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played the deuce with him, too. He
had mistress in Kansas City, and
ladened with jewelry no rode into Kan.
sas City one evening after dark, and
was galloping mp Main street when he
woke up a policemen who halted him
for fast riding. A row was the result,
in which McDaniels was arrested, aud
when taken TO the station and searched
he was recognized. He was sent back
TO Kansas, and, becoming tired OF
prison life, he escaped. He was sur
rounded in thicket, given away by a
negro, and was
SHOT TO DEATH
before he would surrender. His mis-
tress tried TO add romantic link to his
career by committing suicide.
Not long after this his brother,
Thompson McDaniels, was converted
into corpse in Huntington, w. ",
where he had gone "to draw some
money" out of . bank in that village.
His "pal," Jack Kean, was captured
later, and is now serving a term in the
penitentiary
The other members of the Missouri
banditti band were Hobbs Kerry, Berry,
Arth Mccoy, John Younger, Clel Mil
Ter, Bill Caldwell, Charlie Pitts, Call,
Jim, and Bob Younger, Tucker Bass
ham, and Bill Ryan. A recapitulation
of the feat of each OF these is given
briefly as follows: Kerry confessed to
the Otterville robbery, and is serving
out term. Berry died from the effects
of shot by Missouri sheriff soon af'
ter train robbery on the Union Pacific
road. Mccoy went to sleep under a
Texas rose, and
NEVER WOKE UP IN THIS WORLD.
John Younger was killed by Captain
Lull, of Pinkerton's force, who after,
ward paid for the righteous deed with
his own life. Miller, Chadwell, and
Pitts went too near Mortified and were
killed, while, Call, Jim and Bob Youn.
ger were taken in the same raid and
are boarders to-day ut the expense OF
the state of Mime sofa. Bassham is in
the Missouri penitentiary, and Bill Ryan
is in the Jail at Kansas City. Frank
James is declared by his friends to be
a helpless invalid.
The recent persistent efforts of Gov
ernor Crittenden, of Missouri, to cap
ture the remnants of the gang, the sue
cess he has had in trapping the novices
and inducing them to saueal, and
doubtless had much to do in running
the captain of the border banditti to
close quarters where he has died, as he
always said he would: with his boots
on, spurs and all. "-Chicago Times.
THE OUTLAWS EXPLOITS.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, April 3.-Jesse
James was born in Clay county, Mis-
souri,, in 1916. He is the son of the
Rev. DR.. James. He has had little
education. When sixteen years of age
he Joined Quantrel's band of guerillas
and participated in the butchery al
Centralia, Mo-, and the sacking and
burning of Lawrence, Kan. He was
also connected with other events of the
war of like nature. In 1866 he made
his first robbery, which was at the bank
of Liberty, Mo. In 1867 he robbed the
Russellville (Ky.) bank, and 1873 the
Huntington Va, bank. During 1866
and 1868 he was connected with stage
robberies in Texas. Frank James anG
Jesse, in 1869, robbed the Gallatin, Mo.
bank and
KILLED THE CASHIER.
In 1872 he Robbed the Kansas City
Fair office, in broad daylight, of $40
600. In 1878 st. Genevieve bank wat
robbed, and in 1874 the Muncie, Kan.
bank. In that year he robbed stage
at Hot Springs, and also participated IL
his first train robbery on the 1ror
Mountain road. In 1876 the Mime
sofa bank was robbed, at Northfield
Mimi. the cashier killed and three o.
Jesse's gang. The glendale train rob
berry occurred in 1867; the Winston ant
Blue Cut train robberies last year
Since then officers have been in pursul
of the desperate. He was aided in al
of his exploits by gang from his owl
neighborhood. 1t is estimated that hi
robberies amount to nearly 81 100000
Inter. Ocean, Telegram.