Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-10-01
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Ryan alias Hill was captnEedT The
evidence of Mr.. McGfn1is had not
much bearipe-on tn prsssnt case, yet
it shs%N c0RSlaRvefY-that Ryan was
tra1eAA8 didep-ana FsPe s1ld'
wal 4eevily armed AndSMeadidH
tor
day, and every .endeavor is being made
to conclude the evidence and hear the
arguments to-Fixht, but 1t is consid-
cred almost@fpd4 sihle.~~LA~
Early inAe M RrninE Ticker sHss.I
conditiS lfa{.bsFfon from nov. britI
tenden delivered to him, and he was
sworn as q witness.
MRS. TUCKER BAsHAM
being eworn her testimony was in
substAee asSollows: In Agrtk1 1874.
Elk MoH4 PrfcEto theGlehda1se ob,
befN> husband were worE
ing in eQr hs1ftSe blowing for corn
and 1 cultiug sS6lkF.s1One- forenoon
William Ryaifscemsst0s1hcker iu Il 3
field aud in my presencetold him that
he was foolish to work ; that they
could make money easier by robbing
aItrsip, on the Pacific railroad. Tuck
efAt6it' hfnrhe would not 60 into'any-
thing of the sort, and after-a short
time Ryan rode away. He next came
To. our house on the 9Th Of October.
1876, two days before the robbing, in
company with another man. whom 1
qafterwardI learned vas Ed. Miller, aud
todd Tucker theyshad everything fixed
ito,robs the Chicago, and Alton train at
Glendale and that Jesse James would
be the leader, and said he (Tucker)
must 60 with them ; Tucker wenl
+wfthtthefn sorlewhere that night. The
evening of-the robbery Ryan and1wo
er vectsSlSasSSsiS tbsm;s1TocEer.
came. back some ,time in the night and
lR0kNA~DAAaiApsanas shoMedzabetMee
, eight and nine hundred dollars, which
he said he had got for his share OF
the robbery ;fRyan was at our house
several times after the robbery, and
upon a occasion said the rats had
got&t Bbsbho4ey VHereheshaAithid,
and he must make another haul soon.
Mrs. Basham was rigidly cross ex:
amined, but all efforts of the defen-
.dapts counsel failed to shake her
nom her original statement. Mr.. Nc
lntyre, agent at Glendale, Doc. Rog,
ers. Fl. p. Muir Andohs q two other
imRaterial witnesses were examined;
.&NnSir ts.timp1ysXssenly as to the
the afternoon
.ailt rn u
was placed on the stand. The de.
Tense, objected TO him as a witness
upon the ground of his bring a con-
wet, whereupon Basham produce,,
Mis- pssrton alldastbs objscIons was
Withdrawn. Basham's testimony cor
rOborated that ,of-his wife exactly,
aud ill addition he gave the follow
ing history of the crime "The par.
ties who whAGei y ithsme in the rob-
berry were Jesse James, Ed. Miller,
ChaS. Under wood, alias Dick Little,
VIM. Ryan and a man called Boz
Jesse James and Ed. Miller were the
leaders. Ryanac8Ine tome in the corn
field IL April, prior to the robbery,
andt4fked to me about robbing trains.
He also came late in the summer, aud
eSGsi4;MHh Sd. Miller, twof days be.
fore the robbery. They told me Jesse
James was in the country, and sent
that I,had 10 goswith them
to rob the c. and A. train at Glen
kdale.sslt was arranged that we were
2 ell to meet at the Sewers s%chooihouse
on October g., at sundown. l was
all tfs psftfeS 1--we named I'1 1 i had
no arms sudA Jesse James gave me q
shotgun which belonged to Kit Rose,
aud a revolver that belonged to Dick
Ia4Ryx- 3 hsdeseen both the pistol
andxtaeas6d gah.Sefofei and zrecog.
nized them. W. proceeded to q
tswoeds pasture.near the Glendale, de.
pot aud left our horses and went the
balance of the wagon foot. 1t was
all arranged what each. one should do.
Ryan, Underwood, and myself. took
possession ofHJoe Motifs store and
:. Jesse, James, Miller aud Bob took
possession of the depot, We made
the telegraph operator signal the
train, and when it stopped, Jesse ano
rEd.lsMiller robbed the express car,
while Ryan and myself guarded the
engine, and Bob and Underwood
guarded the rest of the train. We al
kept up a continual shooting all the
time. Ryan shot.at somebody with {
lantern. and somebody shot Jesse
Jsmes in thes calf ofsthe ley but die
not hurt him much. We also robbed
the depot and 8 man named Bridges
After we had completed the robbery
we got %ourahorses and went to an ole
house on the, McPherson place wher,
we divided the money. My share O
the money was shout 5000: Ate
dividing the money we rode to the
H%arrisonville road and separated. Be.
fore separating Jesse told me to e,
home aud go to work as usual, ant
no. one would ever suspicion me. II,
gave me q parting Injunction to b,
~Iery.csreful. howl spent my none!
and told me to return the shotgun tt
Kit Rose. / went home aud went Il