The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-04-08
THE GOOD OLD DAYS.
Som ething About the James Bandi.ti from
ua.inniuc TO End-The Killing of Jesse.

beginning 10 End-The killing OF Jesse.
The news of the death of the last man to
hold out, Jesse James, recalls some remi-
niscence of that family and the offspring
oft, who knew every rabbit tract in the
west.
THEIR FATHER WAS PREACHER
In the good old days he was a pious man
and walked with God" though it must be
confessed that his sons took very different
kind of promenade In the dark DAYS of
Missouri Jesse and Frank James espoused
the cause which Haunted the bars. They
were never soldiers; in this they were not
alone. The woods were their haunts, and
in their barbarian code there was no such
thing ever known as white flag: their
buges, il they ever had any, never were
tuned to the peaceful notes of truce. The
only camp stories that were ever told about
their retreats were those which told of the
way in which the last man died, and then
they drank from their tin cups to the next
one who was to so. In all probability they
never thought OF the day when there was to
be dawn of peace. 1t is said that their
first determined oath to live their days out
as terrors, was when their old father was
taken from his home by some of Jennison's
gang and hung up to tree, where he was
soundly thrashed until his pious limbs
danced hornpipe between heaven and
earth. Their first attempt to avenge this
fancied injury was in their own county
seat, Liberty, Missouri. This was in the
shape of a bank robbery, in which they
were assisted by Andy Mcclure, Archie
Clements, and Dick Burns. 1t may not
generally be known that one OF this gang,
In a very short time after this first attempt
10 get even, paid for the "pastime" by being
cHoKED TO DEATH,
suspended from a tree almost in sight of the
spot where the robbery took place This
was Mcclure. When he had been given
his portion of the "swag" his thoughts
were Immediately diverted from the dar-
ings Of the James brothers to something
exactly antipodal-love. With his gains he
attired himself in broadcloth and went to
Independence, the county seat of jackson,
where he planned and carried out the
capture of u woman who had given him
her approval. They were united while
mounted on horseback and Immediately
made for the first railroad station, where
they boarded the first eastward-bound
train, which carried them into St. Louis.
While he was occupied in making such re-
assurances as young men in. like positions
are wont to make, waiting for the next
train, he was arrested and taken back to
Liberty A few weeks later the people of
that section, who evinced better spirit
then than they have since toward such char
scters went. to the Jail one evening and
called for "Mr." Mcclure. In spite of the
fact that he was fresh from the nuptal
altar, they went with him to the weeds, and
HIS BRIDE
went the next day to the funeral of groom
with broken neck,
Not many months after this little event
Archie Clements sauntered into the arsto-
cratic town of Lexington for the purpose of
airing himself, when he fell in with a squad
OF Bacon Montgomery's noted militia.
There was an evident desire on the part of
the latter folks to settle up an old score, for
that night Clements friends took him ont
of a house dead. The buckshot that en-
tered his body were never counted, but
there were enough to bring ont large fl-
neral.
1t was not many weeks later that some of
the ncighbors in an adjoining county, who
went out to help ina harvest field, had their
days labor interrupted by "burying"
which they were called upon to attend, in
which Dick Burns took the role of u corpse.
No effort was ever made to learn who split
his head open, or who hid him in the hay
stack.
In the meanwhile it behoovcd the Clay
county pair to recruit their service, and
George Shepherd, Jim Read and Bud Nc
Daniels were in the field ready for spoils.
Shepperd participated in bank robbery
in Kentucky for which he was arrested
and tried and convicted. On the expira.
ton OF his term he returned to Missouri
and entered into league with Marshall Lig-
gett, of Jackson county, to plan capture
of the James Boys. He went to Joplin,
Missouri, and few miles from there he
found the old gang in the bush, to whom he
sAI 10 al. Il r..
he made some excuse to 60 to Kansas City,
and departed. This was regarded with sus.
picion by the James boys, who awaited his
return with some anxiety. He went
to Kansas City, and the plans for
the capture of the noted out.
laws seemed assured. He returned and
was to have been followed by Iig.
gett the day after. When Shepherd went
back to camp conflict ensued, in which he
was shot, He claimed then that he shot
Jesse James. He adhered to this statement
uni il few weeks ago, when he came out
and announced himself the champion liar,
by saying that he never shot Jesse, and tina.
the whole affair was cooked sensation.
Jim Read fell in with Texas sheriff who
was better shot than he, and there was a
quiet funeral down there. lie figured con.
Spicuously in the affair at Gad's hill, ON the
Iron Mountain road.
Bud McDaniels, who was rs handsome a
man as ever sat in saddle, was ut the
Muncie, Kansas, affair. \ woman played
the deuce with him, too. lie had mistress
IN Kansas City, and ladcned with icwelry
he rode into Kansas City one evening after
dark, and was galloping up Main street
when he woke up policeman who halted
him for fast riding. a row was the result
IN which McDaniels was arrested, and when
taken to the station and searched he was
recognized. lie was sent back to Kansas
and, becoming tired of prison life, he es.
capped. He was surrounded In thicket,
given away by negro, and was
SHOT To DEATH
before he would surrender. His mistress
tried to add a romantic link TO his career
by committing suicide.
Not long after this his brother, Thomp.
son McDaniels, was converted into n corpse
IN Huntington, w. ", where he had gone
ITO draw some money! out of a bank in
that village. His pal Jack Kean, was
captured later, and is now serving term
IN the pcnitentary
The other members OF the Missouri ban.
ditti band were Hobbs Kerry, Berry, Arth
Mccoy, John Younger, Clel Miller, Bill
Shadwell, Charlie Pitts, Call, jim, and Bob
Younger, Tucker Bassham, and Bill Ryan.
A recapitulation of the feat of each of these
Is given briefly ms follows. Kerry confessed
to the Otterville robbery, and is serving out
a 4 g.. I.