Mexico weekly ledger., 1882-04-06
A SURE Pop THIS TIME.
JESSE JAMES. THE NOTED BANDIT.
SHOT DOWN IN ST. JOSEPH.
The Body Identified by Mrs. SamuelS,
the Dead Robbers Mother. and
also by Dick Little.

lHe b0uy luentDneu Dy Mrs. nue.
the Dead Robbers Mother. and
also by Dick Little.
About S O'Clock Monday morning II man
son drew Il murderous Colts forty-one-
caliber revolver, and, aiming at Il man who
has resided in the south part of that city
since November and gone under the name
of Howard, from the rear, fired. The ball
entered the back of Towards head, and he
fell to the floor Il corpse, the blood ooZing
from the wound in IL perfect stream.
Howard spoke Il word, but expired
almost instantly. As soon as the deed of
blood had been committed, the man john
son, and his brother, Robert Johnson,
walked deliberately out, their murderous
weapons in hand, and up to the Marshal's
office, where they gave themselves up to
the authorities, and were kept in the
Mar>hal'S private office under the eyes of
W SutlN VI lbtllIt ulliil VIZ illtitllC
of the afternoon, when they We're lodged
i'll Jail. As there "a much mystery and
considerable speculation in this affair, it
will be necessary to give the stories of the
who did the shooting. The wife, who
is Il neat, rather slender, delicate woman,
of Il decidedly
FEMININE WEAKLY APPEARANCE,
says they came TO st. Joe from Baltimore
last November. At first she refused to say
anything about the shooting, but after
some time she said the boys who had
killed her husband had been living with
them, and their names were Johnson, but
no relation. Charles, she said, was her
nephew, but She had never seen Robert
few weeks ago. Robert was an oldfriend
of her husband, and whenhe met him upon
the street he invited him to comc and see
them. He came home with them that
night, and had remained ever since. When
asked what her husbands name was, she
said it was Howard, and that they had re-
sided in st. Joe about six months.
"Where was your home prior to moving
st. Joe, Mrs. Howard?" was asked.
eve came from Baltimore to st. Joe,
and intended to rent Il farm and move to
the country, hut have been 80 far unSuc-
cc>>ful."
clad your husband and the two John
son boys ever had any difliculty:'
"Never. They have always been on
friendly terms"
"Why, then, did they do the deed?"
"Tliat is more than | can tell, the ra>-
God to protect her.
"Whcrc were you when the shooting
was donc1'
Il was in the kitchen, and Charley had
been helping me all the morning with my
work. He entered the first room and i'll
about three minutes | heard the report of
a pistol, and upon opening the door | lis
covered my husband
LYING IN HIS BLOOD
upon the floor. ran to the front door.
Then Charley was "ettin. Over the fence,
but Robert was >tanding'in the front yard
with Il pistol in his right hand. | said,
ooh, you have killed him. and he an
Swtrcd, no, we did not kill him. and
turning around walked into the kitchen,
and then left with Charles, who was wait
ing for him outside the fence"
VI this juncturc the two Johnson boys
made their appearance ami gave them
selves up to the officer, telling him the man
they had killed was Jesse James, and now
they claim the reward. Those who were
standing near by drew their hrcatllS in 81
lcncc at the thought of being near Jesse
james even if he was dead.
Marshal Craig said: "My God, do You
mean to tell Us that this is Jesse James?''
eyes" answered the two boys i'll one
breath, 'that man is Jesse James, and We
have killed him and don't deny it. We
feel proud that we have killed Il man who
is known all over the world rs the most
notorious desperate that has ever lived
There seems to be some difference as t.
the names of the i've men. They have
been known in st. Joe for a few weeks a.
above. At the Cbroncr'S inquest they
gave their names as Charles and Robert
Johnson, and another report says the two
are brothers, nalned Charles and Robert
Ford, of Ray county, who have been act
ing as detectives and on the trail of Jesse
for months. The two are young men, mcr,
boys, one being % and the other "a. The
one that did the shooting was a firm, hcav-
lily built man, rather low and heavy, ligh,
complexion, short light hair, round full
face, and firmnesS and courage the leading
characteristic of his counteIiancc. The
other is somewhat more
SLENDER M LIGHTER,
and While the other had the appearance o
the bull dog this one would be taken fol
the >chcmer. The boys say it is jess,
james and that they are willing to Stant
or fall by that declaration.
Upon the person of the dead man ;
| watch, said to be the one taken from Gov
Crittcndcn, Il diamond ring with the word,
"JcSSe James," and Il valuable lady's pin
taken from IA lady in Kentucky, were fount
and are i'll the hands of the officers.
The woman at the inquest admitted tina
it was Jesse James. She said it was use,
less to longer conceal the fact and she hat
as well tell the world. She took the mat,
ter in Il cool and philosophical manne an,
expressed little surprise though mucl
grief, and said it was no more than sh
expected, as she had lived for years il
daily and hourly fear of such a tragic end
ing.
The corpse was placed under a heav
guard, and during the day and evening
many hundred citizens called to look upol
him who has been the terror of the Yves
and South for fftepn pr twenty years Th