The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1879-12-16
Jesse AND 0IoReH.
4 1oV 1o0oo from The Hitherto
0ombro 0ide Of the shoal
Crock Shooting Array.

4 1oV 1ooeo from The Hitherto
sombre osds Of the shoal
! Creek Shooting Array.
Joplin Head. Lee. SsA.
Our sesders haze bad . foil lor,sistI Of
dssrth Of sex, isou ,AAs fruitful aossce Of
seaaafi''a-,he james hsosher. The spee-
tscle OF heavily armed force Of oas.hsls
and deputy T,r.hals q: srct,Ix forth 10 full
s1p<cssiioH 81 certain ~Uccs,s. As.l sr,uss.
ing from their scipe bunting silh ts-lisss
cass down b. il.rsrs~ ratio to their former
high subscriptions. The public vsss dis
appointed - cell, and the iosoes nyssssy
coocesn nc the @ovemerts Of the daring
bandits became. ii possibls, Dose marvel.
ou- tia" ever. Many vent even 20 fac -
to doubt that the claasic shades Of 6hosl
Creek ever afforded food and forage ios The
band. While the blood-cardliag story Of
Geo. Shepherd Of the fatal shol il Jes.e
Js0c' eer~bellun aad the running 6shs
sish Jim Cu@0inGs through The brush,
could scarce End 1.-THE Of cseslesce il the
minds II the public. Bot . HtraH re.
porter. ever on the alert ios clas % thread
that would anessth . vein OF ueVa, hit
upon rich lead that yielded heavier per
peo,. "f fscss Concerning that Shoal Creek
s6sir than sny that has heretofore cone 10
the public. This rich lead - found in no
les Persenase than p'ooin<ns phy.ieian
who waited upon one Of the vcunded
bandits. The fear OF melting e<n.ors for
giving hia professional attention TO % out.
Law Pseveais the physician irSo sllovins
his name to 20 before the public. On this
poin, he. NJ doubs. IL very sensitive, - the
public could not ressrJ il in any dssrss
reprehensible, bat - a parallel ere. With
IN ss,oruey sho defends the ps,~oses az
raigned for crime. The doctor ~ assured
that. II 20 desirrd. his nsme would not b
u-ed. We vill let him relate in biz own
words the incidents that csne nader bis
penonal observation that memorable sun.
day On ShOsl Creek. aud subsequently,.
1T sss near the Lee farm. about Eve
miles southwest Of Joplin, when ! was
startled by nnmb-r Of pistol .bots in quick
successioa. 10 fev minutes . man came
riding down the lane nj sseak-neck spscd,
holding his birdie rein in his teeth and |
aourishins revolver in each hand. Blood |
We gushing from wound in his lex. and |
hi. actions indicated that he w.s pursued, |
" expected tn he pur-usd. lie yelled that |
be hsd sh"l . 'usn hack there, and psssed |
out Of sight. then crossed over Shoal |
Creek and vended my vay up = rocky |
suleh, passing como smouldeF,og coal pits.
In the vicinity of VIA, is called K,cky
branch met Two men riding 6ns hosses.
They sefs following the trail Of blood, - !
sftevsrds sscxrsained. In the conversatiou
that followed they informed me that there
vas . man wounded in the vicinity that
needed attention, snd At their request &C.
them to the .poI found
man supposed To Be Jim Cu~~ins., With
bsd pistol shot vouod 10 the right eide.
The vsspoa had evidently been cred ii
close range. The bell hsd shattered the
sixih rio aSd cut the isir eossai artery.
Had il not been for some clothing drives
in By the ball AMI partially closia 8 up the
wound, causing the blood to cosgulste, the
would undoubtedly have bsss !
Issal. I removed foreign suhsssseea, liss.
|ured the artery. snd took out the frss-
neuts Of hone. The wound did veil and .
healed rapidly The man had been sccus-
omed TO IN outdoor life, and il healed =:
nth the rapidly Of wounded dees.
The doctor then resumed Il have nov
old you what saV and know, nov I will
ell you what sues.." At the same tine
living knowing look the, indicated Be
lad much more in store.
"Jese james 10 not dead, neither il be
rounded. think he "a. ose Of The sssa
hss 6r-i met looking for the trail Of d
Hood lett by the fling Shepherd. The q
Ugh; ,hst .f,ernooa wss between Shepherd q
md Cumminx'. and both vess severely
The other ms@bess Of the party I
lad become susPiciou- 81 Sh~phesds visits q
o Short Cr-ek, aud that day had disguised .
ne Of the party to catch his asovemesss. Z
they we're 70 change camps tina, evening. /
nd Shepherd bad arranged W lead then Q
nto On smbn~cA'ie while moving. They Q
ss viod Of his plans and chsnsrd positions d
efors his return. Upon The arrival Of e
Cummings ,nmedisiely opened q
ire upon him, wonndiny him ss the 6rss h
hot. Shepherd put spuss to his honx and q
'ss pursued By Cummi,es. both firing, mn d
il Shepherd shot Cumminss in shs eide,
making the wound which have described"
The above IL undoubtedly the most cor. 4;
eci statement that hes cooe to the public
n regard To the affair. In IL main il !,
osnobors,es Shephesds 6nt story. except {,
be part in shich be elsimed 10 hsvs
Iillei Jssee James.
NEW PALESTINE.
-Bo.inesa lively. |
Hog ere worth q 3.
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