The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-04-30
INTERESTING INTERVIEW
With llrs. Samuels, Mother Of tho
Noted James Boys-She Has
Much to say About Her Sons, and
~0oes For" Allen Pinkerton.

Yesterday afternoon a reporter
while ut the Union Depot met Mrs.
James, or, as she is better known.
Mrs. Samuels, mother OF the noted
James boys. Going to where she sat.
in the ladies' waiting rom. he was III
tro,iuced. and after complimenting her
upon her personal appearance, how
we'll she held her age, ETC., asked IF
she knew where her boys were =
"Of course l do" replied Mrs.
James.
Are they in this State?'
No indeed they are not, nor are
they in the United States
1T was thought about four months
ago they were in this CITY,"
YES, l know it was. and detectives
we're watching our house"
Il, it so that they were here then 2
"No, much, my boys are too sharp
for that"
"Where are the boys now p
Mrs. James looked at the reporter
and with smile replied. "Do you
suppnse / am going totell? Bat one
thing I will tell you, they are not in
this country.
"What are they doing where they
arey" .
"Thev are both in a legitimate bu>i
ness and doing well. God bless them.
do you receive letters from them!
"No, indeed, they are not such bia
fools. Ii it was thought l got letter.
from them the mails would all be In
specied.'
Then how do you know wher'
they are?'
;. I'VE have got more friends. true
friends. than people have any idea OF
and through them l hear from tn
boys regularly"
Both the boys were married wer
they not"
Eyes. Frank has been married tire
wears longer than Jesse. They bot
. have their wives with them, and tn
family has increased
{ .Do they intend tn ever come bac
to this country"
.Yes. but not TO live. They sal
when they went away that they wer
goin. To stay"
, "Do you ever expect to see ther
z AGAIN.
5 81 do: they promised me whe
,hev leIt tl:t i'm 1--WE years from ths
, time ,hry wou!.. either send fer me q
. come after me-
I'D, YOU think they will?'
, "IL;nk IL. l knor it. II l. ON!
four wears more, and l live in hops
4 that | may I've spared to once MOI
4 see nv dear BOYS: Frank is b yea
+ old and he never told me lie, an
,. Jesse thinks too much Of his moth'
4 to tel! her falsehood.'
!, THEN in tour wears YOU will not
!. in this country!
!, NO; ii G~i spares my life TIL
ii long shall have the farm sold, Al
o be with nv boys"
II "How much will you get for vol
r. FARM
!, Il have been offered $4,000 Al
nf will sell it for that If can't sc. Al
10 more.
"Aren't you afraid when you sta
some one will follow YOU, and lind o
where the bays are? With yo
ir right arm of youcuoId easily be iden
al fed"
ri "Yes. I know, those who have sc
Is me once will know me, but when
Is away l will have Il cork arm, a
&c hand. and then people will not rect
Of nize me-"
nj "Is vour arm entirely well:"
~ mo sir. it is not, when the wealth
u. is the least bit cloudy, it pains
IN terribly. and then comes back
.ss recollec,ions Of that horrible night.
a terrible murder Of my poor, innoc'
iri little Archie. by Pinkerton's men. "
ou came in the night, and like cowa
so threw a hand granada in the wind
ys which exploited. killing my poor
,es tie boy, Only eight years old.
, a was 50 innocent, 50 good. so low
MI and kind. such sweet and low
he disposition. Oh! it was the M
Ike awful, awful, thing that ever b
o. pened. and when they had murde
-ed my little boy, they did not come
Ks. hut went away, and we don't kr
md who they arc tn this day; all we ku
en- is, they We're some of Pinker''
forces from Chicago. Tine hand q
AIDE SC, our house on fire, and part
the shell wen; through my arm
he laid with nv arm shot off tor M
Ind than for.y-eish, hours before the I
by to:s came and cut it oil.
no This ended the interview, altho
ers some general conversation took Pl
on Mrs. S,muels said she hoped v
no she had said would be truthfully