The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1882-04-14

yard" lie then unbuckled the belt In
which he carried two 45-calibre revolvers,
one Smith x Wesson aud the other Colt.
lie laid them on the bed with his coat and
vest. lie then picked up "a dusting brush
with the intention Of busting some pictures
which hung on the wall. To 90 this he got
on chair. His back was now turned TO the
brothers, who silently stepped between Jesse
and his pistols, and at q motion from Char
ley. both drew their guns. Robert was the
quickest of the two. In a second he held
the long weapon TO level with the eye, with
the muzzle no more than four feet from the
back of the outlaws head. Even In that
motion, quick as thought, there was some
thing that did not escape the acute ear of
the hunted man. He made a motion as If
| to turn his head aud ascertain the cause of
that suspicious sound, but too late. A ner-
vous pressure on the trigger, a quick flash,
sharp report, and a we'll directed ball
crashed through the outlaws skull. There
was no outcry, just swaying of the
body and IL fell heavily back upon the car
pet. The shst had been fatal, and all the
bullets In the chambers of Charley's revolver
could not have more effectually decided the
fate of the bandit. The ball had entered
the base Of the skull and made Its way out
through the forehead over the left eye. 1t
| had been fred out of Colts 45, improved
pattern, silver mounted and pearl handled
revolver, presented by the dead man to his
slayer only few days ago.
Mrs. James was in the kitchen when the
shooting was done. 1t was divided from
the room In which the bloody tragedy was
done by a dining-room. She heard the shot,
and, dropping her household duties, ran into
the front room. She saw her husband lying
on his back, and his slayers each holding
his revolver in his hand, making for the
fence in the rear of the house. Robert had
reached the enclosure, and was in the act of
scaling it, when she stepped to the door and
called to him: "Robert, you have done this;
to God, did not" They then returned to
where she stood. Mrs. James ran to the
side of her husband and lifted up his head.
Life was not extinct, and when asked if he
was hurt, IL seemed 10 her that he wanted to
say something, but could not. She tried to
wash away the blood that was coursing over
his face from the hole in the forehead, but
seemed to her the blood would come faster
than she could wash it away, aud in her
hands Jesse James died.
Charlie Ford explained TO Mrs. James
that "a pistol had accidentally gone off"
"Yes," said Mrs. James, ~ guess il went
Off on purpose"
In the meanwhile Charlie had gone back
into the house and brought out two hats and
the two boys left the house. They went to
the telegraph Office and sent a mes sage 10
Sheriff Tmherlake, 10 Gov. Crittenden, and
other officers, and then surrendered them
selves To Marshal Craig.
When the Ford boys appeared at the police
81 iation they were told by The officer that
Marshal Craig aud a posse of officers had
gone in the direction Of the James residence
and they started after them, and surrendered
themselves. They accompanied the officers
to the house, and returned in custody of tie
police TO the Marshal's headquarters, where
they were furnished with dinner about three
o'clock They have been on James's track
for long time. Ii Is believed they were
with James in the Blue Cut robbery and that
they were influenced in killing him by the
hope of getting the big reward which has
| been offered by the Governor and by the
express and railroad companies for James,
dead or alive.
Al three o'clock the remains were removed
TO the old circuit room, where the inquest
was held In the presence of an immense
crowd. Mrs. James also accompanied the
officers to the City Hall. She was greatly
affected by the tragedy, and ber h heartrending
means and expressions Of grief were SORROW
| full evidences of the love she bore the despe-
RADIO.
The coroner was notified and the under
taker was instructed to remove the body. A
large crowd accompanied the party to the
morgue, but emily few, including reporters,
| were admitted. Nothing in the appearance
Of the remains indicate the desperate charac-
ter OF the man or the many bloody scenes in
which he had been an actor.
An inspection of the body revealed two
| large bullet holes on the right side Of the
breast, within three inches of the nipple.
| There was bullet wound In the leg and the
| absence of the middle finger of the left hand.
Afterward the coroner repaired to the eeurt,
whittier soon after Mrs. James, in custody OF
| Marshal Craig, and the two Ford boys, both
heavily armed, followed. They were kept
In separate apartments until the jury an
nounced themselves ready TO hear the testi-
| mony. The witnesses examined were Mrs.
James, the two Ford boys and James Little.
| The inquest will he continued tomorrow.
JEFFERsoNvILLE, Mo-, April 4.--Goyern-
or Crittenden has received kilograms from
Sheriff Timberlake and others notifying him
| of the death of Jesse James, and he express
| es himself as satisfied of the identity Of the
| man killed. He has ordered the body Of the
| dead outlaw brought to Kansas City under
heavy guard, and leaves for the same place
at one q. IN. tonight. He Gays the only
member Of the original band that has so long
been a terror TO railroad companies and
banks, and not accounted for, Is Jim Cum
mings.
| Dynamite Denioiition.
TAERYTowS, Mass, March 3l.-The
Andre monument was partially destroyed by
dynamite at midnight last night. Since The
attempt to destroy the monument on Wash