The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-02-06

while he was there, mean Bob and Cole
Younger, and refer to Joplin. We stayed
there all winter in Joplin. That is, Bruce
and /, and in the spring 1t was in May o.
this year We went TO coal fields, and there
went 10 work in coal bank holding
scrapers. Then Bruce, he did no; like to
work and he went to Parli, and
worked there s or 3 days in coal
bank. Then / went to work for ScammOns,
a mile from Coalfield at Scsmmon's switch.
| worked there until some time IN June. j
,an't tell now when 1 quit work with
Scammon. Bill Chadwell come. He had
been where the Younger boys was. He said
that the Younger boys was coming down.
We STAYED there about week and they did
not come, and Charlie Pitts, who was With
M, said we would 60 up there and see the
Younger BOYS. We got on our horses and
started. This was in the latter part OF
June. We came on up to Monegaw
Springs, and they were not there, and had
not been for some time, and We went on up
in johnson county We went to DR.. ivy
mans, who Is q relative of the founxers'.
Chsrlie Pitts went in the house and left me
and Bill Chad~ ell outside and the Younger
bows was not there and We was coming on
back. Just as We got within half mile
of Independence, Mo. We was all three rid
ing together in a lane and there was an
other lane running north, and We was COM
ing west, and We seen q man coming In the
lane. When he seen us he turned and
went the north lane. We rode up to where
the lane turned aud be vas riding Uff and
looking back at us / never had seen one
of the Younger boys up to that time in my
life Bill Caldwell said he believed it was
Bud Younger. That is
COLE YOUNGER.
Charlie said he did not believe it was,
and Bill Caldwell said he was going back
to see. Bill rode back little. This man
turned and resumed his course--the first
one had taken. When he saw Bill coming
back he threw bis pistol down on Bill and
made him stop. Bill stopped and this m an
made him throw up his hands. and asked
him who he was. Bill replied: "It's me,
Bill Caldwell" He then made him come
up to him, and asked who that was with
him. He told him it was Charlie Pitts,
and did not name me. He told him to go
back and tell Charlie Pitts to come up TO
him. and he came back to where and
Charlie was. When Bill first came up to
him he said his name vas Frank James, or
he said to Bill Caldwell that Frank James
was his name and told Bill that he thought
Bill Chadwell was ID detective
and that he had q notion to
kill him. He told Bill to tell Charlie
Pitts TO come to him aud to come alone
and not to bring anyone with him. Bill
came back and told Charlie, and Charlie
rode up to where he was. He told Charlie
to go TO Dick Tyler's, which is in Jackson
county, don't know how far from indie
pendence. We started for Dick Tyler's
that night. but it rained haId. SO we
stopped in q school house all night. Next
morning We all went to Dick Tyler's.
When We got there we went in, and met
Cole Younger and Jesse James there
They knew Charley and Bill, OF course, but
did not know me. We STAYED there all
day, and about FIVE or six o'clock that
evening We starred away. In our party
there were me, Charlie, Jesse James, Cole
Younger and Bill Caldwell. After riding
three Or four miles we met FOB Younger
and a man named Cell - Cicm. Miller
The four of us who stopped at Duvall's
house were me, Glenn. Miller, Cole Younger
and Charlie Pitts | state this to show
who was the four
1T DUvALLs HOUSE.
We divided up. tarce in one gang anc
four In the other. Me and Glenn. Miller
rode together, and Bill Chadwell and Cole
Younger rode together. The rest had not
caught up with us. Us four went to Mr..
Kelly brother-in-iaw OF Cole Younger.
arriving there at daylight next morning.
We stayed there all day, and started out
| about day light, or alter breakfast, next
| corning. Before We started away Bob
| Younger and Charlie Pitts came. They
| had heeD 30 the house of a man named
Butler, think, and there they met Frank
James We started out ia the morning
and rode some five or six miles. In the
party then there was ME, Cole Younger.
! Charlie Pitts, Bill Caldwell, Glen. Miller
and Bob Younger. We stopped al Kelly 5
| and waited for Frank and Jesse James to
come up We rode five or six miles
! further and Aignced on the roadside.
mean us fcur They soon overtoot
us. j mean The rest iYe were now eight
in number, and all that was connected d.
reilly or indirectly in the robbery ! did
uoi know then what was going to do, or
they, not particle. They talked awhile.
Cole and Frank James snd Jesse James
and Bob Younger did the talking. l
judged that the james boys was leading
the party, because l heard Cole remark
once that "You fellows suggested this"-he
was then talking TO Frank and Jesse
James-"aud am just going with you"
We all got on our horses and started four
in crowd. Me and Glenn Miller, Cole
Younger and Charlie Pitts went together,
and Bill Caldwell, Bob Younger. Frank
and Jesse James met us at California, on
the Missouri Pacific road, on the 4th OF
July. On the same day we came into
California. Four Of US was at Duvall's
house on Sunday. and at California on
Tuesday. Abont four miles north of Cali
tOrnia
WE MET THE OTHER FOUR.
On the night of the 9Th it commenced
raining very hard, and we remained there
4 a. m I.y opJ m, he eth hacE