Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-07-27

IHponl u lohR lno III WORKING up u cas-
against the James boys, and just as
was completed was made a prisoner
carried away several miles and shot t
). death on the highway. Another al
tempt was made by throwing bonn
or fret ball into the bandits house a
night, the officers being IN wait to shoe
them down as they escaped, but tn
only result was the killing OF chill
and the manning of a woman, Will
as soon as the detectives had retreatet
the farmer suspected of giving then
information was killed. The next trail
robbery was at Muncie, Kan, in De
oember, 1875, when some $780, ,00t
worth of currency, coin and gold dus
rewarded the brigands, Soon after
wards Kansas City trough" by namt
"Bllly" McDaniels, was arrested fol
drukenness, and some OF the property
was found on him. He was mortally
wounded while endeavoring to escape
but died and made no sign. Simul
taneously another section of the gang
raided Corintb, Miss, and escaped into
the guerilla stronghold of Western
Missouri. In the following Spring foul
of them rode into West Virginia, and
robbed the bank, but their horses
broke down during the pursuit and
Thomson McDaniels was killed, while
John Kean was sent to the peniten.
tiary, remaining impervious to threats
or rewards when approached on the
subject of his companions. At Otter
vile, Mo-, soon afterwards they robbed
the Missouri Pacific Express, sweep,
ing some $4,000 into their historic
'old wheat.sack."
The man who had held their horses,
Hobbs, Kerry, was captured and con.
victed, but denied knowing who they
were. In September for tho first time
they met courageous folks and found
themselves in strange country. They
attached the bank at Mortified, Minn.,
and shot the cashier, but the towns.
people began skirmishing and IN three
minutes the bandits were in full re.
treat, leaving "Clel" Miller and William
Chadwcll dead. Tho six survivors
were hotly pursued and turned tofght.
"Gharlie" Pitts was killed one of the
Youngers was terribly wounded and
the other brothers refusing to leave
him fell into the hands Of the officers,
and were sent to the Minnesota Peni.
tentiary, where they now are while
Frank aud Jesse James, one bit in the
leg and one shot through the breast,
escaped to Nebraska and thence home,
finally going to New Mexico. But in
October, 1879, another and a success.
ful raid was made on Glendale, No.
Thereafter there was nothing heard of
the Jameses till Jesse and two compan.
ions, in mirthful mood, took posses
sion Of dining. room car at Kansas
City, ordered and ate their dinner with
their revolvers on the tables, and left
the car at Odessa bidding the walters
"charge three dinners TO tho Govern.
ment." In April last there was re.
port that heJameses bad been tracked
to Adairsville, Ky, and were beseiged
there, but nothing more came OF It.
The present robbery is exactly in their
style. They and a brother.in.law of
the Youngers, John Jarratt, are likely
to have been the leaders
Mr.. Robert Pinkerton, of Pnker-
toms Detective Agency, said yesterday
that he had been employed at different
times for the past ten years in the
pursuit of the James and Younger
brothers. Their bureau had lost three
detectives killed, and in addition to
these the robbers had disposed of three
other detectives not employed by their
agency, Mr.. Pinkerton told several
interesting stories about the James.
Younger gang, They are, he said, the
most accomplished and successful out
laws in the United States. They know
every path and by.way in their native
State, Missouri, and when closely pur.
sued know exactly whore to take
refuge for safety Everywhere the
people either openly encourage and aid
them or else decline to betray their
movements. Five or six families have
been ordered TO sell their farms by the
robbers, merely on suspicion, and as
they knew that refusal meant death
they did so and moved away. Among
tho young men OF the region the rob
bers are exalted into heroes, and it is
said that Jesse James has only to raise
his finger in his own part of the State
to command as many volunteers as he
requires for any desperate deed. When
the robbers are closely pursued, as
they have been frequently of late,
they separate. II the pursuers follow /
too closely tho robbers form ambush.
In this way several parties of the dc.
teotives and two or three Sheriits
posses have come to grief New Mexico
the Indian country, Texas and even
Mexico are as well-known to these
daring freebooters as their own State,
and when occasion requires they ride
rapidly into these regions for safety.
OF the murders committed by the gang
there is no full record. Six detectives
who have been put on their trail have
met bloody deaths. OF these Lull,
Whltcher and Harris were employed
by Pinkcrlon. The brothers, who are
to live at Kearney, Clay
County, Mo-, with their mother, now
Mrs DIR. Samues, are both tall, strong
and wellbuilt men. Jesse is credited
with the greatest amount of intell.
gonce, but it is said that their mother
has organized and directed all the
operations of the band. On one oc.
casion her house was surrounded by a
thousand indignant citizens who were
in search Of her sons, and hand.
grenade that was thrown into:tho win.
dow blew her arm Off In spite Of the
pain she did not finch, but presented
herself to the citizens and dofied them
to do their worst.
ST.. Louis, July 1S.-A despatch from
Kansas city,says: "Sheriff Timberlake,
Of Clay county, who with a posse has
been searching for the Rock Island
train robbers, returned to-day without
having captured anybody or even get.
Ting on trail. The residence of Mrs.
Samuels themother of tho James boys,
has been closely watched, but nothing
was discovered in the shape OF a clue
rs 10 who the robbers are"
JOSH BILLINGS PRAYER-NEw VER.
iIoN-From too many friends, and
rom things with luce ends, deliver us
From n wife who don't luy us, and