The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-05-28

q word was spoken. Conversation he
came general and friendly. The
smaller one pulled out sheet Of clear
white paper from his pocket, not n. ali
rumpletl, and read from it a description
/ of one of Pinkertonis detectives who
had gone tn st. Paul to assist Oh.
authorities. 1t answered the dcscrip-
ton Of the doctor perfectly. and il was
this that led the robbers To come %.
near shooting him ut first.
Who handed them the paper?-a
very pertinent inquiry.
In regard u the robbery the taller
one remarked: "Tell the bankers 81
Sioux CITY when we come there not To-
do M Haywood dill, but To give up
the keys and there will he no trouble.
They further remarked "tha; they
we're not robbmg farmers or the poor,
but were trying to put down monopoly
by taking from the men who were
robb;ng the poor. and they were hold
ing good hand at it too
Another team was met, a man with
span of mules. Inquiry was made
of him rs to where Mann lived. They
rode ON. The taller one saws. Re
member when We let You loose. To do
just as We tell you to; if you d.. il
'sill be all right II you don't j, wo'II."
It was now eight o'clock, and quite
dark.
The stopped and ordered him tn dis
mount aud take of his pants, while
the taller one got off and also ccm-
menced to take of his. The ether
one says: Hadn't YOU better let tho
doctor dress your wonn.l now" y"
reply was made to thi-, and. mn ex-
change IF the two garments was made
in silence. He also appropriated n
good pair Of socks. while the smaller
enc helped himself TO the doctors
rubber coat. leaving him an oil one
in its place, full OF holes. which he
s,id had been shot m it while he was
on horseback.
"Are you ready" was the inquiry.
81 am"
do you see that light wonder ?"
pointing to a light in house about u
mile away.
81 do"
THAT is Mannis house." said the
robher.
They shorter one took him by the
shoulders and advanced him few feet
in the direction Of the light. Go
for that light; don't you look around
or turn to the right hand or the left.
Rum"
For the first time since he had met
them he was scared. He though, hi,
time had now come, and acted ut once
on his instructions and ''lit OCT"
Probably there wasn't any better time
made on the race track that fall than
DR.. Mosher made on that eventfui
evening. His new pants were ahont
six inches too long for him. hut that
didn't ser, e as an obstacle. He kept
his eve on the goal and bounded for
ward until he landed in slough.
This was about eighty rods across and
up to his waist in places, but he kept
on in thu direction given him and
finally reached the hours in IN ex-
hausted condition. Ii proved to belong
to a German who extended his hospi-
tality sufficient to give him a place
inside till morning. Soon after a
family arrived there from lie Mars.
and the men were so scared on seeing
the doctor and hearing what had be-
fallen him that they left their horses
standing at a post till morning without
feeding them. being too timid to GO
out of doors again in the dark.
Daylight revealed a solitary horse
on the prairie a mile away. 1t was
the Ebay" ridden BY the taller rsbber.
He had been turned loose while the
gray, and the Dr.'s valuable nag and
together with the North
field robbers, had disappeared. They
we're heard Of soon after, however,
about seven miles away where they |
had spent the night. and were traced |
further down the valley of the river |
till they finally disappeared in their
old haunts in Missouri.
The doctor brought out his pants
and rubber coat and showed them to !
me. The former were dark-colored
and evidently worn by a tall man.
The bullet hole was very distinct in
them-where it entered and where it |
came out-as were also the traces of
blood ON both the outside and inside.
A hole had been ripped in them,
doubtless for the purpose Of dressing
Inc wound), which had been sewed up
again in rough manner. The coat
had several holes in it, apparently
made with bullets, while one of the
flaps had been torn of. Each garment
bore traces Of severe wear.
And now the inquiry will arise,
who were they ?"
DR.. Mosher. who has male the
natter subject Of much subsequent
Investigation, and who has seen those
who knew the James boys SAYS the
mailer one was Frank and the larger
Jesse James. He has no doubt Of
his in his own mind, and there is
no good reason to doubt
lis opinion, for all the circumstances
with the affair point to the
conclusion that they were no ordinary
but men Of just the stamp !
md character of the famous James !
'rothers. |.
Like beautiful jewels in brazen set ,
ings are handsome features upon face /
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