 1800’s and settled on the French Broad River. There wasn’t a any towns or counties. Now it’s Madison county and the city Marshall. Just a old Marines history.

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Thanks so much Scott, btw, I notice you always call me Donnie and I chuckle because Donnie and I are friends and subscribed to each others channels. Im assuming you are as well. My name is JD, but ill call me anything except "late for supper"

[@amypaparone55]

Amazing! What a crazy life this man led. Mind blowing!

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Right?! he lived more in 32 years than most ever do in a 100

[@thomasdalton1880]

What a crazy life wow for a boy , not like boys today

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Id say he lived life to the fullest

[@StMiBll]

Excellent story! I can’t believe I’ve not heard of him before today. What a life!

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

He was born to run

[@StMiBll]

@@TheAppalachianStoryteller I reckon many were in those days. Makes me think of my grandmother’s life. She did some amazing things from driving at 13 (she was really 11. She lied about her age to get a job.) to go to work, to driving race cars in her early 20’s, to being security and having brawls with men twice her size, to chasing off a gang of men outside her house with an empty double barrel shotgun. I wish I had been more responsible listening to her stories and those of my other grandparents and their brothers and sisters. What I have listed is nothing. Seemed that generation just had an adventure streak. None of them didn’t have a story about skipping school and hopping trains to go wherever to waste a day or running off in their teens to try to make a life, and of course many of them had run-ins with the law or just became brawlers in bars across states. I would often dream of living their adventures. Alas, I was born a few decades too late it seems for I can’t surely say any of my adventures could come close to anything they’d told me about their lives.

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

@@StMiBll wow thanks for sharing her story

[@slevinslevin5700]

This channel is amazing well done sir, I am from Scotland but recently have been obsessed with frontier folk stories haha

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Thanks so much my friend, many of us Appalachians can trace our ancestry to Scotland so there is a strong connection between the two. Im so happy you are here! Greetings from the mountains of East Tennessee

[@melissavancleave8686]

Another great story, told by a true storyteller. All the work you put into these videos make the stories that much better. Otto was a raw old bird. Thanks

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Thanks so much my friend, have a great day

[@shishauribe2001]

Enjoy watching your videos. You were born to tell these stories.

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Thank you so much!

[@BKaneNp8]

Wow how did I miss this one. Might be my fav yet. Amazing

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

I love this story!

[@pinkywilliams8063]

Salisbury NC, oh my!!!!! My mom & step dad lived there and she made come up there before I joined the Air Force, what a cute little town it was. Love hearing the history, Thanks JD for another true tale from our past.

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Thank you Pinky , have a great day

[@shylynn693]

wow.. what a great story.. Your an amazing story teller.. thats a real gift

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Thank you ❤️

[@ScullyPop]

This is a FANTASTIC show today.

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Thanks so much, lots and lots of work went into this story

[@joanhamilton2651]

What a character! As onery as he was you still find yourself rooting him on...

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

exactly! he was a lovable outlaw

[@lorraineboyd7776]

I have only came across this channel and i love it, u bring the stories to life in the way u tell them. I live in northern ireland. Keep doing wot ur doing

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Welcome Lorraine! So glad to have you hear and appreciate your kind words. Greetings from the mountains of East Tennessee! I do my best to become the characters in these stories as I write them, to tell the story as they lived it, thru their own eyes and transport the listener squarely in the middle of the action.

[@reneerollins4433]

I loved this one! I love the way you tell the stories! Thanks for another great one!

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Thanks so much! It was fascinating to write this story from Ottos perspective and imagine that I was in his shoes 200 years ago

[@williamgregory6684]

That was the best story yet!! Can't wait for the next one!! The true meaning of a rolling stone.

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

He was born to run!

[@rmsmith8098]

Excellent job with this story. You really take us into that world.

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

I do my best !

[@NanaLibby]

Love the story, as always!! Your storytelling skills are off the charts!! Thank you!

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

aww, thank you so much for your kindness Libby, have a blessed day my friend

[@chrstdvd]

I really enjoy your stories. Thanks.

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Thank you my friend

[@Stephanie-kt9vh]

I live in Greensboro NC, this was AMAZING!!! Thank you for sharing

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Thanks so much my friend!

[@KB-om9fc]

So glad you released this the same year we lost our main actor for the famous Otto Wood play in NC. RIP Wes, the story you were passionate to potray will stay popular forever

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Are they still doing the play?

[@KB-om9fc]

@TheAppalachianStoryteller OH yeah, he passed the torch a few years ago to a great actor, he just held it for a good 30 years beforehand. Every year in North Wilkesboro along with our Tom Dooley production, we are keeping our county plays going strong

[@yukinakai4683]

love your stuff mate & love hearing all about appalachia,best wishes from scotland.

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Thank you friend, greetings from the mountains of East Tennessee

[@lisabarnes4653]

Love your storytelling! I listen to other stories about the Appalachian Mountains people, but you have the perfect storytelling voice! I feel like you’re an old soul, as you have a way of making people FEEL the emotions of the story as if it were YOU that had lived it. Well done my friend, well done!

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Thank you so much my friend. Really appreciate your kind words and glad to have you here.

[@carywest9256]

That goomer was slicker than snot on a doorknob! I'm here ta told ya. He had some gumption too.

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

he was born to run

[@jasl7358]

Man I'm so glad I found your channel. Being from wilkes I've heard of Otto Wood but didn't know the full story. You tell it wonderfully.

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Thank you so much, glad to have you here!

[@hopes.t.1092]

I enjoy your narrations/videos so much, thank you for the history lessons

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Thank you ❤️

[@suzannecrum9702]

What a short life! Thanks JD!

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

a short life packed with excitement for sure

[@scottblack3381]

What a pleasant surprise! Two goodins within two days, it don't get much better! Preciate ya, JD, keep 'em coming friend, and God Bless!

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

yes sir, a rare double feature this weekend! Thanks for your support Scott!

[@amvanleeuwen594]

Bedankt

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Thank you so much my friend! I appreciate your kindness, generosity like this is was keeps this channel going! Thank you so much!

[@stevemullinax5941]

What an incredible story and sir you tell it so well really enjoyed thanks for sharing

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Thanks so much Steve, appreciate the kind words my friend. Have a good 'n

[@Joeymichelle-g9y]

U are the best hands down

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

thank you so much!

[@JBowman-ps2ri]

I Liked that hadn't heard it before even been from southern WV...& I actually lived in Salisbury N.C. about half a year back in "01... Thanx for another great video, U sure are a great Story Teller 4 sure!

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Thank ye kindly for the positive words my friend.

[@Music-lx1tf]

Another great story.

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Thanks for listening, preciate you!

[@WVCountryBoy101]

Love the stories, love the videos even more, ain't nothing like home in Almost Heaven West Virginia, deep in a Appalachian Mountain holler.

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Amen, thank you so much

[@malcolmr3]

You have such great stories and I love the way you present them. Between the in-depth fact gathering/checking, the way you present them and the narration they draw you in as if you were actually there. Kudos and keep up the awesome stories, they give me a sense of being a part of my heritage and history. I often feel like I was born 150 years to,late for my spirit.

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Thank you for that- I really try hard to make the listener feel like they know the character personally and that they are right there with them in the thick of the action.

[@jroddavis5623]

THIS is something I absolutely love and vibe with. Assuming the stories are all true. I love being informationed (yes, I know. Please don't waste a comment on the word) about a time period, or a people, or something I know NOTHING about...I could absorb this for hours. Good show!!

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

It’s all 💯 true

[@jroddavis5623]

@@TheAppalachianStoryteller please know. I was not questioning the integrity of what it is you do. It was just assuming on my part with zero knowledge one way or the other.

[@monique8433]

What a Wonderful story I loved it this is one of your best stories ..you have a blessed voice from our Lord ❤❤🙏🙏

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Thank you so much ❤

[@bigiron8831]

One hell of a good story JD,good morning from Northwestern Illinois... As always y'all stay safe out there 🙏

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Thank you big iron, have a blessed day my friend

[@johnbubbajohnson5630]

Thank you sir. God bless you and your family..🙏❤🙏❤🙏

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Same to you my friend!

[@bettymunguia2136]

What a story, amazing 😊

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Thank you Betty! Have a blessed day my friend

[@JamesFAFOCreel]

Thanks!

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Dang it man, you have made my day, thank you so much ❤️!!

[@JamesFAFOCreel]

@@TheAppalachianStoryteller you from Appalachia?

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Mountains of East Tennessee

[@JamesFAFOCreel]

@@TheAppalachianStoryteller Tennessee! Beautiful! Right on brother…. Jealousy setting in!!

[@joelackey4891]

Good story...I am a relative of Otto. My mother is a Wood from Wilkes Co. N.C.. we have one of the Original typed manuscripts from Otto's biography that he contributed to one of the times he was in jail.

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

That’s awesome, I bought a reprint of his manuscript when I was researching and writing this story, I ran across an original printing of his book, for about 500 dollars on eBay, but I couldn’t afford that. Really neat you have one, it’s worth a lot of money

[@KathysTube]

That was a very captivating story... hard to imagine such a young boy to be traveling on his own, but seems it wasn't that uncommon back then. Thanks JD 😎👍

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

As I was writing this, I did my best to become Otto when he was a child and see the lure and adventure of the railroad and the outside world, and give a voice to the story as he experienced it, thru his eyes.

[@KathysTube]

@@TheAppalachianStoryteller You did an excellent job 👍

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

@@KathysTube thank you

[@janetcallanan7020]

Love your stories born and raised in MD in my older years I live in Hagerstown it is still known as Hub City because of all the rail lines

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Thank you my friend! Glad to have you here

[@janetmcclure8568]

Love your videos. These stories are wonderful.

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Thank you Janet! glad to have you here my friend

[@mindyutz1176]

I love your stories. I have a genealogy project that took on a life of its own. I have been able to link many of the people in your stories to my project.

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

❤️

[@husler1999]

Thankyou!!! Enjoy your stories!!!

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Thanks so much Brother

[@larrycresswell4716]

Once again, thank you. My heritage is from Appalachia good or bad. Yall do a great job, most excellent.

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Thank you so much, have a blessed day my friend

[@charleslewis3022]

Love this. The storys,the narrator, the music. Great job y'all.

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Thank you!

[@florencemclaughlin3606]

I thoroughly enjoy your stories, photos and narration! I also notice you respond to all the comments which is commendable.

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Thank you so much Florence!

[@jamierupert7563]

Daaammnn, this is the first video I've seen from this channel and I was hooked after the first sentence. You gotta true storytelling gift there. I felt like I was right there beside otto the whole time. Subbed.

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Welcome my friend

[@randlerichardson5826]

Great story JD i hadn’t heard this one before GOD BLESS my friend Amen 🙏

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Thank you brother

[@alang.carter245]

A kid today wouldn’t even come close to living thru what he did , even though later he got criminal but most didn’t have much of a choice … it was staying alive loved the story JD thnx

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Otto lived a life better than 99% of humans. He was a legend

[@KOLTHEART6]

There’s quite a few young men in Wilkes right now that would give Otto a run for his money and it’s not a good thing

[@jeffs5093]

I love these stories, and you are an awesome narrator

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Thanks Jeff, appreciate the kind words my friend!

[@ronniewatkins]

Great story and video! Thanks!

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Thanks so much my friend, preciate your support!

[@Old_8_gauge]

Great story Brother, thank you for it!

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Thanks so much my friend, hope you had a great weekend

[@Old_8_gauge]

@@TheAppalachianStoryteller hope your's was good also! Take care, God bless.

[@HopeS68]

This would make an amazing movie. 💜

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

I think so too!

[@asullivan4047]

Interesting/informative/entertaining. Like those striped uniforms.

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Thanks for tuning in my friend

[@debralee1401]

Very entertaining!!! And fascinating story!!!!❤

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Thank you Debra!

[@WillowsGarden]

Hi JD! He sure learned early how to gamble, steal and hoodwink people. But never did he learn a lesson not to do wrong. I would not want to be in his shoes at the pearly gates. Have a blessed day!

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Thank you Willow! Well said my friend

[@cathyheston3029]

And it's said today's kids grow up too fast....😂 Great story!!!❤

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

This kid was born to run

[@chrismccarthy2105]

Great stories…just found this site, and loving it..fabulous stories, even though most of them are very sad

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Glad you like them!

[@edwardallen1740]

I've been wandering where you've been. Another great story and told very well

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Make sure you click the bell for notifications, I release news stories every week- 2 in the last 24 hours

[@laserbeam002]

I first heard of Otto Wood from Doc Watson's song by the same name.

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

I wanted to use that song in this video... but copyright laws ...

[@leonceboudreauxwolf]

😂😂..This guy Otto Wood..lmbo..even as a kid he had that Rebel Spirit..this had me cracking up ! "Me ? I ain't never been a quitter.." Hound dogs chasing the rabbit but that rabbit is too doggone fast..😂😂 This is one of the best...thank you. I really needed that laugh. Don't care what he did, I love this boy's spirit . 👍🏽👍🏽 Sad how he ended up though..still fighting to the end. RIP Otto.

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Otto was born to run, that's why I put the wild horses at the beginning of the video. Some were born to run

[@melodymccullough5262]

This was such a great story. 👍 Thank you!

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Thanks melody!

[@jenk9111]

Thank you for sharing. I really enjoyed this story

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@milliebanks7209]

Interesting story! We certainly have some crazies out there.

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

isn't this an amazing story?

[@andreaparker1595]

Ok I just had to laugh my ass off at the kid/man in and out of jail and escaping all the time! This was great! Now he was a really bad boy and the law finally caught up to him! I honestly don't know if he's a hero or a scoundrel gees! What a life he lead! That was great JD! Thank you

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Thank you Andrea!

[@edwardh1591]

Cool video. Great story.

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Thanks so much!

[@martyhowell4043]

After watching about ten installments of The Appalachian Storyteller, I think I like this one the best. Although an inveterate criminal, Otto Wood strikes me as a likable character who lacked the violent streak of so many of the other figures chronicled in these tales. I suspect that Wood also had a sense of humor that drove him to escape after escape in order to humiliate the system. He was the Ernest T. Bass of his era😂I'd be tempted to add that Otto deserves our sympathy for being saddled with a club foot and a missing hand, but I don't get the impression that he let those shortcomings dictate the course of his life. He just preferred an adventurous life on the move and opportunistic criminal enterprise presented as the best means to subsidizing it. Thanks for all of the great stories, JD.

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Great summary of Otto!

[@douglassellers7528]

Otto was doomed to that destiny from the very begining. Great story.

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

❤️

[@Jeepboy]

All these years later and matewan is still like the Wild West just not quite the same as before i visit there as much as possible 3-5 times a year riding side by sides on the very trails that the Hatfield’s ran all round the mountains on and I’m so intrigued with that part of my state something calls me to there I’m originally from Seneca Rocks Wv but moved for work this is an epic tale love it

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Thanks so much my friend, have a great day!

[@Stephanie-dj4iy]

Do people ride horses in that area?

[@ergbudster3333]

Keep playin that righteous guitar music and I'll keep watchin

[@TheAppalachianStoryteller]

Alright, alright