The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-09-10
THE JAMES GANG.
The Story of the Mortified Bank Robbery
Told by an Witness.

The Story of the Mortified Bank Eobber
Told by an Eye Witness,
sharbona ull.) Special.
The trial of Frank James may make the fol-
lowing narrative interesting. 1t was taken
from the lips of a lady who resided at North
field, Rice county, Mimi, at the time of the
famous bank robbery, Aug. 10, 1877, and is
now the wife of a prominent citizen of this
county. AT the hour of the bank robbery
she was in a millinery store which was on
the opposite side of the street from the bank.
The first she noticed was some men sitting
on horseback in the street. The strangers
also had such finely caparisOned horses that
they attracted attention. She thought they
were cattle drovers. She soon heard a loud,
hoarse cry of ''Ready!' Then these riders
began riding furiously up and down the
street, shooting their revolvers in every di-
r%ection, screaming and shouting profane and
vulgar language, ordering people off the
street, and shooting at everyone who
did not at ones obey them. This
lady saw the citizens running from
the streets. She asked some of these fright
ened fugitives what the matter was. They
replied: They are robbing the bank" She
n to the front OF the store and, looking
out, she saw one of the robbers ride up the
street, shooting at some one on the other
side of the street. She afterWard learned
that the victim was q Swede, who was NOR
tally ounded She stepped out onto the
SlOl6Wdlk, Lll1hIDS lue TODDGrS were SlOOLlDR
only to terrify the people. Just then the
man turned and rode back, and she saw him
raise his pistol arm to fire at some persons in
an upper window of a restaurant the next
door. AS he passed, seeing the lady, he
lowered his arm, then raised it again, aiming
at a man on the street, whom he ordered in
side. The lady stepped back into the store,
and looked out the front door. Just then
she saw the robber reel in his saddle and
barely save himself from tumbling to the
ground by throwing his right arm over the
horses neck. That turned the horse
up street again. The man dropped his
pistol and slid to the ground about
of the sidewalk. This man was Stiles,
and he died soon after. He had been shot
by Mr.. Manning with his Remington. The
lady then noticed another man who rode up
70 Stiles, dismounted, pushed the dead bandit
with his foot and rolled him over. This man
took something from Stiles belt, remounted,
and hurried away. Two more robbers on
horseback, and another on foot, ~clinging to a
saddle-bow, then appeared. The footman
was Bob Younger, whose horse had been
captured. His brother Cole helped Bob onto
his horse and they rode off together. 1t was
1t was soon learned that the bank cashier,
Mr.. Revwood, had been killed, and that the
teller, Mr.. Bunker, was wounded. Before
many minutes the people were mounted aud
in hot pursuit of the robbers, who had gal
Hoped southwark. The robbers rushed
through Dundas, where the telegraph nearly
overlook them, five miles south. They es-
capped into the big woods, and in about two
weeks, after constant pursuit, were all killed
or captured except Frank and Jessie James.
The three Younger brothers were captured,
and taken to Faribault to Jail. At the Oc-
tober term of the court they pleaded guilty
and we're sentenced to the Saltwater peni-
Tertiary for life. They obtained only a
few nickels from the Mortified bank, SO the
bank officers stated.