The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-04-12
DUST TO DUST.
The Last Act Performed in the Jesse James
Tragedy

Tragedy
KANSAS CITY, April 6.-The funeral of
Jesse James took place at Kearney to-day.
Kearney is town of between four and five
hundred inhabitants, situated on the Han
nibal & st. Joseph railway, twcnty-iour
miles from Kansas City. At an early hour
from ali directions came people on the
trains, on horseback and in vehicles, anxi-
GUS to gaze ON the remains of the dead
bandit, The metallic casket containing
the body was taken to the kearnev house
upon its arrival at 2:i5 Il. m.
1t was placed upon chairs in the office, and
during the forenoon and a portion of the
afternoon was surrounded by friends, rela-
tives and strangers, anxiously peeping into
tine pallid features. No one who claimed to
know him in life doubted that the remains
were those of Jesse James. Photographs Of
the deceased were compared with the corpse
and admitted by many of his friends to be
genuine. No ill will was engendered, or if
any existed, those possessing it were careful
not to let their passions get the better of
them. 1t seemed to be understood by
every one except the mother and wife that
the
soLEMNITY OF THE OCCASION
demanded that everything be done decently
and in order. Mrs. Samuels, however,
showed her bitterness of spirit by her con-
versation, her gestures and her declama-
TONS which were loud and vehement. Fol-
lowing close upon the heels of the mother
came the wife. Both used the occasion not
to give vent to their grief in tears, but to
crate upon every opportunity. Both showed
familiarity with the great Ruler of the
universe that one would hardly expect to
discover in the near female relations of
bandits. Amid sobs and walls which, on
the part OF the mother, were unaccompanied
by tears, they lauded the deceased, de-
nounced his slayers and the officers of the
law.
Long before noon the town was full of
people. The funeral procession started for
the Baptist church, in which Jesse was con
verted in 1866 The ediice was filed and
! for many there was standing-room only.
! The pall-bearers were J. ID. Ford, MARSHALL
| j. Y. Reed, Charles Scott James HenGer-
son, James Vaughn, Ben Flanders and
Sheriff Timberlake.
The relatives, consisting of Mrs. Samuels,
Mrs. James and two children, Mr..
and Mrs. Luther W. James, Mrs. Hall
and Mrs. Mimms, were seated beside the
coffin placed in front of the altar. The
services were opened by singing the hymn,
What friend we have in Jesus" Rev.
II. IL. Jones, of Lathrop then read the pas
! sage of scripture from job commencing {:
MAN born Of woman is of few days, and is
/ full of trouble" and the fourth and fifth
verses of the thirty.ninth psalm, beginning,
| Lord make me to know mine end He Of
tered up touching and pathetic prayer for
| the griei-stricken mother, wife and chill
dren, asked the Lord to make their be-
reavcment blessing to them by leading
them to true knowledge of Himself The
/ funeral discourse was preached by Rev. j.
NJ. 7. Martin.
The climax was reached when Mrs.
Samuels, standing ut one end of the
coffin, looked Sheriff Undertake in
the face, and pointing her finger at
him said Eyes, they killed him
for money for gold and grcenbacks for
money, for money But let them take
their money, their gold and grcenbacks. 1t
will dc them no good The officers of the
law have done this They have hired muir
derers to do it. God will Judge them for it,
have no money. | want no money. |
shall not judge them. | will leave that
to God II he can forgive them | can.
Last week." she continued, "he was
ut my house. He said to me, when he was
going away, Mother, you may never see
me again. but | am not rs bad MS they
would make me out to be-
This was said sobbingly. BY this time
several women were
WEEPING OVER THE AFFAIR,
and not Il few eyes were moist. Becoming
calm, both Mrs. Samuels and Mrs. Jane.
wanted the glass lid removed. Al
} first Mrs. James pretended that she
wanted a lock of Jesse's hair, but
it was developed that she bad come to tn,
conclusion that his arms ana legs had beer
taken of and wax ones substituted fol
them. Sheriff Undertake having no screw
driver large enough to turn the screws of
! fered to 20 to a farmhouse and borrow one
hut the women were finally satisfied, anC
the body was committed to the grave in tn,
yard, while they stood and watched tn,
fresh earth thrown upon the board box
seemingly nsolable.-[Special to Globe
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