The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1874-04-04

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a respected positiaa in melelg feF 4.
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basiof jgas yfsyi0as 70 Tho var iIe
ras regarded - 4 fgfmid'ble ehafae'
lar n deal witb, abd, having no re-
gard for bis own tie, become the terror
ol bis assoeiates. During Tho var he
served "A Confederate spY~-a
.cbooI from which he emerged
Thorough desperate. The most dang
erous Of all enemies he who attaches
tho lea,. value TO bis own life, md
Mccoy regarded bis a. worth moth
ing. With an iron nerve he united
a clear and accurate sight. His pls7
tol was as unerriug at forty PAGES as
the arrow Of an Indian. A large
fortune has been offered for bis head,
but he is still in possesion OF it and
will likely keep 1t for a good while
yet. Few men are ambitious Oh
making the fortune. Many have
tried the experiment, but they haze
all fallen before his steady hand and
trained eyes.
The Younger brothers, John and
Cole, are fit associates for Mccoy.
Alert, quick, daring and renorscle8s,
they have contributed largely to the
notoriety of the gang. They are all
ardent and romantic, and have often
sent communications to the Kansas
City Times complaining that injustice
was done them in chasing them with
ordinary thieves. On one occasion
they called at the Times office late at
night, and, while the rest remained
on the street, with the horses, one oil
the Younger boys went up in the edi-
toriai rooms and talked with the
night editor, telling him that, while
they had no odds to ask of society,
they wanted fair show. They never
broke in house, he said, and never
picked up anything in sly or sneak
inc way. When they wanted to
make war on society they went on
the highway, and fought for what
they got. This was just after the
band had ridden up to the ticket
Office OF the Kansas City exposition
grounds and robbed the gate-keepel
in broad daylight, and in the pres
ence of ten thousand people. This
was done, too, within twenty yards
of police station. The few persons
who happened to be standing in I'M
mediate proximity to the scene o
course said nothing, knowing thai
!. each one of the robbers had a cooked
revolver under the long capes which
hung over their shoulders. The
Younger boys are from Cass county
, where it is said they have very re
spectacle and influential relatives
The writer adds
The James brothers, Jesse ant
i Frank, are the ornaments of the party
Jesse, the elder, is the administra'
: tive leader Of the gang. He manage
its finances, carries on its diplomac.
! and devises its strategy. he IS alto
pether a paradoxlcal fellow. Out
side Of journalism or the learned pro
. fessions there is not better write
a nor a more fluent talker than Jess
:. James in the trans Mississippi conntr
9 that I know OF. he is about hv
y feet nine inches in height, slenderl
Q built, of Gorid complexion, reddis
's brown hair, blush gray eyes, and ha
e rather sharply defined features. Hl
a home, or rather his mothers resi-
d dence, is near Kearney station. !
}. Clay county, and his family is on
n Of the most respected in West Mis-
y souri,. His uncle, Mr.. 7. L. Jame
J is a wholesale merchant oil kansa
Is CITY, and one of its most substano'
Z citizens. / have no idea what mad
70 Jesse James the terrible desperad
y and outlaw that he is. There
u nothing essentially savage in his nj
Il ture, and on the other hand he is
y generous, good-hearted fellow.
io the time when be was a member
eS society and before every mar
hand had been raised against hi