The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1882-04-13

displays devotion for: ''the boys" that can be
likened to nothing but a tRress aud her cubs.
After six years OF widowhood she married Dr. Reu-
ea Uea sanmaes: respectable ctizen and he Is stil
rebellion Frank and Jesse James
JOINED QUANTKELL $ BAND
OF gueras. and soon to elninence by reason Of
their personal haFdihood and daredevil reckless
ness. They were absolutely regardless Of life,
either their own or that Of any else. and in con-
sequence Of their ability and daring they each
the !ns aa eS~aas and sne as
roiar ned to their home in Missouri. where they
sort Of partnership with the Younger brotIers @ Who
H'ere also with QnantrelI, and others OF that ilk.
they entered the business OF wholesale sotbery on
vent TO the Lexington tky. } races. On their jour-
nsy home they stopped at Russe|lville. Ky, where
they robbed bank Of $l4. 900, and went TO Texas,
cont until the following year. In 1864 the bank Of
Gal!atin. No.. was robbed Of $1,000 by the James
and Younger boys. The following spring the
town Of Coryaon, Ia, in the forenoon. disnounted.
walked into the bank and while three of their mum
Der KEEP; the cashier. the only person IN the bank
quiet the others went through the safe for several
Missouri but none were caught They again
went to Texas. where after com
''"s oslIosp ssys1a TO sRE Eos hey were
In the fall Of 1870 they robbed tho Columbus
bank in the day time, numbering the cashier. lu
1872 jesse James robbed the treasurer of the
Kansas City fair. The money WAS placed IN sack
carried by one Of the party. and they rode calmly
down Twelfth street in full view Of the popuace.
The cheek displayed can only BE- appreciated when
the fact is taken into consideration that there wers
at the least calculation 10000 people on the
grounds. and men were passing in and out the gate
every minute Their next exploit was the
which was entered in broad daylight, the OIL
GERS covered with revolvers and the safe emp
tied Of its contents The next month, June
1873, the James boys left Kansas City where
they had been several weeks, and went to
small town this side Of Council Bluffs, where
they were Joined by the Younger brothers On
the 2lst Of the month they displaced rail,
threw the train from the track, creating ter
ribe confusion. The engineer aud fireman
were both killed and several passengers se-
verely injured Every dollar in the express
car, beside quantity Of bullion were carried
away. Officers Of the law secured the country
for weeks with the customary result The
next December the boys again showed up in
front OF stage which ran between Malvern
and Hot Springs The passengers. in
Malvern to telegraph for remittances. Two weeks
afterward. In January. 1874. an express train was
stopped At Gads Hill on the Iron Mountain road.
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detectlve named Witcher detailed for the duty.
smiersnt and spelisd for employment a. farm m
hand on Mrs. Samuels farm. Ho was refused
work and the following day was found shot full Of
holes. card on his breast bearing the following in
scription: This shall be the fate Of all Of Pinker-
toms detectives who come into Missouri" Shortly
afterwasd Oapt Lull. one Of Pinkerton's men. to-
gether with several Others. ran tho Younger broth
ers to earth in Monaghan's woods In southwestern
Missouri A desperate battle followed, In which
John Younger was killed and Jim seriously wound-
ed. Sheriff - Daniels Of St: Clair county was shot
shortly afterward Daniel Askew. OF Liberty, a
well known and popular young man. who had guild
ed the detectives @ to the Ja9es farm. was carried
In the spring Of 1875 the Muncie robbery, six
niles out Of the city, on the Kansas Pacific road,
occurred. The express car was entered, tue mes
senger intimidated and the safe robbed Of upwards
securing the wealth the robbers pulled the bell cord
Jumped Of, and got away as usual. July z. 1876,
p'a Mssoor paes ta train was robbed at otterve
eli from the safe and the robbers with their usual
good fortune escaped.
THE EORTHF1ELD RAID
- In August, 1876, the James boys, tho Shreo
loungers, and three Of their companions went to
Mankato. Mimi, where they remained for seme
time, purchasing the best saddle horses that were
to be found in the neighborhood. They claimed to
BE- upon hunting expedition. Bin 0laawel who
was recruited to the ranks Of the Missouri band
from the Indian Nation. was an outlawed horse
thief from Minnesota. and was undoubtedly the
originate. OF the fatal journey which ended in tho
almost total determination OF the entire party.
There were plenty o1banks In Missouri and Iowa
as easy OF access as the one at Northheld, and
Chadws IN must have % used some powerful incentive
fated trip so far from home, into . country of the
topography of which they knew nothing. Chad
well and one OF the Youngers were sent IN advance
OF the others several days to reconnoiter. the aiu
body OF the expedition leaving Clay county. Mis-
souri, 43'' some time during August. 1875. Cole.
James, aaa cs Me CSsr. , and and a1s
we'll comprised the party, the same who operated
so SUCCESSFULLY at 0tteryille. At a little station
near Mortified the eight desperadoes held consul-
tston M on september g. and on the afternoon Of the
9TH they entered the last named town ct q furious
pace, shooting their reVolyers right and left in
order to intimidate the people tho streets With
recty in front Of the bank. While Frank and Jesse
James and Bob Younger entered, the other five
remained ontside to guard against attack. J. l..
HAYWARD. the cashier and two clerks were in the
Institution at the time. For refusing to open the
time lock Jesse James sent ball into Hayward's
brain Meantime the citizens on the street realized
What was going On. and opened fire on the robbers
Chadwell was shot from his horse by man from
the court house window. just opposite the bank.
and in few seconds Cle Miller. who had escaped
dozens Of times in Missouri, was also killed. BY
this time
THE FIRING BECAME GENERAL.
ara Jesse James was in the tiRhtest place OF his
Frank James one through his left leg, but the en-.
tire six succeeded in mounting their horses and es-
Gaping from the town. Then became fight and
most without q parallel. The robbers were iu .
strange and unknown country, followed by fifty
armed men. When it was seen that the chase was
TO be to the death proposition was made to sepa-
rate. Before this time Jesse James wanted Bob
Younger killed as the blood from his wound made y
plain trail. but Cole Younger would not allow it,
aud said he wonld kill the.first man who dared lay \
IN lad 10Th 1aood ow7 Frank
James vent of in northerly direction. while the
three YounRers aud Charlie Pitts remained in y
body. AS on all previous occasions luck followed
tic James boys. for whlethey escaped after being
pursued nearly 500 miles. the Youngers we're shot
down aud captured, and Pitts was killed. The
three former were terribly Wounded before they
in the Minnesota penitentiary It saltwater
Jesse and Frank James, after being chased for
weeks. succeeded In reaching Texas, and at Waco
Franz had surgical operation performed on his
Northheld. The wound was so many days without
care that it made Frank o cripple for life.
On the 7th of October, in 1879. three years after
the famous Glendale robbery occurred, the spoils
estimated from $4,000 TO- $4,000. After this
killed Jesse James, but it now transpires that he
tried to put up Job the authorities being sec
9nded by James. to secure the reward offered for
for that purpose During 1879 aud 1880 it is
thought the bandit brothers were in Baltimore In
the fall Of 1880 the robbery Of coach near Mann
moth Cave Ky.. was ascribed to them, but since the
Empire City affair, which flashed In the pan. moth
ing definite has been known ct them until the Win
ston robbery. and the robbery Of the train at Blue
Cut. near independence. which was the last exploit
OF this redoubtable robber. and which has been
fully described by the confession OF young Laird.
The Dead Outlaw.
KANSAS CITY, April 4.-The death Of Jesse
James, the real great Missouri bandit, 10 now
beyond question fact Gov. Orittenden
arrived here this morning and says posi-
lively that it is he, and that his death Is the
result Of an understanding between the au-
thorities and Bob Ford who killed him, and
Dick Little who o. crrendered to Sheriff Timber
lake at the same time Ford did. The inquest
ct St. Joseph was concluded at noon to-day.
Mrs. Samuels, mother Of Jesse James, his
wife, Dick Little and Sheriff Timberlaks iden-
tilted the body, and during tho proceedings
Mrs. James and Mrs. Samuels made highly
sensational scene, attacking Dick Little a1l
calling all manner Of curses down upon him
for having conspired to betray his leader.
The coroner's jury returned verdict of