Jesse James James to replace a horse, saddle, and bridle stolen as they fled the robbery of the Daviess County Savings Bank. The brothers denied the charges, saying they were not in Daviess County on December 7, the day the robbery occurred. As Frank and Jesse failed to appear in court, Smoote won his case against them. It is unlikely that he ever collected the money due. The 1869 robbery marked the emergence of Jesse James as the most famous survivor of the former Confederate bushwhackers. It was the first time he was publicly labeled an "outlaw"; Missouri Governor Thomas T. Crittenden
The Bank for Savings in the City of New-York The Bank for Savings in the City of New-York The Bank for Savings in the City of New-York (1819 - 1982) was the first savings bank in New York City. The Bank for Savings in the City of New-York was incorporated on March 16, 1819 . First publicly advertised as "A BANK FOR THE POOR," it was modeled after similar institutions in Europe; its stated purpose was to "effect a secure place of deposit for the earnings of the laboring part of the community: and at the same time to give them the benefit of an accumulation of interest." Among