The
      Legend
      of
      Jesse
      James
     
    
   
   
    
     
      If
      you
      were
      lucky
      to
      be
      living
      in
      Missouri
      in
      1874,
     
     
      then
      you
      would
      pick
      up
      the
      newspaper
      to
      read
      the
     
     
      following
      headline,
      ‘‘The
      Most
      Daring
      Train
      Robbery
     
     
      on
      Record!’’
      The
      story
      went
      on
      to
      describe
      the
      men
     
     
      as
      unusually
      tall,
      heavily
      armed,
      and
      riding
      handsome
     
     
      horses.
      The
      bandits
      changed
      the
      signal
      switch,
      forcing
     
     
      the
      train
      to
      stop,
      which
      allowed
      them
      to
      steal
     
     
      22,000.00
      in
      cash
      and
      gold.
      There
      was
      no
      mention
      of
     
     
      who
      the
      bandits
      were,
      yet
      everyone
      was
      already
      famil-
     
     
      iar
      with
      the
      style
      of
      Frank
      and
      Jesse
      James.
      It
      turned
     
     
      out
      that
      the
      original
      press
      release
      was
      written
      by
     
     
      Jesse
      himself
      who
      left
      the
      press
      release
      with
      the
     
     
      train’s
      engineer
      just
      prior
      to
      riding
      off
      with
      the
      loot.
     
     
      Jesse
      publicized
      his
      gang
      because
      he
      knew
      that
      the
     
     
      only
      way
      he
      could
      continue
      to
      frustrate
      his
      victims
     
     
      was
      to
      secure
      the
      support
      of
      mostly
      struggling
      farm-
     
     
      ers,
      who
      idolized
      him.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Jesse
      learned
      his
      wild
      ways
      from
      his
      experience
      asa
     
     
      guerilla
      fighter
      for
      the
      Confederate
      army
      in
      the
      Civil
     
     
      War.
      Jesse
      a
      member
      of
      the
      William
      Quantrill
      gang
     
     
      learned
      to
      rob,
      ambush,
      and
      attack
      the
      union
      army’s
     
     
      activity.
      The
      union
      regulars
      could
      not
      match
      the
     
     
      Quantrill
      gang.
      Thus,
      the
      guerillas
      had
      to
      turn
      to
     
     
      robbery
      an
      extortion
      in
      order
      to
      survive.
      “‘Bloody
     
     
      Bill’?
      Anderson
      called
      the
      17
      year
      old
      Jesse
      James
     
     
      ‘*the
      keenest
      and
      cleanest
      fighter
      in
      the
      command.
      ”’
     
     
      Jesse
      proves
      himright
      on
      Sept.27,
      1864
      the
      guerilla
     
     
      gang
      halted
      a
      train
      and
      stole
      3,000.00
      in
      union
      cur-
     
     
      rency,
      and
      killed
      more
      than
      225
      union
      troops
      Jesse,
     
     
      reportedly,
      rode
      with
      a
      six
      shooter
      in
      each
      hand
      and
     
     
      killed
      three
      union
      soldiers.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      On
      Feb.
      13,1866
      with
      the
      Civil
      War
      over
      the
      James
     
     
      brothers
      launched
      their
      career.
      In
      Liberty,
      Missouri
     
     
      they
      held
      up
      the
      Clay
      County
      Savings
      Bank.
      Jesse
     
     
      and
      Frank
      had
      eight
      of
      their
      men
      watching
      outside
     
     
      while
      Jesse
      and
      Frank
      showed
      their
      guns
      and
      walked
     
     
      out
      of
      the
      bank
      with
      about
      60,000.00.
      The
      gang
      rode
     
     
      outif
      town
      and
      divided
      up
      the
      money.
      For
      aboutten
     
     
      years
      Jesse
      and
      Frank
      continued
      their
      bloody
      venture
     
     
      without
      much
      interference.
      During
      this
      time
      they
     
     
      killed
      a
      town
      mayor,
      several
      bank
      clerks
      anda
      score
     
     
      of
      bystanders.
      Many
      people
      suspected
      the
      James
     
     
      brothers
      for
      these
      crimes
      yet
      there
      was
      so
      much
      local
     
     
      admiration
      for
      the
      rebels
      socking
      it
      to
      the
      big
      busi-
     
     
      ness
      thatno
      one
      would
      testify
      against
      the
      James
      gang.
     
     
      Eventually
      railway
      owners
      and
      bankers
      joined
      forces
     
     
      and
      hired
      the
      famous
      Pinkerton
      detective
      agency
      to
     
     
      kill
      off
      Jesse
      and
      Frank.
      For
      years
      the
      agency
      pur-
     
     
      sued
      the
      brothers,
      the
      agency
      lost
      several
      of
      its
      men,
     
    
   
   
    
     
      UPEI
      X-P
      RESS
     
    
   
   
    
     
      February
      13.1902
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      but
      never
      caught
      up
      with
      Jesse
      or
      Frank.
      Infactthe
     
     
      Pinkerton
      agency
      screwed
      up.
      Hearing
      thatJessean
     
     
      Frank
      were
      at
      home
      one
      evening
      Pinkerton’s
      men
     
     
      pelted
      the
      James
      residence
      with
      bullets.
      Jesse’s
      eight
     
     
      year
      old
      half
      brother
      was
      killed
      and
      Jesse’s
      mother
     
     
      had
      her
      arm
      blown
      off.
      Jesse
      an
      Frank
      were
      in
     
     
      Tenesee
      at
      the
      time.
      When
      the
      locals
      heard
      of
      this
     
     
      attack
      Jesse
      and
      Frank
      were
      only
      seen
      as
      social
      mar-
     
     
      tyrs
      and
      their
      reputation
      was
      strengthened.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      All
      things
      must
      come
      to
      an
      end.
      In
      1876,
      Missouri’s
     
     
      new
      governor
      puta
      reward
      of
      5,000.000
      for
      the
      arrest
     
     
      of
      either
      Frank
      or
      Jesse.
      More
      money
      was
      to
      be
     
     
      handed
      out
      if
      either
      brother
      was
      shot.
      Bob
      Ford
      was
     
     
      a
      recent
      recruit
      to
      the
      James
      gang.
      Bob
      did
      not
      feel
     
     
      the
      loyalty
      that
      past
      gang
      members
      felt
      to
      Frank
      and
     
     
      James.
      One
      day
      Bob
      visited
      Jesse
      at
      his
      home.
      Natu-
     
     
      rally,
      Jesse
      welcomed
      Bob.
      Later
      Jesse
      was
      admiring
     
     
      a
      picture
      on
      the
      wall
      when
      Bob
      shot
      Jesse
      in
      the
      head
     
     
      and
      then
      collected
      the
      reward.
      Five
      months
      later
     
     
      Frank
      James
      surrender
      to
      the
      governor
      and
      was
      put
      on
     
     
      trial.
      Frank
      was
      acquitted
      of
      all
      charges
      probably
     
     
      because
      of
      the
      public
      outrage
      at
      the
      cowardly
      assassi-
     
     
      nation
      of
      Jesse
      James.
      Frank
      lived
      the
      rest
      of
      his
      live
     
    
   
   
    
     
      in
      peace.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      end
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      AS
      ”
     
     
      PSYCHOLOGY
      CLUBNEWS
     
     
      The
      Psychology
      club
      which
      has
      been
      non-existent
      for
     
     
      the
      past
      couple
      of
      years
      has
      once
      again
      resurfaced.
     
     
      The
      club
      is
      open
      to
      anyone
      who
      has
      taken
      or
      who
      is
     
     
      taking
      a
      course
      in
      psychology,
      and
      who
      is
      interested
     
     
      in
      meeting
      some
      new
      people
      and
      having
      some
      fun.
      In
     
     
      the
      next
      few
      weeks
      we
      are
      planning
      on
      having
      a
     
     
      skate,
      anda
      volleyball
      game.
      Also
      Friday
      Feb.21
      at
     
     
      2:00
      pm
      we
      are
      planning
      on
      having
      a
      dry
      movie
      pub
     
     
      in
      the
      psychology
      lounge.
      If
      anyone
      is
      interested
      In
     
     
      challenging
      us
      toa
      volleyball
      game
      please
      contact
     
     
      either
      Janice
      Ryan
      at
      368-7262
      or
      Janet
      MacKinnon
     
     
      at
      368-1567
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      You
      atthe
      next
      meeting
     
     
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      &
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