Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-04-05
THE OUTLAWS DEATH.
AIN BY HIS FORMER cONrEDERAr,

The Killing Of Jesse James Part OF An Agree
ment With the Governor of Missouri
A Dramatic Scene.
It is not known that the taking of OF
Jesse James vas the ful6lment of an ar
rangement between Governor Crittenden
and Bob Ford, and that Fcrd was to re-
ceive one-fOurth of the reward and im-
munity. In an interview with Dick Little
and areporter on Sunday night the scheme
was forshadowed, but he said it was not
to have been accomplished before Wednes-
day or Thursday, and only then if it was
impossible for Timberlake to capture the
bandit alive.
first meeting with Ford, in St. Louis, was
on February q, when the arrangements
by which Jesse James was to be either
captured or killed were consummated. lie
met Little few days later. He was non
committal as to the disposition to be made
of Ford and Little, but admitted that their
ultimate pardon was not improbable.
Sheriff Timberlake, Dick Little and Mrs.
Samuels, mother Of the dead bandit, have
passed through St. Louis en- route to st.
the body under oath. The double con
ACSoiOA oh DA0A LiItIc ID StiIl d lily SSoA J,
and the officers are cndeayoring to solve it
and learn which is correct.
The trial of the Blue Cut robbers is still
in progress at Independence, and the ut
most efforts of counsel are directed toward
proving an alibi. Matte Collins, wife Of
Dick Little, recently showed a cOrrespon-
from Jesse James, in which he stated that
ho xve,,1A CT l., n
killed Dick Little, and that then he aud
his brother Frank and their families would
put the Atlantic between them and the
United States.
At the inquest Commissioner II. H.
Craig stated that Robert Ford was acting
under orders. Mrs. Samuels, the mother
that fiber son. She was much affected
and excited much sympathy.
els that the body of your son %
asked tho coroner. "It is" sho an
swered, and then sobbed out, would to
God it was not,' placing her hands upon
the heads of tho little son and daughter OF
Jesse James, who stood just in front of
her. She continued I" And these arc his
orphan Children As she said this she
was moved to tears. Mrs. James was
asked to raise her veil, and, as she did so,
Mrs. Samuels was asked if she recognized
her. She answered that she did, and il
| was the widow Of Jesse James.
Mrs. James testified that she recognized
the preceding witness as Mrs. Samuels
When Mrs. Samuels retired from the room
thrilling incident occurred. Dick Little
was standing near the door, and IS she
neared she saw him. Her eyes rested or
him a moment, then she turned upon him
with the fierceness of tiger. Traitorv
"Traitor ~ Traitor she exclaimed
excitedly God will send vengeance or
you for this you arc the cause of all
this. Oh you villain would rather be
in my poor boys place than in yours ~
! Little covered like whipped dog be-
fore the towering rage of the bereaved
mother and turned pale and red by turns
81 did not hurt him." he answered /"
thought you knew who killed him." Mrs
Samuels' only reply was, "Oh God, m!
poor boy, my poor boy" She then re
tired from the room and the jury retired
to make up its verdict. The jury returned
the following verdict
| "We, the jury. find that the deceased il
Jesse James and that he came to his deatl
by pistol shot in the hands of Rober
Ford" The two Ford brothers are con
fined in Jail, charged with murder, undc
a warrant sworn out by Mrs. James.
The sheriff refuses admittance to al
ccmers. Robert Ford, who did the shoot
ing, is 90 years old, and Charles is 20. Ii
July last, Robert engaged in the detectiv.
business at Kansas City. He soon got hi
credentials and engaged in the hunt fo
! James. Charles engaged to help.