The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1879-10-16
MISSOURI TRAIN noBBERs.
THE EXPRESS coMpANY's LOSS.

THE EXPRESS COMPANY'S Loss.
ST.. LOUIS, October 1.-the news Of
mother successful job by the Missouri
train robbers was made public here by
} brief dispatch fiom Kansas City.
The first report stated that the lOss
would in amount to $4,000 or more.
This was promptly denied by the
States express officials, who
that the piunder could not
have amounted to more than 10000. |
It is generally believed the amount
was about $25.CO. 1t looks as though
the time of the raid had been
CAREFULLY PLANNED
and prompted by those in whom the
railroad and express companies put
confidence. A shipment of bullion
amounting value to over $4,000. of
which only the. officials could have
had information, was on the way to
st. Louis. 1t reached Kansas City
last night and was forwarded at once,
Instead. of coming over the Chicage
and Alton, as was expected, it was
transferred to the st. Louis, Kansas
City and Northern, and arrived here
safely to-day. The prompt action of
the Chicago and Alton road in Offering
ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS REWARD -
for the detection of each one of the
robbers has been made public by bull
letins at stations on the line. and there
are half dozen pursuing parties out
in jackson and Lafyette counties. The
best information thus far obtained
puts the number Of robbers at eight.
This is about the size of the gang
which has done 30 many similar crimes
and with uniform success, up to the
dash into Minnesota aud the raid on
the Northfield bank. The tactics were
precisely similar. The banks of Cory
don, Huntingdon, st, Genevieve, Rus.
sellville, and elsewhere, as well as the
trains at Gad's-hill, Muncie, etc., were
robbed In exactly the same manner
that the train at Glendale was last
night. At first it was the James and
Younger brothers who did It all. "A
dozen robbers have been killed in get
ting away from the scenes of these
exploits, but never was one of the
James boys or Youngers captured till
the Mortified affair. The three
Youngers are now in the Minnesota
penitentiary.
THE JAMES BOYS
are, at liberty, and make occasional
trips to Missouri from their ranch in
New Mexico. The most probable
theory is that this latest job was done
by q party headed at least by two
members of the old gang. 1t was
done with the dash and nerve which
characterized all the other raids, and
in every detail the plan of attack and
retreat was the same. 1.-two or three
of the old guerrillas were in this
thing, the same success that attended
nearly all former retreats will pr0ba-
bly, mark this.
! JOHN JARRETTE,
. half Frenchman, who married sis
ter Of the Youngers, has had the cred
1t of planning these affairs, although
not actively participating in them. Il
is known that the friends of the
Youngers have long cherished hope
Of getting them out if money could be
hronght tn hear, and thero ara fhna<
who think the Glendale raid was plan
ed with a view of raising cash to By
used in Minnesota. Several month";
ago it was known that one OF the
James boys had returned to Missouri
and it was reported to the express
companies here that raid might be
looked for. Extra precautions were
taken by the companies, but no raid
| was made.
FRANK JAMES
was, according to information, re.
ceived by his friends in bad state q
health, being troubled with hemor.
rhage of the lungs. He went down tc
q ranch in New Mexico with the in
tention of meyer returning to Missou-
ri. Jesse comes back once or twice a
year, and visits In q select circle in the
western part of the State.