The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-12-19
THE MISSOURI OUTLAWS.
An Intellectual nash after the james Drath-
-SYstemntic Operaiions.

KANSAS Cry, Dec. 13.-The ubiquitous
Jnmes boys, whose exploits have given the Mis-
souri, border such an uneuviabis notoriety dur
ing the last two or three wears, have again turned
up on their native heath In Clay county, and
after lively skirmisn with the sheriff aud his
posse have, as usual, disappeared. This was
their FIRST dress parade on their own stamping
ground since the Mortified raid, which termi-
mated 50 disastrousy TO the three desperadoes
known ~ the Younger Brothers, who were lately
retired to the Minnesota penitentary for life,
aud to two other robbers, Charley Pitts and
Clel. Miller, who were picked of during the
skrmish in lrOnt Of the Nufthhcld Bank. he
James aud Younger boys originated aud exc
cut all the bold, open. daylight bank and day
and night Train robOsres not only IL Missouri
hut IN Illinois, Kentucky. West virginia. Iowa,
and kansns. One Of their former comrades paid
the pcn~l of his crimes in kentucky being
bank raid IN West Virginia md anoiher, who
h I'd been arrested aud In prisoncd at Lawrence,
\ nsas, ior participation in tue train robbery nt
Munsie was also shot. after breaking from Jail,
while endeavoring to flee rom the STATE. Now,
add to this count llouus Ksrry, who is stll held
prisoner at Jefferson CITY, and we have the
SUN total OF nine, who a wear ago comprisei the
lnNincible banditu known throughout western
Missouri as the Jdnes-Y Younger gang.
Their exploits always uartoOk OF semi
military character, were piauned upon the same
model, were all executed In the sanle way, aud
win cool and desperate courage Of which but
lew men are capable. lhey were no common
rohbers, but had an ambition to- make them
selves famous, and few such characters have
appeared in modern History. Even John A.
MuirHll, celebrated NJ he Was In his day, was no
such chlrdctcr AZ these Missouri outlaws. They
had tho genius to AL 81 themselves to the con-
ditiOhs OF their aye. The money for which they
ventured was not In tine pockets Of travellers, OF
to I've made by capture and ransom Of rich no
ule-. as IN ltaly, nor in the pockets Of lords,
suuires, ana stlgc-coacn passenger, as In the
daNs OF DICK Iurpin aud Claude Duval. IL was
kept III the strong vaults Of banks IN pODulous
owns, or garfield ia Iron safes In railway trains,
surrNundci hy scores Of people. Banks were
mover mOlested at nght--thtt va. the business
OF nutglars-nut IN broad day, duline panic
induced 10y the sudden Appearance OF armed
men among an unarmed people, who were
threatened with death u they crossed certain
selected for retreat made II necessary, that raj
WY trans were stopped at night.
lten, again. they ALWAYS h.d base 90 opera
ton-- IN general, IA CiaA, Jackson, aud st. tiur
counties, Missouri refuge in the Iucian
Territory, and another In ieXls. L. mas been
cettained That the latter was generally used
after ronoeIy, the former before. Inat they
had comic deiatct in these lices docs not admit
OF doubt. Ine booty Resulting nom their ytri-
Gus enterprises during the last two years Is est
mated at nearly s@uUol. "a some DISTANCES
berry. \ considerable portion 4 thc.c1ll-gYt en-
ghin- Is supposed Co have been distributed
among their synpathiler- and valid 10 friendly
unCl.is, VINO permitted them AZ Intervals to
roam through tho country unmol,sted. IL IS
true price was placed upon tneir neads 10y va
uous state uuifi ii-, Ut they eluGed Arrest tn1
virtually dvncd the authorize, ~ Missouri.
thwafting every expedition sent against them
" the mosl experienced detectives.
But with the clptuie Of three ~ the most
noted members Of ne gang. the killing Of two,
qucstoncd whether such another gang of plum
u1tcr- C. an ever ~ IA tc organized ormNn'nInel
in Ne-icrn Missouri. The motuer OF the james
,Oy- has sold her farm IN Gay county aid
Ilal D. Id .UHN