The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-10-20

IN safety. They always disappeared IN
the western counties of that State. Sub
segment Developments showed that from
this State they stole quietly away over
the cattle-drives to Texas, where they
had ranches, and lived in comparative
security under assumed names. Inc
next year after the Iowa train robbery
train on the st. Louis and Iron Noun
tain road was tagged mt Gadshill, ana
five men held as prisoners 2O0 passeh-
gers while they leisurely robbed the
Adams Express sar. The affair took
place only sixty miles below st. Louis,
but the retreat was safe. Muncie,
Kan. few miles west of Kansas City,
was chosen as the place for stopping
the Kansas Pacific train, and Wells,
Fargo a. Co. lost $50, 900 worth OF gold
dust. The same day another detail OF
the gang made descent on the Corinth
Bank, in Mississippi. There was no
mistaking the handiwork. 1t was the
same programme in every instance, and
the trail led straight to Missouri. The
Huntington CIV. Va.) Bank went next,
and then the Missouri Pacific train at
Otterville last summer.
BOOTY AMOUNTING TO $3.50, 000-THE FATE
OF THE BAND.
This is the record of the principal
robberies down to the Northfield affair.
In every instance the booty was taken,
varying in amount from $8, 900 to $40 900
"A quarter of million the total aggre-
gates. Not man was killed or captured
until the Muncie affair, when Bill
McDaniels, arrested in Kansas City on
another charge, was found in possession
OF part of the Wells, Fargo a. Go. plum
der. In trying to make his escape, he
was MORALLY wounded, but died without
revealing his confederates. Jim Read
was killed in Texas and confessed his
connection with the gang, but
was mute as to his partners.
In the flight from Huntington, Thomp-
son McDamels was MORALLY wound
ed, but never spoke syllable to his
death. Jack Kean was captured and is
now serving out his term in the West
Virginia Penitentiary but his lips are
closed, like the others, by solemn oath
which all have taken. Clell Miller and
Bill Stiles were killed in the attack on
the Mortified minnesota Bank. Char
lie Wells was killed in the fight near
Madelia, and two of the Youngers-Cole
and Robert-with Calvin Carter are now
prisoners. In a fight with the Pinker-
ton detectives near Osceola, in this
State, after the Iowa train robbery,
John Younger was killed and James
Younger crippled for life. The gang of
nearly score has been within two years
narrowed down to Frank and Jesse
James, Bill Kinds and John Jarrette,
the last brother in-law of the Young
ers. In all probability they viii never
rally again, and the career of the Mis-
souri, bandits may be said to have ended
with the Northfeh fight and fight.
THE LAST OF oUANTRELL' S GUEREMLAs.
These men are the last of the
Quaatreu band of guerrillas, the few
survivors of those who sacked Law
renee, Kansas, and who waged war
of determination along the border. The
fire and sword, which Jennison and his
iaybawkers brought into Missouri, they
carried back into Kansas. Both bands
were 80 atrociously cruel and blood.
thirsty that Federal and Confederate au-
thorities were both loath to recognize
them rs allies or belhgerents. They
were land pirates and carried black
flag.
Cole Younger at IL led one of the
companies of Quautrelrs command at
the attack on Lawrence. Strange as it
may seem, nine-tenths of the members
of this gang of cutthroass and despera-
does were only boys in years. The
Youngers joined the guerrilla leader one
after the other before they were ID years
old. Jesse James was with him at Is,
and Frank James two years older. 1t was
the same with the others. The camp
became their school and college. It was
the warfare of the savage that they car
ried on !; rarely, almost never, II square
stand-up fight, but forced marches and
unexpected descents on unprotected set.
Elements. Naturally enough they gradu-
ated from such training as this into life
long outlaws and robbers. In the war
the James boys and the Youngers had
won the title of leaders, and it was in
their brains that this series OF bank and
train robberies was conceived and
planned. The others were common des-
peradoes. / have sketched hastily the
career of these men since the war, for
every one of these outrages is but
chapter in their respective lives. Of the
desperate, bloody deeds in their war
record volumes might be written.
Woodcraft, riding and craftsmanship
nave been their studies since boyhood,
but tho truthful events in their lives
seem almost incredible.
WHY TIE JANIS BOYS BECAME OUTLAWS.
Jesse aud Frank James are the sons of
the Rev. Thomas James, Baptist
preacher. He was graduate of George
town College, Kentucky, and after mar
rying Miss Zerelda Cole, Of Scott county,
KY, settled in Clay county, Mo-, where
the mother of the James boys still lives,
the wife of DR.. Samuels. The father of |
the James boys was one of the founders
of William Jewell College, of this State,
and became leading man in his de-
in the West, but died before
the war.
AT the very beginning of the ire
pressiblc conflict, Clay county became
the bloody debatable ground. Frank
James, 10 years old, joined Quantrell.
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