The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-06-03

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II always believed the Pad
: be largely a myth, SO far as
Is concerned, and | think |
rnted this theory Of mine in
I 5Ving instance. which hap
lille | was chief OF the secret
.tthe Missouri Pacific railway,
hose leased properties was
souri,, Kansas & Texas.
year 1882 the memory Of the
,ythers was still green in the
Of their exploits. Though
anes was then living the life
cd citizen in Tennessee, and
is brother, was also in that
Il rumor Of their presence in
he parts where they had OPP
vas enough to raise a scare.
aly was this the case in the
tprtlOn Of the state of OklahO-
y known as the Indian Terri
Aich had been the scene of
udups and brutal murders.
Z year aforementioned | re-
Geographic dispatch from Col
ty, the general manager. in
2 me to proceed to Vinita at
investigate a murder which
nred there, and to prosecute
ms connected with the crime.
! night Of September Is, as a
nd passenger train was being
pom the main line from a sid
ma mile north OF Vinita, two
sred upon the front platform
nOker. Chick" Warner, the
rr, saw them and opened the
EIhOut a word one OF the men
nVolver Of small caliber and
Varner's head, the bullet pass
Hlgh bis cheek and infiicting a
'uund. The man who had
n Immediately shot and killed
Supanion, his dead body fall
rs the platform of the car. The
Tue murderer was John Barnes
and he had formerly been a
td Clay county, Missouri.
arrived at Vinita ! learned
y express agent there that
after shooting his compan-
returned to the station and in
LIN that the train had been
" the James brothers and an
Aaned Ed Miller. Sweeney
nal the gang had been camp
u brush on Little Cabin creek.
" miles northeast of the spot
s Train murder occurred. that
lnOVn all the members of the
@O'e coming to the Indian Ter
a'lns been born in Clay coun-
We FORMER home Of the James
y that he was connected with
oood. When the gang en-.
@nttle Cabin creek, Sweeney
be himself was staying with
% a neighboring farm. The
.Vaers had told Sweeney that
saed to hold up and rob Il
uaihs on that line. and had
an TO Join them. Sweeney
ae was an expert rifie-shot.
'Of this reason he would
. valuable to the gang. He
eHed the invitation for the
" causing their arrest, and
WON he had shot dead was
showed that the man who
nled by Sweeney had put in
suce at Vinita only a few
Ols the shooting He was
Job, and in the course Of
Ta, had gone to the farm of
O'O'her'in-law, who owned
4. 4eAr Little Cabin creek.
y % outlaws were alleged to
uelr camping place. The
Jaw needed help in his corn
:, Employed the stranger. who
~. " oe a scandinavian and
~ " !. very poorly. Sweeney
ue mans Acquaintance
s., n was believed, had induced
la's holdup, and had sun.
WIN the revolver OF small
kOst a toy. with which ba
isd uuclor, and which had
" near the scene of the
!. vas a man of sinister repu.
a., s :. OF middle height. about
,,S VI age, with black. luxuri.
(. NO 4. the dropping mustacbe
y bad man" affects, Like lie
d. men" he was a coward and
!, =, "a He was 1.-the and agile,
'ailed to talk Of his wonder ST'
cIG sa with revolver and
y e'sy county, Missouri, he had had
va horse thief, a treac he nna
tss,.s . notorious liar. He had
\ . wed. and tried for the m nrr
"a NV equitable farmer, who was
. one :, !, evening while sitting it'll " on
OF his house with his s| miami UI