Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-04-02
CONFESSIONS OF A CULPRIT

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One Of Jesse JONES Gang Tells All HC
Knows about Train Robbtng- Caua INT nj
ths Start, and Not a Cent of Psunder-
nick Little Gives Himself Up
KANSAS CITY, March 3f.-The confession
of John Laird, the train robber. was given to
the press to-day. It's tue same as anticipated
in a previous dispatch, aud incuipates the
James boys, Miller, Little, Bugler, Cummings
Matt Armstrong and Creed Chapman. There
ia some dispute between the county officers
and Police COMMISSIONER Craig, of this city,
the latter desiring to honor the patr0le given
to Little, willis the former declare, that mas
much as he has contradcted some OF his state
ments, and maybe he is playing false with
the authorities, he should be arrested
I.aird's confession is as follows:
Ats o'clock in the morning two men came
to me; they were John Bugler ana Greed
Chapman, and said - John what 90 you
want to work SO hard forg We don't work
but get lots of money easy" Bugier said how
would YOU like to go and help us rob o train?''
/ sand, ST am making $40 per month and
don't believe will make any more money
robbing trains than digging wells. :"
Bugler said, 'If you will go we VIII insure
you more money"
I said "Boys, who's going with you.'
Rugler said "Iesse James, Frank James DICK
Iittle James Cummings, Ed Miller. Henry Bssier,
John Matt, Charlie Deerduf, Armstrong, Cfeed ant.
said "au right I will go in with you fquit
work at once and all three OF us 5'artsd up the
railroad toward Glendale After walking short
dis ance they left and struck across the coun ry
while I went on to Glendale think
il was about O'CLOCK when I reached
the platform of the station. went inside and John
Mott was there. We had a short conversation about
drill! wanted to use and then stepped out OF the
depot On to tho platform, and saw man riding
down the road to ards the depot on g large bay
horse Ee hitched his horse, cams up to as, shook
hsnds with Mott and turned to mo and said Mr. =.
Laird will introduce you TO desse James dmme-
dlatey after shaking bands he a1d Moss Wake TO
the other en- Of the platfor and held short con-
versation. Jesse then came up to me aud SAID 'Mr.
Laird, understand you are going in with Us to TOO
the train TONIGHT -
said, s.yes, sir."
Jesse SAID, ''Havs sou any arms9"
Unanswered. "Yes, breech-iOadipg rine.
he eaid. "Be SUE and bring 1t with you, inset Us
ct the cut bso,z Of Jack Coles farm ~ soon after
O'Clock as convenient Come alone Sno wflen you
ge. within 200 yards OF the spot signal rs py
Thlstllng twice. The answer will be once"
then turned and went back home My folks, ex-
after sun down. We had no time piece. think
my brother got home about 7 O'Clock then went
to oed with him, no on the bach end On the front
side. AS near as can judge 1t was Ettse after
in my socks got away without rous'ng any OF the
family.
ON arriving at the cut gavs the signal agreed ua
on. it was answered and stepped forward ana was
met by Jesse James. All tbs old .ng was tn re SIX
of them and Armstrong aud Deerduf, whom 4
knew before, and who had joined the regular gang
only short time before. But I wta the only Ole
Of the neighborhOod boys VINO mad sgos thSTe.
Shortly after Creed Chapman sod john Buster gave
the signal AMI csue in following thsm cans John
Matt alone.
Pretty soon the train was heard coming and desss
said "soys, we WHO sre older hands at the bu iness
Will stop the train, go through tue cars ana get Woas
ere is there. You fellows run along the ortsa se
and FIRE fifteen twenty shots apiece, to scare tae
p2ssengers..'
Jesse stood upon pile OF rocks on the track and
swung ltntern and tie train came to step within
q few feet of the obstruction Chapman, John Bug
Ter and rysei stood on the south side OF the track,
while John Mots AID Two others were On Tao otnec
side
The Hrst thing they did We7 to break Into the ex-
press car. We all had on white Masks ana as be-
gan at ouce TO fire aud the eKcltem 9ns raised CID
iot poIice who 1t va went into the Before we
had besn long at work L saw man Como frlm tde
train with lsnte and start TO run east Bugler
called out, "Look tn rel what does tnsS mean
Greed Chapman as once fired At him, followed by
BugIa and 1 took tn thlrd saot Just than some
one called cut from the train, Don't shoot him;
he is going to flag the freight"
After the men il the oars gos thro1gn eae5 came
to the head OF the engine sud Joined by those
On north side, and hen ell of them came over
aud joine the south side. We all started OF to-
eesher. went 80 ough the wire fence and went due
south for come distance, when vo vera halted by
Jesse Jane ~ho said. "Boys, its death to any
rnsn who gives this away Go to your homes as
though no hing had happened, a, meet roe at the
the cas-. fork of the E.ue next Wednesday night,
Tone week from that mighty and We will divide
equal -
We then part-d and I vent hons and went
to he'd without disturbing the family.
L went to wok next day, taking my gun with me- and
taat is shat gave me away, for stns one saw ms
a1d told the officers of it, aud when they came to
wnere was at work they foun1 il and took me In
ard put me in jail here, {In ependence.) We had
all agreed not give the thing sway, bat the thing
just as II wss.
NO HONOR AMONG THIEVES
INDEPENDENCE, No., March 3l.-Dick Lit
tie, the train robber, surrendered to the au-
thorities under the following conditions: He
was to receive immunity from punishment by
the governor. be paid 81 900 in cash immedi-
ately upon giving himself up, and receive
S., 600 moreI In the event of the five train rob
bers, now at large, being captured through
his instrpmentaliIy. Little has already re-
ceived 81, 600, being part of the $1,000 paid
Police Commissioner CrarY for the arrest of
Clarence Hite in Kentucky. Should the cap
ture OF L,ttle's pals b. effected, Crarv, and
Gov. Crttenden, between whom the plan Was
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