Sept. 7th 1881 On the 5th anniversary of the botched Northfield - TopicsExpress



          

Sept. 7th 1881 On the 5th anniversary of the botched Northfield bank robbery, & just 6 weeks after MOs governor announced a $10,000 reward each for Frank & Jesse James, a Chicago & Alton Railroad train was stopped at Blue Cut, Jackson Co., MO. Described as loud, boastful & threatening, the bandits were dissatisfied with the safe contents, so they searched & robbed all 100 passengers. The leader claimed to be Jesse James & rewarded the train’s engineer for his bravery by giving him $2. The gang may have included Wood & Clarence Hite, Frank James, Dick Liddil & Charley Ford.
Posted on: Sun, 07 Sep 2014 18:01:32 +0000

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