Tombstone weekly epitaph., 1882-10-07
Surreud,, ., .r.nk James.

SurreUd-. v, rrank James.
 KANSAS CITY, Oct. GA Jefferson City special has d letter from Frank James, addressed to Governor Grit ,endcn, dated St. Louis, October l, and the 'atter's reply. The letter rom James proffers to surrender, through consideration for his wife and chil dren, and desire to retrieve his name. He thinks his sutlerings have alread y done penance for his acts. He denies the authorship ot any let Ter threatening assassination in retal ialion for the murder of Jesse. He asks for amnesty, if possible, and states that ali answer wlll reach him hrou, h his wife, who is at Independ. ence, Mo. On receipt of this letter, Governor Crittenden replied that he could make no definite promise, but would recommend James to present himself before u courts where charges now rest against him and answer them as best becomes men. In accordance herewith, James ap. peared to the governor to.day, acco IT, panied by J. w. Edwards, of Sedalia, as counsel, and formally surrendered himself. He will arrive in Kansas City to morrow, and have hearing at Independence, the county seat. JAMES CONGRATULATED.
 ST. LOUIS, Oct. 5.---A special from Jefferson City says: Frank James surl rendered to Governor CIit,enuen. He handed him his pistols, and stated that he (Ihe governor) was the only man except himself who had touched them for twenty years. / Frank is at the McCarty house. In the evening many prominent citizens were there, shaking hands with hIm.
 FRANK JAMES APPEAL.
 KANSAS Cry, Oct. GA Western Associated Press representative had an interview with FraEk James this morning as he was being transferred, by train, from Independence to Kan sas City. On board the tram were Prosecuting Attorney Wallace, M,r shal Murphy, Sheriff rimberlAke and d number of reporters. Along the route James was frequently recogniz. ed by old contederates of his guerilla days. He is five feet nine inches nigh, spare build. light blue eyes, small blonde mous!ache, hair shade darker, complexion salIow, manner quiet, language ordinary, and dress unobtruslve. lie said that although the Governor had n promised i'm munily he had at last nerved himself to d long contemplated act and sur. rendered.. He believes if tried on any single charge lone, he wont be ,nvicted, and hopes, if convicted, the Governor will interfere. He de ,ires to lead quiet life, with his family, as he did from April 1877 to April 1881, upon d rented farm near Nashville, Tenn. He refuses to state where he has been since April, 1881, but read in the New Yotk Herald the news of the shooting of Jesse, the day after it occurred. lie has been east of the AiIegnanles and in Ken lucky the past year.
 He says he has been much maign ed. He never wrote the lettcrthraat ening 10 avrnge Jesse's death. He renal ked of the country that it wa> mighty go,d bushwhacking timber, and that he knew every loot of it. The prisoner said he had come to Missouri O September 23d, with the purpose of surrendering. Previous to that time he said he had not ne,'n m the State for year. He said: "l came to Missouri to try to regain home and standing amcng her pco pie. l have been outside of her laws for twen,v.one years. l have been hunted like d wild anim from one state to another l have known no home; 1 have slept in all rts of places. here to. day, there tomorrow. 1 have been charged with nearly every great crime committed in either Wisconsin or h-r neighboring states ] have been taught to suspect my dearest and ne crest friends of tIeach cry, and where is he end to be? 1 am tired of this life of nj ght riding and da hiding, of constant listening for footballs, cracking tw,gs, rust ing leaves and creaking duo"-; tired oI seeing Judas on th' lace Of every ripnd own, ani goodness knows 1 have none to spare! Tired of hoofs and horns, with which popular belief has equipped me, aud 1 want to see | If there not some way out of It. think can give the state d substan- tial return for what ask, and l think the dignity of the law will not suffer l shall prove myself worthy of mercy"
 Election of U.Hcrrs.
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