The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1882-12-13
The Perls Of Pursuing Outlaws.

" NAT were tue N&FEAtANAA - tf
these murders. Mr.. Pinkertouy
After the Gai's Hill robbery sc sent
mounted men To track the robbers.
They first robbed the Hot Spring stage.
and hen stopped the railroad train st
fIad's Hi station and robbed IT. The
three men | have named cantered across
the state of Arkansas aud into Missouri,
until they came To a spot where the rob
Der had separated, one party gol0
north and the other south. Thcreupon
our meu divided. too Whether going North
aud Luli aud Mcdaniel going south
The murders which followed were two
days apart, aud | suppose | had better
eli II em To you separately.
.'Lull aud Mcparicl taking the south
trail. went TO about Monaghan Springs,
in st. Clair county. They stayed IN that
rcc.on about two days irNiBrt TO iocste
tie luurrcr boil { : whum thee Were
-a,i-lci formed Tie odthtru u ~ the
baai tlev ttcu cuc udei 10 pas ~
farmers. looking tor anei y purchase |
forgot L. >aS that Wlth them was another
u our officers, three IN all. They Then
a>ccrtained that the robbers were at the
house Of a man named Small, near Mon
Afghan Springs. They rode up on his
land and looked around. and had passed
but a little distance beyond II when they
were suddenly halted by two men in
ambush. These men ordered them to
throw up their hands, and then came
forward to take from them their arms
and pistol belts. Lull knew the men,
though disguised, to be the Younger
BOYS. and he fired ard Killed John Ioun
ger. and wounded James Younger through
the lung. Before the dying bandit fell,
however, be raised hi, double-barreled
Gun aud killed Lull. shooting him through
the side. Jim Younger then fired at
Mcdaniel AMI instantly Killed him.
The third man in our party escaped;
1T tlis moment | cannot recall rs
name Jim Younger pursued the living
detective for some distance. and then
returning found Lull and Mcdaniel ami
his WI brother apparently All dead to-
gether. Lull a not quite dead. but
managed to affect TO be so until some
farmers near by found him and carried
him into 4 house. We were telegraph
ed to, and sent him a physician and
protection.sIle fingered five weeks, and
every night was gu iect to beng muir
dered, but for const mt watching. He
gave US some particulars. however. be-
fore he died. The shot he put through
Jim Y~ounger's lung is said to be killing
him now OF consum, ton in the North
field Jail. Minnesota. Lewis Lull wa.
New Hampshire man, and a nephew OF
a prominent officer Of the navy. Me
Daniel. who was killed with him. came
from Osceola. Mo. James w. Witcher
was born in Illinois. and had been with
1A--laal H. 14at L.. lI4, -
the age Of th~irty-four.'
You have not yet told me-" said |.
''about Witcher's death -
"Witcher." said Mr.. Pinkerton. was
killed two days before Lull and Nc
Daniel. He took the north trail and
followed it into Clay county, Mo, where
the James brothers lived. He got rid
OF his horse and went into the bank at
Liberty, which is the county seat. and
deposited some money he had, 500 or
5000. My father had told him not to
reveal to any person his connection
with the law or our agency. But it
seems Witcher disobeyed Instructions.
He knew that the James boys were
now at home, and had the idea that
they could be captured at once. The
President of the bank induced him to
brin5 III the sheriff Of the county and
make him an associate. Witcher told
the sheriff that all the rewards hat
were out he might have. Witcher saving
that he would be satisfied himself with
the credit of having taken these rob-
berS. 1t was then arranged that Witch
er should 90 out toward the James
boys house and ask for work. and he
was to bring the sheriff Information.
a:d then the band wonld be ridden
down at once.
I'VE never heard Of Witcher any
more until after the recent killing Of
Jesse. The neiglbors. who would not
talk before for fear of being murdered.
gave US some news about him. 1t
seems that Witchcr went to the house
OF Mrs. James and knocked at the door.
and on the reply being made Of Come
in. he went m and was mn ediatcly
seized. That night he was taken iuto
the adjoining county OF jackson. about
twenty miles distant. and there his body
was found riddled by navy revolvers.
The Ierryman at Blue Mills Crossing
says that he was awakened in the night
By shots being fired around hi, house.
and was told to come over with his boat
and bring 0vcT Il horse thief. whom the
officers oi 1t. Clair county had arrested.
the man went oyer and found three
men e.corting a fourth. The fourth
man had = bandag3 aroun his mouth.
Under it We knew very well was a gao.
They took this speeches. man. who
was tied on Il horse. his feet tied under
the horses belly, and a stick run
through his arms and tied at the elbows
behind him. and they put him on the
boat II crossed the ferry. Then they
beat Their hand. and icet a. il cold. and
then they set the man on the horse
again and went OF. They killed him a
little while after. We NOW know
who were the men that killed
him. They were Frank James.
Jesse James and Clcl Miller. who was
killed at Mortified. These men knew
very well the occupation OF their victim.
This was attested by Iull, who asked.
rs the Younger brothers approached
Inn. if they knew them. Yes said
Younger. and we are going to make
Your usefulness end III this part Of the
country"
suppose YOU tell me about the death
OF Mr.. A>kcw. now
We'll. Askev had a farm near the
James boys. 1T was assumed BY these
robbers that the detective were allowed
TO sleep II his barn by day, and fed there.
Accordingly. when Askew stepped out
one evening TO get water at the well. he
was fired at from behind 4 pile of wood
a. he returned. aud lie tell from his door
step over the sill into the presence
OF his wife. murdered BIZ rifle balls
TO What do YOU attribute the down.
ful Of the band:.'
1t arose from TIE murder of Eddie
Miller. in Arkansas. By Jesse James.
from a difference about a woman. After