Missouri Outlaw History (Kansas City, St. Louis, Columbia: ferry, Hungarian, kids)

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The News Boy (Scott County) June 1, 1895 Pg2

THE GALLOWS ROBBED OF FRUIT

James Owens, who recently escaped from the St. Joseph jail, and who was under sentence to be hanged for murdering his father-in-law, Seneca Noblitt, of Atchison county, was killed 12 miles north of Rockport while resisting officers.





Daisy Jewel Ashby
Murdered while walking home from the movies in 1924

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/...sy-jewel-ashby

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Scott County Kicker (Benton Mo) May 24, 1902 Pg2

HE PLAYED " DETECTIVE "

Walter Rhodes, aged 22, a farm hand, is a federal prisoner, his arrest having been made in Andrew county on a charge of impersonating a United States marshal. Rhodes arrested several personal enemies on various charges.



Scott County Kicker (Benton Mo) May 24, 1902 Pg2

WIDOW OF JOHN O'DAY ROBBED

The home of Mrs. Alice O'Day, wife of the late John O'Day, at Springfield, was entered by a burglar and checks and jewels valued at $700 were stolen. Mrs. O'Day and a lady companion were the only occupants of the house at the time.





Scott County Kicker (Benton Mo) May 24, 1902 Pg2

SAFE BLOWERS AT PRAIRIE HILL

The store of Stephen Brockman, at Prairie Hill, was entered by burglars who blew the safe and took all the cash.

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The Weekly Intelligencer (Lexington, Mo) August 22, 1891 P3

A JOHNSON COUNTY BURGLAR

Constable Young arrested Jim Murray, a white crook, Sunday night, at the residence of a man named Shaw, in East Lexington, and placed him in jail. Murray is wanted in Johnson county for having burglarized the residence of a man named Robert Patterson. Murray has been going about the country in a covered wagon all summer. The officers have been on track of him for some time.





Cab Owner Attacked 1951

https://www.newspapers.com/clip/1373...aily_standard/






Thief Steals Bread Truck To Use For Ramming Doors Open Of Store To Steal Jewelry 2016

https://www.wsav.com/news/video-thie...nto-tn-costco/

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The News Boy (Scott County) May 18, 1895 P2

EX-BANK CASHIER ARRESTED

Ebb T Wells, cashier of the defunct Willow Springs bank, was arrested the other night and taken to West Plains on the charge of receiving deposits when he knew his bank was in an insolvent condition. He was placed under $15,000 bond for his appearance at the next term of circuit court.




Trash Can Thieves

2014

https://fox4kc.com/2014/11/10/sedali...n-controversy/


2017

https://www.kmbc.com/article/almost-...-park/9625826/





Black Jack Christian (1871-1897)
He was a Texas/New Mexico outlaw. He was born in Texas but for some reason Wikipedia shows Kearney, Missouri.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Jack_Christian

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Young Highwayman Captured 1901

https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2144...yman_captured/






St. Louis Republic March 16, 1901 Pg3

DARING WORK OF TWO HIGHWAYMEN

On Fourteenth street, between O'Fallon and Cass avenue, last night, two daring highwaymen robbed George Barber, a reporter, of a gold watch, a Raglan overcoat and a small amount of change. Charles Shanks, alias "Butch" of No. 2124 Madison street was arrested soon afterwards by acting Sergeant McGuire and Officers Pat Burke and Bloecher of the Fourth District, and identified by Barber as the man who had robbed him.

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The Weekly Graphic (Adair County) August 19, 1881

HOW THE JAMES BOYS OPERATE

Jesse and Frank go into a farming community and become acquainted with the men, and pick out certain ones, and after a careful study of their character, ask them to join with them in a particular robbery.

If they are willing they agree to give them all the way from $100 to $500 each. They are required to hold the horses and fire off guns and raise a racket while Jesse and Frank, with perhaps one or two experienced trusties, do the robbing.

Immediately after the completion of the job, the farmers are paid the stipulated sum, whether the haul is large or small, and then they ride to their homes, while the James boys strike out to a place of safety.

The men who have been inveigled into the job are never asked to go into a similar undertaking a second time, but they ever afterwards remain under the power and fear of the noted robber chieftains, upon whom they dare not squeal, for by doing so they would give themselves away.

They always stand ready to protect and secrete the James boys when they are hard pressed. This explains why the James boys have so many friends in Missouri, and why it is so difficult to catch them.
It is as hard to find them in Missouri as it would be to find a needle in a haystack.

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St. Louis Republic December 29, 1903 Pg2

JOHN M GLOVER FIGHTS MILITIA

Ex-Missourian Defies Soldiers To Invade His Office At Cripple Creek And Disarm Him


Cripple Creek, Colo.,Dec 28--Considerable excitement was occasioned here today by the action of Attorney John M Glover, formerly a congressman from Missouri, in defying the military, barricading himself in his office and only surrendering after receiving a bullet wound in the arm.

Colonel Verdeckberg, commanding the militia forces in the district, today received a letter from Mr. Glover, denying the legality of the recent order for the surrender of arms by the citizens. In his letter Glover referred to Governor Peabody as " a cheap anarchist." He declared that he had two guns in his office and defied the military to take them from him.

Colonel Verdeckberg at once dispatched Major Naylor with a squad to capture the attorney and his weapons. The lawyer's office was found barricaded, and Glover appeared with a revolver, declaring that he would shoot the first man who attempted to break down the door.

The place was surrounded by troops and orders were given to shoot the man if he appeared with his gun again. Later Glover appeared and several shots were exchanged, the attorney being wounded in the arm, after which he was captured.




He looks like the kind that would put up a fight.

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/...-milton-glover

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The Wrong Towns For Outlaws

https://www.historynet.com/wrong-towns-outlaws.htm





The Weekly Graphic (Adair County) August 12, 1881

Taylor Underwood, who murdered Deputy Sheriff McElwrath, of Dade County, at Greenfield, some months ago, was captured at Carthage Friday, after a desperate struggle. Dade county folks have hung three accomplices to this murder.






Stolen Diamond Ring 1913

https://www.newspapers.com/clip/9001..._diamond_ring/

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The Monett Times May 2, 1919 Pg2

J.A. Reed's store was broken into Thursday night and $50 to $75 worth of overalls and shoes were taken and $9 in money. They gained entrance by breaking out a window light in the rear of the building. No trace of them have been found.





Mexico Missouri Message September 20, 1917 Pg2

It cost John Bilyeu, a youthful feudist, $300 to shoot Guy Hilton, July 13. A jury in Christian county recently found Bilyeu guilty of the charge of felonious assault.






The Marshall Republican December 27, 1912

ROBBERS AGAIN

Last Saturday night some robbers broke into some cars standing on the side tracks at this place and helped themselves to all the merchandise they needed. No clue has been obtained that will lead to the apprehension of the guilty parties, nor the amount of goods stolen.

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The Farmington Times May 1, 1913

DICK WILLIAMS SHOOTS BUD FLEMING IN FIGHT

Last Saturday night at Knob Lick, Dick Williams and Bud Fleming got into a rough and tumble fight in which Fleming seems to have gotten the better of Williams. They were separated twice by friends, and after the second separation Antoine Mullersman got between the two men, when Williams drew a gun and reaching around Mullersman, shot Fleming twice in the arm and once in the side, inflicting serious injury.

Deputy Sheriff Adams was surprised of the shooting and went to Knob Lick to arrest Williams, arriving there about 12 o'clock, when he learned that Williams had started to Farmington to give himself up. He came in Sunday morning and surrendered and is now in jail, held to await the results of the shots.






Jewelry Store Robbery 1889

https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2659...store_robbery/