Show missouri during the tho war the tile portion of missouri lying south of tile the missouri river was the field of operation of some of the most desperate part izan rangers known in modern w warfare no deed or crime was too heinous or undertaking too hazardous for them to attempt they knew all the paths and byways by ways through the broken mountainous country and when they had committed some atrocious deed they would seek protection in some secluded cave in the mountains with the close of the war all who were fighting for principle abandoned the service and resumed their usual vocation but there were some who for the sake of personal gain or from their savage 1 nature loved love sperate encounters better han ban social quietude and this class have kept up a regular organization ever since they have instituted a perfect reign of terror throughout ghou t several counties and by their reckless manner have intimidated the inhabitants within their immediate neighborhoods seo 60 that no arrests are made or information given of their transactions or whereabouts the gads hill robbery was planned and executed by two well known bands of highwaymen the james brothers and younger brothers it is also probable that the same sanle men were leu lou engaged in the attack upon thelora railway train about a year ago ligo also in the robbery of the corydon bank in iowa about three years ago the robbery of the mo nio bank and murder of the cashier about three years ago and numerous others of similar character lately tho the chicago detective detectives i have taken the thine thing into their hands and attempted to arrest the of these many crimes but their object has been frustrated and three of the detectives slain one of the detectives mr J W was captured by this band bound hand and foot to a horse and taken across the tho missouri river to within two miles of the city of independence where he was assassinated after committing t this crime they re crossed tilo tile river and returned to their home and as tile the governor of the state has taken no action in the matter it is probable that they will continue their depredations with renewed fler fierceness eeness ceness independent |