Transcriber's note: Minor spelling inconsistencies, mainly hyphenated words, have been harmonized. Italic text has been marked with _underscores_. Obvious typos have been corrected. An "Illustrations" section has been added as an aid to the reader. LIFE AND ADVENTURES OF FRANK AND JESSE JAMES THE NOTED WESTERN OUTLAWS. BY HON. J. A. DACUS, PH. D. "Strange murmurs fill my tingling ears, Bristles my hair, my sinews quake, At this dread tale of reckless deeds." _ILLUSTRATED._ ST. LOUIS: W. S. BRYAN, PUBLISHER, 602 North Fourth Street. SAN FRANCISCO: A. L. BANCROFT & CO., 721 Market Street. INDIANAPOLIS: FRED. L. HORTON & CO., 66 East Market Street. CHICAGO: J. S. GOODMAN, 142 LaSalle Street. 1880. Copyrighted, 1879, by W. S. BRYAN [Illustration: JESSE JAMES. FROM A LATE PHOTOGRAPH. Copyrighted, 1880, by W. S. Bryan. The copyright laws will be rigidly enforced against any person making or disposing of copies of this picture.] [Illustration: FRANK JAMES. JESSE JAMES. Engraved from Photographs taken about the close of the war.] CONTENTS. CHAPTER I.--THE JAMES FAMILY.--The Rev. Robert James--His marriage--Removal to Missouri--His death in California, 11-16 CHAPTER II.--FRANK AND JESSE.--Their childhood and youth--They desire fire-arms--Youthful Nimrods--Pistol practice, 17-24 CHAPTER III.--IN THE GUERRILLA CAMP.--Frank joins Quantrell--Outrage on Dr. Samuels and Jesse--Mrs. Samuels and daughter, Susie James, arrested--Jesse as a courier for the Guerrillas, 25-28 CHAPTER IV.--BLOODY WAR.--The hatreds of the border people--The partisan rangers--Frank James as a scout--Fight at Plattsburg, 29-34 CHAPTER V.--AT THE SACK OF LAWRENCE, KANSAS.--The black flag unfurled--The Guerrillas mass their forces--The march to Lawrence--Capture of the town--Frank and Jesse participate, 35-39 CHAPTER VI.--A GORY RECORD.--The cruel strife of the border--Death in the thickets--Quantrell and his followers, 40-56 CHAPTER VII.--ADVENTURES IN SEPARATE FIELDS.--Frank James follows Quantrell into Kentucky--Fierce partisan contests--Death of Quantrell--Jesse follows George Shepherd to Texas--The last fight of the war--Jesse wounded, 57-65 CHAPTER VIII.--THE BRANDENBURG TRAGEDY.--Frank James followed by four men--They attempt to arrest him--Terrible fight--Frank wounded in the left hip--Concealed by friends, 66-70