The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-04-06
THE TRAIN ROBBERS.
John Laird Tells the Story ofHis Fello
ship with Jesse James in the Glend.

John Laird Tells the Story of His Fellow
| ship with Jesse James in the Glendale
Train Robbery.
KANSAS CRY, March 31.-The confession OF
John Laird, tee train robber, was given to the
press to-day: 1t is the same as anticipated in
previous dispatch, and lnculpates the James
| boys, Miller. Little, Bugle, Cummings, Matt
Armstrong and Creed Chapman There is
some dispute between the county officers and
| Police Commissioner Craig Of this city, the lat
ter desiring to honor the parole given to Little,
while the former declare that inasmuch as he
may be playing false with the authorities, he
| should be arrested
| THE CONFESSION.
Laird's confession is as follows:
At o'clock a. m. two mon came to me- They
were John Bqgler and Creed Chapman. They said,
don't work, but got lots of money easy" Bueler
SAID H9w w, YOU'D you like to 60 and help us rob
don't believe will make any more robbing trains
than digging wells" Bugler said, IF you
will 60 we will insure you more money
said Jesse James, Frank James, 'o Dick Ittle'
James Cummings. Ed Miller, Henry Bugler, John
Matt, Charlie Deerdura. Armstrong, Greed and
Iauit work at once, and all three Of US started up
! the railroad ward Glendale After walking a
short distance they, left me and struck off
| think it was about z o'clock when reached the
| platform of the station. went inside aud John
Mott was there. We had short conversation about
! Of the depot on to the platform, and saw man
riding down the road towards the depot on large
| bay horse He hitched his horse. came up to us,
shook hands with Matt and turning to me said !:
| "Mr Laird, will
INTRODUCE YOU TO JESSE JAMES,"
Immediately after shaking hands he and Mott
short w % jesse then came up f te
| and said: mr. Laird, understand you are going
in With tn Us to rob the train
He said: Be sure G to bring u''" t ' with
you. Meet us at tho cut back of Jack Coles
Come alone. When you get within two OF three
hundred yards of the spot signal us by whistling
twice The answer will be once. lhen turned
who was not at home retired soon after shutdown.
We had no time-piece.- think my brother got
home about seven o'clock then went to bed with
As near as can judge it was little after
when got up. took down my my rifle and slip
ping out in my socks, got away without raising any
Of the family: On arriving at the cut gave the
stepped forward and was met by Jesse James.
ALL THE OLD GANG
was there-six of them-and Armstrong and Deem
druft whom had known before. and whom had
loned the regular gang only a short time before.
who had got there Shortly after. Weed, Chapman man
lowing them came John Mott alone. Pret-
jesse said 'Boys, wa" We 's who '9 are ol daq
hands at the business will stop the trang through
the cars and get what there is there. You fellows
run along the outside and fire fifteen or twenty
apiece to scare the passengers" Jessie stood
and swings a lantern ~' and nd the the t train
came to stop within few feet of the obstruction
Chapman, John Buger and myself stood on the
south side of the track, while John Mott
others Oth
car: We all had on white masks, and as began at
once to fire and the excitement rose I
did not notice who it was that went into the
cars, Before We had been long at work T saw
man come frsm the train with lantern and start
to run east. Bugler called6ut, Look there! What
him. followed by Bugler, and took the third shot.
just then some one called out from the train,
Don't shoot him. He is going to flag the freight"
After the men IN the cars got through they came to
the head of the engine and joined by those on
the north side and all of them and
started off together, went through the
wire fence, and went due south
for some distance, wher We were halted By Jesse
James, who said: Boys its death to any man who
gi 'es this away So to your homes as though moth
ing had happened and meet me at the East Fork of
the Blue next Wednesday night. Como a week
from that night. and we will divide equally" We
then parted and went home and to bed without
disturbing the family.
went to work the next day, taking my gun with
me, and that is what gave me away, for some one
saw and told the officers of land when they came
to where was at work they found 1t and took me
IN and put me in Jail here independence. We
had all agreed not to give the thing away, but the
thing got too hot for me and so now tell the whole
story just as it was.