Jesse James and his band of notorious outlaws . e receipts. Although it was after banking hours, Mr. Hall,treasurer of the Association, had made arrange-ments to deposit the sum, and, placing the moneyin a tin box, gave it to a trusted employe tocarry to the bank. The idea that any sane personmale or female, would attempt to steal this boxin broad daylight in the midst of so many thou-sand people, was preposterous, and Mr. Hall neverdreamed of such a contingency. The young man left the office with his valuablebundle, and proceeded down the street. As he did so, seven men, well armed, trottedle
Jesse James and his band of notorious outlaws . e receipts. Although it was after banking hours, Mr. Hall,treasurer of the Association, had made arrange-ments to deposit the sum, and, placing the moneyin a tin box, gave it to a trusted employe tocarry to the bank. The idea that any sane personmale or female, would attempt to steal this boxin broad daylight in the midst of so many thou-sand people, was preposterous, and Mr. Hall neverdreamed of such a contingency. The young man left the office with his valuablebundle, and proceeded down the street. As he did so, seven men, well armed, trottedleisurely down the street. They attracted attentionto be sure, but it was mere curiosity. The magni-ficent horses they rode were admired, and the ma-jority of the spectators thought the cavalcade partof the show. So it was, but it was not down on the pro-gramme. Suddenly, at a command, the seven men putspurs to their horses, and dashed recklesslythrough the crowd, which opened right and left illhurried attempts to escape being trampled to jnSSSES LEAP FOB LIt£. 86 JESSE JAMES AND HIS B^ND When the men were opposite the messenger car-rying the tin box, they halted, and, drawing theirrevolvers swore to instantly kill any one makingthe slightest attempt to hinder them. One tall, athletic man (supposed to be JesseJames) sprang from his horse, and thrusting his re-volver in the face of the astonished and paralyzedmessenger, snatched the box from his nervelesshands, vaulted lightly into the saddle, wheeled hishorse and with a shrill whistle, dashed down thestreet at full speed, followed by the remainder ofthe raiders. Ten thousand dollars in clean hard cash. Nota shot was fired, not a person was injured. It wasa clean job. Of course they were pursued, but all the pursuersfound was the empty tin box, hanging to a treefive miles away. The raiders had escaped. For some time the gang lived on the proceeds ofthe Kansas City raid, but money easy come easygoes, and their flattened pu
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