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According to history, the advance of the rellrode inte. the Pe Vest hed nothing to do with the criminal careers of the Jenes boys.” ‘poring . the childhood of Jesse and Frank, thoy had little home Giscipline. -Thear - - father died when the children were. quite young, and. several years “laters “Mrs. Janes remarried, ‘becoming Mrs. Samuele. = The’ ‘children sre described “ even by their friends as "a little wild,® ‘end. ‘they were ‘always ‘the leaders of the boys.in the neighborhood.: They loved firearms, and @arly becane : expert shots. When the Civil War opened, Frank. joined the Guerrills Chieftain ., Guantrell, fighting for: the. South: Later, after the Union militiamen had -- . arrested his nother and-sister and placed then in jeil ‘becatise thay wére » - giving assistance and information to. the Querrille ‘soldiers, Jesse also. .- Joined Quantrell. The Jemes brothers even during the war were particularly -. “ sevage end bloodthirsty. ‘They showed no mercy to Unions syapethizers| end © often stooped to trickery, geining the confidence of. formers «nd ‘then _ shooting them at the first opportunity. . When the war ended and. the .. * querrilla band ‘surrendered, the James boys yefused to surrender and Zo back: ‘to an ordinary peaceful | life. With se few friends end sar-tinc comrades, they continued aad Tob, plunder, aurder and terrorize the country ° . ~ te was noted that the ‘picture never “showed the Janes brothers yeaa anyone. According to the: picture, when the railroed was ovaned betwe | St. Louie and Liberty, . Kiesouri, ‘the gang held up the train ‘and. took al the money of the passengers, but took no jewelry and Snjured no ene.” we According to the historical facts, however, when they held up their first a trein, 28 soldiers and 4 citisens wearing blue blouses, were iined up end shot. One hundyed Ione cavalrymen who havxpened to coze _fiong just after . the robbery, ver maseacred oy. the two bundred members” of the guerrille bend : In the. picture: Zee, “the: gird ™ Josse ‘loves, at ‘Length: , ” persuades his thet if be continues to fight the Failroads, be will eventually “chenge inafide until robbing end killing. become @ part of his blood and = _ be will never stop. She arranges through the. United States Marshal for . Jesse to give himself up, and the President of the railroad gives a “written promise that he ¥ill not prosecute for more than the minimua the. “Jaw would allow, which would be no more than five years in prison. :. With - + this written egreement, Jesse gives” up and goes to prison. “As goon as he de behind bare, the reilroad President, who ia portreyed ia the: picture as “8 very disegresable person, has the town. ‘pat: under mortial ‘lev, ‘brings in _wany United States soldiers and on outeide: Judge, and prepsres to tosecute “to the fullest and have Jesse henged. “Phe citizens’ of the town. “consider * this ‘treachery eyd-appear to spenly eympethize with Jesse. = hears what has happened, he pones into town, ‘and by 2 bit ‘of, strategy. - ueceeds in releasing Jesse. “Thus” agein® ‘the audience {a made: to: Peel . that Jerse Played fair with. "the Jaw" but was; Ddetrayeds.' Seas Jeni an “James Dever geve himself ’ up at any time, after a bank rob! ery at Cellatin, ns ot which the Janee © boys were e aecuned, Jovee dia write a letter offering & the toa