The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-04-27
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bic Morris, OF Ray county, Sheriff Tim
Dilsch and Officer Nichols, OF shI
lefty, arrived on tae Council Bluffs trail
! last evening, and the boys, in charge o
the constable, were immediately put il
u CLOSED carriage and driven up into til,
city. As soon as the fact became noiset
about that the Fords were in the city
there was general STAN pede of report
ers and curious persons to the hotels
police station and other places whert
the boys were thought likely 30 have
stepped For some reason the ForGs
and lbe officers likewise appeared very
DESTROYS OF conceaiing their wherel
bouts, and it was not without great
eff'rt that the boys WERE locsted.
Chief SPeevs said they bad been taken
10 the jail, but the jailer deHied Tue
statement. Sameh,dy else said they
had gone tn tue Pacific house, to which
hotel Saer I'll Fimberlake had sent his
/ bag gage upon his arrival ia The city
but the clerk of that hotel said neither
| Undertake nor the boys had yet put IN
an appearance there.
Another person suggested that they
had gone to the police station, but Capt
| Mslloy SAID he had not seen them .
that he had heard the chief give (.
| body a pointer on the county jail as
their stopping place.
Finally the boys were traced TO the
saloon OF Dennis Mullen, on Fifth
street. 1t was learned that they had
stopped at this place Immediately on
their arrival from the depot. This was
early in the morning, and at that time
they were accompanied by Sheriff Tim
berlake and the entire party.
h0uf n O'clock the hOVS WaFa
AGAIN FOUND
at this saloon. This time they were &C
compauied by the constable and two
friends.
Officer Todhunter who saw them
there spoke to Bob, calling him by
name. Bob quickly said:
do not call me by that name. l do
not want anybody IL town to know l
am here"
The party then passed into the saloon.
The boys were dressed neatly, in the
same clothes they were when they left
here before the murder. Charley did
not appear much the worse for the ex-
periences he had gone through in the
last two weeks. but Bob looked haggard
and carewOrn. He hardly seemed vic
tim of remorse, and yet there was an
expression in his face which seemed to
show that his peace of mind was some.
what disturbed. He had little 10 say,
declining to enter into any extended re-
view of the part he played in the IA
nous tragedy, and combining his remarks
for the most part to communications
with his friends. He did not entertain
any great fears for the future, however,
and thought he would be able 10 take
care of himself when finally released.
As far as the Ray county indictment was
concerned it would be pretty hard
matter TO prove the charge made against
him of killing Woot Hite.
Charley Ford appeared much less ret |
icent, and talked with considerable free |
DOM He thought that there was moth |
ing to fear from Frank James and his |
avengers" and was rather inclined to |
make light of the threats against the |
lives of himself and brother.
Being questioned concerning the plans |
for plumber which Jesse James had |
formed and divulged TO the Fords, Char
ley spoke of the ride from Holt county, |
Mo, which he and jesse made on tour |
of Inspection, looking after banks which |
presented favorable opportunities for |
robbing Jesse liked the bank
AT FOREST CITY, NEB,
best of any they found.
At the Platte City bank robbery, which |
Jesse was intending TO undertake on the /
day of his murder, a more atr0cious and |
horrible way of getting rid of the CASH
Ter was contemplated than had ever be-
fore been employed by the desperate. Il |
was his purpose to cut the throat of the |
cashier, and on the day of his death the |
outlaw sent Bob out 10 procure a new |
butcher knife, OF the best steel and |
keenest edge, with q blade twelve inches |
long
His plan was to ride up TO the bank |
during the most interesting part OF the |
murder trial then in progress there, Bob |
Ford was 10 hold the horses al con- |
watch the entrance of the bank |
and Jesse was to walk in, sIeze
the cashier and draw the knife |
across his throat, grab the cash, make |
for the horses and get out of town be- |
fore the people should become alarmed |
Jesse gave as reason fer his new plan |
of murder aud plumber that he wanted |
novelty, and anyhow it would be safer |
TO quietly cut the cashiers throat than |
to alarm the whole town by firing off
his revolver.
When questioned as to where they |
would remain during the night, thes
had nothing 10 say. 1t was reported |
yesterday that an attempt would be
lnduC 10 lfnCu INC DbJS vi tHCit way ~ |
or in Richmond. This probably oc
casioned the reference on their part |
They will leave for Richmond this |
morning in company with Constable |
Morris who is taking Bob to Richmond |
to answer to the charge of the murder
Of Hite.
LEAVING ST. JOSEPH.
The following special telegram
speaks of the departure from st. Joseph
ST JOSEPH, Mo, April ia pardon
for the Ford boys, who were sentenced
to hang, Monday, arrived in the city to-
day in charge of ex-Congressman Pol
lard, at about IL O'Clock. Almost sim
ultaneously with the receipt of the par
don, Constable Morris, of Richmond,
Ray county, arrived armed with war
rant for the arrest af Bob Forb, charg-
ing him with completely in the murder
of Wood Hite. A O'Clock p. M the
boys were allowed to pass from the jail
and as they reached the door Morris
read the warrant to Bob, who expressed
a perfect willingness to go with him.
The constable had heard that an attempt
would be made to lynch the prisoner
while en- route, and consequently, in
company of the Kansas City police and
Sheriff Timberlake took the Missouri
Pacific train for Kansas City. The con-
dition on which the prisoner was taken
to Kansas City was that the Kansas City
officers should assist in taking him to
Richmond to morrow. There were no
attempts at violence IN this city only an
insane curiosity to see the boys.