The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1880-04-09
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The daring deeds, crimes aud es-
eapades ofthe notorious outlaw, Jesse
and Frank James, would an volume
as large as the arabi.ol Ni3kts. and
some OF their eSeapddes from capture
have been almost as miraculous as
the wonderful tales Of that magic
work. Yesturtlay afternoon Times
representative, while seated in MAJ
shall Ligget's otii,e at the Courthouse
was one ufa small party who listened
To the the story of the luck of these
bold riders in escaping the hands of
the law, wsieh has never been made
public in details, and which has about
it much of the Dick Turpin or Davy
Crockett order, It was told by u
young man known all over Clay
county, who had n cousin killed at
the time of the Richmond bank rob-
berry, and during the past fiveyears, has
taken many midnight rides in search
Of the outlaws. Tho facts related oc-
CURED in the late fall of 1876, after
the Northfield robbery, whore Frank
James was so terribly wounded,
where Charles Pitts, BILL Chadwell
and Clel Miller were killed, and
where the Youugers, who are now
serving out life sentence, Were cap
tured. Frank James, horribly woun-
ded rs he was managed to escape,
assisted by jesse, and late in the fall
they turned up ut the residence of
their mother, Mrs. Samuel, in Clay
county. During their long long alb
sence a cousin name Ed. Samual had
made their house his homo. He was
a reckless sort Of \ devil himself, and
sad the reputation OF being nothing
better than horSe-thief, and it was
neiborhood talk that whenever Jesse
or Frank wanted q horse ssEd would
steal it for them" The day after
Frank and Jessie returned Ed. SAM
uels came hCIne with a friend, and
was astonlshed when Jessie walked
out OF = back room and said he want
cd horse. S1muels said a.he could
not help it. lie had quite stealing
horses for any one" 1T this he out
law whipped cut a revolver and said
SHE had a way OF making people do
IS he wanted, aud he WAS bound to
have the horses" At this point Mrs.
Samuels jumped between the men
and made .Iesse retire. Ed. sam
uels thought the matter all over, and
at last became convinced that ii he
remained in that section Jesse would
kill him. lie made up his mind to
leave, and besides to have revenge.
With this end he rode at once into
Liberty, gave the alarm, and
party OF officers under Sheriff
Groom set out to arrest the men.
The Young traiter pilOted them, and
when the party approached the lone
house, now three times more notori-
Ousthan any place Of residence in Mis-
souri,, pant went one way and part
another. 1t was aoout Q O'clock p.
NJ, and shortly after Il man now
known 10 have been Jesse James
came out OF the woods and entered
the house. i was then that the
ATTEMPTED capture should have been
planned. Jesse was TOO old bird TO
be caught, while Frank, who was also
an the house at the time, ran out the
back door and also escaped. Young
SanueIs returnhd to the house the
next morning, and certain information
having been receiver Il second at
tempt was made TO secure the two
desperadOes, dead or alive. The
Deputies who accompanied Sheriff
Groom this time were marked men
good and true. But they were on a
cold trail, and the only man injured
was Ed. SamueIs, who was shot by the
Sheriff through mistake. He receiv-
cd several shots in his arm, and f0T
several weeks was hid away In Liber-
~, and many persons who at that
time knew the young man was
wouBded, had no idea how it occurred.
The boys both escaped, and since
that young Samuels has fought shy
of the locality. He is said to be oui
in Kansas somewhere, but is will
never be healthy for him 10 return
To Clay county, at least so long as
there is probability Of either Jesse
or Frank being alive. This all occur
red nearly four years ago and while
the country was full OF the story OF
Mortified, and the man who yester-
day related the facts above stated
says If Jesse is not dead he will make
his presence known before he dies.
-Kansas City Times.