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'aa ^boaen as the place for stoppingWbe Kansas Pacific train, and Wells,orgo Co. lost $30,000 worth of golddost. The same day another detail of the gang made a deeoent on the Corinth Bank, in Missiseipi^i. There was no mistaking the hancLLwork, It was the same programme in every instance, and the trail led straight to Missoori. The Huntington (W. Va») Bank went next, and then the Missouri Paczfio train at Otterville last summer.BOOTT AMOTOTINO TO $250,000—TH« FATlOF THS BAKD.This is the record of the principal robberies down to the Northfimd affair.In every instance the booty was taken, varying in amoimt from $8,000 to $40,000 —a quarter of a million the total aggregate. Not a man was killed or capered until the Muncie affair, when Bill McDaniels, arrested in Kamsaa City on another charge, was found in possession of part of the Wells, Fargo Co. plunder. In trjiug to make his escape, he was mortally wounded, but died without revealing bis confederates, Jim Read was killed in Texas and confessed bis connection with ^the gang, but was mute as t6 his partners. In the flight from Huntington, Thompson McDaniels was mortally wounded, but never spoke a syllable to his death. Jack Eeon was captured and is now serving out his term in the West Virginia Penitentiary; but his lips areclosed, like the others, by a solemn oath which all have taken. Clell Miller and Bill Stiles wore killed in the attack on the Northfield (Minnesota) Bank. Charlie Wells was killed in the fight near Modelia, and two of the Youngers—Cole and Robert—with Calvin Carter are now prisoners. In a fight with the Pinkerton detectives near Osceola, in this State, after the Iowa train robbery,G lowa 1John Younger jvas killed and James« for life.Younger crippled for life. The gang of nearly a score has been within two years narrowed down to Frank and Jesse James, Bill Hinds and John Jarrotte, the last a brother-in-law of the Youngers. In all probability they will never rally again, and the career of the Missouri bandits may be said to have ended
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Toulon Stark County News
Toulon, Illinois, US
Fri, Oct 20, 1876
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