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Sep 7, 1876:
Minnesotans nearly wipeout the James-Younger Gang
Attempting a bold daytime robbery of the Northfield Minnesota
bank, the James-Younger gang suddenly finds itself surrounded by
angry townspeople and is nearly wiped out on this day in 1876.
The bandits began with a diversion: five of the men galloped
through the center of town, hollering and shooting their pistols
in the air. As the townspeople ran for cover, three other men
wearing wide-brimmed hats and long dusters took advantage of the
distraction to walk unnoticed into the First National Bank.
Brandishing pistols, one of the men ordered the bank cashier to
open the bank safe. Though the cashier recognized the famous face
of the dangerous outlaw, Jesse James, he stalled, claiming that
the safe had a time lock and could not be opened. As Jesse James
considered his next move, a brave--or foolish--bank teller made a
break for the back door. One of the robbers fired twice, hitting
the teller in the shoulder, but the man managed to stumble to
safety and sound the alarm.
The citizens of Northfield ran to surround the bank and
mercilessly shot down the robbers as they tried to escape. A
19-year-old medical student killed one gang member, Clell Miller,
while the owner of the Northfield hardware store mortally wounded
Bill Chadwell, peppering his body with bullets from a
rapid-firing Remington repeater rifle. Jesse's brother, Frank,
was hit in the leg, while their criminal partners--Jim, Cole, and
Bob Younger--were also badly wounded.
Jesse was the last one out of the bank. After pausing briefly to
shoot the uncooperative cashier in the head, Jesse leapt onto his
horse and joined the rest of the survivors as they desperately
fled town. For the next two weeks a posse pursued them
relentlessly, eventually killing or capturing four more of the
gang members. Luckily for Frank and Jesse James, the two brothers
had decided to go their own way, escaping to Dakota Territory.
After things had cooled down, they went to Nashville, Tennessee,
where they started rebuilding their gang and planning new
robberies.
73, K.O. n0kfq
Another old retired guy
E-mail: n0kfq@winlink.org
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