Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-04-11

c. Q. Quantrell, the noted leader of
famed Quantrells band, started on
the Blackwater, on his raid into Kan
sas, at the time Lawrence, Kan, was
sacked and over one hundred citizens
killed. That was late in the fall of
1868, and soon after Quantren was
killed il Kentucky.
Seven years later Lieut.. Lull, Chi
cago policeman, went out into Mis-
souri,, for the purpose of making free
on the remaining members of Guam
trell's band. A few days later Lull,
while riding out on horseback after
his arrival. met and shot to death
John Younger, the eldest of the Young
ers. Two days after this he was shot
to death from ambush by unknown
parties" and his body was sent back
to Chicago for burial.
Bud McDaniels, one of the most
noted of the gang who robbed the
Kansas Pacific train at Muncie, seven
miles from Kansas City, was hunted
to the woods and ridded with buck
shot by the pursuing party, brought
back and died in the Lawrence jail
Thompson Mechanic, while robbing
the Huntington CIV. Va bank back
in the SOS was shot and killed by the
pursuing party.
Fate of the Fords.
| Charlie Ford, an accomplice of his
brother Bob in the murder of Jesse
James, was shot and killed in saloon
row at Greed, Colo, two years after
Jesse's death. Bob Ford, who killed
Jesse James, in 1882, died of consump-
ton and some say of remorse year
after the tragedy.
| Wood Hite, the leader of Glendale,
Winston and Blue Cut robberies, fed
to Kentucky after the Blue Cut, killed
an officer there and then returned to
Ray county, Mo, where he in turn
was killed by Bob Ford and Dick Lit
| tie
Bill Anderson, another prominent
member of the gang, returned to Ray
county, Mo-, in 1868, and was killed
near Richmond.
Jim Inman, as fearless and desper-
ate a man as Quantrell had in his
command, escaped from Missouri after
the Blue Cut, but little later was
killed in Kentucky.
Andy Mcclure WIS arrested in Jack.
. son county for participation in the
Richmond bank robbery and taken to
that point. One night a mob took
him from the Jail and hanged him to
the highest tree.
| Dick Burns, was at the Richmond
robbery with Mcguire and was fol
lowed and killed two miles from IN
dependence, while resisting arrest.
Oh Sheperd, was with his brother at
berry. He fed to Missouri and was
killed near Loes Summet by a detec
tive who followed him.
John Keene was arrested for par
ticipating in the Huntington CIV. Va
bank robbery, when Tom McDaniels
was killed. He is best known by his
alias Jack Keene, and is serving a
long term for his work.
George Sheperd, who, with his
brother and several of the gang, rob
bed the Russellville, bank in 1866
served fifteen years for this act. He
claimed the proud distinction of once
having shot Jesse James in the back
of the head during quarrel. He is
now said to be living near Kansas
City, but no one knows just where.
Jim Cummings was raised in Clay
county, Mo, and joined the gang in
1870. He was at the Glendale rob.
berry, but not at Winston Or Blue Cut
He was chased out of Missouri and
has never been heard Of since.
George Rodd, who was considered
one Of Quantrel's most daring men,
was killed near independence during
Prices raid by the federal soldiers.
Ed Miller. brother of Clell Miller
who was killed at the Mortified
(Minn.) affair, joined the James boys
in 1877. He was in at the first Glen
dale robbery in 1881. He was killed by
one Of the gang after the holdup dur
ing an argument over the division OF
the plumber.
Tucker Basham, one of the gang
who attended the Glendale robbery
and was afterwards pardoned in Or
der that he might testify against the
James boys, was killed near Great
Bend, Kan, by member of the
James gang before Jesse's death.
Payne Jones, one of the gang known
as the terror of Jackson county,
was killed by Jim Crow Chiles, an
other Of the gang who accused Jones
Of stealing his horse. Chiles was shot
to death shortly after he killed Jones
in duel with a citizen of Independ-
ence.
So it will be seen that the only one
| of the old crowd left on earth is
Frank James, staid and sober old
citizen of st. Louis, who breads
notoriety and who asks nothing of his
fellow men these days but to be let
alone
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE.