Wild West Outlaw cache Laura "Thorny Rose" Bullion. Laura Bullion (1876–1961) Born to an immigrant mother and outlaw father, Bullion inherited a legacy of hard knocks. She was working as a prostitute in San Antonio when she met and joined the Wild Bunch gang. Known as the “The Thorny Rose,” Bullion assisted in robberies and other armed crimes, often disguised as a man, until she was caught with $8,500 of banknotes acquired in the Great Northern train robbery.