Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-04-14
The End OF Jesse James.
New York Sun.

oCHoC cHHiSo Was DuIlcu db htdf-
ney, Missouri, on Thursday Mourn,
ing relatives, hosts of friends, officers
of the law in the vicinity, and the
reverend clergy, ali seem to have
united in paying extraordinary hon
ors to his remains. Never before
had Kearney seen so grand funeral.
Among the pail bearers of the dead
man were a sheriff and deputy sher-
lift, and the coffin was followed to the
grave by an immense throng on horse
back, in wagons, and on foot. The
Rev. Mr.. Martin-by permission of
the afflicted family assisted by the
Rev. Mr.. Jones-conducted the re-
lgious services in the crowded church.
The hymns ''What Friend [ Have
in Jesus" and "Where Shall Rest be
Found p were sung in the most SOL
emn style, and the Rev. Mr.. Martin
assuaged the grief of the mourners
in funeral sermon full of comfort
ing language.
Jesse ames was the son of Bap-
fist minister of Kentucky, and at the
time of his violent death was only
thirty seven years of age. Presuma-
bly, he had religious education, was
sent to Sunday school, and listened
to exhortations at prayer meetings
At any rate, he went to a Kentucky
college, we are told.
Jesse James, therefore, had a far
better start in life than the great run
of boys. His natural equipment,
too, seems to have been much above
the average. He was strong physi>
cally, OF good intellect, and of an
enterprising disposition. He was a
strong physically, of a good intellect,
and of an enterprisin disposition.
He was Il kind husband, the reports
say, and must have been an affection
ate son, for his mother expects to
meet him in heaven. "My dear boy"
she said, as she stood over the corpse
at Kearney on Thursday, lis better off
in Heaven to day than he would be
here with us.
The first start in life made by Jesse
James, was in Quantrell's guerrilla
gang. Though mere boy of six
teen or seventeen then, he showed
great enterprise and GOODNESS in kills
ing people. The war over, he set up
business with his brother Frank and
tue Younger brothers as profess
ional robber, freebooter, and muir
| derer. The party robbed the bank
at Russellville, Ky, the bank at Gals
latin, Mo, the bank at Corydon,
Iowa, the bank at Columbus, Ky, the
treasury Of the Missouri State Fair
at Kansas City, and the bank of st.
Genevieye, Mo. In September, 1876,
Jesse James killed the cashier OF the
bank at Mortified, MINI, in cold
blood. The business was profita~
| bic one, and was not attended with
extraordinary risks, In its course,
however, Jesse James and his COM
! federates resorted to murder wheno
ever they thought it necessary.
About ten years ago he and his
crew started the new business OF
railroad train robbery. They would
either throw the train off the track
careless of the lives lost in consee
quence, and then pillage the express
car, or they would murder the engi-
neer or conductor, or both, terrify
the train hands generally, overawt
the PASSENGERS by display of loaded
fire arms, and carry off the valuables
in the express and mail cars. Some
times, too, they would plumber tn,
passengers, if they could not ge
enough booty elsewhere in the train
Or could afford the delay.
The Younger brothers were final,
captured. They are now serving
sentences in prison. Frank James
tits said, gave up robbery as a pro
fession, but Jesse kept at it.
Finally, Jesse James was kille,
last Monday by one of his gang, APP
parently to get the reward offere
for the scoundrels body, dead 0
alive. Hence the lamentations c
hearney on Thursday, the tears, tn
prayers, the sacred songs, the antici
, patIons Of heavenly bliss for the de
9 ceased, the clerical comfort for til
: bereaved family.
: The honor paid to Jesse jaime
: dead goes far to explain the immun
! ty he enjoyed living. He could pu
sue his career OF plumber and murdt
UNPUBLISHED because of the considers
ton he enjoyed as hero, terrible
his .reyenges.
q Jesse James had the funeral of
e saint, thanks to the Rev. Mr., Mart
j and the Rev. Mr.. Jones. He hs
led life of comparative securit
thanks to the officers of the law, tv
of whom bore his corpse in honor
the grave after he had been assass
!: rated through treachery. And to
was the ending of most coward
Il and bloodthirsty ruffian i'll a civiliz
:, State of the American Union. In
l 4, the records of brigandage and mu
der there is no instance more a
. founding than this of Jesse James.