Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-03-30
The R,ue Cut Train Robbery.

INDEPENDENCE, Mo-, March 29-The in
tense interest in the Blue Cut robbery was
revived Monday by the commencement of
the trial of John Bugler, one of The Cracker
Neck citizens indicted for its commission,
and also by the fact that John Land, also
under Indictment, has made a full comics
sion and given the entire gang away.
Bugler's case was called at pm, but the
Jury Will not be selected or examination of
witnesses commenced until tomorrow. 1t
has been suspected for some time that Land
had "squealed on his pals" bat the fact has
been kept so secret by those posted that it
has never become known to any one except
the officers until to-day, when his mother, in
an interview with your correspondent, let
out facts which prove that such confession
has been made and will be used by
the State against Bulger. In considera-
ton of such confession the indictment
against him will be dismissed by the State
Lands statement is that two weeks prior to
the robbery John Bugler and Creed Chap
man came to him and told him OF plan
Jesse James and Jim Cummings had on
hand to rob the Chicago and Alton train at
Blue Cut, and invited him to participate.
He refused for several days to have any
thing TO do with them, but they finally came
to him in company with Jesse James, and,
being afraid TO longer resist, he consented to
ioin the gang. Jesse told him that he had
authentic information that on the night OF
September 9TH the Kansas City banks would
receive a large sum OF money by express
from Chicago and st. Louis, and accordingly
that train was selected. On the evening of
the robbery the party-consisting of, besides
Jesse James, Dick Little and the old gang,
John Bugler, Greed Chapman, John Mott
and Henry Bugler-met in a wild spot near
Glendale Station and perfected the plans
for stopping the train. John Mott was at
that time agent at Glendale Station, and
he furnished lantern and a red flag to
signal the train. Land took the lantern
and stopped the train, and while Jesse james
and Dick Little robbed the express-car the
others of the parties robbed the passengers.
A mistake was made in regard to the ship
ment of money, as about $500 was about ali
the express safe yielded. The amount taken
from the passengers, however, aggregated
something over $4,000. As soon as the rob-
berry was committed the gang repaired to an
old house in Cracker Neck forest, and there
IN ade partial division of the money; but
pursuit being organized so soon after that,
Jesse James took possession of all the money
and valuables, and with the members of his
gang fled to Clay county, advising the
Cracker Neck boys TO go about their business
and assist the officers in the search, promis-
ing to make an equal division OF the money,
and at some convenient time return and pay
each party his respective share. This part
OF the programme was never carried out, and
none of the natives ever received any
dividend. Land, Bugler and Chapman were
arrested three days after the robbery and
have been in Jail ever since. Henry Bugler
skipped" for Washington Territory, and
thinking all suspicion had been allayed,
came back week ago only to be arrested
three days after his return. Mott was never
suspected until Land made his confession to
the officers, a few weeks ago. Land was
taken before the special grand jury to-day
and there made his statement, but of course
his exact story told to that body cannot be
obtained. He will, however, give testimony
against Bugler, and it is rot probable that
his testimony will vary materially from the
above except that it will be much more COM
plete and detailed. If Bugler is convicted,
of it, Chapman will doubtless enter plea of
ouilty