The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-04-13
The Dead Outlaw.

KANSAS CrrY, April 4-The death Of Jesse
James, the real great Missouri bandit, is now
beyond question fact Gov. Crittenden
arrived here this morning and says posi-
lively that it is he, and that his death is the
result of an understanding between the au-
thorities and Bob Ford who killed him, and
Dick Little who surrendered to Sheriff Timber
lake at the same time Ford did. The inquest
at St. Joseph was concluded at noon to-day.
Mrs. Samuels, mother Of Jesse James, his
wife, Dick Little and Sheriff Timberlake iden-
tilted the body, and during the proceedings
Mrs. James and Mrs. Samuels made highly
sensational scene, attacking Dick Little and
calling all manner of curses down upon him
for having conspired to betray his leader
The coroner's jury returned a verdict of
MURDER IN THE FIRST DEGREE
against Ford, and the authorities Of Buchanan
county refuse to give him up. The body Of
Jesse James will probably be taken to tho old
farm near Kearney, Clay county, for burial
The confirmation OF James death has created
farmers near this place and Independence,
who have not yet been in either place for years.
rode into town this morning in the rain to in
vestigate the rumor. Some denounce Ford as
an assassin whose only object was blood
money; while others excuse him upon the
go to St Joseph, but will return to Jefferson
City tonight, where some steps will be taken
to protect Ford, who is thought to be in danger
from the friends of the dead robber. All
Cracker Neck was up on horseback this morn
ing and some threats of vengeance are said to
Little The Hannibal l. St. 10 Railroad COM
pany have rendered their courtesies to Mrs.
James and her mother-in-law.
SALTWATER, Mimi, April 4.-The news
of the murder of Jesse James was
of peculiar interest to the Younger boys,
especially Cole. An interview was secured
with the willy and reticent Cole, whose famil-
iarity with the dead robber chief may never be
known. After few brief remarks break
ing the general tenor of the news
Cole who read the article through carefully
and with evident interest His first remarE
was that there would be no trouble in identi-
flying the body If it was Jes, for (pointing to
his right breasN he has bullet wound here
that would tell he was shot twice in the same
place, and was attended by DR.. Wood, Of
months he was lying at Kansas City lowering
between life and death, and continued under
the Doctors care for four or five years, until
he went to California in 1868. he
lost the use at that lung and
consequently has but one now, which
story il q very plausible one, and no doubt
true. That would be about the only opportunity
any one could get to kill him. Cole said he
had no sympathy with any Of those persons,
and if they fell out among themselves and
killed each other
HE HAD NO OBJECTIONS
They were nothing to him. He did moi
know the Ford brothers, but did not know but
what they might be sons of . man Of thai
name who was associated with him during the
war. He spoke Of the recent train robbery,
where Dick Little turned States evidence, and
said that he saw nothing that answered to the
description or: actions Of the James boys, and
thought it-more than likely that some Of the
Kansas City sharps had put up the job. go
Little and. the others into It by giving them
Of It Another fact which leads him p think
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