Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1881-11-24

tH0 cOWdIuly act OF F1nKerJOnS men
in throwing shell into his mothers
room, which shattered her arm and
killed a step-brother of Jesse. She also
informed me that the reason the "boys"
are not betrayed is that they mix only
with "high-toned" people in Kentucky
and Missouri, who would scorn to be-
tray them for reward. She says the
"boys" visit only the residences Of well
to-do people, and associate mostly with
the officers Of Gen. Prices army, whose
acquaintance they formed during the
war. none Of whom could be induced
to lend assistance to their capture.
A Madison, Ind, special to the Gin
cinnati Gazette says: The region of
country in which they take refuge
from justice after making a raid is so
broken and rocky that the bandits could
elude, if not defy, a regiment of sold
iers. They have friends throughout
the country among the farmers, and
these keep the bandits posted as to the
movements of the authorities. By
these confederates a late attempt to
corral the robbers was foiled.
A great deal was learned about the
gang. Among other chapters Of inter-
est is one regarding Jesse Jumes's wife,
and the manner in which she visited
Madison. Mrs. James went from Mel
son county to Louisville last June, ac-
companied by her two children. She
was somewhat short in funds, and
hired a horse and buggy from MIR.
Jenkins, prominent liveryman Of
Louisville, telling him she desired to
drive to Madison, Ind, and would be
gone perhaps two days, and offered
him pay in advance, which he de-
clined, saying she could settle when
she returned. OF course, she gave an
other name than her own to the livery
nan. She arrived in this city at about
ID o'clock in the forenoon, put the
horse up at Joe Rea's livery stable, and
announced that she would like to sell
both horse and buggy. Two gentle
men who happened to be at the livery
stable heard the woman's story. and
bought the animal and vehicle. and
these two gents were A. J. Fisher, the
liveryman, and Mr.. w. w. Crozier, the
well-known job printer. Mr.. Fisher
paid $45 for the horse and harness.
and Mr.. Crozier paid $25 for the buggy.
The owner of the horse and buggy,
Mr.. Jenkins, subsequently traced the
woman to this city, and recovered his
property. The facts were briefly stat
ed in the Courier at the time, but the
fact that the woman proves to have
been Mrs. Jesse James renders par
ticulars interesting even at this late
date. She was of medium size, with
light hair and fair complexion, and at
the time the trade was made was not
overly well dressed, nor were her chill
dren, but before she left the city she
was seen bedecked in fine apparel, and
presented quite different appearance.
She took the afternoon train, and was
away in the west before any one sus-
pected her of horse-theft. She told
the gentlemen to whom she sold the
horse and buggy that she was the wife
of doctor residing below Charlestown,
Clark county; that he was delicate, and
had started to Europe for his health;
that he had written her to dispose of
the property and join him, hence she
would have to sell at a sacrifice; that
the horse was good, reliable driver,
and had been in the family q long
time; was sure footed, and would make
a good hack horse for liveryman,
etc.
The knowledge now that it was Mrs.
Jesse James that pocketed SOS of Madi-
son money does not act as balm to
the feelings of Messrs. Fisher and
Crozier. but they are not half as much
chagrined at the knowledge as Yank
Bligh and other police of Louisville.