Ellsworth American., 1881-08-25

went ulftCtlN -outilt "ullt tue Sdlhto bpfH'
Clell Miller. and Chadwcll returned TO Clay
County They rode about fifty miles be
fore daylight and the second night reached
a safe hiding place.
Kerry was arrested at Joplin. Mo. in Au
gus: ot the same year. while playing faro,
and is now in the penitentarN a, Jefferson
City, serving a seven years sentence. In
h> confession he named all the above par
ties as in the robbery at Ouer'llle, hoping
by this To escape, but having no attorney his
case was hopeless, and an easy conviction
followed. Several threatening letters we're
received hy Merry while he was IN jail from
Jesse and Frank James. and one from the
man Pitts. He was told that the most hor-
/ Tihle death would he his If he BETRAYED them
to the officers. and at the head of both let
tiers was a cross OF blood as reminder.
After hlN conviction a last letter was sent to
Kerry. informing him that the entire gang
had sworn terrible oath To Kill him As soon
as his time was out. and that until the last
one Of the party was dead this deed of blood
would be held sacred trust. In less
than three months from that date three Of
the part, were dead and three in the peni-
/ tentiary for life. leaving Jesse and Frank
James alone to carry out the oath.
Next plan VAS arranged for trip ~
into Minnesota, TO rob the Mortified Bank
Bill ChadH ell a new recruit from the Indian
Nation was an -awed hor>r-thict from
N.url,ota aud was undoubtedly the orig
n4tpr Of the plan. There wcrr plenty ui
banks IN Missouri aud Iowa as easy @! aC-
cess as the one at \orthficld. and Chadwcl
must have used some powerful incentive 10
draw the James BOYS and NouugerS. so far
from home, into country Of which they
knew nothing Chadvell and one Of the
oungrrs we're sent IN adv ance oi the others
several DAYS Ia rcCOnnOItcT. the nam bodS
Of the expedition leaving Clay County IN
I August, 1876. Cole Jim, and Bob loung
rr, Jesse and Frank James, ClrlI Miller.
Charlie Pitts. and Chadwell comprised the
party a, Al Otterlllr. At a lItt.c station
near \orthhrld the eight de>pcradoe, held
a consultation ON September u. and on the
afternoon ui the ,th they entered the town
I al a furious pace firing their revolver, right
and len in order To scare the people On the
streets, with their horses on dead run.
hr party halted directly iu front Of the
bank While Frank and Jesse James aud
Bob Younger entered, the other h,e re-
manned outside tu guard against attack. j,
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