Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-05-30
A LETTER OF JESSE JAMES.
Hunting the Men who Robbed I'm His
Name, and Declaring Himself limo.
cent and PeTsecuted-In League with
Detectives,

From the Kansas City Journal.
The most interesting piece of literature relat-
ing to the history Of the robber band lately
broken up is a letter written by Jesse James
about four weeks subsequent to the attack of
Pinkerton's detectives. and one month after the
murder Of Farmer Askew. The letter was writ
ten to an official who was at that time earnestly
engaged In hunting the outlaws. The official
to whom 1t was written received numerous
other letters from Jesse, but this is the only one
which he preserved. Jesse was evidently q vol
luminous writer, and, contrary to the common
impression, he was by no means unskilled in the
matter of giving expression to his ideas on
paper. Whatever his object may have been, he
certainly in his letter gave correct description
of the men who had been hts companions In
crime, and who followed him, two to their cap
ture and two to their death, in subsequent rob-
postmark of May %, two days later than the
date of the letter:
SAFE RErRKAr, May "a, 1875.
f. M 1f Dkas FnrxsD Your welcome letter q,
date list reached Mrs :, yesterday morning, and
poEtunty send letter to Kansas City to be mailed
will write to you in haste You say you was greatly
generally where people least to be- You asked
ment believe Coy Hardin would give me an impair
have been lied and Persecu SO long that the pub
@e o s I as
6f3ug 6 sganst me- and am very
snd besides that e
would be issued for from Iowa. how long do you
state should leave the oo1Dtry maj Wss
guilty should flee the U; s. and return, but am
right nd here intend to stay and contend for my
reject for ONE moee or and ae 9ye ehe v eass
rational reha thouyht and then am will
thousand lies me- which You Know but have clear
conscience. and believe win yet be vndicated Of ali
who have been robilg on the James L Younger credit
then tina. viii recty the charges against US and lift the
dark stain from our characters, and then easily
with Gov Hardn This a no yon conn
dentaly( and believe will succeed in having those
Of Detectives work not Chicago detectives true and
been sgracing No in the name Of the James Young
err and have fully ferited them out and the thing
Cei Miller: Tom Nc i cDannal. wm Mechanical. Jack
Muncis Kan train the sth Of Dec lsS4 VIM Me-
Sol afs the Ge n Who 1B 5s
OF s co mo hsy few few days they be DOUBT
track they be identified as the store ROBBERS and
1ney is no trouble about conyetns them Of the Muncie
the party But it is not this reward soak wish to
Paving i them hunted with vengeance Gov Hardin
letter from the GOV Il Reed and kene is
MOT as ysiX cautious they will be CAPTURED few days
ksd as taken saaa ' av Ss fh hs
and a stealing for he has been with the McDannals
as sa rate get them
with Shot Guns and surround Nose Miller and Mrs
% n
Ro You are more liable to them in that skirt Of
prise YOU Kendley has put bold front anu hunted
bored know this be true but il You desire to cap
tqre those thieves don't let Kendley know that you are
party f f Kearn ey
and let nobody bat those You have win know
yoa Ran would b i send rslisbl
IN @ With Shot he 'asn sant
have positive proof Cle Mer'Was ri,ig Fathers
can find the about Mr.. Miilers it Is good proof
be identified being IN the store robbery. The mare
ID she IS bs U Of this is sa At
fs him t5 send up some one to recognize the mare and
had better ter g. TO- City aud Fred Mitchell
@ sPs aasi
POSTING I'd { e Sas for for S your
he s1 of f B R5ah it to say else is
and James Hinde in the Muncie robbery is why
Sssyj ts the store FoS5sIy That
f Terd with Did you k
lie @ s% II ON a e
detective force that keep me fully posted. know
Of
He believes have got in with some of his and they
best friends preten be MY syss
But mo- csr 80 DO s ey
you believe me guilty honor youfor hunting me. 1t
you Clay is in danger from the James boys and
az the four men write Of captured the
hsys lsas to and bind
out e s Sy
Sr all letters get through several hands before get
deg is writing az those lying newspaper reports about
s ~. s s ST. bssas a Ms
Bride viii forward to haste. May You and yours
, IsnS long and prosper is the prayer Sa5
Burr f this letter a. and keep yogs Own counsel sell, .
and don't you make strike for Miller until You
After the way you acted after the tragedy at moth.
er's was very mad at you. but after reflected
could not bsim you and now have no harsh feelings
From the fact that the above letter is genuine,
the public may be interested in knowing what
has become Of the men mentioned by Jesse.
Clell Miller was shot dead at the time of the
NOrthfield bank robbery by citizen of the
place, who from his office across the street, saw
the action of the robbers.
Sol Reed, it is claimed, is a respectable farmer
in Clay county, and that he enjoys the confidence
of the community. Ex-Marshal Liggett thinks
that at one time he was horse thief, but could
not remember. Marshal Murphy states that he
never has heard Of Reed being connected with
horse stealing.
Jack Keen, alias Tom Webb, was sent to the
penitentiary for completely in the Huntington
bank robbery, and Is now confined in prison. He
was sentenced to eight years. Keen proposed
the robbery.
Tom McDaniels was killed short time after
the robbery at Huntington in Kentucky by two
brothers, who. hearing Of the flight OF the rob-
bers through the state, were on the lookout for
them.
VIM. McDanels met his death near Lawrence,
Kan. few days previous he had been arrested
in Kansas City for fast driving. On his person
were found over 81 900. Learning that he was
noted criminal, and wanted for train robbery
in Kansas, officers took him to Lawrence, and
placed him in Jail. From there he escaped. and
a few days after was shot by farmer.
LAND ILLS I'm LITTLE SKYE.
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