The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-10-10

about him. / have no doubt that ii he
reads what l am telling. You he will say
with q most comicel drawlc " as there's
that 49, fool gone in n turned states evil
denCe. I'll kill the - Scoundrel as soon as
| clap eyes N him. BY, | Will But Jim
wont, you know. That's one of his little
plays Of fancy He frequently has them,
but he never kills anybody. It's too much
trouble. Jim stopped with Jesse, and so
did Jack Ryan. Dick liddel lived with
me and was right good, Industrious young
chap. | never thought there was anything
very vicious about Dick, but he was easily
influenced, Well, our residence at Nash.
vile was abruptly cut short by Il curious
circumstance, and IL was strong illustra.
ton OF the fact, try as We might TO break oil
from our bohemian life somethir would
always occur to drive us back, Jim Cum
mings had always been the fearful fright
ened wretch that have described and he
got an idea that he was not safe at Jesses,
His iidgeting and restleSsness attracted Jes-
SEES attention, and
HE BECAME SUSPICIOUS
that Jim was nerying himself up TO betray
us. We both kept pretty close watch on
him, and made IL our business TO know
where he was going when he left either Of
us, one night IN April of 1851, he was at
my house, and was more nervous than
usual. lie started up, and | asked him
where he was going. He said be was going
into Jesse's. | asked him If no was going
home that night, and he said Inc might and
no might not. He did 10 to Jcsse's, but
after STAYING there short time said he was
going back 10 my house. He did not come
there, however. The next morning, motto.
ing that Jim had not taken his overcoat
and overshoos, Jesse suspected something
and camo out to see me, Comparing notes
and considering the abandonment of his
clothing, we agreed that in all probability
jim had gone to betray us, We decided To
take proper precautions, got our aocoutre-
ments in readiness saddlcd our horses, and
remaining away from the house, watched
all night for the appearance of officers.
None came, and this satisfied Us that at
least
JIM MAD SAID NOTHING
to the Nashville police. We then thought
II possible that he had gone some distance
by appointment to meet officers from Mis-
souri, whom he had sent for, and during the
next week we were on horseback most of
the time, and during the balance had our
animals saddled in the stable. Our fears,
however proved groundless and we finally
became convinced, as | still am, that Jim
merely ran away through fear of CAPTURE,
wrote to several places, making inquiries
about him, but heard nothing, and we never
saw Jim again. Just as we were settling
down to security again, however, and less
than two weeks after Jim's departure, Jack
Ryan known here rs Bill Ryan got drunk
one day and was arrested at White Creek
for disordorly conduct by Squire Erthman
whom knew well, and who lived about
three miles from me. When they arrested
him, they discovered that he was heavily
armed, and found on him some evidence rs
to his identity and character. He was re.
moved to Missouri, as you know, to answer
to charge here. AS soon as we heard of
the arrest We mounted our horses rode
away, and
HAVE NEVER BEEN BACK SINCE.
Jess and Dick went one way and another,
and never saw Jess again. need hardly
tell you that since that time | have done
very little business, Those four years of
quiet, upright life were four of the happiest
! have spent since boyhood, nOtwithstaud-
ing the hard labor attending them, Nv old
life grew the more dctcstablc the further /
got away from it, and 1t was with a sense of
despair that drove away from our little
home on the smith place, and again became
u wAnderern
Did you atterd public gatherings at
Nashville freely and without tear of idcnti
iication2'
If did. For instance, | exhibited and
took the prize for Poland.China hogs at thr
Nashville and Jackson fairs. and | entered
my horse Jewel MaXey for the gent $ riding
stakes at Nashville two successive wears,
winning the first prize the iirst time and
second money the second year
RODE MYSELF rHE SECOND TIME,
anu would nave again received first money,
think, had not the starter, Bon Cocl,rell
ruled me down little unfairly at the start
\ year ago last Christmas | took dinner NJ
the house of Clint Centwell, in company
with County Clerk Eastman, who was Mi
Cantwell S son.inlaw."
And nobody in that region knew your
identity"
Nobody but those who were members nc
my household and JoSse's. Before leaving
that subject wish to mention the tact that
my little boy was born on the Walton
place, near Nashville, and that Mrs. Ben
Drake, one of the noblest women | ever
saw, came over and nursed my wife as
though she had been her own daughter"
when did YOU hear of Josses dcath''
The morning after il occurred. | went
out that morning early To take walk with
my little boy, and by the way, he is one of
the brightest iOur-y earoldsth that ever blessed
n family, and when we returned my wife
had the New York Herald in her hand.
She told me that
JESSIE ltAp EErN KILLED.
asked by whom. She said by Bob Ford.
and when she said that knew il was SO.
Jesse never trusted Bob. lie loved Charlie
but always suspected Bob OF treachcrv.
believe IL the truth were known TODAY that
Charlie took no part in that assassination,
whatever no may have been drawn into
saying since II occurred Charlie was al.
ways u warm hearted boy, and Jesse treated
him more lovingly than a brother. You
may have noticed from the statements AT
the limo, too, that the authorities III not
consider Charlie as in their employ. Char
he never nred u shot that day, aud every.
body knows he's quicker man with n pis.
tol than Bob. No; | can't believe that
Charlie was in it. don't blame Governor
Crlucnden for the part he had in that af
lair, am satisfied that there was no con.
tract for assassination; and II were a ROY.
ernor, charged with upholdng the laws of
q great state cursed by such u band of rob
bers as had iorroriled Missouri | would
TAKE DESPERATE MEASURES
~ meet such desperate men. They would
nave to SO, as IN this case they have gone,
such is the fate OF all such bands. BuI
what must be the suffering of that poor
piuiul creature, Bob Ford For tho sake
OF a few paltry dollars he has, while ON The
verge OF manhood, brought upon himself a
blghting curse that will never leave him in
all the years to come, and that will, even az
Yer he Is dead, ailix itself to all that's lcf, of