The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1877-01-11
TnE MISSOURI OUTLAWS.
Az hrnrctuui DASH nnrr the James iIruth-
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Al Inrncctual DASH nurr the James IIru,h-
rrs----S strmutty Operations.
The ubiquitous James bows, whose cN-
ploits have given the Missouri border
such uu uueuNmhle uutoiirty during the
last two OF three yrus. have nEuiu turn
"a M ON thor native heath in Clay
county. No. and after q lively shlmish
with tho sheriff and hls puasc have as
usual. Disappeared THIS Wus their iimt
dress parade uu their own stamping
gtuuud ,uco the Nurthtcld raid, which
terminated Hu di,aslruuaN tn the three
dcspyrtde,s known ns the Younger
hruthyrs. Who we're lately retired % the
Minnesota pruitguuay for life and Ia
two other robbers, Charley Pitts and
Clrl Mailer. who were pickod on during
the skilmlsh IN fruut at tho Nuthhrld
bank. The James and Younger buNb
originated and executed all the bold,
open. daylight hank ami day and night
tram r1bh,r.,s not uuly iu Missouri, hut
Don llhuye Kentucky, West Virginia,
Iowa aua kansas. One ut their former
comrades paid the penalty Of his crimes
ina Kentucky. being hunted down and
shot as q fugitive after tho bank raid iu
'
been arrested and imprisoned al Law
renee, KANSAS, for participation ia the
tram robbery NJ Munae, WAS also shot,
after breaking from jail, while cndcayur-
ing "a II from thc State. Now, add to
this count Hobbs Kerry, who Is still held
aprlsouyr &C jefferson City, and We have
the sum total of nine, who "A year ago
comprised tb, s.ucihlc haudltu known
Us the Jaues-N Younger gang.
Their exploits ulWuya partouk Of ~
scml-mUtay character, We're planned
upon the same model. were all executed
in the same WAY. and with cnul and drs-
pcrAte courage If which hut few men ARE
capable. They were uu common rob
h,ys. bu. had au ambition 81 make them
selves famous, and few such characters
have appeared lu modern history Even
john 4. Murrell. celebrated us he WIS IN
his iay. MIS- uo such character us these
Missouri outlaws. They had tAv genius
tb uiHst themselves 10 the conditions ui
their age The money for which they
ytunrga Was not ia the pockets ot tray
tl,rs. az q. b. made hy capture and ram
som of rich mobiles. as in Italy, nor IN
the pockets ui lords. squires ami stage
COACH passengers, us lu the days ut Dick
Iurpln and Claude Duy.L IL NtS kept
iu the srmg vaults uf banks .u pupuluus
towns. u- carried In iron safes IN railway
trains, surrounded by scores II people.
Banks we've never mu.yStrd at night
that w.ls .Ae business uf hurElars-but III
broad day. during "a panic induced 10y the
sudden arIuearluce uf ARMED men among
au uunrmrl people, who were threatened
lwith death Il Jlry crossed certain limits.
And il wts only when the country select
ei for rytryat made II necessary that nail
WAY TRAINS were stopped 40 night
Then. again, they always hal q base
Of operations -u general, iu Clay, Jack
son. and 81 CLAIR counties. Missouri
refuge IN the Indian Territory, and an-
other in Texas IL ha- been ascrrtMnel
that the hU,rW..s generally u,cd after u
robbery. the former briar. That they
had cumfelrratgs lu the-, places Gurs not
admit al doubt The hcu-y resulting
from their enterprises during thv last
two wears rs estimated 10 nearly 500, 900,
in some instances amounting to $1,000
ar $50, 600 III single robbery. \ cuu-ld-
rr4ble portion uf tLts. lll-cut'en gains ls
supposed a. have been distributed among
their syupa,lnzers and paid 90 friendly
officials who permitted them 40 intervals
o. roam through the country uumulrstsd.
Il is true % prlce WIS placed Upuu their
heads by various State uilir.al- hut they
e.uiei aTrrs. and virtually c,iirl the au-
thuris.e- ia Missouri. thwartug every
expedition sent against them 10y the most
experienced detectives.
But with the capture 81 thu,c ~ the
most noted members ut the gang, the
killing oi two. and the tlishtoi the james
brathcra. It may be- questioned whether
such another gang oi plunjrrgrs can ever
again be organized ar maintained n
western Missouri. The mother Of the
James lavs has sold Lrr farm IN Clay
county anl changed her abnlc !ur south
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