Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1882-10-13

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lead a better life. That night he was taken
Dy the Governors secretary to Independ-
ence, jackson county, and turned over to
the authorities. At the depot he was met
Dy his wife and mother, who he greeted i'm
the most affectionate manner. After he
mad been allowed to converse with his rel
atlves and friends few hours he was put
in Jail to await 9. preliminary examination.
His ff&nds, and he appeared to have quite
number present, wanted to have him ne.
leased, Offering any amount of bail required
Dut tbs trial could not be commenced.
With the surrender.of Frank James the
James band of outlaws is broken up. The
1oungers, who figured so conspicuouslv
with the James boys several years ago. are
in the Minnesota penitentiary for the bank
robbery at Northfield in 1876. Less inn
portant members of the. band have either
been captured and are now in prison or
have died. OnesLittle, tarned states evi-
dence and was pardoned. The Ford bows
who killed Jesse James for money, are in
the East exhibiting themselves in variety
shows and museums. The men who in
dnced them to assasinate Jesse are enjoying
their share of the rewards paid for him.
The general impression is that Frank will
De sent to the penitentiary for few wears
and pardoned by the present governor.
The history of the James boys is famil-
lar to most all Western people, but a brief
reference to it may be of interest: They
were the sons of Rev. Robert James a
prominent Baptist minister Of Kentucky
who moved to Clay county, Mo-, in lS43.
Frank James was born i'm kentucky in lS41
and Jesse in Missouri in lS45. The father
went to California in lS49 and died there
III lSob The mother married DIR. Samuels
some time afterwards. In 1851 Frank went
to war. He joined QuantrelPs band of
guerrillas, in which he soon became noted
for his daring and murderous ferocity.
Jesse, only IA years old, sought service at
the same time, but was rejected. Return
ing home he became serviceable as a spy
for the guerrillas iLfesting Clay and adioin-
ing counties. His step-father, DIR. Samuels.
was prominent secessionist, and his moth
er gave unbridled license to her tongne in
advertising her sympathy for the south.
The family thus making themselves con-
splcnous, were marked for vengeance by
the Union militia of the state, who were
stationed in the county. In the summer
1862 the federals, in pursuance of their VOW
OF vengeance against the family, visited the
farm and tied rope around DR.. Samuels
and swung him up and left him. The wife
arrived on the scene in time to cut him
down and save his life. Jesse was threat
ened with hanging, but his youth saved
him. After this bad treatment the family
were more outspoken than before. Anoth-
er visit was paid them by the soldiers but
Jesse and DIR. Samuels were away from the
house. The soldiers, not to be outdone.
conducted Mrs. Samuels and her daughter
Susie to town, from where they were con-
veyed to st. Joseph and incarcerated i'm iail
for several months. This so enraged Jesse
that he again sought Q antrelr's band and
was accepted. Daring the war the two
boys were engaged in many exciting affairs
including the masslcres at Lawrence, Kans
and Centralia, Mo-, and all the infamous
work done by Qnantrell's and Bill Ander-
sons gang. After the war they commenc-
ed anew the lives Of bandits and the follow
ing notable crimes are charged against the
two and their followers: 1868, Russellville,
KY, and Gallatin, No., bank robberies.
1870, Corydon, Iowa, bank robbery. 1S7 2
Columbia, KY, bank robbery, Kansas City
fair grounds robbery, Ste. Genevieve bank
robbery, Reck Island train robbery, Gad's
Hill train robbery. 1874, Muncie train
robbery. 1875, Huntington, w. Va. bank
robbery. 1875, Otterville, No., train rob-
berry and Mortified, Minn., bank robbery.
1879, Glendale train robbery. 1891, Win
ston and Blue Cut train robberies.
1t is also charged that the James boys
killed one of Pinkerton's detectives who
was hunting for them and committed other
murders.