, 1875-01-29
Specimens Of The Ugly Shapes Which
II sometimes Takes.
Further Particulars Of the Fight
with the Notorious James
Boys,
The Detectives Action Char
acterized rs Needlessly
Dnrbarous.
Mayor Stokiey Makes Final Appeal in
Behalf OF Charley Ross.
all the Facts Impaired to Neighboring
Justices, and Their Aid
Solicited.
History Of the l&;,-IS1nx Troubles
in Southern, Illinois.

History Of the l&u-1SEnx Troubles
in Southern, Illinois.
THE JAMES DEsPERADoEs.
FURTHER PARTICULARS or THE FiuNr AT EEAN-
NEY.
,Srrriat Eis;,ath Ia I'tc fHied1o Tfitant.
ST. J.nuls, Jan. 49.-'fhn facts connected with
tic recent encounter at tho home Of tho James
brothers llaso not yet been brought 10 light.
lhe Kn,,sas City Jon''aai cf Eoa'hrrcr iA,ts
briefly suma III, tho cAac: 'Ycaicrtlhy rlisnur
reached our city that tho residence Of the moth
er of tho notorious James baTs had beer nrad-
cd by detectives on Sunday night, basii u hear-
ncv, III Clay County, nInl tilat desperate fight
11al etsnett. 1be rctnrt gave riso 10 MANY sur
iniacs OH tEe streets. -one llo'lbtA ad nly pro-
t1ictin1lr yet i'll tho asspee Of facts MI opinions
cxttets,l Wpye drawu wildly. The arrival uf
loreph 1soatl at o;au brought continuation Of
tlto story, yet no particulars. Tho attacking.
party. it IL said, wero fur detectives. WHO had
learned that tho t"o boys, tho JameA brothers.
ware at l1omo. on sn'.}ay might they visited
Tho hottac. and III attempting to eais iiii{yess
wcre met with opposition. and Il desperate tight
crH,lG, brtwccn the inmates Ut tho llollhe n'll
the detectives. ths.!e nnnher IF shots werh
rsd n,f i@'l' tslf' , .a am% flI1ta b1rni lrom
iats tho left wE*t Of tlle mother Of
tIu hnys onsl auoshcr killirg their l.al:-hrnthcr
wn;te 1,ane VIC tnllcl to l.sarn. The hnyr, .ca 20
an'I lran. cstaI'ed, and lnve not tectl Hoea
alneo. I l1e wornllng Of tho mother anl LIE
killing of Tho buy IL greatly regretted, yet till
fM|l iarteslais ct an as,t1nn!le nature a!n ol-
taincd. VIC are no: prepared t. cr!:s!.iltl. Wo
llope tho a'iasr IL tlot al rn'si AZ 'elois naLes
it,
TIA fhe .1.sr'nh'1 ffrss.l .-..
KASeAs CRY. 3lo., Ian, .s.--A reporter nf tho
Times bad Nil innrsiew to-day with sits. Sam
ueIs, mother ut thu Ja1neH t'oys, and Obtained
full statement of tlis tragedy efIpcteI At her
suuso yedter!ay morning. S!lo en2hatica]]r de-
nicn t;iat either Jes4o or Frank JanleH Or any OF
their cnnratlca woro at tho tnsso on TIC night Of
| tho tragedy. Tho Etcnade-sltell Which o4pludcI
aui killed her littE1 buy, WIS inches in Alano
trr. Tlae haho wns Tired III foHr different pncos
by mcnnA uf tlhes liko Roman cautlea filed
With cotton, eaturRthd with turreu.no. All
tho 1nculbern OF the family assco in saying that
neither Of tho Jstncs hoys "era present. On
tho other hand there aru lInmiHtaAnbo evidences
Of noycra fight, tho fence Icing tittl!cd with
buets, hltl the ground cuTcrea III plucos with
blood. 1t il well established thnt nj, extra tram
went over tie 1iannitat T. s.. joo ifa1lFoad,
stopping ut iearuny tho night Of tho tragctY.
and the trai.t men eay tliat eight men aboard
had two r1isuneiH It was impossible to
| ascertain whore tho train went, but tho snrpesi-
tiun was That It he'd et,ise to Chicago. 1tfas said
ut kCarl,ey today thas wGlndeh man wns in
! TINT neJullbortoOG, nnd tho Sheriff summoned .
posso al twenty fur duty tonight. 1t il supposed,
Ia caitnre lll.u. livery one condemns tho bnr-
l,nrons lupthnd uaal by tilc detectives, nnl tho
l'oief il gaining ground that it WAS Desperate
and ,escngefu Te.,detta Of PinhostDn'H Mcn ftr
the .urder Ut ono Of hin detectives 'aa summer.
| rArTItulANA NJ THE ixrLUHIua.
| Fran thf ha,1saa CttH {No.> 1taes Jun y.
a 1in,fs reIM,rtet pald II visit to Aearney last
evening. anG gathered the following facts IL re-
gard 10 tlla Atthrpt to cupture tlle James broth
| CID: Inestay myrinE about hal past O'Clock
Mr. S,u,nsla tho s,epfathcr uf tlls James boys,
ID il i1Ia
ditiuu. 1ln sail la heard nuihe in the kitcllen,
a. thought 10 ssncllod tirs. At tIliH he got ont
! Ut boil aDI went ont of tho door Of hn routn to
| 70 into thu kitchen. Mhen llo gut outside ilo
| lire. Tho lluuse is los, wenthcr-bunrlsl. Nlr.
). at onco went around to tho iirs and
commenced tn tear oiE tho boar4s. lll tho
! meanwhile lIrH SalAliels had coine frnn her
loom with ller clnitlton--JUhnne, Gfcd Is years
| ttls girl ugsd IL. aid bug aged IL. N!Ien
! she rot Into tho kitchen sha fuur Tie 1,egru
wo,uan uni lcr lhroe clillrun up, alrB. samnes
| Bawn qsilIt on tho bed aliro., THIS she toru on
Bu..4othlng I'll the floor which nla took to bo u
turpcntnD ball. 1t was on tito. Sao attempted
to pick it iii, but found it too Aensy. ao tl,en
trit to pubh It Into the lire will! llcr foot, but
having axtnguRhoA the ilumes. an'l ho tried to
kck L!lu nnrposad ball into tho fire. but failed.
itu then tnuk shovel aud throw 1t into tie iirt-
pIace. Az ho did thus it exploded. 1t way q
| bomb, Or, moro rorrrotly si>oak,n5, what IL
known IN II hat,i-EtenAle,--a ball about iucA
i'll diutneter, Allu lined with wrought ir,i.. As
1t exploded a POI tim OF 1t htrtlrk Mr..
SamuuIs on tho light side of tho heal, hut
inilcd to kuock hlnl se1selesB; another lortiun
etrilcA airs. ha1nueis few inclier nbnvo thu
right wriut. slnttcriug oil thut portion Ut her
urn a1utller struck tic littls boy, 10 ya1rs o
u,ller tho third rib, Oh tic loft ride, and lpno-
! trGted lus bpwaIa; still another uieco struck
tho scryant on tue huad, but did no serious in>
jury.
a. into tho yard, asltl lio died in two lulra after.
| Mr. hHuueis nuw hegan to Gail to ha hoIEhbors
| far help 4 air. Chancellor, living about fait
u mile datant. Acald tic uxlloslon uId stu tel
f,'r Mr.. haMuclh llu!1es, but on hearing several
ElAots welt back. alr. Dan Aakow. living nort,-
curt nha,.t u quarter Ut O iuilo heard tho call
and wbnt ut Once tu tho scenD.
Wlut fulIowh afu tho tacta M detailed, nreclaa-
| ly, to tho rvrorter by shnliT Gruom. in tho
,nuri'n., tllo ttpcfn ut ltoraes W.:ro }lHeuyor.l
! lrlng from tho "bArl" tu s,ot n thu ilnr-t-
lul III tie rear Of tho ice -hellnu (cust " dwell
lug) weru found tho tracks Of fur tlys l!eu.
Tho fuco, Oll tuEo1lal llHB from tho ict-lalsu
| to tho flurso-tot. wnh found to bo rHl(c1 VITA
I balls. IN tho hotholnt tAero wero indicn:tu.ia
] which showed tliat tho hor6oa 4nta suddenly
turned Alll went off III nortlweBurly direction
u tho bare, then went into Wheat-ileld.
blood waH discovered at tito spot mud Ill alunf
| thu rOuso tho Aorsod weAt ~ tar M They could
Gn trAcet Tn ttlu west Hitto OF the barn it Wua
1ttis sats llo heard horse going Gt raphl ratio
from that point down. west el tho hotlsc, through
the ''wpuds" 0n tho tUlth, nal around lAo
| "icc-lluuhN.''
TIueo nrn wo1e tracked in nnrIhonstesly d.
rer:lnn for .ulns distance, alld t!iun west to Q
r,t OIL tho l1Aynehyilla r0Ed where 1t YVES f0l1l.l
| tAat kosen horses bad beeu te,l. 4 nAyy, loudel,
WIS found i'll Itaut Of tho lc,- -holAo. Dr. Scrugss
| VAS visiting alr. CAAnccllur'a hounc, near ly,
i1e lad htced his turHe in closely FENCED lot.
When hp caI1le oat TO return it ,Y4s uliBsiuy aud