Index

Adair, Iowa, train robbery, 19, 165 Arcadia Valley, 44 Adams Express Company, 69, 71, Arkadelphia, Arkansas, 25 127 Arkansas, 27, 37-38, 44, 89, 96, 101, Adkins, D. J., 129 116, 118, 160, 163-64, 172 Akers, community of, 111 Arkansas River, 36, 101 Albemarle County, Virginia, 54 Arkansas state line, 42 Alford, Chauncey, 41, 46, 57-61, 64- Askew, Daniel, 156 65, 67, 70-71, 73, 75, 85-86, 93- Atlantic and Pacific Railroad, 122 97, 100-101, 104, 112, 159, 163, 173, 176 Baker (conductor), 152 Alford, Elizabeth, 104 Bangs, George H., 154-55 Allen, J. L., 93 Baring Cross Bridge, 101 Allen, W. J., 136-37, 139-47, 149-51 Baxter (Arkansas governor), 37 America’s first daylight peacetime Baxter, Jim, 131 bank robbery, 18 Beaver Creek, 116 America’s first train-robbing gang, Beckley, Simpson, 147 79 Beebe, Arkansas, 36 Anderson, Bill (“Bloody Bill”), 17, Bennett, O., 42 18, 133, 136, 162-63, 166 Benton stage road, 27, 35 Anderson, Jim, 133 Beverly, Mary, 162 Angell, L. E., 134 Big Creek (in Arkansas), 37 Annapolis, , 57 Big Creek (in Missouri), 114, 119 Appler, Augustus C., 167 Big Piney River, 119-22 Appleton City, Missouri, 152 Black River, 104, 108 Appomattox, 54 Blue Mills ferry, 130 Arcadia, Louisiana, 27 Boeuf River, 167 Arcadia, Missouri, 57 Bolivar, Missouri, 123

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Bolivar Free Press, 93, 117, 123, 144- Civil War, 17-18, 28, 43-44, 79, 100, 45 107, 137, 160-61, 163, 169 Bolivar road, 122 Clay County, Missouri, 17, 124, 127- Boston, Massachusetts, 137 29, 131, 132-35, 153, 155-56, 159, Boston Post, 119 161-62, 170 Boyle, John H., 135-36, 153-54 Clay County Savings Bank, 18 Brickey, John, 131-32 Clayton (Clay) County, Arkansas, 37 British isles, 119 Clear Water, Missouri, 43, 57, 100 Brown, L. H., 140 Clear Water Lumber Company, 94 Brush Creek, Missouri, 122 Coldwell, Arkansas, 116 Bunker, Missouri, 110 Colman, W. H., 57 Burbank, John A., 32-34, 171 Columbia, Kentucky, 18 Butler, Alfred, 42, 81-83, 95, 104 Commercial Hotel, 136 Butler County, Missouri, 38 Commercial Savings Bank, 129 Confederate Nursing Home, 161 Cairo and Fulton Railroad, 25, 37, Constant, Louis, 42, 67-68 43, 85, 101, 116 Cook (widow), 111-13, 121 California, 168 Corydon, Iowa, 18 Campbell, A., 42, 61 Creath, George W., 45 Canada Bill, 152 Crowder, David, 147 Canterbury, England, 53 Crump, George R., 29-30, 32-33, Carondelet, community of, 44, 103-4 166 Carpenterville, Missouri, 111 Cummins, James Robert (“Jim”), Carroll Parish, Louisiana, 166-67 133, 160-61 Carter, Frank, 54, 63, 109 Current River, 111-13, 119, 122 Cash Bottoms, 37 Cass County, Missouri, 123-24 Dacus, J. A., 28 Centerville, Missouri, 170 Dakota Territory, 32-33 Chalk Bluff road, 38 Dallas County, Missouri, 117 Chalk Level, Missouri, 139 Dallas County, Texas, 136 Chalk Road, 151 Daniels, Edwin B., 136-37, 139-42, Chicago, Illinois, 134-35, 146, 149- 144-47, 151, 154, 156 50, 159 Dart, G. L., 43 Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Davis, John, 145 train robberies, 19, 156 De Soto, Missouri, 44, 103-4 Chicago Inter-Ocean, 139, 151 Dean, Ami (M. I.), 55, 176 Chicago Police Department, 135, Deer Lodge, Montana Territory, 20 150 Dent County, Missouri, 110, 112, Chicago Times, 150 117 Chicago Tribune, 59, 127, 131, 134, Des Arc, Arkansas, 43 150 Des Arc, Missouri, 54, 57, 97, 104, Christian Church of Lee’s Summit, 108 169 Dickens, Charles, 45-46 Index 201

Dickerson, William, 167 Gaines Place, 28 Dietrich, Johnny, 33 Gallatin, Missouri, 18 Doniphan road, 38 Gettysburg, Battle of, 54 Dooley Hollow, 113 Gilbreath (widow), 39, 47 Duckworth, James, 153 Gillis, J. J., 36 Dunklin County, Missouri, 37 Gladden Creek, 111 Duval, Claude, 19, 118-19 Gladden Valley, 110 Good Hope, Missouri, 121-22 Easley (accommodated the rob- “Great Cole Younger and Frank bers), 27 James Historical Wild West, East Fork (of Black River), 108 The,” 169 Edgarton (general), 116 Greenville, Missouri, 100, 103 Edwards, John Newman, 19-20, 106, Greenwood, William, 159, 160-62 162-63 Gulpha Creek, 27-28, 35 El Paso Stage Company, 27, 31 Hagbrit, T. A., 42 Falstaff, Sir John, 46, 80 Hagerty, Rev. T. H., 41-43, 57, 61-62, Faribault Democrat, 168 74-80, 89, 93-95, 100, 176 Farris, Billy, 54, 59, 63-64, 97, 108-9, Hamil, Anna Belle and Sarah, 47-49 176 Hamilton & St. Joseph Railroad, Farris, L. M., 43, 54, 59, 63-65, 97, 130 104, 112, 176 Hamilton News, 130, 133 Fifth Virginia Cavalry, 54 Hampton Cemetery, 160 First Missouri Confederate Infantry, Hartville, Missouri, 119 163 Harvey, S. M., 164 First Virginia Artillery, 54 Harviell, Missouri, 38 Fitz, Thomas Purrington, 54, 57, 97, Henry, C. H., 43, 73, 76, 95, 100, 176 104 Floyd, Louisiana, 167 Henry County, Missouri, 123 Ford, Charles and Robert, 171 Higginsville, Missouri, 161 Hildebrand, Sam, 103, 159-60 Gad’s Hill, England, 46, 53, 80 Hill Park Cemetery, 172 Gads Hill, Missouri, 20, 34, 40, 43, , Missouri, 57 45-47, 49, 53-55, 57, 97, 99, 100- Holmes, Benjamin, 103-4, 108 101, 103-5, 107-9, 111, 116-18, Hood, Robin, 19, 73, 113, 117-18 120, 122, 124, 128, 133-35, 137, Hornellsville, New York, 43 153-56, 159-76 Hot Springs, Arkansas, 20, 27-28, Gads Hill historical marker, 173 32-36, 38, 40, 42-43, 86, 103, 118, Gads Hill outlaws, 106, 112-13, 121, 159, 165-66, 171 127-28, 130, 136, 153, 166 Hot Springs stage robbery, 28-34, Gads Hill train robbery, 57-96 166-67 Gad’s Hill Place, 46 Hot Springs-Gads Hill robberies, Gaines mansion, 28, 35 118, 162-63, 165-66 202 FIRST MISSOURI TRAIN ROBBERY

Hounslow heath, 119 James brothers, 19-20, 106, 113, Houpt (farmer), 35-36 123, 128-29, 133-34, 155-56, 161- Houston, Missouri, 119 62, 171 Howard County, Missouri, 162 James gang, 19, 35, 38, 40, 44, 47, Howell, Elizabeth Hodges (“Aunt 79, 93-94, 108-9, 113, 116, 118- Betsy”), 112-14 22, 165, 173 Howell’s cabin, 112-14, 119 James home, 18, 124, 129-30, 133- Howell’s Ford, 112 34, 155, 172 Hutchins, Stilson, 88-89 James-Younger gang, 18, 79, 104, 107, 154 Independence, Missouri, 132, 172 Jefferson Barracks, 44 Indian Territory, 120, 165 Jefferson City, Missouri, 43, 64, 106, Iowa border, 120 120, 172 Iowa City, Iowa, 128 Johnson, James, 42, 81-82 Iowa mail-train robbers, 159 Johnson, James R., 147, 151 Iowa train robbery, 134 Jones, Lycurgus, 166 Iron, Mrs., 36 Iron County, Missouri, 44, 46 Kansas border, 120 Iron Mountain, 44 Kansas City, Missouri, 132 Iron Mountain/Cairo and Fulton, Kansas City bridge, 132 83 Kansas City Evening Star, 95 Kansas City fair, 19 Jackson County, Missouri, 123-24, Kansas City Times, 128-30, 132, 135 131-32, 166 Kearney, Missouri, 124, 130, 132-34, Jacksonport, Arkansas, 37 170-72 James, Alexander Franklin King Henry IV, 46, 53, 80 (“Frank”), 17-19, 20, 25, 65, 80, King Henry VI, 80 96, 105, 123-24, 127-28, 130, 133, 135, 155-56, 159-61, 169-72, 176 Lacks (store owner), 38 James, Annie, 172 Laclede County, Missouri, 117, 122 James, Jesse Edwards, 171 Ladd, Jack, 155-56 James, Jesse Woodson, 17-20, 25, 27, Lane, Squire, 36-37 29, 34-35, 39-40, 44, 46-47, 49, Lebanon, Missouri, 120 63-64, 80, 86, 93-97, 105, 108-10, Lebanon road, 119, 121 113, 116, 118-22, 124, 127-28, Lee, Fitzhugh, 54 130, 132-33, 135, 155-56, 159-62, Lee’s Summit, Missouri, 169 164-66, 169-76 Lesterville, Missouri, 108 James, Mary, 171 Lewis, Jefferson, 113 James, Robert, 172 Lexington, Missouri, 18, 93 James, Zerelda (“Zee”), 171 Liberty, Missouri, 18, 128-29 James and Younger brothers, 20, 40, Licking, Missouri, 122 106, 113, 118, 127-28, 155, 159, Liddil, Dick, 133, 161, 170 161-62 Lincoln, Abraham, 79, 82 Index 203

Lincoln, John F., 42, 82, 86, 168 Memphis, Tennessee, 29, 43 Linden, R. J., 149-50 Merchants Bank of St. Paul, 42 Little Rock, Arkansas, 36-37, 41-43, Merriam, John L., 42, 82, 95, 54, 73, 83, 101, 161 168-69 Little Rock Arkansas Gazette, 25, 29- Merriam, William R., 42, 169 30, 32-34, 37, 89, 116 Merrill, Ira A., 88-89 Little Rock Express, 40-44, 57-59, Merriman, A. J., 43 64, 81, 100-101, 174, 176 Middle Fork (of Black River), 108 Little Rock Republican, 33, 35-36, 64, Mill Spring, Missouri, 39, 55 78, 85, 116 Miller, Clelland D. (“Clell”), 25, London, England, 53 160, 162, 172 Lone Jack, Battle of, 139 Miller, Dave, 63 Louisiana, 105, 166-67, 172 Miller, Evalina, 39 Lowell, Massachusetts, 33 Miller, John Larimore, 39 Lull, Louis J., 135-36, 141, 150, 154, Miller, Mary, 39 156 Miller, Massie Batina, 39 Lull, Marian (“May”), 150, 154 Minneapolis Tribune, 168 Minnesota, 42, 82, 168-69 McClarren, W. A., 43, 78 Mississippi River, 43-44 McCoy, Arthur C., 25, 105, 116, 128, Missouri, 17-19, 30, 34-35, 38, 40, 133, 159-60, 162-63, 167, 172 45, 54, 77, 96-97, 101, 113, 116- McCoy, Louisa, 163 17, 127-28, 159-62, 167-69, 172, McDaniels, Tom, 133 175-76 McDonald, George W., 144, 149 Missouri , 118 McFadden’s, 39 Missouri Pacific Railroad, 174 McFerrin, Hannah, 123, 137 Missouri Penitentiary, 119 McFerrin, John, 123, 137, 143 Missouri River, 130 McFerrin Negro Settlement, 123, Moark, Arkansas, 38, 42, 101 137, 141, 147 Moffit (boy who found pistol), 113 McFerrin’s cabin, 143, 145, 147 Monegaw Springs, Missouri, 123, McMillan, Frank, 156 137, 141 McMillen (storekeeper), 54, 57 Montgomery, Coker, 47, 49 McNeill, D. C., 149 Montgomery County, Missouri, 163 Maggard, Earl and Ida Mae, 114 Moore, Charley, 33 Malvern, Arkansas, 27, 34-35, 42 Morehouse Parish, Louisiana, 167 Marquis, A. C., 145, 149, 154 Morley, Col. and Mrs. James H., 43, Marstan (mail agent), 42, 67-68 83, 85 Martin, Amel, 109 Morris, John T., 164-65 Maryland, 135, 140 Moss, Oliver Perry, 129-30 Mason, Dexter and Laura, 119-21 Mount Olivet Cemetery, 171 Massachusetts, 32, 43 Muddy Fork Cemetery, 162 Massachusetts Volunteer Cavalry, Murrell, John A., 89 137 Myers, Jack, 39 204 FIRST MISSOURI TRAIN ROBBERY

National Park Service, 114 Piedmont Lions Club, 175 Neely’s Swamp, 38 Pilot Knob, Missouri, 43, 45 Neelyville, Missouri, 38 Pilot Knob Mountain, 44 New England, 83 Pinckneyville, Illinois, 160 New York, 154 Pinkerton, Allan, 79, 127-28, 130, New York Times, 105, 167 134, 153, 155 Newell, O. S., 42, 81-82 Pinkerton, William, 153-54 Northfield, Minnesota, bank rob- Pinkerton National Detective bery, 162, 168 Agency, 79, 105, 128, 149, 153-54 Noted Guerrillas, 162 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 42 Pleasant Hill Review, 166 O’Conner, Dan, 154 Plum Street Station (St. Louis), 41, O’Kean Station (Arkansas), 116 43, 101, 104 Osage River, 137 Polk County, Missouri, 117, 123 Osceola, Missouri, 123, 136-37, 141, Poplar Bluff, Missouri, 38, 41, 43, 146-47, 151 100-101 Osceola Cemetery, 147 Port Jefferson (in Louisiana), 167 Osceola Democrat, 167 Power, Catharine, 150 Ouachita Commercial, 82 Price (accommodated the robbers), Ouachita foothills, 27 27 Owen’s ferry, 130, 132-33 Ozark foothills, 38, 123 Quantrill, William Clarke, 17-18, Ozark Graphic, 107 161, 163-64, 166 Ozark Mills, Missouri, 57 Quantrill’s band, 161, 166 Ozark Mountains, 44, 53, 96, 104, 107 Radical Republican Party, 17 Ozark wilderness, 45, 116 Razor Hollow, 119 Reed, James C., 160, 164-65 Paris, Texas, 164 Reed, Myra Maebelle (Belle Starr), Park Hills, Missouri, 160 165 Patterson, Missouri, 47, 54 Reno brothers, 79 Payne, Mr., 119 Reynolds County, Missouri, 43, 54, Peach Orchard Bluff, 37 97, 104, 107-9, 117 Peach Tree, settlement of, 173 Rice County, Arkansas, 34 Peach Tree road, 49 Richmond, Indiana, 34 Pearson, J. H., 43, 73 Richmond, Missouri, 18 Pekin Coal Company, 45-46 Riverside, community of, 63 Pekin store, 46, 53 Roscoe, Missouri, 123, 137, 139, Pennsylvania, 86 145, 147, 149-50, 154, 168 Peru, Indiana, 43 Roscoe House, 137, 145, 147 Phillipsburg, Missouri, 122 Rose Hill Cemetery, 150 Piedmont, Missouri, 39, 45, 83, 97, Roubidoux, Missouri, 122 99-100, 103, 173 Russell’s Mill, Missouri, 57 Index 205

Russellville, Kentucky, 18 Shannon County, Missouri, 111-12, 117, 122 St. Clair County, Missouri, 117, 123, Shelby, Joseph, 163 127-28, 135-37, 140, 144-45, 154- , 44 55, 159, 166-67, 169 Sherman, Texas, 171 St. Francois County, Missouri, 44, Shreveport stage robbery, 167 160 Silas Ferry, 43, 95 St. Joseph, Missouri, 34, 171 Sims (widow), 139 St. Joseph Morning Herald, 19 Sinking Creek, 108 St. Louis, Missouri, 40-43, 45, 54, Sixteen-String Jack, 118 71, 81, 86, 94, 99-101, 103-4, Smith, Tommy, 152-53 134-36, 152-54, 163 Snelson, L. F., 111 St. Louis and Iron Mountain Snuffer, Owen, 123, 139 Railroad, 38, 41, 43, 45, 86, 88, Snuffer, Theodrick, 123, 139-40, 100-101, 105, 111, 127, 174, 176 149 St. Louis Democrat, 32, 73, 96 Snuffer family, 144 St. Louis Dispatch, 19, 20, 67, 86, 89, Southeast Missouri, 37-38, 101, 105-6, 128, 152-53, 159, 163 116 St. Louis Globe, 41, 61, 94, 134, 139 Southern Hotel (St. Louis), 153 St. Louis Globe-Democrat, 175 Shiloh, Battle of, 163 St. Louis Police Department, 154 Starr, Belle and Sam, 165 St. Louis Republican, 94, 99, 101-3, Staunchfield (superintendent of the 112, 120, 159 Clear Water Lumber Company), St. Louis Times, 39, 45, 73, 81, 88, 94 103 Stevens, Walter B., 106 St. Paul and Sioux City Railroad, 42 Sumpter Hotel (Hot Springs), 34 Ste. Genevieve, Missouri, bank Sutterfield, Elizabeth, 109 robbery, 18 Sutterfield, James (“Uncle Jimmy”), Salem, Missouri, 111-12 109-11, 176 Salem Success, 109-12 Syracuse, New York, 33 Samuel, Archie Peyton, 155-56 Samuel (mother of the James boys), Taylor, William, 32-33 133, 155-56 Texas, 42-43, 86, 136, 163-64 San Antonio, Texas, 164 Texas County, Missouri, 114, 117, San Antonio stage robbery, 164-65 119-21 San Marcos River, 163 Thompson (deputy sheriff), 133 Savannah, Missouri, bank robbery, three forks of Black River, 108 18 Tiger Creek, 35 Scott (passenger), 42-43, 86 Todd, George, 17-18, 163 Searcy, Arkansas, 116 Tom’s Creek, 109-10 Seventh Street depot, 152 Turpin, Dick, 19, 25, 118 Shakespeare, William, 46, 53, 80, 171-72, 176 Union Pacific Railroad, 174 206 FIRST MISSOURI TRAIN ROBBERY

United States Post Office Wilson, William N., 42, 62-63, 67, Department, 105, 116; officials, 69-71, 94-95 127 Winston, Missouri, train robbery, United States Treasury Department, 156 175 Woodson (Arkansas governor), 105 University of Michigan, 162 Wright, James, 136-37, 140-41, 146, 150-54 Van Stumft, Ben, 42 Wright County, Missouri, 117, 121- Vermont, 135 22

Washington County, Arkansas, 37 Yeater Cemetery, 149, 169 Washington County, Missouri, 44 Yorktown, Virginia, 54 Washington, D.C., 175 Younger, Bruce, 165 Wayne County, Missouri, 39, 45-46, Younger, Budd (“Bud”), 105 58, 169, 175 Younger, Charles Lee, 123 Welch, Thomas, 112 Younger, Henrietta, 168 Welch Cave, 113 Younger, James Hardin (“Jim”), 42, Welch mill, 112 128, 136-37, 140-44, 151, 166-69, Welch Spring, 112, 114 172 West Fork (of Black River), 109-10 Younger, John Harrison, 128, 136- Westfall, William H., 156 37, 140-49, 156, 167-68, 172 Wetton, William, 42, 59, 61, 65, 93, Younger, Robert Ewing (“Bob”), 42, 95, 100 69, 136, 168 Whicher, Joseph W., 127-35, 142, Younger, Thomas Coleman 156 (“Cole”), 42, 82, 105, 123, 132- White County, Arkansas, 36 33, 136, 139, 150, 166-69, 172 White River, 37 Younger brothers, 19, 25, 123, 135- Wiggens, Joe, 54 37, 147, 152, 154, 159-60, 166-67, Williamsville, Missouri, 39 176