San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-06-22
A COOL SCOUNDREL.
Charlie Ford Dlseourees About the Faillugs Of
the Gang and Their Exploits.
Globe Democrat

Charlie Ford Dlseources About the faillngs Of
the Gang and Their Exploits.
Globe-Demoerat
KANSAS CITy, June 9.-Charlie Ford
was asked to-day about the truth of
the story published to the effect that
he was the party who struck the express
messenger over the head at the Blue
Cut robbery, and he said it was not
true. II was right mad when I saw
that in the paper the other day, and I
thought I'd call at the Times office and
deny it, but concluded I had better
not. / reckon il was Wood Hite that
struck him. Wood and Jess went into
the express car and the messenger tried
to hide big, long pocket.book full Of
money. Wood saw him do it and told
him to give it up. The messenger said
he hadn't any more money. Wood
told him he knew better, for he saw
him hide it, and again ordered him to
give it up. The messenger continued
to deny having the money, and Wood
struck him over the head with his pts.
toll. If the messenger had done as he
ought to, and
GIVEN UP THE MONEY
at first, he never would have been hurt.
Wood had an ugly temper and you
never could depend upon him. He
might be your friend to-day and to-
morrow your enemy. Frank and Jess
were both afraid of him. He and
Frank got into a dispute one day over
q game of cards and both went for their
pistols. jess saw that Wood was going
to get the drop on Frank and jumped
in between them. Dick Little was
there, and he and Jess kept them apart
until they cooled.
Jesse and Frank didn't hitch very
well in the last few years. They were
always quarreling. Jesse didn't like
Franks wife. She is real heightened
lady, and great favorite with the boys.
Jesse was a great lover of notoriety.
He'd do ANYTHING to get his name in
the papers, and when he'd see paper
with story about him in it he'd show
it to Franks wife. She'd throw it
down and wouldn't read it when she
saw what it was. That made Jess very
mad. Frank is different man to Jess.
He don't like to have anything about
him in the papers. He does not like
and never did. Dick was
great friend of Franks wife, and
thought
A GREAT DEAL OF HER.
Dick is one of those fellows who, when
any one does him favor, will do all he
can in return. Because he was friendly
with Franks wife Jess got down on
him. I'd like to see Franks wife. 1
don't know whether she has hard feel
ings towards us or not for killing Jess.
I don't know how she could"
"You must have derived considerable
from reading the newspaper
reports of the robberies and PURSUIT."
eyes, we did, indeed. After the
Blue Gut robbery Jesse and Frank and
Clarence Hite and I walked into Kansas
City. The next morning I went over
home. I expected to find Wood and
Dick at my house, but they did not
arrive until Sunday morning. They
found all the crossings guarded and
had to hide in the woods day or two;
then they worked down the river some
until they found skiff. After
we left the train that night we divided
up the money before we had gone very
far. Dick and Wood then left us, and
we walked into town. We were in the
bushes at the side of the track when
the special train came down with the
POSSE OF OFFICERS
from Kansas City. After the Winston
robbery the boys hid around near there
for a week or two, and then we all
came into town together. We drove
in with o wagon. When we got near
the bridge Dick and got out and
walked. Jess and Clarence sat on the
front seat. Clarence was dressed in
clothes, and Frank and Wood
lay in the bottom of the wagon with
blanket thrown over them. Dick and
l followed about 100 yards behind the
wagon; when we got over to town we
separated. Frank went down to his
father in laws at Independence, Jess
went home to his wife, and the rest OF
us scattered around generally"