Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-07-28

The Mother Of lhb Mated Jaities
Boys Denies that they were
At Winston, and Nays
Frank il Dead.
Kansas hy Timss.l

Kansas ny Timee.
Mrs. Samuels, mother Of the noto-
rious james Boys, whose names are
known from one end Of the
country to lthe other, came
over to Kansas City yesterday
from her home in Clay county. Mrs.
Samuels, as all officials know, lives in
house situated about four miles from
Kearney, on the Hannibal and st.
Joseph road, and in that neighbor-
hood has been enacted ma ny terrible
crimes. In 1875, shortly after the
attack upon the Samuels home by
Pinkerton's men, Dan Askew, who
was a neighbor, was called to his door
one night and shot down in cold blood.
He was killed because it was thought
he gave "a pointer" to the detectives
to the effect that Jesse and Frank
james we're in the house on the night
mentioned.
Mrs. Samuels, who Processes great
horror at the idear Of "her boys" COM
hitting murder and robbery, at the
same time looks upon them as heroes /;
and one cannot talk to her five minutes
without becoming aware OF thefact. 1t
is singular fact that whatever crime
is committed ike the late train rob-
berry Mrs. Samuels always makes her
appearance in Kansas City. An ex-
official only Monday said that he was
confident she would appear within
thirty-six hours, and yesterday she
came. She has an inordinate desire
to hear and talk about the boys, and
yesterday, in conversation with seve
raj parties, would talk about nothing
else. She declared to Times reporter
that neither Jesse nor Frank was con
nected with the late robbery, as both
are dead.
Where did Frank dieJ"
81 don't know, for sure, but | guess
it was in Texas, Of consumption, two
or three years ago.
And George Shepherd killed Jesse
at Short Greek 2"
DO you think Jesse ever let that
one-eyed fellow get the best Of him
A twO-eyed man couldn't do it, and
George Shepherd didn't kill Jess, or ]
would have known it.
do you know that jesse is dead 2"
"That is a leading military ques-
ton, and | refuse to answer it.
ut is also said that Allen Palmer
was at Winston.
"Yes, they said he was in the Glen
dale robbery, and Marshal Ligget sent
all the way to Texas and brought him
back to Kansas City, but they had tC
let him go, IS he never had anything
do to With the matter.
DO you know where Palmer is
now ?"
II guess he is on his farm in Texas
where he had right to be, and bust
ness to look after"
Don't you know that railroad and
express officials and detectives all be
lieve that your sons were connected
with the late robbery at Winston2"
"They don't know anything about
it. The detectives have hunted JESSE
and Frank, and once they threw {
shell into my house and killed my
little boy Arthur and blew my arm
of. 1t is easy enough to say that tn,
boys were here and there in every
robbery in the country, but cannot b
proved. Why, only little while agt
it was said that Jesse robbed a mar
near Nashville, Tenn, andtone of BIZ
companions, Ryan, has just beer
brought back to Kansas City for be
ing at Glendale. | will warrant thai
he won't say that Jesse helped rob +;
man in Tennessee.
Tucker Basham, who has been sen
to the penitentisry, confessed tina
Jesse and Frank were both at Glen
dale, and said that Jesse was in charg'
Of the party"
Yes Jim LiRget and old man Hay
made him confess, | guess, and b
said anything in order to get away
They told him if he would be traito
be could be free, and then be wa
sent to the penitentiary; but he lieC
when he said Jesse and Frank wer,
with him.
Have you read the newspaper &C
counts Of the late outrage p
u have, and they are all wrong 81
far as my boys are concerned"
The officers may catch them; tire
or four posses are in pursuit.
"But they won't catch the boys, TO
l think them dead, and they can
catch a ghost"
With this the old lady said sh
must go, and entering a street car a
the corner of Fourth street and Main
she rode to the Union Depot and tool
Hannibal train for home.