The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-04-06
THE NEWS.
THE JAMES GANG.
Dick Little Surrendsrs to the Authors
ties and VIII Turn States
Evidence

ties and VIII Turn States
Evidence.
INDEPENDENcE, Mo-, March 30
There was q great mystery amonl
| officers about the court house to-day
and about o'clock a rumor spread tina
Dick Little, one of the most notorious
members of the Jesse James gang, haC
been captured or surrendered himself
and was in the hands of jackson county
officials. AT last it was ascertaIned Iha
Little had not been captured, but haC
surrendered himself, and tor severa
| weeks had been in communication witt
| the Kansas City and county officials
| OF course, the news spread rapidly, and
nothing else was talked about, and it i.
safe 70 say that it will cause more ex
| citement than any event since the tria
| of Bill Ryan. Little, il will be remem
bered, was born and reared in jackson
county, and for while resided in Kan
sas City. just after the trial and re
lease of Matte Collins for the murder
| of her brOther-in law, Jonathan Dark
she was married to Little, and it is sup
posed that his surrender was in some
manner brought about through
her. She has been in and out Of
| Kansas City at will during the
past few months, and just after the
1 6CLOnu UlCu0dlC DluC .NuI IODUcEY
| CREATED QUITE A SENSATION
by her talk about Little and bis connec
| ton with the gang, which she denied
/ Little is known TO have been at both the
Glendale robberies and at Winston, on
the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific
| Road, when conductor Westfall was
shot down in cold blood by Jesse James
He was with the party at Short Creek
| near Joplin, Mo, in the fall of 1875
| when George Shepherd claims to have
shot Jesse James, about which SO much
has been said, and is supposed 10 have
taken part in all the depTedations of the
gang during the past few years. The
officers, of course, refuse to divulge any
of the secrets which Little has furnished
them, but it is supposed he has made q
full and complete confession of his con
| nectiop with the James boys since he
was induced to join the party, 1t is
| understood that Little surrendered tC
Sheriff Timberlake, of Clay county, and
Police Commissioner Craig, of Kansa:
City, about three weeks ago, and that
he has been in consultation with those
officers ever since. 1t is also stated that
he was before the grand jury here last
week, and if so he will be called as 8
witness against John Bugler tomorrow
In fact, suppnaes were issued by the
Clerk ofthe Criminal Court and placed
in the hands of Marshal Murphy.
COMMANDING HIM TO SUMMON
Dick Little, Jim Cummins, Jesse and
Frank James as witnesses in this case,
and it is understood that Little will be
produced in the court. An officer was
asked this afternoon where Little has
been kept since his surrender.
81 don't KNOW" was the reply; "but 1
am sure he has been in kansas City al.
the time, and presume he has been at
Mr.. Craig's office during the day"
"What do you think will be the re-
suit of this voluntary surrender?'
THAT is hard to say, as I don't know
how much he haa given away"
"Do you think it was fear of Jesse
James that induced him TO leave the
Outlaws 90
well, Jesse James has about run TO
the end of his rope, and it is reported
that he became suspicious of both Dick
Little and Ed. Miller after the first
grand robbery. He killed Ed. Miller
in southern Missouri, over some trifiing
matter, then told the other members of
the gang that he had received infarma-
ton thai Miller would bstray them if
he had . chance"
What will become of Littleg Would
it be safe for him to remain in this Sec
ton of the countryT'
"Itiis reported that Governor Critten-
den has promised him
A CONDITIONAL PARDON,
and that he will leave Missouri aud set
tie in some country where he is IN
known. Of course he oonld not remain
here, as the friends of the old gang
would certainly Kill him. Jesse James
and his pals have known for weeks that
Little was in Kansas City in communi
cation with officers, and not long ago
that worthy sent word that he would
give 81 600 to have him killed"
How did the news that Little had
surrendered become known ct Indepen-
dences"
at came from his own friends, and
was first talked about on Monday. 1t is
also reported that some friend saw Lit
tie coming out of the Times building in
Kansas City, directly behind Capt.
Craig. and that he told of it to his rela-
tives in Cracker Neck. 1t wac bound
to be made public sooper or later, and
can do no harm now, for the gang know
everything that is going on"