The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1882-10-21

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James boys over to the author
tiles. He attempted, or claimed
to lead detectives into the jungles
where the James brothers were. He
was shot and came back. He is liv-
ing in Kansas City now. Jim Reed,
who was at the Gad's Hill train rob-
berry, was shot later on in Texas by
a Sheriff, Bud McDaniels, who was
at the Glendale train robbery, rode
into Kansas City few nights after
to give his sweetheart some of the
stolen property, and was captured.
He escaped from Jail after year,
hid himself in thicket, and was shot
to death, refusing to surrender. He
has brother, Thomas McDaniels,
who was shot in Huntington, w. Va,
while trying to rob a bank. Kerry
confessed to the Otterville robbery,
and is in the penitentiary. Berry,
who participated in robbery on the
Union Pacific road, was killed by
Missouri sheriff. Mccoy was killed
in Texas. John Younger killed
Captain Lull, of Pinkerton's Agency,
who had gone to Missouri to capture
him. The raid on the Mortified.
Mimi, bank is of recent date. Mil
Ter, Chadwell, Pitts, Call, Jim and,
Bob Younger were there. 1t was out
of their country. The first three
were killed in their attempt to escape;
the Youngers were riddled, but still
live and are doing time in the Min
nesota State Prison. Basham and
Ryan are in the Missouri Penitenti-
airy. The raids on banks in out-of-
the way villages, the frequent rail
road train robberies out West, the
sudden fight of the perpetrators and
their escape were for the most part
planned and executed by Jesse and
Frank James. The States Of Mis-
souri, and Kansas suffered from the
work of the James boys until i'm
migration was checked and business
injured. The work of the dare devils
grew more frequent and each time
waxed more daring. The present
Governor of Missouri and the man
ayers of the various Western rca Is
met year ago and offered large
reward for the capture ofJesse and
Frank James, dead or alive. The
story OF the killing Of Jesse james by
one of the Ford boys, at st. Joseph,
Mo, last April is fresh in the mind
of the average reader The Fords
were living in Jesse's house, ard Jesse
was living there under an assumed
name. He was hanging up picture
one day, having laid by his revolver
for a moment, and was killed. The
assassins, who had been his com
panions in all the crimes he had ever
committed, gave themselves up, were
indicted, pleaded guilty, and were
pardoncd at once by Crittenden, the
Governor Of Missouri. With the
killing of Jesse by those whom he
had trusted, was the final entering
wedge Of the dissolution The only
man out was Frank, and then it was
he threw up his hands, for ever since
Jesse was killed Frank has been busy
seeking to make negotiations looking
to a surrender. He has accomplish
ed it. He was the younger of the
two. He was more reticent than
Jesse, who had the dash of Quantrcll
The mother Of the boy is living on
her farm yet in Clay county, where
she lived when her boys went out to
join the band of revenge. Somebody
threw hand grenade in the window
of her house few years age. 1t ex
ploded, blew off one of her hands and
killed her youngest child. The
mother was true to her children of
the road, and took risks and journeys
to protect them. She shared all Of
their revenges. and was always their
champion. When Jesse was killed
she at once began operations to have
Frank pardoned, and she has sue
ceedcd.