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In 1881 Thomas T. Crittenden, the state’s governor, offered a reward of $10,000 for James’s capture—dead or alive. One of the new gang members, Robert Ford, contacted the governor, then bided his time. On April 3, 1882, Ford saw his chance in James’s house.
Jesse James Net Worth: $97 Millions
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In 1997, six men pulled off what remains the biggest cash heist in the history of the United States. The leader was Allen Pace, who turned out to be the worst “safety inspector” the Dunbar Armored trucking company ever employed.
The legislature had previously made a gesture of support for the James brothers and had limited government reward offers to $300. Crittenden’s first step was a July 1881 meeting with various railroad and express company leaders, at which Crittenden persuaded them to sponsor a $10,000 reward each for the capture of Frank and Jesse James.
“Missouri cannot be the home and abiding place of lawlessness of any character,” he declared. And Crittenden went right to work rooting out that lawlessness. The legislature had previously made a gesture of support for the James brothers and had limited government reward offers to $300.
On the afternoon of September 7, 1876, Jesse and Frank James, along with Cole, Jim and Robert Younger and three other associates, tried to rob the First National Bank of Northfield, Minnesota.
In 1850, Robert James traveled to California to preach in the gold mining camps; however, not long after arriving he became sick and died. Zerelda and her children—Jesse, his brother and future partner-in-crime, Frank, and younger sister, Susan—were plunged into perilous financial straits.