The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1882-11-07
The Fate Of the James Gang.

IIilehds ana acqualntanccs OF tie gang
of plunderers known ms the james
boysand Youngers. To be sure il
has taken a good deal of patience,
aud many lives have been sacrificed
but iilihe end the minority OF the
men who for years lived in open de,
hince OF the law, have been made 10
feel its power and are now either
dead or in the penitentiary.
/ Every man named in the following
list wa. at one time a friend, abeiior
and associate OF the james boys and
known III connection with Missouri
bank and train robberies. ~
bud McDaniels was one Of the gaiig
who robbed theKansas pacific train ut
Muncie, seven miles from Kansas
City. lie was arrested ON Main 81,
Kansas City, aud for sate Keeping
was carried TO Lawrepcc, Kansas,
wherell broke jail. Being hunted
to the woods he was al last shot BY a
German aud died.in the Lawrence
ljaiI. aa lfaeN'ln'f 9,.l 4 i8a
Thompson McDAnieIs was also a
Muncie train IiUbber, with his broth
or, lie assisted in the robbery OF
the Huntingdon, w. Va. bank and
was shot and killed while fleeing
from the officers. +pa sa3i
Cole, jim and Bob Younger wore
In numerous train robberies and al
Northfield. MINI, were captured and
are now serving life sentences in the
saltwater penilentiary. lel
Chas. Pitts, Bill Chadwell and
Clell Miller went from Missouri after
the Otlerviie train robbery, OH the
Missouri Pacific, and wore killed at
the NorthfeId bank robbery.
Hobbs Kerry was one VI the green
horns.engagcd IN the Oiiervillc train.
robbery on the MisaouriPaciic road
In 1876. lie was sent TO the pcniten-
tiary for ten years. ref sea "a,
Clarence lIite. a cousin OF Jesse
james, was both at the Winston and
Blue Cut robberries. lie was be-
trayed by Bob Ford, arrested in
Tennessee, plead guilty and was
sentenced to the penilentiary for
twenty five years. sfgd7 l'ifs
Wood ilte was at the Glendale,
Winston aud Blue Cut robberies, and
IT Glendale was the mysterious Bob
AT that time going under TIT tname OF
Robert Grimes. After Blue Cut he
fled TO Kentucky, killed all officer
and returned to Ray county, Mo-,
where in tdrn he was killed BY Bob
Ford aud Dick Liddil.
Ed Miller, whose brother was
killed At Nor'hfeld, Joined Jesse
james in 1877. lie was at the first
G!endale robbery and IN The sprihg
of 1881 was murdered by Jesse Jaines
while asleep. 81 z >l 1865 IT,
| BilfRyail was arrested IN Tonnes
see and brought bsck TO Jackson
county and tried for robbing Tie
Chicago n Alton train at Glendale,
and Is now serving q twenty-five
years sentence. p iaef gds
Tucker Basham was also Glen
dtie trainrobber, but was pardoned
that his testimony might be used 10
convict Ryan. lie is supposed to
have been killed rear Great Bend,
Kama, by member OF Jesse James
Igang before tho latter's death.
Dick Liddll was raised IN jackson
county and Joined Jesse James III
1877. He took part IN the three fol.
lowing train robbcries and at Wins.
ton with Clarence iiite, crawled oui
upon tho angina and fired anna shofs
into the cab. lie surrendered to
sherlh Tinberlake In JaDnary, 1881
and his subsequent history IL famil'
lar TO oil. He is now awaiting trial
for the Mussle Shoals robbery a.
Huntsville, Ala. 2. s.e
1 Charles FUrd made his debut as
train robber at Blue Cut and waI
present ut St. t.Joseph when his broth
" shot nnd Killed Jcsse James
! Jack Aeene was arrested for par
iicipating infhc linn,ingdon ". va.
bank robbery when Thonp. McOan'
lei was killed. iic Ia onlyiknown BY
his alias, Jack heene, and Is serYipt
1 q fourteen years sentenc. fti
i George shepherd was one OF th'
gang who robbed the ltussellville
hy- oankin iS6a and being arrested
served his sentence IN Staies prison
In lS19 no claimed TO have shot Jes
sic James III The back OF the head, bu
the story was false, as has been prov
Ell. shepherd Is now living IN Kan
sas .City. .4g3l
frank James, since Inc war, ma
been an able second to his bro'he
Jesse, and 10 a'l the bank ana tran
roooeries, me TWO clung 10 each ON
or Az Nortilfeld, where Miller
rus ana Cnhdweii were KiIied ant
the three foungers captured, jess
anu FRANK only esc.peh' FRANK oeihl
oadiy wounded. lie was tind upol
a,horse by Jesse and for 40O mile
me Two were persueu py dc'eciivet
put nna,iy threw their pnrsuers Of
the traii heis now IN jail ~ JeHel
son ChyRMo.. pe itiss. X /.
Jiin Cummings Iormeriy ~ 1ivea Y
Cisycounty, Dut snonI ioiV oegs
J s.eaiihg no:ses. ana 'lieh ori'teu in'
ineJaines gang iie was at me mrs
ulendaic roooery' out moi at wins
tonaha due Cu'' iaLfhi so
Amy iMcU"ire was arrested
jackson county 'ior paruclpatihg
the hlchmohu oank rouoery al
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