Texas outlaw Sam Bass inspired tall tales

By MURRAY MONTGOMERY - Staff Writer He was only 27 years old when he met his maker, but during his short life he became the subject of cowboy songs and tall tales which were told around many a campfire in Texas.According to The Handbook of Texas, Sam Bass was born on a farm near Mitchell, Indiana, on July 21, 1851. He was orphaned before the age of thirteen and spent several years being…