Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1882-10-19

YOU are D0IOT6 Cuctus tuAuA ~ WlSc Ln wv
to abandon the life you are charged with
leading and in surrendering to the legal eu-
vou are located. # innocent Of those charges,
then you will have an opportunity 70 prove II
to the world II guilty, the law dictates the
other man charged with crime, shall and will
have fair and impartial trial Tne
intelligence and character OF the courtS OF
not based upon nor governed by the preiu-
th 1ee ,u 0d forms Of just and We'll
laws. Determined as am to see the laws
enforced against all grades t 81 crime snetance
to society of having every man within
the grasp of the law protected IN
his rights n. howev sben laS se Yields
voluntarily and submissively to that law, and
appeals to it and to me for justice ana mercy:
You may be innocent or you may be guilty OF
ali the various crimes charged to you. That
the courts will determine. as before said, ana
It becomes necessary, will decide what my
action shall be- f9 THos slslH I. cnrrrEsDrx.
When the train from the west rolled
INTO the depot in this city at an early hour
this morning there alighted from 1t two men
VINO, without mounting the depot platform,
climbed the hill and walked lefsurely south
ward to the McCarty House. Nobody was In
the Office when they arrived, but they regis
Winfrey, Marshall, Mo. When the proprietor
entered the office. just as they had finished
registering and was introduced by Major Ed.
wards to Mr.. Winfrey, he considered It AN
every day affair and assigned the two to q
room. At o'clock the two stroled about
town, the Major meeting numerous acQuain'
tances and introducing Whitley. Ro-
turning to the hotel they took dinner, ana de-
voted the afternoon to reading the morning
papers. About O'Clock they again emerged.
and walking over to the Capitol grounds
climbed the hill and entered the window lead
ing to the private office of Gov. Ctittenden.
The latter, having had few ursinotice OF
their coming, naturally felt iuoilant over this
gratifying elimination of his long light
against the outlaw band and summoned Q
number of State officials to witness the his
torical event. While they were commenting
upon the letter from Frank, to which the
Governor had called attention, MAjor Ed
wards and his companion walked IL. Stop
ping in front of the Governor, Mai. Edwards
said:
governor, this is Frank James He is here
to give himself up" This brief intDduction
brought face to face the Executive ofMissouri
and the noted outlaw whose namehas been
a terror in this State and is iarthrough.
out our land if not the whole worlds 1t was g.
scene without q precedent in the annals Of
the State and to all present was intensely In.
and dramatic. To all APPEARANCES
Frank James was the coolest MAJ in the
room. While Mai. Edwards was Introducing
him his countenance was as quiet Ind calm
in its expression as if the businesssfn hand
were no concern of his. He advanced a stop
toward the Governor, and by a exterous
movement unbuckled a belt from aDund his
body and, holding it toward the Governor.
said
Governor, am Frank James. I surrender
my arms to you. have removed De loads
from them; they are not loaded. Tkey have
not been out of my possession since D64. No
other man has ever had them since then. /
now give them to you personally. deliver
myself to you and the law"
Governor Crittenden received the Drofered
belt pistol and cartridges, and with charac.
teristic courtesy requested Frank toll seated.
saying that he was very glad to Hnet him,
in this manner
Frank James answered that he hadcome in
and surrendered himself because hl desired
to do as he had done for years-th4 is. live
the life of law abiding citizen. hoped
to be able to prove that he was not b bad a.
he had been painted. Although he lad been
living the life of a quiet, orderly and Inv abid
ing citizen for four years, he well kew that
criminal and bad that nd been
of late years had been crsdited to
him.
To the Governor he said, with mOrd1arnest-
ness in his tone than he had hitherto shown.
" If some one were to assassinate you, al
though might be able to prove myseh en-
tirely innocent, l would not be ableto con-
vince people that was guiitless of ~ crime.
They have been in the habit of attritnting all
manner of crimes to me. and are reaG to be-
lieve anything they hear"
Governor Crittenden said: 81 Ave re.
ceived over half bushel of letters finn you,
Or from those protesting to be you. 1 have
received them not only from threeor four
different men on the same day, Int from
several different States.'
EYES," answered the outlaw. "tfh proves
that any crime. no matter by whsm COM
mitted, is likely to be laid to me. ave sur.
rendered because I wish this to end and to
prove, as can, that for four yeau I have
been law abiding citizen and that I have
been painted blacker than l ana. Edo it for
my wife and child's sake. I am I'm your
hands, to do with me as you see beA"
AS soon as the talk between the Governor
and Frank was over those presentgatheged
around him. Adjutant General Waddell said
TO him, "Imet you to day at dinne1 but had
no idea who you were." No one would take
the quiet, calm man, with the vide, open
and frank looking eyes, for the osiaw who
had held sway over Missouri for hng. His
clear complexion indicated habits 4 temper.
ance. and there was not an ounce dsuperfiu-
ons flesh upon his frame. He shswed him.
self to be man who could patienHy undergo
great harship. while his eyes, thcagh in no
wise restless, saw and closely obsered every
thing about him.
1t was not long before the news dthe Frank
James surrender spread to every art of tho
city. 1t created more excitement than any.
thing that has taken place herr for many
years, and a stream of curious people set to-
ward the McCarty House. where 1ntil nearly
IL O'Clock, the celebrity held a lWee. Even
from the Kingdom of Galloway here came
a delegation, all solid for Frank James, ana
it an honor to be allSsed to take
him by the hand. They assured I'm that If it
was left to the people of Callaw az he would
be a free man.
The noted outlaw conversed cheerfully
with all who approached him, aldsucceeded
in favorably impressing a numbgof infuen-
.ial persons.
When asked If the large reward offered fn-