Sandy King, (1852? - November 9, 1881) was an outlaw of the Old West, and a member of the loosely knit outlaw Cowboys in Cochise County, Arizona Territory during the period when theu clashed with Deputy U.S. Marshal Virgil Earp in Tombstone, Arizona and resulting Gunfight at the O.K. Corral.
King is believed to have been born in either Texas or Arkansas. He became associated with the Clanton's in the Arizona Territory, as well as other outlaws of the day around 1877, and took part in armed robbery and cattle rustling. Around 1879 King became close friends with "Russian Bill" Tattenbaum another local Cowboy.
In early 1881, around the time when tensions between the Earp's and the Clanton's were reaching its boiling point, King left Tombstone. Tattenbaum followed him, and the two stole cattle around the area of Shakespeare, New Mexico. The town formed a "vigilance committee" to combat rustlers and other outlaws, and in early November, 1881, King was arrested after shooting and wounding a storekeeper after a dispute. He was arrested by well-known lawman "Dangerous Dan" Tucker for stealing cattle.
On November 9, 1881, Tucker also captured "Russian Bill" Tattenbaum and charged him with cattle rustling as well. The vigilance committee held a mock trial in the Grant Hotel and found both outlaws guilty of the rustling charge, as well as for being a "general nuisance", and sentenced them both to hang that same day. "Russian Bill" begged for his life to be spared, and King argued that there were many who had committed the same crimes who did not hang for it. However, the vigilance committee was less than sympathetic and the two were lynched together, and their bodies left hanging for days as a warning to other outlaws that lawlessness would not be tolerated. Just prior to the hanging, King asked for a glass of water, stating "My throat is sore after talking so much to save my life".