Omaha daily bee., 1906-10-14

Curry. killed at Dodson, Mo-. February
", 1900. while resisting arrest by 3
posse composed of Pinkerton detectives
and officers of the Kansas City Police
Department, for the robbery of the Union
Pacific train at Wilcox, Wyo., June z 1892
bob" Lee. alias Bob" Curry a cousin
Of the Logan brothers, arrested at Cripple
Creek. Col. by Pinlxerton detectives aided
by two Sherfff's officers tried in the United
States Court. convicted and sentenced to
ten years In the State Penitentiary. Raw
Inns. Wyo.. for the robbery of the Union
Pacific express train, WILCOX, Wyo He
was sentenced on May 20 1900.
Sam" Ketcham died June "a, 1900. In the
Santa Fe IN. NJ Penitentiary, from a
wound inflicted by q posse of officers seek
ing his arrest for the robbery of the Colo
RADIO and Southern Railroad Company,
4 Cimarron, N. NJ.
ben" Fitzpatrick, alias John Arnold. alias
the T>an Texan, was arrested In St. Louis
! November 8. 1901. In one of the night re-
sorts OF that city. Upon his person was
found a parcel od the unsigned bills stolen
In the Wagner exploit, and he received q
sentence of fifteen years in the Columbus
(Ohio) Penitentary. Fitzpatrick Is pictured
as q native of Concho county, Texas,
man OF fine physique, who has been muir
derer. hghwayman, hold-up, cattle rustler
and outlaw for years. Ae In the case or
Longbaugh. Fitzpatrick had q woman as
sociate who has never faltersd In her 10y
atty to him
WOMAN LOYAL TO HIM.
When he was taken into custody the key
to a room in the Laciede Hotel was found
In his pocket, and inside this room the st
Louis police discovered q young woman,
who was carrying In her satchel a bundle
of the express robbery notes. This woman
was Laura Bullion, alias Della Rose, alias
Laura Carey. alias Clara Hayes, born in
TpHaR
fenced to a term in the jefferson City
(Mo.) Penitentiary upon a charge of hav-
ing stolen property in her possession. After
she had served her allotted time in prison
Laura Bullion went to Atlanta. Ga, In
order that she might be near her lover.
who had, while she was In Jefferson City
prison. been transferred to the Atlanta
Penltentiary. She Is a typical Wild West
ern criminal, and the lines of her face, as
shown in the police photograph, denote
courage. determination and extreme flxity
OF purpose.
The remainder of the band, under the
leadership of Harvey Logan, are Harry
Longbaugh, alias Sun Dance Kid; George
Cassidy, alias Ryan, and Eta Place
This association of criminals ACQUIRED
the title Of the Wild Bunch, by reason of
the utter recklessness OF Its members IN
divtdually and collectively. and the start
ling audacity with which Its deeds of pill
laze and violence were accomplished.
The disbandmant and determination Of
this extraordinary clan Of desperadoes have
been due 70 the long. unrelsnting and ex-
tremely costly pursuit by the Union Pa
elfie Railroad and the Pacific Express
companies. the Great Northern Railroad
and Express Company. the American
Bankers Association, the Pinkertons the
local police forces. shsriffs, United States
marshals and railroad and special police
men operating In the entire West and
Southwest.
But the end is not yet. The Pinkertons.
representing the railroads express COM
panies and the banks robbed by the exIled
members OF the Wild Bunch, are patIent-
ly awaiting their return 70 the IJnitad
states, when they will eventually ~
brought to justice.
For a long time similarity in handiwork
was about the only clew that could be
followed The outrages perpetrated by
the Wild Bunch occurred at points SO
widely separated that but for the same
ness which characterized ali their dolngs
II would have been considered exceedingly
that the crimes were executed
by a sinRae gang. The men, too, were ac-
eustomed TO conceal their identities while
at work by tying folded bandAna hand
kerohiefs across their faces directly un-
deFneaah their eyes. 30 that Il was utterly
Impossible TO give an Intelligent descrip-
tion of their lineamenas.
An odd fact noted by the detectives WIN
have been working for a decade upon this
line OF Investigation and determination IL
that by far the greater number of Stick
up" robbers and murderers come from
Missouri and Texas The cause OF this
situation Is unknown. unless. indeed II IL
20 be found in the examples years ago set
before the rising generation by the James
and the Younger brothers, or Missouri bv
all odds the most distinguished criminaIa
of their time, although certainly py no
means more crafty. desperate and inds-
fatisabie ehan the N1la BuDaA