San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1881-11-17
THE "BoYs" IN CLOVER,
Or Bius Grass, whishs Zach the Sane Thias-
Dark Stories from thr Dark and Bloody
Ground.
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Ground.
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BARDsTowN, KY, Noy. 3.-The re
ports Of the movements Of the James
brothers in the Courier Journal are
the subject Of general remark, bnt as
the reports Of the presence in Nelson
county of the notorious robbers come
with regularity, their supposed prox-
unity at this time creates no uneasiness
here. II is said Jesse James attended
DAN Rice's circus in Bardsto an last
spring, and that his wife visited friends
in the county during the summeSp but
these reports sre. denied BY. Don Pence
and other friends Of the, james boys.
It is impossible to gain anything like
reliable information as to their move
ments and, judging from the past, the
robbers are now in tho West, preparing
for another railroad or bank robbery,
while, the eyes of tho detectives are
turned toward Kentucky: s4's,v '''"N
I am informed by man who in form
er years enjoyed tho confidence Of the
James brothers that o goodly part Of
their earnings is annually paid to, the
police force of. st. Louis, Kansas City
and other places; that they have spies
at the headquarters Of all the detective
agencies andan movement for their
capture is unknown to them; that o
part of their programme is to raise a
false alarm in one state while preparing
for raid in anotker. Ills certainly
true they have many friends in this
county, where they spent several years
after the war. When Frank James was
shot in the mouth at Brandenburg, KY,
he rode to this county, and was nursed
until herecoyered at the residence of a
we'll known citizen. When Sheriff
Pence, of !, this county, belonged to
Quantrell's gang, he was shot and his
horse killed in fight in Meade county.
In the face of the fire of a company of
soldiers, Frank James rescued Pence
and brought him to this county. Pence
was but boy at the time, and since
then has developed into good citizen.
He is but one of hundred friends Of
the James boys in this county, and it is
safe to say that thousand men could
not capture the outlaws if they chose
to remain in this vicinity. The lay of
the land is in their favor and their
friends are many. The people here
abouts all believe that the James boys
will do no robbing in this vicinity, be-
cause such an act on their part would
bring the condemnation of the citizens
on those who have harbored the bandits
and would prevent them from ever
again making this section place of re-
treat. A lady friend of the James boys
recently informed your reporter that
Jesse James told her he intended to
kill Pinkcrton, the chief of Chicago
detectives, and would do it the first OPP
portunity, in retaliation for the coward
ly act of Pinkerton's men in throwing
shell into his mothers room, which
shattered her arm and killed step
brother of Jesse. She also informed
me that the reason the "boys" are not
betrayed is that they mix only with
"high toned" people in Kentucky and
Missouri, who would scorn to betray
them for reward. She says the "boys"
visit only the residences of well-to-do
people and associate mostly with the
officers of Gen. Prices army, whose ac-
quaintance they formed during the war,
none of whom could be induced to lend
assistance to their capture.
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