Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-04-05
JAMES WOULD HAVE JUMPED.

JAMES WOULD HAVE JUMPED.
ST. LOUIS, April 4.-Mattie Collins, wife of
| Dick Little, recently showed Post Dispatch
weeks ago from Jesse James in which he
states that he would stay in this country un-
til he had killed him dick Llttle), and then
he and his brother Frank and their families
would put the Atlantic ocean between them
! and the United States.
SURRENDER OF THE REMAINS.
KANSAS CIrz, Mo, April 4.-There are no
new developments at this point to day in re-
gard to the killing of Jesse James. Gov.
Crittenden arrived here this morning Con-
cluded to go on to st. Joseph. He has Or
dered the officers in st. Joseph to turn over
the body to his wife and mother as it has
been fully identified as that of jesse James.
THE BODY IDENTIFIED.
| KANSAS CITY, April 4.-The death of Jesse
James, the real great Missouri bandit, is now
beyond question and a fact. Gov. Crittenden
arrived here this morning and says positively
that it is he and that his death is the result Of
an understanding between the authorities
and Bob Ford, who killed him, and Dick Lit
tie, who surrendered to Sheriff Timberlake at
the same time Ford did.
The inquest at st. Joseph was concluded at
noon to-day. Mrs. samuels, mother OF Jes-
SO James, his wife, Dick Little, and Sheriff
Timberisis Identified the body and during the
proceedings Mrs. James and Mrs. Samuels
made highly sensational scene by attacking
Dick Little and calling all manner of curses
down upon him for having cOnspired to be-
tray his leader.
The corcner's jury returned a verdict of
murder in the first degree against Ford, and
the authorities of Buchanan county refuse to
rviu i'm, Nha hndx of mil
probably be taken to the old farm near Kear-
ney, Clay county, for burial.
The confirmation of James death has
created q profound sensation in Western
Missouri, and farmers near this place and H.
dependence, who have not yet been in either
place for years, rode into town this morning
in the rain to investigate the rumor. Some
iect was blood money, while others excuse
him upon the ground of expediency.
FORD IN DANGER.
The governor will not go to st. Joseph but
will return to Jefferson City tonight, where
some steps will be taken to protect Ford, who
is thought to be in danger from the friends Of
the dead robber. All Cracker Neck was up on
horseback this morning and some threats of
vengeance are said to have been made against
the lives of Ford and Little. The Hannibal &
st. Joe Railroad company have rendered cour-
tesies 10 Mrs. james and her mother-in.law.
AT THE INQUEST.
ST. JOSEPH, April Sat the coroners in
quest, Mrs. Samuels, mother of Jesse James,
testified that it was her son Jesse. Consider
able excitement was created by her denuncia-
ton of the treachery of Dick Little. Gov
Crittenden has Just arrived here. Il is uL.
known at present what will be done with the
body.
rREMEDITATRD PLAN.
ST.. LOUIS, April A special from Kansas
City says: tits now known that the taking
off of Jesse James was the fulfillment of an
arrangement between Gov. Crittenden and
Bob Ford, and that Ford was to receive one
fourth of the reward and immunity. In an
interview with Dick Little and reporter Sum
day night last, the scheme was foreshadowed,
but he said it was not to have been accom-
plished before Wednesday or Thursday, and
only if it was found impossible for Timberlake
Il. capture the bandit leader alive.
Gov. 'Crittenden stated here to-day that his
first meeting with Ford was at the st. Genes
hotel in this city on the 22d day of February,
and the arrangement by which Jesse James
was to be either captured or killed was con-
summated. He met Little few days later;
he was non-committal as to the disposition to
be made of Ford and Little, but admitted their
ultimate pardon was not improbable. Sheriff
Undertake, Dick Little and Mrs. Samuels,
mother bf the dead bandit, passed through
here last night enroute to st. Joseph, and
have identified the body on oath. The double
confession of Dick Little is still a mystery,
and the officers are endeayoring to solve it and
learn which is correct. The trial of the Blue
Cut robbers still progresses at Independence,
and the utmost efforts of the counsel are d.
rected toward proving an alib.
THE sLAYERs OF THE OUTLAWS.
ST.. LOUIS, April 4.-The Ford brot hers, the
ones who killed Jesse James yesterday, reside
on farm about two miles from Richmond,
the county seat of Ray county, this state.
Robert, who did the shooting, is only about
20 years old. Their house is said to have been
g rendezvous of some of the James gang, and
it was there that Dick Little killed Wood
Hite, brother of Clarence Hite, who was
recently sentenced to twenty-five years in the
penitentiary and is now in prison. 1t is said
both belonged to the James gang at one time,
but this statement does not seem to be verified
The family came from Virginia fifteen years
ago and has always been considered very
respectable.
For some time past both brothers are be-
leved to have been in the detective service,
especially engaged in hunting out members of
the James gang. Their aunt, Mrs. Bolt, is
supposed to be the lady who recently had
secret interview with Gov Crittenden at JEFF
ferson City, Gov. Crittenden, at the request
of the police authorities, ordered out some of
the st. Joseph military last night to guard the
body of the dead outlaw, as there seemed to
be an attempt made to capture it. he has
also ordered parts of two companies at Kansas
City to serve as guard at that place.
yrssr ,,urs, NOTIFIED
ST. JOSEPH, April 4.-Mrs. Samuels, mother
of the dead robber arrived here at AS this
morn ng from her home in Clay county. She
is large woman, 81 years old, has black hair
we'll sprinkled with gray. She was incredu-
lous upon her arrival about the dead man
being her son Jesse, and was not fully con.
vlnced until she was driven to his late resi-.
dence, where she met the widow, who en-
braced the old lady and both manifested great
emotion. Mrs. samuels accompanied by Mrs.
James and her children were driven to the
under takers where they viewed the
body of Jesse, and the scene
was very affecting, the mother, wife and
children all joining in lamentation. The
mother re-entered the carriage and was driven
to the court room, where she was to testify
at the coroner's inquest then in progress.
The coroner's jury assembled at a. m. The
court room was crowded to suffocation, there
being no standing room inside and crowds