The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-04-13

hotel last summer WAS pronounced
here then, nor would he have exposed
himself by going to the ST. James if he
had been in town.
The reporter called attention to the
fact that Mrs. Jesse James was reported
to have said at the coroner'a inquest
that she knew where Frank was, but
Ibid not propose to reveal his wherea-
bouts. Mr.. Mimms said he didn't be-
lieve she had said any such thing, for
he didn't think she knew anything
about Franks whereabouts. Frank
zwould let nobody know of his place of
Residence
4 NOT AT SHORT CREEK.
Returning again to Shepherd 8 story of
lhe killing of Jesse James at Short creek
lln 1879, Mr.. Mimms said he happened
20 know that Jesse was not within 500
fmiles of Joplin at the time of the al
Eleged skirmish between Jesse and Shep-
herd. On the Sunday before the Short
creek affair Jesse started for Nashville,
and was seen by Mimms in this city
hat day, and on the next Sunday, the
bay of the Short creek melee, instead of
getting a hole shot in the back of his
lead by Shepherd at Joplin, was quiet
enjoying himself at home in Nash
vile.
The reporter then took his departure.
When he called later in the day he was
informed that Mimms had taken the
train, presumably in response I" i,-
telegram to render his widowed sis.eI
any aid which her helpless condition
might demand.
NOT AT HOME.
A visit was next made to the residence
of Mrs. Kirkpatrick, Wyoming street,
West Kansas. At this house the Rev.
VIM. James spends much of his time,
and it was hoped he might be talked
with. He il was who performed the
marriage ceremony between Jesse and
his cousin, and he no doubt would be
able to furnish many interesting remin-
iscences of his dead nephew. 1t has
been said that shortly after Jesse re-
turned from the war he Joined the
Baptist church at Kearney, and for some
time appeared to be leading the life of a
devout Christian. On these and many
other points all the light Obtainable is
now of highly interesting nature.
The Rev. Mr.. james could not be
found at home, However, and the house
bore deserted appearance. There was
no response to the raps made by the re-
porter upon the doors of the residence,
and inquiry of the neighbors resulted in
the information that no one had been al
home during the day, and it is probable
that they, too, have gone to assist in the
funeral arrangements
NEIGHBOR's STORIES.
People who lived next door to the
house on Woodland avenue which Jesse |
James and his family occupied last |
summer were found yesterday, and they |
very distinctly remembered mir. Jack |
son." as he was called, and his family |
One neighbor lady said she we'll remem- |
bered his piercing eyes, which, she re |
marked at that time, seemed TO look |
right through person.
The neighbors, generally, thought |
Jesse a gambler, as he seemed to do no
work, but they had not the slightest sus |
plciOn that he was MiSsouri's most not /
ed outlaw. Once he was gone for two
weeks, and on inquiry of his wife she
stated that he had gone to some springs /
for his health. This was about the time
of the Winston train robbery.
The house which the family lived in
was but poorly furnished, there being
no carpets on the floor and only chair
or two in the house. Mrs. James stated
short time, and for that reason they
did not think it worth while to furnish
the house. Jesse is said to have ap-
peared Grabbed when any visitors were
present, and plainly indicated by his
manner that he did not want any
strangers around. His wife is said to
have been a very kindly disposed and
neighbOrly woman, and once when a
neighbor's~ child died she assisted in
laying out the corpse and making funer-
al arrangements.
One day the "JaeksOns' were found |
to be gone, but nobody had seen them
depart, and no one knew where they
had gone. There had evidently been
some sudden reason for their departure,
as they had paid rent on the house for
some time beyond the date of their
leaving. The affair caused some COM
ment at the time among the neighbors,
but as no one saw them again the won
der gradually subsidized, and but for the
tragic end of the outlaws career it is |
probable that the Woodland avenue |
people would lave lost all recollection |
of their Grabbed neighbor. and would |
have meyer entertained a suspicion that |
J. I. jackson was none other than the |
notorious Jesse James.