The Worthington advance., 1882-04-06
THE TRAIN ROBBERS.
John Laird Tells the Story ofHis Fellow
sahlp with Jesse James in the Glendale
& TnAin Robbery.

John Laird Tells the Story ofHis Fellow
ah1p with Jesse James In the Glendale
3:T1Ain Robbery.
I.k1NsAs CRY. March 3l.-The confession Of
yohe LAIRD. to- train robber, was given to tho
pleo to.asy 1t y the same 40 anticipated In
!boys, Miller. Little. Bugle, Cummings. Matt
AFnetrong aud Greed Chapman. There 10
lemo dtapute between the county officers and
kehee commissioner Craig of this city, the lat
tef deeirlne to honor the parole given to Little.
Hn1le the former declare that inaemuch as he
may bs playing false with the authorizes, be
should be arrested.
81 THE CONFESSION
4atrds confession 10 "a follows:
fs ~ o'clock Z. N. two men came to me. They
3obn What do You want to wort 20 hard fory W. ":
sa aonit . xesk put 9et lots Of money easy Bualar
;, ,aS HSo you like to g :n1 hep u. lob
be;s %ats $40 ps1 and
thsH digging wslis" Baaier % saia. '1 If "3'Ds YOU
gtn 3, We viii insure you more money"
La sta taase se': ,mS. ~ho. Sone x'h yo1;" Ragier
James Cummings. Ed Miller Henry Bueer. John
Matt, Charlie Deertlurn, Armstrong, Greed aud
mosef sid. All right: / will 60 in with you"
the railroad to sard Glendale. After walking q
short distance they left me and struck OF
across the country, while went on to Glendale. I
platform Of the station. went inside. and John
Mott was there. We had short conversation about
dril which wanted TO use, and then stepped out
e;at o. tns depot On to the PLATFORM and saw man
riding down the road towards the depot on a large
bay horse. He litchet his horse. came np to us,
shook hands with Matt and turin: to me said:
'Nr. Laird, will
INTRODUCE YOU TO JESSE JAMEs."
Immediately after shaking hands h. and Mott
walked to the other end Of the platform and held
snS sS ,hsa "p to
Yes sir" Jesse said: Have You any arms?" i
9ns~e'ea; Ms re;;. "xss, a., breeeh loading riae"
you. Meet us at tho cut back Of Jack Coles
farm as soon after o'clock as convenient. ="
Come alone. When you get within two or three
%ca ha .as the iii apot - signal US BY whisns
and went back home. Myfolks, except my brother.
who was not at home. retired coon after sunjown.
oe Me sad no think my brother got
him. he Oh tho lack and | on tho front side.
As near AS I can judge it was little after
when got up. took down my my rife and slip
Of the family, On arriving at the cut gave the
signal agreed upon. It was answered, and
stepped forward and was met by Jesse James
ALLTlIE OLD GANG
Was there~-sx Of th.m--and Armstrong and neen.
arnn whom ! had Inowa before, and whom had
Joined the regular gang only short time before.
s Ent W was the only me Of the neighborhooi boys
H..
and John Bueler CAV: the signal and came in Fol-
lowing them calae John Mott alone. Prei-
jss!s y soon said ;ne 1s !1n was heard coming ana
hands a, the business win stop the train go through
the cars and get what there is there. You fellows
n run along the ontstae and fire fifteen or twenty
ana swings = auteru ana the lie train .rain
came to stop within Few feet OF the obstruction.
Chapman. John Bugle1 and myself stood on the
south side Of the track, while John Mott
and two others were Gu the other side. The
first thing they did was to breab into tho express
car. We all had on white masks, aud as began at
once to fire and tho excitement rose I
did not notice who it vas that went into the
cars. Before We had bean long at work I saw
man come frs'n the train with lantern and start
10 run east Bngler called out Look there! What
does that meanf" Creed CHAPMAN at oncs fired at
him. followed by Enger and took the third shot
just then some one called ont from the train.
Don't shoot him.: lie Is going to flag the freight"
Attef the men in the cars got through they came to
,he head Of the engine and were Joined by those on
started of together. 'D vent ssi ihronsh wS the h
wire fence. and went due south
foI some distance, when We were halted by Jesse
3 Ies tns away. 80 to your homes as though moth
l1g had happened aud meet me at the East Fork of
the Blue next Wednesday night Come 4 week
from that night and we will divide equally" We
then parted and went home and to bed without
disturbing tho family.
me, and that 1s what gave me away, for some one
saw me and told the officers of and when they came
TO where was At work they found It and took ma
IN aud put me tn jail here Independence. We
Aad oil agreed not to give the thing away but the
thing got too bot for me and so now tell the whole