St. Paul daily globe., 1895-12-23

principle at stake, until his favor
ite brother, an innocent boy, who
was his mothers favorite, was killed
in an attack made upon the home
by thirty-two men, who claimed they
did it in defense of their country.
Quantrell organized eight men ana
swore to avenge his brothers death.
The awful oath was kept, until every
man who had made the attack ON
his home had paid the penalty save
two. 1t was at this stage OF the
game that he met Frank and Jesse
James. To them he told the story
of his bereavement and revenge, and
they became his followers. The story
met with response from these TWO
boys. They were farm lads When
the shot was fired at Sumter. In the
first wear of the war there was more
bitterness on the border than at any
time thereafter.
IN NAME OF THE FLAG.
Hatreds and enmities engendered
before the struggle were settled IN
the name of the flag, just as the
crimes were committed in the French
revolution. These James boys had
stepfather, DR.. Samuels, VINO nau
some enemies. They put on blue
uniforms and hung him to a tree,
where he was left for dead. They
went into the field where jesse was
blowing and took him into the WOODS
and slashed his body with Sapers.
Returning to the homestead near by,
q house which later became a shelter
for the sick and weary guerrilla,
| they made prisoners of the mother
! and her daughters and sent them 10
| ST Joseph, Mo-, and put them INTO
prison that was reeking with Vermln.
| When the women became care 10
the prison keeper he released them.
| When they returned to the home
| stead the two boys were gone. Ihey
had ioined Quantrell. Frank was
eighteen years old and Jesse was
| sixteen. That was the beginning OF
their career in avengement ana
rapine, arson, killing, and later on
| train robbing. 1t is not difficult to
| understand why they listened TO
| Ouantrell, nor why they followed.
In 1861 Ouantrell enlisted in Kansas
| as a private in a troup of cavalry
He crossed into Missouri, and was
good soldier under the leadership OF
Price, who was a man Of probity as
we'll as courage, and Who was idol
| H. tbiZarS OF
Missouri. Quantrell was with Price
at Lexington, and followed him in
his retreat to Usage. He had also
been at Carthage and Wilson's creek
Price said he was the handsomes1
man he ever saw in the saddle. When
the idol of the Missouri Confede-ates
reached the border of Arkansas eV-
cry mans time had expired. That is
every man was at liberty to go and
enlist in the trans Missouri depart
ment or turn back. Up to that time
not one of Prices soldiery owed ar
allegiance to the Confederacy OF
Davis.
When the alternative was present
ed to Quantrell he said he would re-
turn to Missouri. He told his ole
commander this: "I have some mat
ters there to settle, and in doing 81
1 can be of more service to you thar
1 can be here
Price knew him, and knew what hi
meant. He parted with him after
this conference, and as Quantrel
rode away eight men followed him
Every one of these eight men was
we'll mounted and armed, and eacl
one of them had a personal accoun
on his hands.
One of them was Coleman Young
er. He had the mark of the rope O
a jayhawker on his neck. In les,
than sixty days these eight men cam
upon camp of militia near Inde
pendence, Mo, and Cole Younge
there killed his first man and mad
) a notch on the handle of his pistol
1t seemed to whet his appetite.
A BRAVE WOMAN.
This same man, sixty days later, a
the head of a command given him b,
Quantrell, dashed into independents
and terrified it, and drove out som
soldiers. There were some women i
that country who glorified in tn
Confederate cause, and who aided
: in many ways worthy Of a higher pur
= pose. One of these women was sup
I posed to know the ambuscade of Cole
man Younger. A jawhawker com
, mander arrested her, and ordered hi
l men to fall in behind. The woman wa
put in the lead; behind her were th
E raised carbines of the jawhawkers
= They were to shoot her if she attempt
= ed to escape. She was to lead them t
= Younger's camp. She never .falteret
7 When she came to the ambush Young
er saw the situation and withdrew fo
a parley. Within forty minutes a ma
rode out of the wood with a whit
handkerchief tied to a hazel switcl
= The jayhawker commander supposin
S the messenger was the bearer of
/ proposal to surrender, received hin
U The messenger handed him
+ note written with a pencil and o