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Newspaper’s account sheds new light on 1867 bank robbery, impact on community
By Linda Emley After spending many weeks researching the Richmond bank robbery from 1867, It hit me that I hadn’t checked the best source of information, a local newspaper. I…
Did Jesse and the boys ride west to hide out in Robber’s Cave?
By Linda Emley This is the story of “Robber’s Cave,” which is also know as “Cave Springs”. There are many caves in Missouri, and thanks to Mark Twain, Tom Sawyer’s…
Frank James outlived Jesse but never enjoyed the same fame
By Linda Emley Everyone knows Jesse James, but his older brother Frank, always played “second fiddle”. Their family farm in Kearney is known as the “Jesse James Farm and Museum”,…
Witnessing bank robbery was just one event in the major’s life
By Linda Emley As our history book tells it, “At half past three o’clock, Thursday, May 23, 1867, a band of brigands, eleven in number, heavily armed with navy pistols,…
Owners of the bank robbed in 1867 lived adventurous lives
By Linda Emley “At half past 3 o’clock on Thursday, May 23, 1867, the banking house of Hughes & Wasson was robbed. There happened to be only $3,500 in the…
Two women who stood by their man, outlaw Jim Younger
By Linda Emley I always look at the human side of any story and Richmond’s 1867 bank robbery is a good example. What were the boys thinking when they robbed…
Postcards: Word of mouth, local connections add to 1867 bank robbery lore
By Linda Emley We’ve always heard the story about how the James boys robbed the banking house of Hughes and Wasson at half past three on Thursday, May 23, 1867.…
‘Outlaw Days’ reenactors will bring dark day in our history to life
By Linda Emley On Saturday, Sept. 22, Richmond is going to host its first “Outlaw Days” festival. This year, we are going to recreate the 1867 bank robbery of the…
While on the run, Clyde Barrow found time to commend Henry Ford and Bonnie Parker wrote poetry
By Linda Emley On July 18, 1933, the famous outlaws Bonnie and Clyde checked into the Red Crown Motel in Platte City. After a short visit, they had a shootout…
Ray Countians found ways to cope with Dust Bowl-era drought
By Linda Emley It’s been a long hot summer in Ray County. History always repeats itself and this is not the first hot summer we’ve had. I had a friend…
