The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1881-10-01

TO assist them In robbing the Chicago & Az
ton express train at Glendale. On the night
Of October finally consented TO go,and on
that evening met Jesse james, Miller, Dick
Little, VIM. Ryan and man named Bob.
| They furnished me arms, and we went 10
Glendale, took possession OF the depot, and
made prisoners Of everybody there.
We compelled the agent to stop the train,
and Jesse and Miller robbed The express
car, while the rest OF us stood guard over
the engineer and passengers. In the melee
Jesse James was shot in the leg. After we
finished the robbery we went to an old house
about one mile from the depot and divided
| the booty. We got altogether over SO, 600,
but they only gave nue. 5000. Jesse and Mil
Ter and Little took the lions share. After
the division we separated, Jesse telling
Ryan and | to go home and stay there and
no one would ever suspect us, and to be
| careful how we spent our money. We went
home, and would never have been discov-
cred had l not let something out while
drinking" The witness, Basham, pleaded
guilty to completely in the robbery about
year ago, and received sentence of ten
years, but has been pardoned.
Quincy, H., was struck by death
dealing tornado about O'Clock on the
evening of the oath. A number Of buildings
! were demolished. The molding-room Of
Bennett. Duffy & Co.'s stove foundry was
crushed into ruins. George Rowland. aged
SO, moIdcr, was instantly killed; Henry
! Eilerbrook, aged IS, was fatally injured and
died soon after being taken from the ruins;
Frank Smith was also probably fatally in
jured The mGding-ro Of Comstock.
Cordle d Co.'S foundry, near by, shared the
same fate, and one man, "Doc" Miller was
| seriously hurt joel Iarris's sons tobacco
factory was partially demolished and sever
al of the inmates were injured. A number
| of other buildings suffered to greater or
less extent. The total loss by the storm is
estimated at 100000.
THE Mohr q Mohr Distillery at La
fayette, Ind, one of the largest in the coun-
try, was entirely destroyed by fire on the
oath. Loss, $4,000; insured for about
$4,000, Two hundred head of cattle in the
pens, belonging to Henry Hopper, of St.
Louis, were cremated. The Ewry Wooden
Mills were also destroyed. Loss, $4,000.
CAMDEN, Schuyler County, H. was
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moished several buildings and shattered
many others. The wife of Dr. Watts was
killed instantly by the falling walls of their
| residence. A two-story building, occupied
| as a drugstore and Post-olice on lower
floor, and second story as a Masonic Hall,
was blown down and burned, entailiug a
loss of about $1,000. The total loss in the
village is estimated at $40, 900. Two
churches, the Methodist Episcopal and
Christian, were completely demolished
Dwelling houses and barns We're torn and
twisted into all shapes; fences and orchards,
corn fields and hardwood timber groves
were completely riddled, and in places corn
| fields appear like stalk fields in early spring
after being pastured by droves of cattle.
The estimated loss to the farming COM
munity within five miles of the village is
$4,000. The storm lasted but five minutes,
and was accompanied by heavy hail and
sheets of rain.