The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1874-03-26
THE YOUNGER TRAGEDY.
The Hunt for the James Brothers.
The Latest from Clay and st.
Charles Counties.
Full Details Of the Fight by a
Times Correspondent.
Interesting Review Of the Two
Tragedies.
Pinkerton's Men Reinforced, and
Determined to Bag Their
Care.

Determined to Bag Their
Care.
Correspondence ofthe Ksnsas City Times
OscEoLA, Mo-, March IS, 1874.
As Is we'll known, large rewards have from
time to time been offered 70, the arrest oil
the Younger and James boys. and Of late,
several parties have been on their tail. One
Of those parties came to q sad end as known
BY
THE ACCOUNT PUBLISHED IN THE TINES
on the 18th. Another-near this place on
Tuesday afternoon about o'clock, The par.
ticulars Of which is about az follows, Is near
~ have been able to learn:
About ten days ago two strangers arrived
in Osceola--s,opping at the Osceoia Hotel,
and representing themselves as
VIRGINIA LAND BUYERS
They kept their own counsel, and made no
confilan's, with one exception, young man
named Edward 3. Daniels. After several
days Of prospecting they let town on Tues
day morning for the lair Of the Younger
brothers. And here, will say, the two
strangers
WERE CHICAGO DETECTIVES,
one a Captain Allen, ex-Chief of Police.
They had been on the trail from Gad's Hill,
about eight miles from Osceola. They came
to the house of one Snuffer. (wbo has lone
been suspected of furnishing refuge 10 des.
peradoss), and asked among other questions
II the Youngers we're around there. Receiv.
ing very positive replies in the negative.
they rode on. They had no. gone but a
short distance when John Younger suddenlv
came up behind them. at the same time cali.
ing upon Capt. Allen and his party to
''sTOP GENTLEMEN. sroP,D
Th a;1a
of the Younger, fred and At onca ~. e..
inc became General Ahopt ~. .."ona L.,
moor Ed Daniels fsIi f,om b;s 49, 80 IL
the sbot pass;np tbrousb hi, ,ack ..,..;,,,
The ;noular vs;s -'' ' 'e'e''"s
Ahent This time linn Yo,,oo-,, ho.,.
threw him and Alien CHARGED down MON
John. WHO RRoKr ANnp.x
be,np fired at "a he ran and 6,;no h..I
over his sbonlaer shoo,;ng AIIsn ,~;c.
through his right arm and once throuoh the
right leg. Alien ken; nm the ch.ss .hon.
100 Yards ard emitted b;s ,svoIvo, a;v;.a
Younger n death wound in the nect hss;dss
striking him in various part. ofShe bodv
y,x,xo r,,nr,r NJ, ~
~ ~ ms ''h'o-'
tor, RI, ssJ1Js 60 -; ~
.ho, rass;ra d. ,onai, -. -. ha" ..e
,hs bea,, and ;na;c,;na 10y, J.st ,s"..I
They bo,h lei, ,hon, ,bs cam. ,no,,.,, Th.
third detective did not oct hi, Younoer
meat, but Jim come near getting his.
When the sad news came 10 TOWN nm
Wednesday morning. the feelino w,s ir,erse
and parties we're sent after the dead
ED. DANIELS
wan . steady sobar ;rd,S,,;or, nm, all l..
liked vouno man t,ue a, s.seI nd f.;.na
to The do..S H. lev, o. - -. .J
mo,her .nJ sevsr,i h,o,har, 81 $50, ~ =.
h.;no ,be eIds., n was h;.a,, s",a., ~
bv ali Who knew him and Issys, . L..
circle of friends IN monrn L;s nn,;maiv anj
e""'
AS
ha9 Vile living IN Chicago. lie will be
well cared for. and should have the we'll
wishes Of every good man having done what
be has. Few men would have fought as he
ILL., W. e uiu It, anu AIiieu Ms enemy
Thers m.y n. o,bsr Js,sIonn,a,,,,
d.,s n 40 / will s.sr,,ch -
Spo,-rrr
>,
a..oe;I.s ,t ue i - .e"ei, "n'ce sraPn:c.ny
nss. W. ~ 80. ." an eA,la u 'ne Oiinton
N.mo',.t VI Ine IV.n inst. mas come 10 nand,
winch Anio"s sun more hsn' on the anair:
IRON Inc onn'on Democrat Extra. 10Th
Our extra OF yesterday gave TO the public
what We supposed to be the correct particu-
lars OF the tragedy near Roscoe, in st, Clair
county, Mo. Our informant. however, made
lev slight mistakes, which We now take
this hrst opportunity to correct.
Our fellow citizen, NJ. A. Fyke, Esq who
arrived direct from Roscoe late yesterday
evening, brings correct account Of the al
!air' Inc lineage detective, instead OF be-
ing among the Killed, was badly wounded,
S~n sn. s WI. E. ie1, ~as awe, WIN some
Younoer and Ia D.n,.i, wsr. L;,,aS = o""
rect. Mr. Fvke had :. c,nvsr,,,;on Win ~.
rounded Jet.c.;ve uhos. ,.,.o ;, All.
and from him Ieary.d ;,r;.fv ,bs f,,inw;nn
The Yourp,r bows.
' -A-'D 'on-'
"s. :. ."e nus ~ VI o"eh 0n.her' aoout
ola and The s. I,nr;s 5s,ec,;ro 80. ~, 81
for soma ,,lsce in the ne;,bho,booJ
rhev then rode III and ;mmedis,siv Tho TOO
Younger bro,hers came on, 90, y, go.
.orses and started after them In Ss-
ninntes the two son,d. were cro.e % ..oh
:h,r wher, lin and John Yonnosr I.vaI.J
hot guns at the Ale, nose and dem,ndod
hem m surrender A lon .rd D,n;aiS -
ode aide nv aldo sas;no No oI,arn.,;n. b.,
} die or surrender dronnsd tbs;r rsvo,,srs
! the road Each had TIC ravoI,a., ~h;.b
hey threw down, The St. Louis man was
In',e ~ aavance, ana II Is not stated Whe-
aer ne ".oPPea ni, Ie'oisers OK no.. though
Is supposed tnat ne did. Jim Younger
,en 9ism0uh'ed % PICK up 'he pistols, re-
'arAing 'hal theY were
DAMNED NICE PISTOLS"
nd that they would shave to take them
ndei the circumstances - etc While ,h;s
"a transp;ring Alien watched b;s onno,tu.
itv. DIES a snail smith q We.son ni.,ol
ON his pocket and fired on John Younger
no stool puard The sbot va. fatal ono
~ hall nsuetr.,;,o Yonnasr,, ,hro,, -
pck iu., above the hr.,s, hons
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