Jesse James and his band of notorious outlaws . o issue his proclama-tion notifying the said Jesse W. James,Frank James, Coleman Younger, RobertYounger, and James Younger, and others,that full and complete amnesty and pardonwill be granted them for all acts chargedor committed by them during the late civilwar, and inviting them peacefully toreturn to their respective homes in thisstate and there quietly remain, submittingthemselves to such proceedings as may beinstituted against them by the courts forall offences charged to have been commit-ted since said v/ar, promising and guaran-teeing to t
Jesse James and his band of notorious outlaws . o issue his proclama-tion notifying the said Jesse W. James,Frank James, Coleman Younger, RobertYounger, and James Younger, and others,that full and complete amnesty and pardonwill be granted them for all acts chargedor committed by them during the late civilwar, and inviting them peacefully toreturn to their respective homes in thisstate and there quietly remain, submittingthemselves to such proceedings as may beinstituted against them by the courts forall offences charged to have been commit-ted since said v/ar, promising and guaran-teeing to them and each of them full pro-tection and a fair trial therein, and thatfull protection shall be given them fromthe time of their entrance into the State andhis notice thereof under said proclamationand bill v/as introduced in March of 1875, andalthough ably supported, was defeated. It is doubtful if the James brothers would haveaccepted the conditions of this act. To have sur-rendered to the authorities, meant either NORTHFIELP BANK RAID. 122 JESSE JAMES ^ND HIS BzAND ment for life or death by hanging, and neither wereanxious to end their liberty or existence. Theyhad been outlawed with all due formality by Wordson, and this act of the Legislatureratified the decree against them. They were doubly outlawed. For them, therewas no mercy. Any man could shoot them down,and receive a full pardon for the act. They reorganized after this and, incited to furtheracts of retaliation and revenge on account of thetragedy at their home, they entered more com-pletely than ever into the dark life they had beenleading, and resolved to do greater deeds and in-spire greater fear. When Jesse James learned of the fatal conse-quences which attended the midnight attack on hishome, his rage and fury knew no bounds. Villain-ous and reckless as he was, his filial affection waswell known, and his family ties were strong. Itwas this affection which induced himself and
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