I believe the bank was robbed in 1873. Some have disputed that it was the James Gang. I am very much interested in that robbery. For a number of years I have been trying to prove whether, or not , my Great-Uncle Agustus LaRose, son of Louis LaRose and Odile DuPlassey, was involved in the robbery. During the Civil War he went off to serve in the Confederate Army and never returned after the war. His Civil War papers are not conclusive as to whether he died at a hospital. According to family hearsay he was the only member of his family that had red hair and was known as "Bonnet Rouge" and when the Bank of Ste. Genevieve was robbed someone stated they had recognized him as a "lookout" for the robbers because of his red hair. He was not mentioned in the settlement of his father's estate in 1868, but was mentioned in 1865 as being an heir. Therefore, did he die during the war, or did he just not return home to his family. A relative who disputed that he was a member of the gang had said that the robbers had gone to Frank (Francois) LaRose's home and took a horse and had him make coffee, and surely his brother would have recognized him. Again, this is only hearsay. If you find anything in the newspapers regarding the robbery I would like a copy. Also I found in one book that a William Preston Mangum II had done some articles about the robbery and I think they appeared in one of the Ste. Genevieve Papers, but not when, or which one is known to me. I am interested in anything you find regarding the robbery. B. L. Bishop On Sat, 19 Jun 2004 22:08:52 -0500 "william resinger" <wresinger001@charter.net> writes: > When was the robbery? If you can give me a date, I'll see what I can > find. > The Herald copies, available, start in early 1882. Most of what > I've found > has been bits and pieces on Frank and his trail. I'll be posting > all those > as they come up. > > Sue > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <MADAZKAT@aol.com> > To: <MOSTEGEN-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, June 19, 2004 9:39 PM > Subject: Re: [MOSTEGEN] 10 Feb 1883/Ste. Genevieve Herald/Misc III > > > > since you mentioned the Frank James > > do you have any Herald reports on the James Gang bank robbery in > Ste. > > Genevieve? > > Kat Mattix > > > > > > ==== MOSTEGEN Mailing List ==== > > The Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri MOGenWeb page is at > http://www.rootsweb.com/~mostegen/ > > > > ============================== > > Gain access to over two billion names including the new > Immigration > > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > > ==== MOSTEGEN Mailing List ==== > To contact the listowner, send mail to pastrackers@earthlink.net > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > >