The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1879-11-13
C.PTTRI." TIE K0aRERs.
Tie Sensation Which H. aEi,atin-
KANSAS City at Present

For several days the Kansas City papers
have been ( Il OF sensational accounts OF the
shoDIing Of the notorious jesse Jamts by an
amateur detective and pretended pal named
Shepherd, last SuIdHy- From yesieIds, >
TsggsS the following extracts are made, to
wuIch, perhaps, some allowance should d.
given their highly sensational co orins:
A dispatch from Gtleni says: The excite.
meut over the reported killing ofJesse James
on 5hoal Creek, about ten miles southeast
nom this point, on SUnGay last, ~ tIerrge
ShrpHsId, u stlIl at n fever heat. Men nav,
been securing the country Tor miles about
ana ~ the hours pass by no IA NJ Is heard OF
the ,dy Of the dead rOOOeT. Ihe IDEA Is
gaining ground that
JESSIE JAMES Is NOT DEAD
at all In fact there is a lingering suspicion
that shepherds story Il u lille thin" ANA
that SOME nue morning jesse will rise up
william Alien-like and sound a horn not at
all y etssnt 10 Shepherds ears. That Shep-
herd had "A fight with some one there T. not p
doubt and II Is more than probab.e that IL
was with members of the gang led by Jesse
James VINO committed the robbery al Glen
dale. Among men Eere il is tHe. opinion
Jnat when Shepherd returned 70 The outlaws
camp on sundry morning with the avov.d
intent on Of kiiIIns James and teen leading
his friends into An ambuscsde, that lie was
nied upon AT once by some members OF the
party. Persons who were in the neighbour
hood at the lime OF the sSiTmish
REPORT THAT THREE SHOTS
Were at FIST fired, and then after a cessation
Of about three minutes three more were
heard Then shepherd was seen riding down
the road with reius in his mouth and a Colts
navy revolver In ga Ia hand. He had three
reVoivers when he went into their camp, but
lost one where he states ne had the fig ut " i'm
Cummings. The feeling that Shepherd did
not XII Jesse James is prevalent among
nearly the entire business community, with
the exception OF the officers. while IiIey in
every instance pct faith Ia Shepherds s,Cry.
In evidence they point to the
TERRIBLE WOUND
in his leg. Had n been half an inch higher,
be would have bled TO death he fore ,ssis ,;,.s
could have been reached some persons 20
30 lar as TO say that Shepherd inflicted this
wound hims II, but il l. Lot worthy OF
Thought; All i IN the lace OF shepherd's
stralg htfoT ward story and understanding be-
foTShauC with Marshal Llgget that suctl "A
poi!cy ~ has since been followed out Was 10
be the line OF action. The plan was devised
Tor some ume from the force OF cIrrum-
stances. On Saturday, when Shepherd came
INTO Galena 10 look over the situation,
AND TELEGRAPH LIGGET
at Kansas CITY to come at once with a posse
OF men; the operator WAS absent. and no
WORD could Toe sent. Ii was then that Shep-
herd determined TO enter the gang alone and
Kill the mRu who wounded hIs nephew Ike
Flanagan, al the close OF the war. when
Is t0O was secured IN booty. He conI.ded his
pIoI 10 three determined men, VINO were 10
follow him. At 3o'clock Sunday Afternoon
the attack was Ia Be made. When he reach
ed the gang he states that the party We're
ready 10 move and tuat be delayed matters
as long ~ he could ard then opened the ball.
About l. o'ciocg lac reached his friends, " no
where en- route TO an amnuscsde, badly
and the entire party returned TO
This plsce before starring in search OF the
gang. Until to-day no one hal found tie
pace OF the light where Shepherd
SAYS HE KILLED HIS MAN,
tut this morning Robert Stagg, who, il will
be a. Inc IN beTed, Was connected in some wsy
with the O.teryIiie train robbery, AMI Two of
the Ilars Brothers visited The spot They re.
turned sboEt daik tonight and state that
the exact locality was reached; ana that
traces of the rrscas were e silly discernable:
Al 80 that a trail. as II the murdered man had
been dragged into the brush, was found.
shepherd occupies a email room in the Sec
ond story at Banks House and received call
efs Fropped up IN bed, but allows no one To
enter unless his hand Is on the trigger of his
revolver. two OF which are by his side under
the cover. he does this 10 protect himself MS
al sorts OF rumors are abroad regarding
THE yENGEANcE IN STORE
Tor him; He stated TO Times representative
that ae knew Jesse james Trends would IN
uIct upon him some sort of ipjury and I'm he
future he would have to guard himself
against all Corners He also stated that Jesse
ioid him that the Glendale robbery did not
pan out as Jsines anticipated IN the way
OF money, aud that IL WAS his wish top ac,.
giant powder on the track and blow CO th,.
entire Train aud rob the passengers as well as
the express car. In all his couyersation
shepherd, IN speaking OF Jesse James, uses
The past tense, ana n his tale of the killing 4.
false II Is eoacocisd with the utmost inge.
Eniiy and By master hand
The Itnaes continues: During the late Fxpo
s. ton Ia tnis cit- Jesse James Was here and
a. r.aoouts IL was curing that week that
Colonel John L. Moor, editor OF Inc Ipae-
pencence DcsaocTG, hsd an interview with
! he notorious bandit, the meeting having
been solicited, ms IS understood, ny James
himself Tnis inierview wxs near Ind. PEND.
encs, early one evening, none but Cosopel
More and the outlaw ueing present. Jzmas
purpose OF
KILLING DETECTIVE PIxKKRrox
who. he understood, was 70 b In attendance