The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-04-07
TIIE DEAD BANDIT.
Scenes and Incidents al the Funeral Of
,FRsse JnulcH

Jehse JnntCa.
ST. Louls, April G.-Dispatches from til
West Say that Captain Ford, brother o
Bob and Charley, who have cut so con
spicuous u figure in the death OF the out
law Jesse James, was in st, Joseph to.da.
with his attorneys and had IN interview
with his brothers in jail, but the nature o
the interview is not known.
The body Of Wood Hite, brother Of Clar
eace Hite, now in the penitentiary for par
ticipating in the Winston train robbery,
has been found near Richmond, and an
inquest Is now being held.
II has been understood that l.eddell
killed Hitc, but it il believed that Bol
Ford was also concerned in the murder,
tiite was shot through the head and
buried by Bob Ford aud Dick Leddell in a
spring near the Ford farm. Il is not un,
likely that both Leddell and Bob Ford will
be arrested for the murder.
A dispatch from Kearney, NO., near
which town is the home Of Mrs. Samuels,
mother Of Jesse James, says the train bear.
ing the remains OF the once dreaded
bandit arrived at that place about O clock
this morning, having been detained at
Cameron. Quite a number of people
were ut the depot, and the scene was a
very pathetic one.
Mrs. Samuels could not restrain her
feelings, and talked u good deal about the
manner her son had been killed. To q
reporter present she said: ~ knew it had
to come, but my dear boy Jesse is better
OFT in heaven to-day than he would be here
with us"
Friends AocEed around and each was
greeted by name by Mrs Samuels with a
word about the trouble. The party went
directly to the Kearney hotel, where DR.
Sampels met them. The body was takea
to his office and the casket opened. The
crowd was admitted to look.
Mrs. Samuels and Jesse's widow enter.
ed with the children at 9 A. NJ. The scene
was terrible. There were shrieks, means
and curses, and Luther James, Johnnie
Mimms, and DR.. Samuels and friends tried
TO get the old lady away from the body,
but before she and Mrs. James got to be,!
all the friends present had looked ut the
remains and identified them US those OF
Jesse James.
A big crowd was in the town all night,
and the excitement was intense, though
not openly manifested. At daylight the
sky cleared md though the sun rose upon
the roads which We're deep in mud, horse
men began coming from every direction.
AT the earlie t hour the colin still lay with
uncovered lid, upon an upturncd box in
the Office OF the hotel, and to this magnet
OF attraction each new conner hovered us II
by instinct.
The morning trains are bringing fresh
arrivals, and the scene is that OF II swarm
ing fair. w. Il. Woodward und John B.
Carson, superintendent and general man
ager Of the Hannibal 4 st. Joe Railroad,
we're passengers on the south bound train,
which passed through at TAO, and il was
stopped long enough to permit the officials
and passengers to view the body, the hotel
being only hall dozen rods from the sta
ton.
Two other passenger trains were stopped
for the same PGFp0Je. The anxiety OF the
people 10 look upon the face OF the dead
man seems to be one of singular power.
There appears in it more than passing
curiosity and upon many faces traces Of
compassionate emotions are perceptibIe us
they guZe upon the now ghastly Counte-
nanCe.
The wife and mother are more sub,lued
this morning, but their calm has a treach.
erOus aspect which iorebodes an outbreak
at the funeral which is TO take place this
afternoon Mt the Baptist Church. AT the
close OF this dispatch preparations were
being made for the funeral. Sam Kaui.
man, a noted desperate, and party ar
rived this morning and viewed the remains.
He was telegraphed to come by Luther
James, cousin Of the dead man.
The funeral party left the Hotel at 2:10
=. NJ First came the wagon with the corpse,
next the family, and next the mounted
officers, the last wagon with the reporters.
An immense crowd on horseback, on foot
and in wagons followed.
The pall-beNreB were Sheriff Timber
lake, Deputy Sheriff Reid, Charley Scott,
j. B. Henderson, J. D. Ford, Den Flanders
aud James Vaughan. On the hill around
the church was big crowd. AT the door
the Rev. Martin met the mourners and
asked Mrs. Samueis ii SHE objected to
Brother Jones assisting in the services.
SHE said she did not.
After the body was carried into the
church the services began with the hymn,
"What friend we have in Jesus. The
Rev. Jones followed in prayer, alter which
the hymn, "Where shall rest be found"
was sung,
The Rev, J. NJ. Martin followed with the
funeral sermon. After Rev. Martin had
concluded his remarks, which were full oi
comfort for the mourners, and in which
he dwelt on the forbearnnce and
willingness to forgive ofSChrist, the pro
cession started for the farm in the same
order in which it went from the hotel tc
the church. 1t was followed by an i'm,
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