The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1882-04-14
The BOdy of the Freebooter Turned
Over to Ire 4 elatiyes.

The BODY of the Freebooter Turned
Over to TIE K elatiyes.
ST.. JosEpH, Mo-, April 6.
The body Of Jesse james was shipped from
this city yesterday evening in custody Of Mar
shall Craig, of this city. and tie family of the
dead desperate, consisting Of L. W. James,
cousin of Jesse, r. 7. Minnms, the widows
brother. Mrs. James, Mrs. Samuels and the
two children. It was taken to Kearney, Clay
county, Mo-, and buried ON the James home
stead. There has been considerable OF
a wrangle over the remains between
81. II Craig. Police Commissioner of
Kansas City, Sheriff Timber,ake, of Clay
county, and the local authorities, who insisted
upon seeing the body placed in the keeping Of
the relatives instead of being taken TO Kansas
City. The body was officially turned over to
Mrs. James by Coroner Heddens on an order
from the Grand Jury of Buchanan county and
the dispatch Of Gov. Crittenden. The jam on
the depot platform, as the relatives stepped
from their conveyance to take the train, was
tremendous. Mrs. Samuels was the most CON
spicuous parsonage inthe throng. She insisted
on having an official escort from the citv, fear
ing that an attempt would be made to take the
body frOmt he train at Kansas City. The Ford bows
are close prisoners at the county jail, and when
interviewed this morning they betrayed anerv-
GUS anxiety about their fate Up to within
twelve hours age they did enot seem to realize
the gravity of their situation, bnt,to-day Robert
confessed to reporter that IL ne had known
that he would be thrown into adingy cell he
would not have killed Jesse Tie arms and
Jewelry found in the outlaws home are in the
hands OF the police, who refuse to surrender
them until the question of their ownership has
been fully determined. The households effects
will be sold to the highest bidder & lSNk
Capt. E. FORD, o brother of aRobert and
Charles, arrived here yesterday. In an inter-
view he said: ~ have been in this thing since
last fall, and tried for several months to get
Charley and Bob into it. Jesse has said that il
any of us went back ON him he would kid rs.
We thought he was after us, and for that rea-
son went into it, KNEW the boys had him 10
Gated, but / did not know just whore they
were. 1t was only a question of who should
shoot first, Jessie or JUS. We tried to get him
to our house, and he did come there twice but
wasEot at homo either time, and nothing
was doIe. / know where Frank James is, but
don't propose to tell, just now at least. He is
somewhere East. Frank will revenge Jesse's
death, and somebody connected with the affair
will undoubtedly be killed. This matter is not
yet ended"
The Funeral OF the Desperate.
Thesfuneral of Jesse James, the dead train
robber, took place at Kearney, the, home OF
Mrs. caIii1toIa, ~. Ta..aaaa bovs .,,d
was attended by vast nuInberof people, many
of whom had known the OUTLAW from bis boy
hood days. The services took place in little
Baptistchurch, where Jesse was converted in
1856, through the influence OF Miss AIirnns,
his own cousin, who afterward became bis wife
The funeral party left the hotel at 2:10 D. m.
First came the wagon with the corpse and mex t
the family, next mounted officers, and last
wagon with tho reporters. An immense crowd,
on horseback, on foot and in wagons followed.
The pail bearers were Sheriff Tmberla Ike,
Deputy Reed, Charley Scott, ], B. Henderson,
]. D. Ford, Ben Flanders and james Vaughan.
On the hill around the church was a big crowd.
After the body was carried into the church,
the services began with the hymn, - What a
friend have in Jesus The Rev. Jones fol-
lowed in prayer, after which the HYMN,
Il Where shall rest be found ? y was sung. The
Rev. J. M. Martin followed with the funeral
sermon. After the Rev. Martin had concluded
his remarks, which were full of comfort for the
Inourners, and in which he dwelt on the for
bearance and willingness to forgive of Christ,
the procession started for the farm in the same
order in which it went from the hotel to the
church. 1t was followed by an immense
crowd.
The seryiees at the church were very dra-
matte, as Mrs. Samuels raved and made herself
so obnoxious that many persons left. She de-
nounced the slayers of her sonsas towards and
murderers, and invoked the vengeancea Of
heaven upon their heads. The body was taken
to the Samuels home, about four miles from
the town, and buried in the dooryard of the
house where as boy he had played boyish
pranks and as q man driven off detectives and
officials scores OF times.