Illustrated lives and adventures of Frank and Jesse James, and the Younger Brothers - the noted Western outlaws (1882) (14782371644)

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Title: Illustrated lives and adventures of Frank and Jesse James, and the Younger Brothers : the noted Western outlaws

Year: 1882 (1880s)

Authors: Dacus, J. A. (Joseph A.)

Subjects: James, Frank, 1844-1915 James, Jesse, 1847-1882 Younger, Cole, 1844-1916 Younger, John, 1846-1874 Brigands and robbers

Publisher: Cincinnati : Cinncinnati Publishing Co.

Contributing Library: University of Connecticut Libraries

Digitizing Sponsor: Boston Library Consortium Member Libraries

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ut the good fortune which had so often attendedthem came to their aid, and in the darkness of thenight they rode far away, and in the morning reacheda house where the services of a physician were se-cured, who dressed Franks wounds. The physicianwas afterward arrested, but no evidence of his hav-ing knowledge of the character of his patient wasproduced, and ha was discharged. The brothers had reached the borders of Nebraska.Jesse had a *friend somewhere on the confines ofthat state, and they proceeded to his place by easystages. Here they rested for some days whileFranks wounds were attended to by a physician.But the news of Nortlifield had reached there, andsuspicions of their friend and his strange guestsweie aroused. It was deemed best to take an earlydeparture. An ambulance was procured. One ofthe horses was disposed of, and the boys by easystages drove into Kansas. Their horse and ambu-lance was disposed of there. At a station not athousand miles west of Kansas City they took the

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287 288 FRANK AND JESSE JAMES. cars, and were transported to Texas. At Waco,Frank was placed under the care of a physician, andnursed until restored to health again. Thus was terminated one of the most remarkableescapes from capture ever recorded. None otherthan men of very superior genius could have suc-ceeded. As it is, the exploit is one of marvelousadroitness, one which cannot fail to excite ouradmiration. CHAPTER XL. A VISIT TO CARMEN.—Frank and Jesse go intoMexico—Tliey rest at Carmen, in Chihuahua—Thesilver conducta—They join the Mexican party—Cap-ture of the treasure bags of the Mexicans. After Northfield, Missouri was deemed an un-suitable field for operations by the James Boys.Nor did it afford a safe place of retirement for per-sons who had engaged in such a desperate warfareagainst the established order of society. But theywere accustomed to make long expeditions, andthey were at home anywhere. The shelter of a rocksufficed for them in the wintry nights, and theb

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