Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-08-22
THE OUTLAWS.
Six Railroad Bandits Worth Five Thou.
sand Dollars a Pieee-A Rich Prize
for Sharp Detectives.
They are Still at their Deviltry-Their
Last Exploit in lafayette County,
Missouri.
From the Lexington Caucasian.

from Lne Lexington OaucaSlAn.
The party of outlaws who lately threw
train from the Chicago, Burlington
and Rock Island railroad, killed and
wounded q number of its officers, and
robbed it of its treasure, are known to
have been, if they are not now, skulk-
ing in this country. One day last week
Sheriff Young was within a short dis
tance of them. He was in an unenviable
position, being without arms, horse or
posse, while they were well mounted,
armed and evidently watching his
movements. These men, there is every
reason TO believe, are the same despera-
does who robbed the Kansas City fair,
the st. Genevieve bank, the
Gallatin bank, the Liberty bank,
the Paris, Kentucky, bank (hav-
ing been followed by three
Kentuckians into the adjoining county
of Johnson), and bank in this city,
some years ago, to say nothing of q
dozen other bold, desperate and success
ful robberies committed at other points.
There is no longer any doubt but that
they are part-perhaps the shrewdest
and most dashing-Of band of outlaws
ramifying through this section of the
State. Their names are known to the
anu We ltdIh lilbl HUIn6 Oh
them hung about Aulville and beat the
bush in that neighborhood during part
of last year. Having friends-such
friends as outlaws only can draw around
them-to play spy upon the movements
of society and the officers of the law to
apprise them of hostile movements and
to harbor them, their capture will be
a hazardous and exceedingly difficult
enterprise. Well armed and mounted
upon the best horses to be found in the
line of lheir depredations, il would seem
that only treachery by one of their num-
Der will ever effect their capture. In
the meantime, it would Ibe well
for bank officers to be on their
guard against the operations of
this the boldest band who ever took the
highway in defiance of law, or they
may wake up some fine morning to find
their treasures gone. Indeed, they pos
sess the dash and audacity to perform
their work all in broad day. It would
be a remarkable but not unexpected in
cident if they should succeed
in going through two or three of
our banks in daylight. Friday
night, about ten o'clock, six mounted
men called at the residence of Major
Fred Meet Two of them rode up to the
wOod-pile, near the kitchen door, while
four others were in position near
his stable. They then called to him,
and when he came to the door the two
fired. This party of six are believed to
be the Iowa robbers, and it was, no
doubt, their original intention both
to kill the major and take
his fine stallion. They had, doubt
less, but Just crossed the river be-
low his house. They then went up Col
lege street through town, and again
discharged their weapons near Main.
II should be remembered that thirty
Thousand dollars reward p offered for
the six--five thousand dollars apiece.
Il will pay 10 take them, and il seems
that such reward should inspire q de-
termined posse to attempt their capture.