The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-10-09

After the death ,of Jesse James, lasI
spring, various biographies OF the family
were published, ono OF which located them
ut one time In Hancock county, In
this State. This story however hNs never
been made good. The boys ut least are
known 10 have been in Kentucky. The
following account OF them is condensed
from the Chicago Times:
The surrender OF Frank James TO the
Governor OF Missouri ends the exis.
tence Of IL league whose members were us
daring, and for years MS compact Us any
that was ever formed for the preparation
OF crime. II was founded OH the spirit OF
revenge. Every man in It had 4 grievance,
real or ihncicd. Every man in il went out
from .hishome feeling that it was the world
against him, and that he had nothing left
except TO count dead men. The incarna-
ton Of this league was Qnantrell. lie in.
spired il and gave it the terror which II Of.
forwards cxerled. lie WAS their ideal. lie
had the lace OF woman and the heart OF II
tiger. lie was the handsomest man that ever
sat on a hOrsc-thc most during RI
der and surest shot. lie was II
singular admixturc. With the unrelent.
Ing hatred OF M Indian, he combined
some qualities OF mercy ag gentle rs were
ever extended. 1t was this combination
which charmed the border bandilti, for it
had MI idea Of blending n certain sort OF
chvalry with desperation, and calling the
two religion. Under this they varied in
the night, in the saddle, in the tall west
ern grasses which covered the trail, mud in
the thickets where the only roads were
bride paths. Jesse James and Frank
james were the kind Of inen whom Guam.
trell loved. The most daring exploits TN.
der his career We're executed by them.
They were the men whom lie implicitly
trRst.d, and TO whom he turned over his
unfinished work when he died. How. well
they Kept the compact and how terrible
and swift were their rercngcs the records
OF their depredatious will attest
The James brothers were born in Clay
county, near Kearncy, Il station abou.
forty miles from Kansas City. OH the Han.
nibal 4 St. Joseph railroad. Their
father was Baptist preacher, their
mother, Il woman OF remarkable courage
and singular force OF character. They were
Il rebel family, outspaken and bold. Du.
ring tine early days OF the war on the Dor.
der, when there were ordinations and re.
nations, their father was taken from
home tied up to Il tree and :hrashed. The
boys TOOK al oath to arenge this wrong
And then began career which hus no
counterpart in the history OF this country.
There came to their aid a combination
which was ready to move ut any hour for
xpn,tp ft'l,n characterization, "a, t,..,
own native county, when they planned and
executed the robbery OF the Liberty Bank.
Their coniedcratcs were Andy Mctiuire,
Archie Clemens and Dick Burns. Mcclure
received his share OF the money, stopped
on his road ont OF the country TO talk to
his sweetheart, fell under her pleadings,
married her, tarIied to taste Of the honey
moon sweets, and WIGS ovtrtaken and hung
up 10 4 tree. The next one to 90
WAS Arch Clemens, who was riddled
with bIckshot, in the streets Of Lexington,
by the militia ,'of Bacon Montgomery.
Dick Burns was killed by party OF har-
yesters short time after. The james
brothers were left and at once began to
recruit, for their work was only begun.
The following is list Of the league which
had jesse Jamts for leader and Frank
for lieutenant: George Shcpherd, Jim
Read, Bud McDiniels, Hobbs Kerry,
Arch Mccoy, John Younger, Tucker
BaslMm. Ced Miller, Bill Caldwell, Berry,
Charlie Pitts, Call, Jim and Bob Younger
and the Ford boys. They scattered, and
ut various times in the season came togetli.
er to hear the report Of each and renew
their VOWS. Shepherd participated In II
bank robbery at Lexington, Ky. lie was
arrested, convicted ard served out his
sentence. lie went into 4 scheme when
he came ont to give the James boys over
to the authorities. He attempted, or claim.
ed 10 lead detectives into the Jun.
giles where the James brothers were
He WIS shot, and came back
lIc is living in Kansas City now. jim
Reed, who was ut the Gad's Hill train rob
berry, was shot later on Ia Texas b. Shcr
ill., Ind McDaniels, who was at the Glen,
dale train robbery, rode into Kansas City
Il few nights after to give his sweetheart
some Of the stolen property, and was cap
tnred. He escaped from Jail after year
hid himself in thicket, and was shot &c
death, refusing to surrender, He has q
brother, Thomas McDaniels, who was sloi
in Huntington, W. Va, while trying 10 roll
bank. Kerry confessed to the Ottervilt
robbery, and is in the penitentiary. Berry
who participated in robbery on the Unto,
Pacific road, was killed By Missouri
sheriff. Mccoy was killed in Texas Johr
Younger killed Captain Lull, Of Pinkcrton',
Agency, who had gone 10 Missouri 10 car
ture him. The raid on the Northiiell
Mimi, bank is OF recent date. Miller
Chadwell, Pitts, Call, jim and Boil
Younger were there. 1t was out o
their country. The first three wer,
killed in their attempt TO escape; tn,
Youugers were ri,idlcd, but still live ant
are doing time in the Minnesota Stat,
Prison. Bssham and Ryan are in tn,
Missouri Penitentiary, The raids on bank
in outoi.the.way villages, the frequent rail
roall train robberies ont West, the suddel
flight OF the perpetrators and their escap
were Tor the most part planned and eSo
cuted by Jesse and Frank James. TIL,
States Of MISSOURI aud Kansas suiferct
from the work OF the ,iamea boys until i'm
migration was checked and business la
liured. Tho work Of the dare devils grew
more ,,,,.cnant and each time waXed NOR
daring. The present TU2c"...rnor Of Missouri
and the managers Of tho various Western
roads met year ago and offered larg
reward Tor the capture Of Jesse and Fran,
James, dead or alive The story OF tn
killing OF Jesse James by one OF the For,
boys, nj St. Joseph. NO., last April is frcsl
in the mind OF the average reader. TIN
Eords were living ind csse's house, and jess
WAS living there under M assumed name
lie was hanging up picture one day
having laid BY his revolver for moment
and was, killed. The ass..ssi,s, Who'll In,
been his companions in I'LL the crimes II
had ever committed, gave themselves ur
were indicted, pleaded guilty, and wer
parloned ut once by Crittenden, the Gov
cTnor Of Missouri. With tho killing o
Jessc BY those whom he Ind trusted, va
the final entering wedge OF III
dissolution. The only man ont wa
Frank, and then it was that h
threw up his hands, Tor ever since Jess
was killed Frank has been busy seeking t