, 1880-04-18
JESSE JAMES, JOKE.
*s Charge Three More Suppers to the
Governmental

|" Charge Three More suppers to til
| GoveYnment.'s
ST. Louis Gfobs- s-Dcmoerat, Apft1M.
The Pullman sleeping-car passengers who ar
rived In the city yesterday morning by the Kan
sas City passeugertrain over the Chicago 1
| Alton Road had IN interesting experience, ans
| one that created no little alarm in their midst
few miles this side of Kansas City, us they wer.
| en- route here Wednesday night. 1t was learnet
by a Globe Democrat reporter from one o
| the train-men that tho notorious Jesse
James and TWO OF his gang had been part Of tht
human freight for a short distance, and had i'm
pressed their follow passengers with thot1
bravado and Importance In a manner thai
would not roadily be forgotten, at loast by the
ttmid and peace loving ones tn tho number
Tho railway officials knew nothing Ut tho ufrair
whatever, and from the passengers the particu-
lars of tho sensation were CLEANED. The first
ono found WINS Mr. J. D. .Woodworth, u we'll lido
lumber md hardware dealer OF aarnott, Kas.,
who was registered at the Planters House. He
had Just come in from Kansas City, and corrob-
grated the statement made by tho train hand as
to the presence Of the James gang on tho
train.
Mr.. Woodworth said< We left the Kansas
City Union Depot last night shortly after dusk
rcnr sleeper. and passed through the cars back
to thnt berth, and did not 20 forward again
after VIC left the Grand Avcnue Depot. As the
train was pulling out from that depot, three
men entered the sleeper, and stood just within
tho door for several minutes. They did not
seem ut homo, but, on the contrary, Ill at case,
portant development They were ull deccnrly
dressed, and one, who appeared to be the
Leader held reyolrer @ b. bis side, partially con.
they might be officers Of tho Inv. awaiting
tho coming through OF some criminal. and. not
ohor dreeon %boa9 en cased e ero
thoy left thetr position by the door, aud the
lender, renarkiilg something about supper, the
trio pusscd on through tho sleeper and. into tho
Supper WIS shortly announced, and several ut
the sleeping cur passengers and myself went
flying around US II their lives depended on their
nlcrtness and strict attention to duty, and then
down at tho rcur | suw the three men who hud
sented ut table eating, and on the table rested
thrco Misunderstanding large rcro1yers ut full
cock. Tho nun in Charge came up to me and
at what snw, as the strangers were tho notori-
Gus Jesse Jnmes and two Of his men. II let
alone they would harm no one, but 1t an attempt
ut their capture was made some one would as
suredly get hurt
''This injunction was cautiously repeated to
the other half- dog en- persons abord, and we ali
fell to entlng III silence. and casting occasional
glAnccs ut our celebrated companions. The
leader, who Tailed exactly with the description
sang frotd. He laughed and chatted In rather
boistcrons manner with his companions. but |
apparently closely observing everything and |
every one In tho car at the same time. The !!
subject Of their compensation was lost to me- but
plction Of the meal, the leader coolly picked bis
Lecth. and as the engine. whistled for odessA
they NIL three arose, picked up their reyolrers
anu walked Que on the rcnr platfor1n. Nothing
sAs said rs to payment for the supper by the
.nployGa, but us James III the leuder was he) |
closed the door, he dotted bis hat By way Of par-
nl salute, and cried out iii u clear ringing
'oice, Charge three more suppcrs to the Gov
4 Mr.. Wild, from Springfield, Mo-, another one
# the passengers, bore out the stnte1nent made
" Mr.. Woodworth, and stated that the two lnen |
accompanying the leader were unknown to him, |
nut tho leader was none other than the notorious
'uerrilla and train-robbcr, Jesse james. He |
tnd encountered him on numerous occasions,
nd could not be mistaken us to his identity.
Tho probabilities are TINT Jesse James and his
olnpanions ure either planning some bold raid.
nd revealed themselves on Wednesday night in
he above manner SO that. when tho job Is COM
letcd, ut point removed from Kansas City,
uspicfon will he allayed us to their completely,
r, through u spirit of sheer braygadoclo, wish
* to run down few miles over the line,
dopted that method Of introducing themselves
, their fellow passengers.