Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1882-04-20
Miscellaneous Items,

The excitement caused by the killing
of Jesse James at st. Joseph has been i'm
tensified by sensational rumors and improb-
able reports of various kinds, one of the
latest being story that Frank James and
numerous friends were in town, bent upon
dreadful deeds. There was a public exhi-
bition of the body of the dead desperate at
the undertaker's, and hundreds took ad-
vantage Of the opportunity to see it. w. II.
| Wallace, of Kansas City, who was well ac-
quainted with James, deputized to act for
Gov. Crittenden in the Identification of the
body, looked at the remains, on the 9Th,
and pronounced them those of Jesse James.
The result was telegraphed to Gov. Crittcn-
/ den and he sent word to turn the body over
to Mrs. James and Mrs. Samuels. These two
ladies telegraphed to Hannibal for a special
train, and the body was taken to Kearney.
The remains were accompanied by Police
Commissioner Craig, Sheriff Timberlake,
Marshal Craig, Mrs. Samuels, Mrs. James
and the two children. The metallic casket
was taken to the Kearney House and placeu
upon chairs in the office, and soon SUI
rounded by friends, relatives and strangers
anxiously peering into the pallid features
within. No one who claimed to know him
in lie doubled that the remains were those
of jesse James. Funeral services were held
in the Baptist Church, in which Jesse wss
converted in 1866. The ediice was filed.
and for many there was standing room ONLY.
The pail bearers were j. D. Ford, Deputy
Marshal j. T. Reed, Charles Scott,
James Henderson, and William Bond.
From the church the procession, composed
of fifty or sixty persons in buggies, wagons,
and horseback, moved out over the country
to the Samuels farm, which lies about four
miles nearly northeast of Kearney. The
coffin was taken into the room where the
wounded son, John Samuels, lay in bed. It
was turned on edge and he was raised up so
that he could see the features of his dead
brother. He wept bitterly and cried: s'Oh,
oh, God! Oh, Jesse! that ever should see
you brought home this way" After the
enactment of some dramatic scenes by Mrs.
Samuels, Mrs. James, and other females,
the body was committed to the grave IN the
yard. while they stood and watched the
fresh earth thrown upon the box, seemingly
inconsolable.
In excavating for drain in a cellar
on Collins street, st. Louis, workmen came
upon a bushel of gold, silver, and paper
money, estimated at SIT ZOO. The house was
for many years occupied by Montgomery
Blair, but is now rented by ex-Alderman
John E. Haggerty.
Election returns from Kansas City, st.
Joseph, Sedalia, and Jefferson City show
Republican successes on the 4th., Inde-
pendents carried the day at Boonville, and
license ticket was elected by two-thirds ma
jority in Fredericktown. s.4+. I'd
II Clinton County has 1922 school chill
dren and gets 81, 40 OF the State fund.
Jackson County is worth $50, 900, 900. 1
Mr.. G. C. WRIGHT, Mrs. Wright,
Mrs Noonan, DR.. Workman, Mr. .Harbaugh.
two children of Mr.. Wright, young man
named Wells, and colored servant, were
all Frustrated, in st. Louis, the other day.
by drinking buttermiik supposed to have
been poisoned from the copper bottom of
vessel in which it had been standing. The
timely arrival of a physician prevented more
serious consequences than intense agony for
some hours.
The st. Louis directory for 1882 con-
tains 10, 900 more names than its prede-
cessor.. fs ss}
The expenses of the st. Joseph Fire
Department for the year were $14,622.sO.