The Adair County news., 1901-05-01
NOTORIOUS MEN.
Only one Left of the James Gang to
Greet the Younger Boys.

OcI vi century IueTe, IDdJ tuey VII
find on the outside scarcely singh
one of the old crowd that went up ant
down the line with them in their boy
hood days.
@. w. Quantrell, the noted leader q
the famed Quantrell's 5 hand, started OF
the Blackwater on his raid into Kan
saS at the time Lawrence. Kan. wa.
sacked and over 100 citizens killed
That was late 10 the fall of 1863, aud
soon after Quantrell was killed in Ken.
lucky.
Five years later Lieutenant Lull, a
Chicago policeman, went out into Mis-
souri,, for the purpose Of making free
warren Of the members of Quantrell's IS
band. He killed John Younger, the
Oldest of the famous brothers. A few
days later while riding out on horse
back Lull was shot and killed from am
bush, and his body sent back to Chica-
20 for burial. Bud McDaniels, one Of
the most noted of the gang who rob-
bed the Kansas Pacific train at Nun
els, seven miles from Kansas City, was
hunted to the woods, riddled with
buckshOt by the pursuing party,
brought back and died in the Law
renee Jail.
Thompson McDaniels, while robbing
the Huntington wv. Va.,) bank. away
back in the sixties, was shot and killed
by the pursuing party.
Bob Ford, who killed Jesse James in
1882, died of consumption and some
say remOrse year ago
Charlie Ford, his accomplice. was
shot and killed two years later in a sa-
loon row at Creole, Cpl
Wood Ilite, who was the leader at
the Glendale, Winston and Blue Cut
robberies, fled to Kentucky, after the'
Blue Cut robbery, killed. an officer
there, returned 10 Ray county, Mo
where in turn he was killed by Bob
Ford and Dick Little.
Bill Anderson, another prominent
member of the James gang, returned
to Ray county in 1868, and was killed
near Richmond. Jim InmaD, as fear
less AID desperate a man as Quantrell
had in hiscommond, escaped from Mis-
souri, after the Blue Cut, but a little
later was killed in Kentucky.
Andy Mcclure was arrested in Jack
son county :for participating in the
Richmond bank robbery. and taken 10
that point. One night a mob took
him from the Jail and hanged him to
the highest tree.
OIL Shepherd was with his brother at
the Russellville bank robbery. He fled
to Missouri, from Kentucky, and was
killed near Lees Summit, in this
State, by the detectives who were fol-
lowing him.
Jack Keene was arrested for partici-
patiDg in the Huntington, W. Va,
bank robbery, when Tom McDaniels
was killed. He is only known by his
alias, Jack Keene, and is serving long
term for his work.
George Shepherd, who with his
brother, Oh, and several of the gang,
robbed the Russellvile, (Ky.) bank in
'63, and served a term for bis act,
claimed the proud distinction OF once
having shot Jesse James in the back
of the head during quarrel, is now
said to be living near Kansas City.
Jim Cummings was raised in Clay
county, Mo-, and joined the gang in
1870. he was at the Glendale robbery,
but not at Winston or Blue Cut. He
was chased out of Missouri, aud has
never been heard Of since.
George Todd who was considered one
Of Quautrell'S most daring men. was
killednear Independence during Prices
raid by Union soldiers.
Ed Miller. brother of Clell Miller,
who was killed at the Northfield.
(Minn,) affair, joined the Jane,
gang in 1877. He was in at the first
Glendale robbery in 1881 lie was ki l.
ed by nne OF the gapg alter ,be noli
up during q argumrut over Ihe -p,il>
'tis said
Tucker Bashaw. pn' o. rhs ganr WIZ
participated n me G,endal, ira'n ron
i,ery, and Was captured and aft..r0 srd
pardoned. in order that he might tes-
tify against the James boys, vas killed
nesr Great Bid. Ksn. by memhs.r
of th. iaGie> gang T les ism