The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1882-06-30
and Younger boys sought refuge In

Texas,
In January, 1875. Mr.. pintsrson
leaned that Jessie and Frank James
had returned to their mothers resi-.
dence. and an attempt was made to CAP
ture them. A large body OF men, we'll
armed, proceeded to the residence o.
MRS. bamuels about midnight. The
house was surrounded, and hand Rren-
ade was thrown into one Of the rooms.
a Little son OF Mrs. Samuels was killed
BY the explosion, and she had one Of
her hands torn of. Neither OF the out
laws was at home. They believed that
Q man named Daniel Oskey, living at
Liberty, Mo-, was concerned in this
visit, SO they rode over TO his house,
called him to the door, and shot him,
In the spring OF 1876 the gang perpe.
trated another train robbery, this time
on the Kansas Pacific road. at a small
station near Kansas City. The passen.
gers were not troubled, but money and
gold dust to the amount of e25, 600 Vas
taken from the express car. The trail
OF the robbers was followed to Indian
Territory, where they again eluded
capture. Following this came the
robbery OF bank at Huntington, VIVA.
Then came another train robbery. On
July z, 1875, the gang stopped train
on the Missouri Pacific road. in q rocky
cut in Pettis county, Mo. Jesse James
and Cole Younger entered the express
car, and compelled the messenger OF
open the safe, which contained 81. 900.
As usual, the robbers escaped capture.
The country was one that they were
familiar with, and which sbounds in
hiding places. The valley of Grand
River is region thickly covered with
timber and underbrush, and full OF
swamps and bayous, furnishing the out
laws with safe retreat 80 long as their
depredations were carried on in this re-
g1on. When they left i. to no into an
unfamiliar country for their next great
enterprise they met with reverse.
They planned q raid on Q bank in
Northfeld, MINI. On September z,
1875, they rode up in their usual style
and took possession OF the bank. Jesse
James killed Cashier Haywood in cold
blood for refusing to open the vault. It
happened to be in ihe midst Of the
prairie chicken season, and everybody
who came to town was armed with =
shotgun or rifle. The outlaws had CON
siderable difficulty in getting out OF
town, and for the first time they met
with something like an organized re.
wefI were feft dead in the street and
several others were hurt. They were
pursued into swamp, where Stiles was
killed, and Jesse James and all three Of
the Youpgers were wounded. Frank
and Jesse lanes made their escape into
noknto tx1t Tho Won &kxxr
Jesse was seriously hurt, but he man
aged to pull through, and eventually
made their way back to Missouri. The
Youngers pleaded guilty, and are now
serving life sentences. They profess to
have embraced religion.
Nothing was heard OF the James boys
for long time after this affair, and it
was reported that they were dead. On
October 7, 1879, train was robbed ON
the, Chicago and Alton road, twenty-five
miles east OF Kansas City, by the James
boys and four others, and IL is claimed
that they got S35, 900 from the express
car. George Sheppard, who had been
one OF Quantrelrs lieutenants, and who
had been associated with the James
boys in some Of their operations, but
who had reformed, was now engaged at
large salary to act as detective. He
joined the gang, and informed the
detectives Of their plan to rob . bank
at Empire City. Jasper comfy. No.,
news Of it apd got away IN tiinme. shasGp- shaG
would have been killed had he not been
quick enough on the trigger to shoot
Jesse James and then to escape through
the swiftness Of his horse. He reported
that he had killed James, but the latter
was only wounded.
On July 10, 1881, a train on the Rock
Island and Pacific road was robbed by
gang led by Jesse James. Frank
the gang and setea etSe down rf1ea n Texas r8g
fore the robbery. which is the last
notable exploit with which Jesse James's
name was connected.