South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-12-10
MODERN BANDITS
INITIATE JAMES
BROTHERS STYLE
Old 0ullawry Reenacted in
Missouri at Scenes of
Early-Day Grimes.

KANSAS CITY. No. Dec. o.
Missouri stamping ground Of Jesse
james and his crimson riders. the
Da-ton gang and the Youngers and
many lesser lights OF post Civil war
landitry apparently IS experiencing
a backwash Of criminality following
another war.
History. inc the show me" state,
seems to Doe repeating itself Iml-
tators OF the famous bandits OF his
tory again ride the roads and hills
staging fra4n robberies and bank
holl-uDs ND an the Old-tme flare
and glory. except that the swift
footed horse has given way 90 the
speeding automobile. This is their
sole concession TO the goth century
AZ thg rest OF the old regalla o. the
historic outlaws is present-the six
gum. the mask, the stealthy gather
Ing If the gang. the pulling Of the
job and the getaway behind a
screen Of blazing guns when neces-
sary, just as their originals used TO
shoot themselves 90 safety.
Ia old Settings.
ON some occasions even the stage
setting is the same. Recently a
band or six swooped down upon
the First National bank at Gala
tin. No. scene OF some OF the most
dramatic situations i'm the lives OF
Jesse James and his contemporary
bandits Here the famous outlaw
and his gang STAGED one OF their
most spectacular raids 90 years ago,
when. in 1869. they pulled a bank
robbery there. shooting their way
out through tire enciroling citizen
ship.
Not many days ago almost a
counterpart of The scene was enact
"a when the goth century bandit
gang dyuamitcd the bank. wrecking
lt. and with revolvers fought their
way 20 safety. with $4,000 of the
banks money grabbed from the
blown safe Behind them were
three OF the attacking citizens with
bullets in them.
Galaun. scene Of old and mod
ern banditry. also was the stage on
which was enacted some Of the
trials of the old-time outlaws. Here
several OF them were tried in days
gone by for their miSdeeds, and
here it was that the doors Of the
penHentiary. which resulted i'm the
ultimate reformation OF several OF
them. first opNled.
Big HoId-up FoiIcd.
This latest coup OF goth century
bandits followed closely on the heels
OF what would have been one of the
souri, valley. 10 q chance CONVERSE
tiou overheard IN a Memphis hotel
Us "a detective had not revealed 1t in
advance
As result ono OF the most pic
tJresquc bandit figures of history
was killed and well laid plans for a
gigantic maH-traiu robbery frus-
trated when Jack equal Hunter
Kennedy met his death at the hands
OF United States marshals several
weeks ago
Kennedy. ana oId-time train rob
Der of the older Missouri bandit
days. who had staged many sue
ceSsfuI train hoId-ups and gotten
away with them. selected Missouri
for his comeback. lie and one of
by government agents i'm attempt
inE 90 escape after his plans were
fooled. EeputeJ - the greatest
pistol shot Of The west. his boast
heing that he could shoot quail on
the wing without a miss with a
pistol be fen largely because OF
the iuefHcieucy OF his companions.
And herein lies 4 moral. The mod
err bandit according 20 oId-time
officers lacks i'm the hnesse so
prominent i'm the oldcu outlaws. In
q tight place the modern outlaw
lacks the cool-heddedness. resource
and fearIessuess that character
lied the older EanEsters. Recruited
mostly from the slums OF the city.
they crumplc when the pinch
comes. Kennedy out Of the game
many years while behind prison
bars and I'M the Mexican revolution
as an aide 20 Paucho Villa, the
rebel er.ef-ain, had overlooked this
IL COS, h.m hiss life.