The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-04-02
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
THE TRAIR ROBBERS.
One OF them Gives the Whole
BusIness Away.

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BusIaess Away.
Kansas City, 31.-The confession OF
John Land, the train robber. was given
10 the press to-day. IL is the same as
MSS anticipated in q previous ditpstch,
and inculpates the James boys, Miller,
Little, BUgler, Cummings, Matt. Arm
strong and Greed Chapman. Lands
confession is as follows: At 3 a. m. two
men came to me. They were John Bug
Ter and Greed Chspmon, END laid, John,
what do you want to work s. hard for?
We don't work, but get lot, If money
easy. Bugler said: How would you like
to 20 and help US rob train? said l
am making $40 per month. aud don't
believe will make more money By rob-
biRg trains than digging wells. Bugler
said: II you will go We will insure you
more money. said: Boys, who is go
ing in with you? bugler said Jesse
James, Frank James, Dick Little, James
Cummings, Ed Miller, Henry Bugler,
John Mott, Charlie DeerdpE. Arm
strong. Greed and myself l said, all
right; I will go in with you. I quit work
at once, and all three ofus started up the
railroad toward Glendale. After walk
ing 8 short distance they left me and
struck of across the country, while /
vent on to Glendale. / think it was
about O'Clock when l reached the
platform Of the station. went inside,
and John Mott was there We
had short conversation about a drill
which wanted to use, end
l then stepped out Of the depot on TO the
platform, and saw q man riding down
The road toward the depot on large bay
horse. He hitched his horse, came up to
US, shook hands with Matt, and turning
to me said, "Mr. Land, l will introduce
you TO Jesse James" Immediately after
shaking hands he ard Matt walked away
to the other end of the platform and held
q short conversation. Jesse then came
up 10 me and said, MIR. Land, under
stand you are going in With US 10 rob the
Jesse said, "Have you any arms7" I
answ, red "Yes, q breech-loading rife.
He said, "Be cure and bring it with you.
Meet US at the cut back Of Jack Coles
farm, as soon after o'clock as convent |
ent. Come alone. When you get within
two or three hundred yards of |
the spot, signal US by whistling
twice. The answer will be once. |
folks, except my brother who W. not |
at home at the time, retired 500. after
sundOwn, little after s, when got Up,
l took down my rife. and slipping out in
my stocking feet, got away without
raising any of the family. Upon arriving
at the cut gave the signal agreed upon.
1t was answered, and | stepped forward
and was met by Jesse james. All thei
nj Il Al ! I
and Deerduff, whom l knew
before, and who hsd joined the regular
gang short time before. But was the
only one Of the neigh borhood boys who
had got there. Shortly after Greed Chap
man and John BUgler gave the signal
and came in. Following them came
John Motts alone. Pretty coon the train
was heard coming, and Jesse James said:
boys, we who are the older hands
1t the business will stop the train, and
90 through the cars and get what there is
there. You fellows run along outside
and ire fifteen or twenty shots q piece to
scare the passengers; Jesse stood upon
pile Of rocks on the track, and swung a
lantern, and the train came to a stop
within few feet of the obstruction.
Chapman. John Bugler and myself
stood o. the south side of the track,
while John Motifs and two Others were
On the other side. The first thing they
lid was to breaR into fthe express car.
We all had on white masks, and as I
began at once to FIRE, and the excitement:
-aIsed. l did not notice who il was went
INTO the cars. Before we had been long
1t work, SAW q man come from the
rain with lantern and start 20 run
last; John Bugler called out, "Look
here, what does that mesh?" Greed
Chapman at once fred at him, followed
~ Bugler, and l took the third shot.
lst then some one called out from the |
rain. Don't shoot him, he is going TO
lag the freight. After the man in the :
Rrs got through they came to the en-
Inc. and were Joined by those on the
forth side, snd then all Of them came :
yer and joined US on the south side.
NJ all started of together, WeHt through !
he wire fence, and went due south for :
ONE distance, when we were tslted by :
essle James, who said: Boys, it is death !
any man who gives this awsy. 60 to
our homes as though no, hing had hap :
ened, and meet nee on the east fork Of
be Blue next Wednesday night Zone J
'eek from that night and we will divide
qnally. We then separated, and I
rent home and to bed without disturb =
lg nv family. l went to work next =
sy taking my gun with ne, and that is
hat gave Inc away, for some one saw
lie and told the officers Of it, and when
ley came to where I was at work they
'und it, and took me in and put me in :
Ill here Independence. We had all Z
greed not 10 give the thing away, but c
lings got too hot for me, AID so I now
III the whole story.