The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1879-11-18
JESSE JAMES.
A Letter From tho King Of
Highwaymen.
He Never WoO In Hannibal Cave,
- not Dead, but on the
RDtarod Lust.

uAoussas tPpU>o0soSs
Re.dsn Of The Glpg.HaaA will re-
member thst some weeks ago our reporter
caught nightmare and rode through the
Iabyrinths Of Hannibal cave where - en-
coun,ered, % be Supposed, The james boys
gang, headed By the redoabsab:e Jesse.
The casard hes bssa laughed over time and
again 10 this oG6ce, and would hsvs been
clsssed With The other foFgoessa 6sh stories
bat for the reported murder Of Jeos
james By George Shepherd, one Of his old
chuma.
This morning % visited the Poss-ol6oe
- usual and smoag other Issien found one
addressed in bold, 6rn hand 70 the Ed
Tor C;ppr-H Hannibal. No." and
bearing the post mark, "Bsovsvood. Tex
a." We opensd the letter, and our assoo-
i.hment may be imagined - ve perused
the following lines fron The pen Of Jsase
James
BRowNwooD, The HARDEsr Towx n \
Texas, Novsmbss :, 1879.
Edsr Q;2p~-H Herald:
Your reporter nd 0sesss 6herhesd kavs
the mns kriiliase ioagioaiisas = An9ica.
They oaebe le-pao i dpohle hasnsD .
the boa hyposhecstos. They can IL With
more appesrsece e ssuth than any TOO
men in Ainooft nask TUaiaS bocs liar.
Who walto6Assaey 011D - chow Q man .
tree Q huodre1 feet asousd, and When he
reached she spot where h 80 ~ ssee
vAs, tsand only . sage hrash, ssd ex-
planned b sayiag Inst shs tree he'd skrunk
during The dry spslL We peshing 70 them.
never aav yoar cave sad aevsr expect
10. The man Uho suna - into hole will
do more dan 'H3kr deteeeives could, -
Louis }. Lull, I'm tasaiiy. knll ~ game,
though; the gamest man that ever net,
and sm glad shas b pslisd through. ]
read yo0r lsppeaofs yan, and 0yaolf aod
w,fe i1oghkl heoftiiy os9k 80
The descriptions ofmy appsasasce, rather
of my Gestures. eye, hair asd hsasd ~ &C.
curaie. Where did yess sepossse - isi
have juse rcd . selegraphie aceoUas Of
the way George Shepherd got The drop On
me. III b dit beliese it. 0eosee
shepherd swould never treat os q tkos
way. Idiot his nsphs0 beca0s I had ..
and he knows il. Besides 0eoees u not .
coward, and would never have sAoe ~ IN
the back. I viah yen newsPspes oss
would Dot Oh srge NJ Nth every seais rob
berry and Outrage that 10 committed q Mis.
aouri or the WsH. bad 10 nose to Do
With Tho 0leaasle robbery than you. n
buneling manner 10 which Tie robbem a.
lowed the "duss" 70 alp through thsir
hands sho6 Shk. ] you'd havs ksosm vAst
,rsia he bsllieo ~ q y forwarded o.
from Ksnsas City. asd wesA havs slsppsd
that train add ~ Other, you bet your ife.
Bot the very thought 81 he old days sad
old deeds makes ny hsast bsas fast asd I
long for the wild and RECKLESS pase, aad bat
for ny wife and 10y voaA aeaia saks ~
the rosd. A. It j.. Aowesoe, / - P,ayiag
. square game and have ssssled down o .
ranch about sea 0ilos iroo shis teva. of
brentwood, and an 70 loaees ksovs -
Jesse james. ! an not ashs0ed Of ~
name, but Wsni ps.os and quiet for az
wifr's sake She hasssSsd - fsoo killial
myself, and Il a. les aloas I will b .
Eo"d ci,ises sd Eo9 = = . nsv life With
this sssat 0o1ae q 3sG0 az -.
Tell your. porose . ~ SoWr N Tie
hoy. Ill as1na3 - Ssd1shs Ill soae. 4
enclosss . $500 AAiA - 49, tone
yesn aeos Il 3 NOT really - piesure
bat U30 ps@ oosaef.
Believe -, ysass II ruth.
Jme JAMu
This eoaeludsa this oose renarksble
letter, the original Of which, together With
the photograph is eoeeaised, are nov In our
Possession, and can - seea q this olkce.