The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1882-04-08
JESSE JAMES KILLED.

the James gang ana were engaged IN
the Winston and Blue Cut train rob.
berries. have been in st. Joseph for a
week for the purpose of asresting Jesse
james, bat being afraid, it is alleged.
to make the attempt, they shot him
down at Thirteenth and Lafayette
streets to-day, and then surrendered to
the authorities and We're lodged in Jail.
There is tremendous excitement over
the AFFAIR, several thousand people be-
ing on the streets. The wife of the des-
perado was on the spot In a few min
utica after the shooting and wept copi-
ously over his remains. The body was
taken In charge by the police. Consider
able ammunition and several weapons,
including pistols and rifle, were found
In the house where the outlaw had been
stopping.
John Land, one Of the Blue Cut rob
hers, now In Jail at Independence, Mo-,
has made a full confession describing
that robbery. The Geographic report
of his confession reads as follows:
After relating at some length the
manner In which he was drawn into
the gang and his interview with Jesse
James concerning 1t, he said: ssThe
next night took my rifle and went to
the Cut. As came up, Jesse and Frank
James, Jim Cummings, Ed. Miller aud
Dick Little we're talking together, and
Henry Balger, Charlie Dearduff and
Frank Armstrong we're standing near
by. John Bulger, Creed Chapman aud
John Mats soon appeared, the arrival
Of each being announced by low but
shrill whistle. Everybody was now on
hand, and Jesse James called out for all
to come up close together and get orders.
We closed ranks, and Jesse then direct
ed John BuIger, Greed Chapman and
myself to take our places on the south
side of the track, and John Mats, Frank
Armstrong and Charlie Dearduff to 20
on the other side. The rest of the gang
put big pile Of rocks on the track.
Jesse ordered US to make noise assoon
as the train stopped and fire eighteen or
twenty times, but not shoot anybody
unless we had to, and not to use up all
our ammunition. Just then the rum
BILE and roar of the train was heard, and
Jesse james told everybody to put on
masks. We all had white masks made
by cutting holes for the eyes and mouth
In pieces of cotton. We put them on,
and Jesse climbed on the pile of rocks
with q lantern In his hand, and as the
train came along Jesse James moved
the lantern over his head, and the train
came to a stop. Jesse and the others
rushed to the engine aud ordered the
engineer and fireman to climb down in
. hurry or they would blow their brains
out. They did not wait for any further
orders, but turned out at once; while
we began swearing and shooting to ter
rtfy the passengers. Jesse and two 9TH
ers went to the express car and knOcked
in the door, and the other three went
into the passenger coaches. We could
not tell what was happening, but while
the three were robbing the express car
heard one of the men In the passen-
ger coach order all to hold up their
hands and keep still. Then there was
terrible racket, the men yelling, the
women screaming, and all Of US shoot
Ing and swearing until you would have
thought the devil and all of his imps
had got loose. Every once in n while
we could hear some passenger squeal,
Don't shoot us, or one of our men
saying: Here you white. livered wretch,
she'll OUT The racket lasted half an
hour, when all the gang got off the train
and the engineer was told to stnove her
al0ng.' After the robbery we took to
the woods about one hundred yards
from the track, and there Jesse said:
Boys, did not get the money in
tended to get tonight, and we haven't
got time to divide now. You fellows
rustic of home and don't 60 to running
away, and nobody will suspect you.
Next Wednesday night, after the thing
has blown over, all of you meet me ut
East Fork, where truns into the Blue,
and we will divide tho swag.' AS we
walked along the track we talked about
how easy 1t was to rob II train.''
KANSAS CITY, April 4.-Gov. Crit
tenden, who arrived here this morning,
asserts positively that the body is that
Of Jesse James and that his death was
the result of an understanding between
the authorities and Bob Ford, who
killed him, and Dick Little, who sur.
rendered to Sheriff Timberlake at the
came time Ford did.
The inquest at st. Joseph was con-
cluded at noon to-day. Mrs. Samuels,
mother of Jesse James, his wife, Dick
Little and Sheriff Timberlake identi-
Ned the body, and during the proceed
tngs Mrs. James and Mrs. Samuels
made highly sensational scene, at.
tecking Little and calling all manner
OF curses down upon him for having
conspired to bstray his leader. The
coronee's Jury returned a verdict of
murder In the first degree against Ford,
and the authorities of Buchanan con ~