Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-04-04
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rifle were found in the house where James
has been stopping.
Later AcccEnt.
ST. JOSEPH, No., April ga great sensa-
ton was created in this city this morning by
the announcement that Jesse James, the no.
torious bandit and train rohber, had been shot
and killed here in st. Joseph. The news
spread with great rapidity. but most people
received it with doubt until an Investigation
established the fact beyond question. Then
the excitement became more and more intense,
and crowds of people rushed TO that quarter
of the city where the shooting took place,
anxious to view the
BODY OF THE DEAD OUTLAW,
and to learn the particulars.
In small frame shanty in the southeast
part of the city, on the hill not far from the
Worlds hotel, Jesse James has lived with his
wife since in November last. Robert
and Charles Ford, two of his gang, have made
their Headquarters at his house, and Charles,
it is said, had lived with him, in that shanty,
ever since November. Robert arrived about
ten days ago, and the three have been making
preparations for raidlng expedition in which
they were to start to night. James and The
two Fords were in a frontroom together about
this morking. The former took of his belt
and laid his pistols on the bed preparing to
wash himself, when Robert Ford sprang up
behind and sent q
BULLET THROUGH HIS BRAIN.
The ball entered the back of his head, at the
base of the right brain, coming out over the
eye. The Ford brothers at once made known
what they had done, and gave themselves up.
They are now under guard at the court house.
The body of Jesse James was conveyed to
an undertaker's, where it was prepared Tor
burial, and where photograph was taken.
James wife has telegraphed to his mother
the news of his death. A number of men
have identified the body, and there is no Ques-
ton about it being Jesse James.
A Herald reporter viewed The body at the
undertaker's when it was being photographed.
He was a fair looking man, apparently 40
years old, with @ broad forehead, and his
physiognomy was that OF an intelligent rs
well as a resolute and daring nan. The house
where James lived, and in which he was killed,
has the appearance of
AN AaMoRY.
4 number OF guns and pistols, including q
repeating rife and a needle gun, and navy re-
volyers, with good store of ammunition, were
found there. Jesse was in the habit of wear
ing two belts with a brace of very fine revol
vefs and twenty-five extra cartridges. In a
small stable near by were discovered several
fine horses, the property OF James.
The Ford brothers claim that they are de-
tectives, and that they have been on James
track for long time. 1t is believed they
were with the James in the Blue Cut robbery
and that they were Influenced in killing him
by the hope of getting the reward which has
been offered for james, dead or living, by the
governor and BY the express and railroad COM
panies.
THE NEWS IN KANSAS CITY.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, April 3.---The news OF
the killing of Jesse James created immense
sensation in this city, although the report
was generally taken with incredulity and
even at this late hour many unbelievers can
be found. This afternoon, as sOOn as the news
was received here, Police Commissioner Craig
left for st. Joe with heavenly armed posse
of men to guard the body of Jesse James and
protect the men who killed him.
ROBERT FORD.
At the police station it was learned that
Bob Ford, young man who has been hang
ing about the station for several weeks past,
was the person who shot and killed Jesse
James. Ford left this city about week
since and Joined James in the vicinity of st.
Joe, remaining with him until an opportunity
to kill him was found.
From the police it was learned that Fol d,
who is said to be member Of the gang, was
under the control of Cray, and has been used
as an instrument for James destruction.
Ford is young man, about % years old, and
looked like verdant youth from the country.
In appearance he is mere boy and is the last
person in the world to be taken as the slayer
of the famous outlaw.