Jesse James brothers took part, although an eyewitness who knew the brothers told a newspaper seven years later "positively and emphatically that he recognized Jesse and Frank James ... among the robbers." In 1868, Frank and Jesse James allegedly joined Cole Younger in robbing a bank in Russellville, Kentucky. Jesse James did not become well-known until December 7, 1869, when he and (most likely) Frank robbed the Daviess County Savings Association in Gallatin, Missouri. The robbery netted little money. Jesse is believed to have shot and killed the cashier, Captain John Sheets, mistakenly believing him to be Samuel P. Cox, the militia
Independence Savings Bank Independence Savings Bank Independence Community Bank was a bank based in Brooklyn, New York. In 2006, the bank was acquired by Santander Bank. The bank was originally chartered in 1850 as South Brooklyn Savings Bank. George A. Jarvis was one of the 26 co-founders and was vice president for 33 years. James S. T. Stranahan was also a co-founder. In 1975, the name of the bank was changed to Independence Savings Bank. In 1992, the bank acquired Long Island City Savings and Loan Association. In 1996, the bank acquired Bay Ridge Federal Savings Bank for $144 million in cash. In