Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-04-30
JESSE JAMES JOKE.
The Note, ious Outlaw and Two OF His
Band in Pullman Dining Car
Wednesday Night,

The Note, ious Outlaw and Two OF His
Band IN Pullman Dining Car
Wednesday Night,
st, Louis Globe Democrat.
The Pnllman sleeping.car passengers
who arrived in the city Yesterday NOM
ing by the Kansas City passenger train
over the Chicago and Alton road had
an interesting experience, and one that
created no littlo alarm in their midst, a
few miles tins side OF Kansas City, rs
they were en- route here Wednesday
night Il was learned from one Of the
train men that the notorious Jesse
James and two Of his gang had been
part of the human freight for u short
distance, and had impressed their fell
low passengers with their hravado and
Importance IN manner that would not
readily he forgotten, ut least by the
timid and poaceloymg ones in the mum.
Der, The railway officials knew moth.
ing of tho affair whatever, and from tho
passengers the particulars ol the sensa-
ton We're CLEANED. The first ono found
WAS MIR. j, ID, Woodworth, wellto.do
lumber and hardware dealer OF Garnett,
NWleNSt NhN WWN ISkNcNtlVNNl tNH KAN.
tiers house. lie had just come in from
Kansas City, and oorrohorated the state
ment made by tho train hand M to the
presence of the James gang ON the
train.
\ PASSENGERS STORY.
Mr.. Woodwork said, 1--WE LEFT the
X msas City union depot last might,
ahnYll,F al .t,,ul, x,.ttl MI
train, had berth in tho rear sleep
er, and passed through tho oars back
to that berth, and did not SO forward
again after we left the Grand Avenue
depot. AZ 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
NJ home, but on the contrary III ut ease,
and appeared to be on the abort for
some important development. They
were all decently dressed, and ono, who
appeared to be the leader, held re-
volv.r by HIS side, partially concealed
Ivy the folds Of his ovefoost. thought
they might be officers OF the law await.
INK the coming through Of some crimi-
nal, and not wishing 10 offend, turned
my gaze in another direction About
ten minutes elapsed ere they lett their
position by the door, and the leader re-
marking something about supper, the
trio passed on through the sleeper and
into tho dining.room car, the last car of
the train, supper was shortly nm.
nounoed, and several of the sleeping
car passengers and myself went buck to
paitake Of the meal. Tho walters were
flying around M If their lives depended
on heir alerness and strict attention
to duty, and then down at the rear
saw tho three men who had acted 10
strangely IN the sleeper. They were
seated at table, eating, and on the TIA
BILE rested three murderous looking
large revolvers nj full cock. The man
In oha.ge came up TO mo, and said, in
II low voice, not To express any surprise
ut what ] saw, ms the strangers were
THE NOTORIOUS JESsE JAMRs
and two Of his men. II lot alone they
would harm no one, but II nm attempt
NJ their capture was made some one
would assuredly get hurt. This injunc.
ton was cautiously repeated TO the 9th.
or halfdozen persons aboard, and we
MI fell to eating in silence, and casting
occasional chances nj our celebrated
companions. The leader, who tailed
exactly with the description given Of
Jesse james, exhibited the utmost sang
iroid. He laughed and ohatted in a
rather bolsterous manner with his &C M
panions, but apparently closely obsei "
ING everything and every ono In the car
~ the same timo. The subject Of their
conversation was lost to mo, but il
seemed to amuse them hugely. At tho
completion OF the meal, the leader cool
ly picked his teeth, and M the engine
whistled for Odessa they all three arose,
picked up their revolyers and walked
out ON the rear platform. Nothing was
said as 10 payment for the supper by
the employees, but rs James (if the lead
or we're he) closed the door, he dofied
his hat by way Of n parting salute, and
cried out in n clear, ringing voice,
Charge three more suppers TO the gov.
ernmentp" a9t
THE STORY C)RRoBoRATED.
A Mr.. Wild, from Springfield, Mo-.
another one Of the passengers, bore out
the statement made by Mr.. Woodwork,
anu hehteu tnht lne TWO men hCCOfuph-
nying the leader we're unknown TO him,
but the leader WAS none other than the
notorious guerrilla and train robber,
Jesse James. He had encountered
him on numerous occasions, and could
not be mistaken rs 70 his identity.
The probabilities are that Jesse James
and his companions are either planning
some bold raid, and revealed them
selves on Wednesday night in the above
manner so that, when the Job is COM
pleted, alta point removed from Kan.
sas City, suspicion will be allayed as to
their completely, or, through 4 spirit OF
sheer braggadocio, wishing 10 run down
Il few miles over the line, adopted that
method Of introducing themselves to
their fellow passengers.