The Mena star. (Mena, Ark.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-26
MEMORIES OF JESSE JAMES
RECORD OF THE GANG THAT TER
RORIZED WESTERN MISSOURI.
An Unparalleled Career OF Robbery
and Murder-The Killing or
the Outlaw Chief.


namesake of one of the greatest ban
dts that ever lived-the boy, who, by
his excellent habits, has won the re-
spect of the best people in Kansas City,
has suddenly had shadow cast over
his life by being charged with deed
that his father used to revel in. makes
the following extract from the Kansas
City Star unusually interesting:
Chronology Of the James Gang.
1s63-Franlx James joins Quantre'l's
band of guerrillas. Jesse James joins
the band several months later
July, 1863 Frank and Jesse with
Captain George Todd's company of
Quantrelrs guerrillas meet Major
Ransom federal cavalry on the Pleas
ant Hill and Blue Springs road and
several Federals are killed.
July, 1868 Frank James and other
guerrillas surround house four miles
east of Wellington, Lafayette county,
and kill ten Federals.
August q, 1s63-Frank and Jesse
James in the sack of Lawrence. Kas.
July, 1s64-Jesse James and Arch
Clements shoot four Federals in an
apple orchard.
August l2, ls64-Frank and Jesse
James XIII seven Fe erals in Ray coun
ty.
September p. Is64-rbe massacre at
Centralia Frank and Jesse James and
other guerrillas take twenty-eight un-
armed Federal soldiers and four citi-
zens from train of cars, stand them
in line and kill them.
October, 1Sj4-Jesse James goes with
George Shepherds band of guerillas to
Texas.
December !. 1864 Frank James,
Quantrell, and other gucrrillas meet
five miles west of Waverly, Lafayette
county, and start by way Of Kentucky,
for Maryland to organize band CT
guerrillas there.
May. 1865 Jesse James and Arch
Clements, returning to Clay count
from Texas, capture old man Hardness
Federal sYmpathizer, in Benton
county, Mo, and cut his throat from
ear to ear. Jesse James kills Duncan,
in Kingsville, Johnson county.
May, isG5-Mem bers of Gu antrelPs
band surrendering at Lexington. Mo,
Jesse James refuses to surrender and
joins his mo Their in Nebraska.
July, ls65-Quantrell dying in Ken
lucky. Frank James and others OF
the guerrilla band surrender at Nelson
county, Kentucky.
Autumn of 1865 Horses stolen in
OHIO. Frank James, on his way from
Kentucky to Missouri. is suspected
and surrounded at Brancenburg, o.
He shoots two OF the posse aud escapes
Frank James returns to Missouri and
finds he is prescribed because of the
Centralia massacre.
Feb. H. 1s66-Franlx and Jesse James
and their band of outlaws commit their
first great robbery. Commercial bank
in LibcrIy. Mo, robbed of $40, 900.
After this follows one continual
succession of robberies until the killing
Of Jesse james in 1882
Fins c. Farr of this city, who is one
of the lawyers of young Jesse James
in his present difficulty on account of
his alleged train roboiug was Cover
nor Crittenden's private secretary
when the reward for Jesse and Frank
james was offered, and when Jesse
was killed and Frank surrendered,
says:
II probably know more about the
circumstances leading up to the death
Of Jesse James than any other man
except Governor Crittenden.
"The facts about the matter are
these: Mr.. Crittenden was inaueu-
rated governor of Missouri in January.
1881, and decided to break up this
gang by Offering q big reward for
their capture. He offered reward of
$40, 600 each for the apprehension of
Jesse James, Frank James, Dick Liddle.
Wood Hite, Jim Cum mings and other
members of the James gang.
Two of Governor Crittenden's chief
advisers were Sheriff James Z. Tim
berlake of Clay county, and FL. Il.
Craig, police commissioner of Kansas
City. Both were brave. determined