The story of robbers' greatest in the history of the western region

Although performing many cheeky bank robberies, bandits Jesse James is considered "Robin Hood" in the eyes of many Westerners .

Just because of the unexpected plagues, from a gentle and gentle person, Jesse James became the most notorious "reluctant" bandit in Western history .

Regret with the government

Jesse James was born in Clay County, Missouri on September 5, 1847. Jesse's father was a gentle man, but unfortunately died early, leaving a heavy burden on his mother Jesse and his brother Alexander Franklin "Frank" James and his sister Susan James. Jesse's mother - Mrs. Zee is a strong woman, who is sure to look attractive.

In 1855, Ms. Zee remarried to Reuben Samuels, a rich man in the area. Reuben loves Jesse and Frank very much, giving them both a wealthy life and valuable knowledge.

Jesse is a gentle and well-educated boy

At this time, the United States was in a bitter debate, in the North, people supported the liberation of blacks out of slavery, completely abolishing this cruel regime.

But in the South, where Jesse was living, he supported the slave trade. As a result, a bloody civil war broke out between the federal government in the North and the slave owners in the South.

Because of the border between the two regions, Samuels' farm was quickly attacked and burned by the federal forces. Enraged, Jesse and his brother Frank joined the bandits of William Quantrill - an organization with more than 200 members against the Northern Army.

Image of Jesse and his brother Frank

When the war completely ended with the victory for the North, President Lincoln decided to "confess" to the enemy. Frustrated, tired of being hunted, Jesse and many comrades surrendered. But at that moment, President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated in Washington by an extremist who sparked a wave of resentment in the Union army.

Together with his brother, Jesse created extremely bold robberies

People everywhere frantically take revenge on the South soldiers to surrender and Jesse is one of them. Jesse unfortunately got a bullet in the chest but due to the timely emergency, Jesse quickly went through a critical situation. Immediately after recovering his health, he went to a revenge plan .

Notorious bandits

On February 14, 1866, Jesse James gathered members from the old bandits and organized an attack on the bank of Liberty, Missouri. Unlike other criminal gangs, Jesse's group desperately plundered the day.

The bandits have blatantly entered the bank to steal $ 60,000 (about VND 1.2 billion at the current exchange rate) in just a few minutes. With the force of all officers with a lot of experience in the battle, Jesse's gang easily carried out many robbery missions in the blink of an eye, completely causing the security force to stand.

Even the largest Daviess bank in West Mississippi at that time, well protected with nearly 100 federal soldiers did not escape Jesse's plan.

When enough forces, money and heavy weapons were available, Jesse let his brothers attack many traffic ships in the West. They organized robberies everywhere, broke the tracks, used many large logs to block the train and waited. The giant ship rushed over and quickly overturned, when the passenger was in a panic because of the accident, the bandits were approached and took everything away.

Jesse became a living legend of the West, appearing in countless novels and comics

However, unlike conventional bandits, Jesse is considered Robin Hood of the United States. Unlike other aggressive robbery types of the time, Jesse never robbed the poor or raped women.

The money taken from the bank, the ship will be divided among the members of the gang and help the poor in the region. Jesse's bandits sometimes became synonymous when erasing many people who kidnapped, trafficked women and young children.

Failure for despicable conspiracy .

It only ended when the government decided to use a dark conspiracy to defeat the bandit of loot. Upon learning that Jesse and Frank would return to visit the family on the night of January 26, 1875, a group of soldiers threw bombs at Ms. Zee's residence. But this is just a rumor, there is no Jesse in the house, only Mrs. Zee and two innocent children.

The bombing of Jesse's mother made the bandit extremely depressed. Jesse's next plans were not successful, many members of the bandits were killed and imprisoned. Frank and Jesse decide to disband the bandits and come to live with their families in a small town.

However, the years of hidden succession made Jesse extremely depressed and tired. He decided to establish a new state, which organized a robbery of rich people to give to the poor in the West. This is no different from the "thorn" in the eyes of the government, they price Jesse's "head" up to $ 10,000 (about 211 million VND at the current exchange rate).

This money made two disciples of Jesse the Ford brothers. After the discussion, the Ford brothers opened fire, taking Jesse's life. Although lost, Jesse James is still considered one of the greatest bandits of America's Western history - a chivalrous bandit specializing in meaning.