Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-04-27

Stories OF Jesse aaeS and his Slayers
mails Following the Example Of
James.
The Chicago Times says Mrs Jesse James re
lates the following story Of her husbands career
as q bandit: Mrs. James is the daughter of thigh
iy respectable parents, who have lived in or near
Kansas City for over thirty years. and, as she
remarked, she had lived there lever since she
could remember until she married jesse" Their
courtship was highly romantic one. They were
first cousins, and their betrothal was bitterly
opposed by her parents. She was sen influential,
however, and expressed her determination to
follow Jesses fortunes wherever they might
lead, and to prevent an elopement the old peo-
pie consented to the engagement. This was in
1869, just after Jesse had been made an outlaw
under the civil code and price set upon his
person. Their courtship lasted i've years, dur
ing which time Jesse frequently visited his In
amor alta at tho residence OF her parents In that
city, and she several times went to his mothers.
Mrs. Samuels, at Kearney, to see him by appoint
ment.
A SoFF-HEARTED LOVER
During one of these visits the two were TO-
gether in the yard at the Samuels residence
when a party of five men, led by one Of Pinker
tons detectives, went to the house. and all the
time they were searching the place Jesse lay on
the ground within twenty feet Of the door under
the shadow of q rose bush, while his afiianced
was secreted in fence corner. Mrs. James says
that Jesse has frequently said since that If he
had killed a couple Of these men it might have
saved his stepbrothers life and bis mothers ARM
but he refrained because he was afraid his sweet
heart might be injured in the melee They were
married April "a, 1874. at the residence Of the
brides sister, Mrs. w. b. BrOwder, of Kearney,
the Rev. William James, q cousin, officiating
and the following month they went to Sherman,
Texas. where a sister Of Jesse lives.
PROFITS OF R0BBERIEs.
Mrs. James took occasion to denounce the re-
ported estimate of Jesse's stealings, which. II
true, would have made him rich man at his
death. She declares that SO far from having had
at any one time 5000 900 he never had that sum
in ali his life, putting every cent into the calcu
lati0n. The Gads Hill affair Melted about 81 600,
of which he received One-fifth, and upon that
they went to Texas for their honeymoon. Things
grew hot in Sherman, and they moved to Dallas
in September. where they remained until the
winter of 1874 and 1875, when Mrs. James re-
turned to Kansas City and visited her sister,
Mrs. Mcbride, aud other relatives for several
months. while Jesse went on scout. 1t was about
this time that the Corinth (hliss.) and Muncie
(kan robberies were committed. in both of
which Jesse participated.
After giving an account of several robberies,
and of how her husband and she moved about
to Nashville, Baltimore and other places to
evade the officers of Justice she said she did not
attempt to defend her husbands crimes but de-
clared that he was charged with a thousand
offences he never committed among which were
the Kansas City Exposition robbery and various
stage robberies in Colorado and Texas OF
JesSe's dress, she says that he and his brother
were always tasty, and inclined to be stylish in
their attire, but that Jesse never wore a frock
coat, as he was said to have done while living
here. His coat was short and for that reason
he usually carried but one revolver when On the
street to prevent its being noticed. His arms
she now has carefully slowed away where no
one can see them. When asked about Frank
and others of the old party she declared she did
not know; that Frank was at their house once
or twice during their residence in Tennessee,
but she had not seen him for two years. The
others. with the exception of the Hite brothers.
who were her cousins, and Dick Little she
never saw in her life.
DEFENCE OF GOVERNOR CRlTTENDEN.
The St. Louis Republican quotes Colonel W.
G. Moberly as saying: 81 want to say to you that
Lthnk Governor Crittenden did exactly right
when he had Jesse James killed. and he de-
serves the thanks of every law-abdng citizen in
Missouri. | am not a democrat, and would not
vote for Governor Crittenden, but I'll stand by
him in this matter every time There are few
men in this State who know any more about
clearing out such Internal devils as Jesse James
without mercy"
When Colonel Moberly was asked if he did not
think Jesse James could have been captured
alive by large force of men. he replied:
mo, sir. He would have killed dozen men
at least, and then perhaps would have made his
escape after all. had the pleasure of killing
some of Quantrells men, and they were literally
girdled with reviewers. Quantrel used to sit
on his horse with his reins in his teeth and fire
with both hands. These are facts that have
told you, but l could not repeat them at the
time, for was surrounded by these men for
three years. Bill Anderson once sent word to
Huntsville that he was coming there to take the
town at certain time, but the people didn't
believe it, They didn't suppose he would at
tempt it: but vt the appointed time he rode into
town, robbed the bank murdered the people on
every hand and made his escape. In MOberly
once | received note from him, saying that
he would be Liere the next dayto take the town
and knew he would keep lis word unless
could prevent 1t. So started off with 500 men
that night, waylaid him as ne was coming to the
city and killed several of his men. He did moi
visit MOberly, but he would have done it if
hadn't wayaid him. No. sir; Governor Critten-
den was right, and every an in the :tate ought
to stand by him in this matter"
MORE OUTLAW BANDS
OF another and fresh band of outlaws the ST.
Louis Republican reports as follows: ''The Texas
train robbers are in the field again and have
scored another signal victory. They came forth
last night from one of the most natural retreats
for the robbers and highwaymen that could be
selected in Texas, from among the mountain
Businesses of the Upper Brazos river, what is
known as the Horseshoe Bend and the Palo Pinto
Creek canyons, where miles of treste hundred
feet or more in height are crossed. and where
projecting crags and scrub cedars rise up sky
ward along the mountain sides thousands of feet
above the railroad track. This vicinity is of
course almost totally uninhabited, and is believed
to be the rendezvous for a desperate gang of
outlaws. 1t is believed they emerged from the
spot described for the reason that their work was
done but few miles to the west of it at Ranger,
the first station west of Canyon Spur. En-
cOuraged by sympathy expressed for the defunct
Jesse James five beardless boys came to the front
as bold and fearless as ever They materialized
at a point little further west than was ex-
pected, but they got in their work all the same.
The robbers We're five in number. The oldest
one was not apparently above eighteen years of
age. They were dressed as cowboys except the
one who rob bed the express car who wore a red
shirt and is believed to be some noted highway
man. 1t is supposed they meant to go through
the passengers, but abandoned the idea when
the rangers appeared, and concluded to get
what they could from the express car The
amount they got Is said by the messenger to he