Missouri Outlaw History (Kansas City, St. Louis, Columbia: natural gas, records, Friday)

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Jim McKinney (1861-1903)
This California outlaw was born across the river from St. Louis in Jerseyville.




https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=LAH19030...-txlN--------1




https://truewestmagazine.com/mckinney-meets-his-maker/




https://www.recorderonline.com/porte...1a81923bd.html




Grave

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/...james-mckinney

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Kansas City Daily Journal December 15, 1896 Pg4

Burglars visited two Jasper county churches last week and got away with practically everything but the odor of sanctity, even tearing the carpets from the aisles and platforms.





St. Joseph News Press June 5, 1920 Pg3

NEGRO ROBBER KILLED

Kansas City, Jun 5--- One of two negroes attempting to rob a drug store here early this morning was killed and William Collins, a patrolman, was shot in one arm early this morning in a revolver fight between the robbers and five policemen.
The second robber escaped. The store was in a residence section. A neighboring resident saw the men force an entry to the store and notified the police, who surprised the two men as they were ransacking the store.






Fair Play (Ste. Genevieve) October 14, 1893

A STATION AGENT HELD UP

The station agent for the Missouri, Kansas & Texas railway at Fayette was held up by a masked man and robbed of all cash on hand.

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Holt County Sentinel (Oregon, Mo) June 21, 1867 Pg4

TOM LITTLE, THE RICHMOND BANK ROBBER HUNG BY MOB

Warrensburg, Mo., Jun 5.-- Tom Little, a well known bushwhacker and desperado who was recently arrested in St. Louis, was brought here from that city, last Saturday, and placed in jail.
This morning about 400 mounted men surrounded the jail and demanded Little's surrender by the sheriff, which was complied with, under protest. Little was then taken and hung to a tree.
It is said that Little and the man Moyers, who was arrested with him in St. Louis, were both connected with the Richmond bank robbery.





The Tickemeyer Gang
1930s bank robbers

https://www.newspapers.com/clip/4276...-post-tribune/

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Murder At Waverly 1914

https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2040...ckson-waverly/






Iron County Register July 1, 1915 Pg2

SHOOTS DIVORCED WIFE

Sedalia, Mo.-- George Smith, 28 years old, shot Hazel Reed, from whom he had been divorced 18 months, and then sent a bullet into his own body. Smith had quarreled with her and told her if she did not return to him he would kill her and himself.

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The News Boy (Scott County) May 16, 1896

STRUCK WITH AN IRON POKER

Tom Heisserer struck Robert Swan a severe blow over the head with an iron poker in Randol's restaurant at Kelso Thursday afternoon. Mr. Swan is in critical condition.





Mill Worker Burns Children To Death 1952 Pt. 1

https://www.newspapers.com/clip/7500...t-1-bunker-mo/


Pt. 2

https://www.newspapers.com/clip/7500...t-2-bunker-mo/

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The Southeast Missourian (Cape Girardeau) February 5, 1930

FIND LOOT IN STORE THEFT

Six suits of clothes and an overcoat, stolen from the Buckner-Ragsdale Co. store Sunday night in a bold burglary, were recovered by police and Detective R.J. Dixon today.
The officers said the clothing was found in a vacant house on North street, in a closet in a second floor room.
Police also said that two men, held as suspects in the burglary, were arrested shortly after the discovery of the loot. These suspects, whose names were withheld by police, are being held incommunicado.
The Buckner-Ragsdale store was burglarized by thieves who smashed a glass to gain entrance. The same night, Kinder's drug store was entered and some money was taken.
Last week the Goddard Grocer Co. wholesale house on Main street was entered and several thousand cigarettes taken.




Costello Aids Arrested 1958

https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3325...post-dispatch/

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1974 Caledonia Bank Robbery

https://www.newspapers.com/clip/1642...ery-caledonia/






The Southeast Missourian (Cape Girardeau) April 3, 1950

STATION ROBBED OF $116 BY LONE THUG

Cape Girardeau police and district officers are searching for a lone gunman who drives a late model gray Packard car and who has robbed two filling stations in this area, Travelers Oil Co. station, North Kingshighway, near Independence Saturday night, and the Trackside service station at Jackson on March 19. He stole $116 in cash from the Cape Girardeau station, and $37 was taken from the Jackson station.

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The Farmington Times January 8, 1915

BANDIT LOCKS CASHIER IN BANK VAULT, GETS $4,000

Neelyville, Mo., Jan 2.-- W.E. Welker, cashier of the Bank of Neelyville, was held up at 8:30 this morning by a masked bandit who escaped with $4,000. Depositors commenting on the bank not being open at 9 o'clock noticed the cashier's dog inside the bank and investigated.
An hour later the vault was opened and the imprisoned cashier released, almost frozen to death.
The cashier opened the vault and placed the money for opening business.
He went to a rear room and upon returning found the masked robber standing in the doorway. The robber commanded him to throw up his hands, then marched the cashier in the vault, collected his loot and escaped.




The Southeast Missourian (Cape Girardeau) April 6, 1960

THEFT

Danny Greable 224 Independence, reported to police today the theft of his bicycle from the porch of the family home Tuesday night. He said it was a small red bike, somewhat rusted and no seat.

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St. Joseph News Press December 2, 1910

McCARTY CASE TO JURY

The assault to kill case of the state vs. Louis McCarty, which has been on trial in the criminal court since yesterday morning, went to the jury at 2 o'clock this afternoon. McCarty is charged with having shot Lander Southard, a south end saloon keeper and Democratic politician. Southard was only slightly injured, though it was thought at the time that his wound would prove fatal.




Murder In Farmington 1969

https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3424...in-farmington/






The Farmers' Union (Memphis, Mo) April 9, 1891 Pg4

ROBBED ON THE WAY FROM CHURCH

Kansas City, mo., As Allen H. Rounoir was returning from church in company with two young ladies, he was assaulted by a colored man and rendered unconscious. The ruffian seized a pocketbook from one of the young ladies along with some jewelry and escaped. Rounoir's wounds are probably fatal.

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The Morgan County Democrat (Versailles, Mo) June 23, 1905 Pg2

WOMAN SLAYER CAPTURED

St. Louis, Jun 16.-- Gustav Margel, pursued by a sheriff's posse in his flight after having killed Mrs. Josprine Hilla, of Glen Carbon, Ill., was shot and captured 36 hours later by Posseman Brandt in the woods about a quarter of a mile from No. 2 mine of the Donk Bros. Coal & Coke Co. at Maryville, Ill.





Weekly Graphic (Kirksville) March 16, 1883 Pg3

A disgraceful row occurred in La Plata on last Saturday. A few men thought they would run the town but the citizens turned out and overpowered them. They were arraigned and bound over in the sum of $1,000. Trial was put off until next Friday. No one was seriously hurt.