Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1882-04-19
MRS. JESSE JAMES TALKS.
She Thinks Jesse ShOu,d have
been let Alone.

N hSs ESSE J N Is TALKS.
She Thinks Jesse ShOu,d hhv
been let Alone.
The Kansas City Journal in recen
issue says: Yesterday afternoon tn
wife of Jesse James Was visited by
journal representative, to whom SD
gave some Interesting statements con
corning those with whom she has beef
associated in the past years Mrs
James did not 60 to kearhey, Tuesda,
night, as stated by a morning contem
porary. TIE woman was found at til
residence of her sister, Mrs. Mcbride
living on East Seventeenth street
There, with her TWO children, Mrs
James is now stopping. sac, who ha
received so ,nuch ne Aspaper notorietJ
Of late, through tho actions of her hu =
band Is n woman presenting rather a
pleasing appearance. The woman i.
OF the blonde type. YESTERDAY she wa,
dressed in mourning. With nor were
her two children, u boy and a girl OF
tender years. The former is a hand
some little, boy and sho wing by his coun
renance that he is poss. s,ed of more
intelligence than lads OF his age. The
little girl looks like her mother. In
the room with tn little ones were
other children amusing thenselv yes
with one OF those weapons which are a
terror to everybody, bean-h pper.
Mrs James offered no objection to an
interview. SIZE spoke OF the Ford boys,
who killed her husband, and expressed
herself in harsh term. of their actions.
She stated that last fall Charley Ford
had come to her husband while visiting
his mother. Ford said that he was
fleeing from officers, and asked to be
protected. Ottentimes he had protect.
ed Jesse, and the latter proposed on this
occasion to betl iend him. Shortly after
jesse intended removing his family to
st. Jostp aud there, LIZ said, Charley
Ford, witu his brother Bob, could live
and be SAFE.
When Mrs james spoke of the action
Of the boys in killing her husband she
called them traitors. Then referring TO
their victim with tears in her eyes and
a voice affected with emotion she said:
II know that Frank and Jesse have
done wrong, but they have not bee n
guilty OF an with which they have been
charged. Jesse was as kind to me DIS
he could be, and fer those children he
got everything they asked tor. He was
u retcent man and never told me where
he intended gong, but | always had an
idea what he was doing There's one
thing certain, what | do know OF Jesse
Will Dever be made public. III 90 to
my grave without telling anything.
THE FORD BOYS
old that Jesse intended robbing q
1ank the night that he was killed.
That Is not ~. ] know for certainty
hat he never contemplated any such
hing. When Jesse was hOlEe he
llways did what he could about the
louse. The day that he was shot lie
lad been with Ine in the kitchen all the
morning, until he went into the room
With the boys. l was sjck at the time
Nd he helped me because it wasn't
afe to hire a girl. Besides, no couldn' !
ford it. There are some people who
'elleve that | have loads Of money.
'ha! is not true. Only a few hundred
ollars were left me.
when Jesse read that Dick Liddl
ad surrendered he said that Dick was
traitor aud ought to be hung, and he
Vas a traitor, too. jesse used TO get
be papers regularly. When that train
oDbery was com United in Arkansas he
cad it the next morning. He was
harged by the papers win being con.
ected with 1T. When he read it he
Md that he hoped the real robbers
'ould be caught, and then the people
'ould see that he was not connected
18th every robbery. When that was
he was living on Troost
venue, in this city. We had previ-
lsly lived on Ninth street and Wood
md avenue, and l remained one week
the Daggett House.
Jesse wasn't with me there, however.
ansas City was the safest place we i,
'uld get into, for people would not
lspect us OF living here. St. JOSEF b =
as safe place also. We lived there I I
.arly a year, and Jesse went AL over
etown. When We were living here
one knew Of our presence except my =
other, who clerks in the city. My g,
'ter didn't even know it. jesse used u
often visit his mother. He told me q
ter his return on one trip that he had
item on the train at the bridge deIo..
hen the conductor came along he ~
ticed that he had one finger oft Upon y
mug back the second time Jesse said =
stopped him and asked him If he d,
Is not Jesse James, telling him that VI
sse was minus o finger. When ~
liking these trips he was very prudent, Y
d always careful to avoid officers, ~
@ Sunday before he was shot he told al
he wanted to 60 to his mother s !,
ms as soon as possible to see Johnnie, II
70 was shot some time since.
LAST WINTER. JESSE
4 me that he wanted to settle down
a farm. We couldn't ever keep in :.
place though, the officers were al. "a
Us after us. We lived at Nashville ny
} years under the name of Howard, Ia III,
l then we're driven away. If they wi
icers) had just left Jesse alone, we w
uld have lived alright and Jesse WI
uld have been an honor to his cOun- sn
# Franks whereabouts Mrs. james y"
little to say. She stated that she p pa:
not seen him since last September WI
en- he met his wife at their home ON
ost avenue in this city. 1t will be
rendered that during last fall men.
| was made of the presence of Frank VIII
8 at the 81. James. Then 1t was bee
she met her husband. Soon after cha
two according to Mrs. Jesse James, will
for California. Jesse's wife stated Jos
never line of Any kind was Pyl