Ellsworth American., 1881-08-25

st Joseph to st. Louis for better hospital
accommodations These poor wretches
we're marched out by Frank and Jesse James.
and Bill Anderson. with his own hands Kill
ed every man of them, pistol being handed
him b, either Frank or Jesse aS fast as be
cmpiied one.
Scarce had the diaholical massacre been
finished when company of Iowa volunteers
appeared IN the distance. and they. too fell
before the unerring aim of these bandits
Thus within two hours, eighty slam we're
piled about the village. Horror at this
slaughter j. almost cqualled BY amazemcnt
that three BOYS should have been able thus
To tcrrorize whole village and kill not only
81 sick men. hut is perfectly ahle-bodled
soldiers. II certainly does not sa. much for
the bravery Of Iowa volunteers. 1t was a
wonder that some child did not shoot the
three bloody robbers with a tos pistol
These dreadful deed, made their after crimes
Of mere robbery and nfrequent single mur-
der> seem rather trihing IN comparison
When the war ended the country became
too hot to hold the gurrrillas. Jesse James
accompanied George Shepherd to Texas.
uhile Frank followed Quantrell INTO Ken
tucky. where be escaped hy the mrrr-t ac-
cidcnt. from being in the fight when Guam
ircll Was MORTAL, wounded and hls band cN-
terminated.
For three wears the James boy. disap-
pcarrd. Ia the spring OF 1865, Jesse James,
accompanied b, Cole Younger. Al shepherd.
Grorgc Shepherd. and Jim White dashed
into Ku,sc.l,iilc, kentucky. and robbed the
bank uf SlIWn. Some Of the party en-
tered the bank. while the other, remained
outside. and fired up and down the street 30
iu'imrda'c the inhabitants. Aiter securing
the money. the rpllcr, rode oif and. though
pur,ucd, escaped. George shepherd VA,
captured t~u week, after the robbery. idcn-
'.'ici. and served three wears IN the prui-
',n'Iary.
Their fr,, robbery in Missouri took place
,n Gal.Itiu. vhcr, not only did they rob the
bank bat ,hoi and Killed Captain Sheets.
the cashier after the, had collected Al. the
moncv IN the bank Frank and Jess, James
and Cole Younger alone ~crr N the ruhbcr,.
Frank stood guard, ~ hilc Cole Younger and
Jc,,r entered the bank.
For twn year, the Jane. boy, hung
around the RIO. Gfaudc frontier. IN Mexico.
IN 1870 they returned. Cor, don. Iowa. a
village near the Missouri line ~a. invaded
AMI rh, bank relieved uf Siu.Vpp. At the
tim, uf thu, rnbbcrN political meeting " a.
60 progress. and hen the '-ul, had Quilted
'Ar bank. They rnIe To the public gathering.
There Cole Younger announced the fact ui
the rlhl,r, H., crowd NJ, -i4p,tcl. and
i,r..seiN laughing A. them. the bandit, put
spur, tu lholr uur>,> and ruac If, Pul,u4t
Va, in VAN.
lS. wears interviewed tcf,rr the gang ~a,
t,am uf again Columbia. Kentucky. M,
me ,o,uc uf the robbery and the ,~o J4m,, ,
buN>. Code J .u. and John Younger Scrr the
Io~n Do cold blood, and another part, ia
rDc hauA ,rr.14,.y wounded. On, --Vn
va, obtained b, ,h., rand
H. 'l, fall ut ~ hlu.a, CT, VA, for
'ac ir,, time visited b, the outlaws. The
count, agricultural fair Si> IA progress. and
j, Al, uu luur,dAl the h.g da,. that three
men rode up - thc gate Of the ground,
llr, ~orr .1ug linen du>ter, aud the WIDE
brimmri ,log,hed hat commonly affected
b, Ml,>ouriau> On reaching the gate one
a.,mu4u,uu, handing h., hriG.t-rrsu, to III,
comgAdt> lie approached the ticket ofh,y.
and looking through the window, said %
the cashier What # va, to -, | Ma
Jesse James, and tell YOU to hand out ,hA,
TN box Of munry-~hAt would ,ou .ay p"
Id SAY Id 81, You IN hell fr>t, Was the
contemplation, reply.
"Nc Ell. that, Ju,t " ho am-Jc,,e Jane,
and lou had better hand j, ou, pretty damned
44CA. or" And he lrNelltd huge na,N
revolver Al the cashier.
The box Ma, handed out. With It, contents.
$1,000. Returning with the cash Jesse
rrmount.d, and the three dc,pcraioe- fired
their pistol, and hurrledl> rode on. The
boy, got ava With the money.
Oul, three nights after this occurrence
TWO men rode up 70 the front OF the Iim,'
building. kan-a, City, and hAllng passer-
b, politely requested HIM To 20 up >tAu ,
aud tell Major John y. Ed~ ards. the editor,
that Two gentlemen would Ike To set hin.
At tie bottom Of the >ialr~a,. In a lev
moment, MAJOR Edward, came down and
one of the hur,cmen said Major, We arr
the James boys. and We wish 10 present YOU
With this gold watch and chain because ui
the fair treatment YOU have always given
US
Al tins the taller of the two, the spoke
man Jesse, pulled out handsome and costly
gold watch. and passed II over To the editor
OF the Times. nov editor OF the SedAIia
Dem~cru. SO soon a. the watch VA, ac-
cepted with AN astonished Thank YOU" the
boy, said ''Good-b,, old fellow" in jo,ial
way. and rode OFF This occurrence was
made known 10 the police within five MN
utes after it took place, but the boys we're
not caught.
This exploit Wa, followed in >lx week, b.,
Nobod, Wa killed here, but $1,000 Vas
stolen. The, were followed northwest 70
the Missouri, where all trace OF them was
lost.
The next heard of them Was in June OF
1873. when they we're recognized around
home in Clay county, and shortly after their
appearance train on the Chicago, Rock
Island and Pacific railroad Was Wicked,
and the express messenger robbed of $4,000.
Eight men were engaged in this affair, and
il is credited to the James BOYS, Cole. Bob
and Jim Younger, and three other bandits
whose names are not known. Following
tins event several stage robberies took place
about Hot Springs, Ark, in which the old
gang are said to have been implicated.
They put a climax to their 4udacious ca
berry of an Iron Mountain railroad tram at
Gad's Hill. They took possession Of the
station. switched the train on side track,
and. at their leisure, Clell Miller. Jesse and
Frank James, Jun and Cole Younger
stripped the passengers of their surplus
wealth, and robbed the express car of Sll,-
800.
This robbery, following so fast upon
numerous Others, aroused the authorities,
and especially the railroad and express
companies to do something to protect their
large interests. Pinkerton's detective agency
was employed TO hunt down and bring these
daring outlaws to justice. From the ap-
pearance of Pinkerton's detectives on the
scene in 1874 until the undertaking was
hopelesslv abandoned two years after, the
most thrilling events Of the story occur.
The detectives put forth their best efforts
to compass the capture OF the brigands, but
their most adroit schemes were frustrated,
and the detectives who undertook their cap
ture cane to an untimely end at the hands
of the enemy.
John w. Wicher first undertook the task
of capturing the James boys and their asso-
ciates. He found them, but it was he and
not they who were captured. Disguised as
a laboring man, he visited the Samuels' farm,
asking for work. The boys were at home,
and with them Clell Miller. For some reason
the BOYS suspected him. He was made a cap
tive, bound and tied on horse, ,and marched