, 1874-03-21
pinkcrton's Detectives Sent After the
Robbers.
One Of Them Murdered by the James
Brothers.
Detailed Account OF tho Affair.


81, 1879, monsurcs for tho discovery Of tho por-
potrators havc boon on foot. Tho poat-ollico
ao1p, g.a suo qa'nn hAp,csr oop H.
Iron mountain Nal'foao, hnalIy placoa LUG h'n..
tor in tho hands OF Allnn Fullerton, tho we'll
known detective Of this city. It was At
last concluded that tho five inen cou-
cornea IN tne roooety were sho 1alnoua '11.!os 1.
and Younger brothers, tile formof living IN cay
County, aud tia latter in St. Clair County, In
Missouri. rhcso men travelled down into Arkan-
giving oa' snas tnoS ' MesS pouna LUZ .or Mo%
hloxlco' and thon douplea On sne!r
tracks, tho James boys going one way
md cautiously working up to their home,
whilo tho three Younsors sought their home by
ano1nol pasn ta1 pu,ss "a' ~" ta' 1"'.ea hans
two parts, anu inc tracking o1 Inc James ooys
by detective resulted IN h's doath at the'r
hands last wceks This detective WAS named
Josouh ", Wb,cher. and ho arrived in Liberty,
% ro Tueai,ay. March 10, Thera ho sourbt a
bankor, named Adahs' with "hom 10 aeposteu
some money, as no had moro with him than 1t
was prudent to carry. He told Adkins Of his Or
rand, and wau advised by him not to undertake
Il ~ thn hova would ho s,,re to kill him,
Wl,chcr. however, was fearless md persistent in
sIie' Elk tI,a aI,orifY. wi,o ooulI direct hin
.yi,aro ho 1vinhcH to ro. iTho Rletir also
aiyisod Whicher not to 70. telling him
that tGat the boys wore a bad crowd, and
warn awav from home. t,tt TINT tho old vom-
nn yas thorn' and that aha would xiii him as
o,1iok ea Tic boye. for sho would shoot aB Boon
~ mnn. :Whichor obtained u description of
IL hnvs and Of tho way to their hougo. aud
startc3 otf m hin rorilous GRAND. He loft
TIborty on tho afternoon Of tho 10th on tho
Hannihal 4 St. Josoph Railroad Reaching
Tanrrev Station at nho,it dark. he left the train
onI atr;,ci ~ across the country Tor tic James
e*1tA 43tA ANN oA4 s1~ANH~
Jo31, 1,r;ctsx In fcrrv,onn n 1'lua Mills croav
So1a ~ -. 49, ti,a Xr;ssocr; R;vor Ho saya ha yyaa
cnffic5 m Tmaadnv NIGHT nv aome man or,
tho rortE sijc ri tha rivar who wnntod to
cross. m Ills assistant on tint side Ind
kat a1one. He asked who thoy woro
~ WHIT .i,av rnntni anv;no thnt %e con1d mt
far,v nt nrht' TI,oy reniiod that tLov were jim
Har{ar tln Dcnntv.Shoriff ard his uosse. and
tHat they Ind arrcstod q horBe-tlief in Clay
A. IN iaoSson County. Thoy said that unless be
camo nyor md took Them across. thoy would cut
lis hoat ]onso and aenil It down stream. HatLer
tno, 1nao hia honf Trickev vot into his sk}fT.
.orosa When i,o rot In thu (lnv Nonntv side.
i,a ~ fonna that the men warn nnt naxtor thn
nenuty.sheriff. md lis 'patty, and began
sfdh acofidI1g, when they replied *You have cot
tL;a Il hnrsc-tinef to thank fnr all thtp. y
~ 1Mis noasG-. ~ to,, ,nan -a ~ ~, ora,fan,
~ r. ti,om r;Iino bav horacs o,,e On sorre
ou.o - ,r tha So,,Tt,, man ~, rrov ria fonrth
1mar was t;ati m Tia hnrsa by rofe fastened to
hia etra and nassinp nnf1tr tho horae's belly and
aa us 4iae tad ~, ,,t andHar"b;eS nnc ,o
nH "as nnd tnnl, ,ho nrannor rom lila
innaa m;a1,sy nvs th.t III. nr;annnr tnnE
thnea yery ] ooollv. and stan slammed hs feet ns II to
vurr tl,rr1 1'v rc.tor;ner tha c;roulat,nn. Not a
ro,runaan aaw that Mi the men excent tho rrio-
nmcr 1,ai tho lowor mart Of their faces covered
Uith 1c,,f1inra and tLnir hata sIorcbed down over
tl,e;r 1acoa. When tho eouth side Of tho river
@oa reac1,c, one of the mon asked what tho fare
wap. paitl it. and tie party. rode OF without 4
artd "nst Whor Dric1,av rot hark tn hin housB tho
a1oo,t Toea' .+r"cS " ' o.
IN Wcdnop;1nv morning. man going to Liber-
10 viii a 1oni1 nf wood ionnd Hhichor'B dead
6ndy lyine at tic meeting OF the Lexington,
thronch tho tamnic' throurl tho neck, and in
.ha aienridor forrth aIaot. eyidontly fired By
a ~ nan On lorso-back. naaeel between Lin iega
and was found in the ground. The pistol with
which ho WIS ehot through tho head was held SO
,toaa m IL hutn fhc hanHkerchief with which hie
hot waa t;cd nn. willis his neck was also badly
iurneI rom thn c,oso discharge Of pistol.
! Toronor Hind,o Of Independence, waa notified,
snt, l,c]1 an inouegt. the Jury returning ayordci
aae 81 .doat frnm c,,n-shot wounds at The ha1.dn
~ norsona ,ntnoWn.''
qho bodv was buried ut Independence on the
! 1otn md reached this city. by express, lasl
| aran;nc in cl,arpe Of Mr.. L, t. A,agoll relative
" tha i,ccaased aud an en1ployo Of Mr.. Pinker.
I'm "
'oI T,o nonrderea detoctiyo yas &c years old, Hi
| noranta ,ive At Dos Molues, H., aud his Young
via to ,shrm he was rccont1y married. lives il
1aws n. div Ho was formorly eailor. pud waE
1natc NJ veesel nlying between New York ant
thc nicditorranoan' ia tue fruit trade. A few
vaara aro ho foll from the mastbead and broke
| nnno Of fs anklea. since which limo 10 las abau.
doned the soa. Ho was ehrowd, sharp man
careful aud dlscreot. and. though he hsd oni,
| been q detective about three years, waa con
sfdorcd 1ryt-ciasa officer, That he was Dos
neggod OF wonderful courage il testified by Bit
contluct on tho occaeion which led to Ills death
! Ti,a Tonort which Ind olte;uad anna cousidora
h'c c;rc,lat,on. tint l1a tnl],e1 eoo1 Joel nho
Lis orra1,d. and boasted Of what he would DO il
contratictad by lis woll-known discretion, m,
by tao Testimony OF those Nib whom he con
yerved at Liberty on Ills errand. They unite IL
doclarinc that be- WAS was extremely quiet NH
yery caroful, and said nothing to convey any lao
OF Lis nurpoae to auy persona unneoesaarjly
He vas = Lraye nan. sid dicl in the coulaeeou
| norform.nca at n 1anrero,,s duty.
There ia no doubt IN tic minds OF the peopl,
in Clav Uonnty that Whiober waa murdoreli b,
tho James boys: Detweoa Xoarney Station AMI
the James nlxce tle gottloIs arc ali respcctabie
It In known tint tle Ja,nnn hoya yora at hon
m tl,nt Tuee5av nirht fla frat r;mo thev Inv