The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1880-07-27
Racy Interview Between tho
Mother Of the James Boys
and Geo. Shepherd.
She Meets the Alleged Slayer
of Jesse James Face to
Face on Main
Street.
Vows that the Poor House Shall
Hold Her. or that the
Ex Guerilla Shall
Die.

!. Mrs. Samn-i-, mother of the notoriou
outlaws, J--re and Frank James, reside
10 . email house situated in the timber
near k-arney, n stsiion ON the II annibai 4
-. Joseph railroad, . few miles from X an
sas City, and can always b~ expected il
thus place within twenty four hours afte
any startling news appears regarding he
sutiawed ."n-. On Saturday ls-t The
1imes contained an article regarding RI,
appearance Of Frank James IN the easter,
portion OF the county and yesterday, lik.
the Lone Fisherm an" MR.. Samuel. ~
pear-d AT the Office Of
! cotNTY MARSHAL LIGGE1,
the looS OF inquiry ia her face plainly tell
inx ~hat she cxnr for. After tsiking with
the msrshai awhile, Mrs. S.mueis man:
aged 10 ask some questions regarding the
reported appearance of Frank, and then
went out "a 90 seine shopping. She wss
on her way back IL the curt house when q
man from Liberty, knowing vino -he wsa,
stopped her al the corner OF Main and
Firth street and asked I'll she would like to
s.eGe"rge Shepherd, the repnied slayer OF
her s,n near Joplin Lac, fail"
Is lac about herey' eagerly asked Mrs.
Sau.,.ei-, her whole frame showing the ex-
ciismeBr which, like Bsuquo's ghosi,
would not down "a. the name oi Shepnerd
was uttered.
'fss, ne il right here oa the corner and
Mr.. Samaei- MAJ escorted fo where
saErH sRD WAS STANDING,
near the bart'rr shop Just north ni Filth
street, on Mar.
Mrs. Samuei- cat one cpntem,,tuous
look At the man ana then said:
f! 'And-so George >hri'h-r;, You say you
killed nv son J.s-?'
Yes, did
VIVA did you do il foI,'
Partly 10 xven.. an old score ard part
~ far money replied the one-eyed ex que
riiis.
Mrs Ssmuei- ali this time was eye,ng
The IA az before ier. who b,ssis of having
Z killed. her -ni., sni thea s.ked gairkiy:
And 80 yuu killed Jesse, sud DO y',u .x
psct ic live uatil the leave- f~iig
i think IL doubtful
! We'll, l should think you would, for,
tieurse Shepherd, I wouid cell ny farm
ant iive the Fest oi nv days ia the pour
house in order Ia rsi-s 0,"Iey 10 pay some
one Tor killing you if knew that you kill
ed Jss-e'
As si,e said this Mrs. SaUueis grew ter
ribIy excited, and Shepherd drew back
into the hallway 10 continue the co0versa-
ton. =. n crowd lad quickly gathered.
In. ii a.; Il. 81 '.iui.e. 81 tie urost la
tuou- uHt;..- Lei me conn.ry wa- in con-
ver- ,,ion A.'n .nan wi.o - aid 10 have
followed ,Gi S.;I--.: o,.e IT then, al the
IsK OF his LIFE.
The iw" ,h-n crntiu,Ie.i the conversation,
| and th,-. nnD witnessed i; saw that the oiu
lady laid ,.cwn The iaS in the MOS, em-
phaiic manner. Al tie c"nciu-i.h of tue
r,,n!sh, MIR. S,mueis mD.ea aw,y. repeat
ing her vow 'h-t Shs;,hrrd world die be
fore winter, go money conid accomplish
AnyIhrg <.
| i.a:rr Ia the day che ~as met Il Mr.
shai Ligge,'- HI, 20 10y Z mes reporter, and
found la he in ihe m,.s, aniasie # moods,
although sac d a. bu, little fixing for news
paper in-n, ssp-ci ,ils reporters OF tie
.Jon.1.ot, whom ste declares trS,,iIce her a,
every opportunity: she talked Tor an hou r
or more. II Can Ge staf-,, right here tina,
Mrs. >amus.s j. = remarkably Intelligent
~oMan. vino has p,>s-d through Tempest
Of tronh'e. the voyage, however, having
lefl ita traces in the .uspician of every
ctr snge face or I'rnon With whom abe
come, 10 Contact. She il shrewd snd logi-
cal aud parri--. and asks que.iion- in ,he
most detective like manner. Fond Of
HEARING HERSELF TALK,
and often when s,esking abont the mi--
deeds al her sons, boasts Of their prowes-
when Confronted. Her behavior last win
ter when Deputy Msrshai II syes and S!,er-
ia r,mberiake visited her house for the
PURPOSE oil searching IL, is we'll known;
how she lr;e:i to make the officers think
the house vas filled with armed men ready
tOshoo, when sh. gave the word. and hos nj
last when they entered, sine -sid She did il
inst to see The boys grow white in the face v
While qui-tls seated in the marsh al's office
yesterday afternoon, Mrs. Ssmvels exhib.
tied this same stsie Of feeling, aud IN re-
ply TO a statement that two reporters wers
coming over 10 see her next week, said: 81
they do they had better bring their shieldr
with them, for l have two shot guns and
> will not let ihem enter the house."
The burden Of her conversation was the
reported appearance Of Frank lasi week
..6nt il il all lie of Van Horn's paper and
he wasn't there At all. The Journal vat
once decen, paper. nut now il 10 unrelis
bic, for tell Won
FRANK Is DEAD.
at least 1 believe 40, but Il he lie not an Il
: see him within too year,"
"Wnai do vom mea3 by tbai!"
. Il have not -een him since the 18th q
' November, 1877; At that time h. went ava,
aud said iie would ace me again In 6v
q year. or send tor me. II he il alive he sil
keep his word, as he never told me . lie
= Sometimes when woud ask him question
o he would say, M iher, that ia . militar
= question which I cannot answer" Ii he
= siiye he ia a heller nan than he need TO b
;. hut ne vas forced to do ~rorc nv the hell
;, iound- who pursued him.
" WHAT aB,rr JESSE"
Il .!.".t knos whether he ~ dead ,
'. sli7e George Shepherd says he killed hiu
2 hu; lease never let = ene-~yed fellow r
Y him he has not long 10 live 10. I ha,
g many friends left v.i." sod then the ol
! lady launched forth . iirsde Of abnsr, q
/" reaiing what has been SAID abUve sbo,
10 her meeting Shepherd on Main street in Il
>"
t" Haze Won seen Sh ,pherd since the 9
~ ported killing
Ma. I had not seen him for ser,
, vear-."
:" But you knos he -Ays he saw you
o. your bcms, alter the Glendale train RI
i,esy, and that Jesse wss slso tter~?''
III il iit; he never was there, aud
an don, believe he ever said So
ST. About THIS TINE
81 an article which appeared in an event
tie paper las, night wac read ny Mrs Sso'ne
ne She deuOunced the statement credited
10. Shepherd, where ne il made TO say III
Frank James vas living about his mothe
e house; that they had lately met, and %
III Mr.. Samuei-' presence in the city ye-s
Dw dss indicated soms thing unusual.
,el She aid il she could ere Shepherd AZ,
raj he would deny THE, and later in
dav the I've mel NJ the uuiOn dean,t \