The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1882-10-14

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Cincinnati Enquirer.
Kansas Cry, NO, Oct. 5.--Frank
James, the notcrioas.outiaws member
81 the James gang and brotaaaE Of the
10 less notorious Jesse James, sur
rendered himself voluntarily and un-
conditionally to Cor. Crittendens at
Jefferson city, at 5 o'clock tonight.
In April last, after The killing Of
Jesse James at ST. Joe, friends Of
Frank made overtuFes to the governor
for pardon. The governor said il
he came in he would have to como as
any other criminal After eonsideF-
able discussion of the matter in the
newspapers it was finally dropped,
and nothing fhofe was heard Of tho
matter until this week, when Frank
James wrote TO the governor from st.
Louis letter, saying in substance
that he is anxious to be restored 10
citizenship; that he wants TO pnt the
past behind him; that he is heartily
sick Of the life Of an outlaw that he
has wife and child to plead for him
and make him human, even though hc
were as bad as he has been described;
and he throws himself upon the mercy
Of the governor, and asks that ho be
saved.
Gov, Crittenden replied that he
could not grant pardon in advance Of
conviction. He hoped james wonld
surrender, and promised him q faiF
trial. II he was convicted and il then
became necessary to consider pardon,
be promised to do so. This letter
was dated October ?, and ii seems
Frank has concluded to act on tho
goyernors's advice and give himself
up. He has been long pursued by
officers, and evidently thinks no fate
can be worse than the one he would
be doomed TO If he remained cnt.
The governor telegraphed thecounty
officials 10 night that his private sec
retary would leave Jefferson city with
James for Independence, this county,
tonight, arriving there to morrow.
There are number of indictments
against the prisoner fortraib robberiea
committed in this county, and he will
be put on trial here at the Nove.nbef
term Of the criminal court. His wife
and child have been living with her
father Col Halston, near Independ-
ence, since some time In juno last.
There is considerable surprise over
this unlooked-for event, Besides tho
indictment against the outlaw in tho
state, he is indicted for participation
in the bank and trait robbefics III
several other states. He was with the
gang at the Northfeld (Minn.) bank
robbery, at the Corydon (Iowa) bank
robbery, and at the stage-coach rob-
bcry in Arkansas and bank robbery
in Virginia. If no gets clear in this
county he win probably be taken to
those states TO answer these indict-
ments.
The surrender Of Frank James leaves
but one member Of the old Jsmcs
gang now alive and at large. This
is jim Cummins, recently enormously
reported to have been captured in
Kentucky,
The Times Jefferson city special
has letter from Frank James adj
dressed to Gov. Crittendeh, dated St.
Louis October l, and the lattOr's re-
ply. The letter from James Is prof
fer to surrender. IL IL a lengthy docu-
ment. He says that ho is prompted
to this act through consideration for
his wife and children aud desire to
retrieve his name from Tie shadow
which has been cast upon it, and
through it upon the good maine Of
western Missouri.
He makes the plea that he Is not 30
bad as has been painted that the out
law has the thoughts and impulses Of
a man, and his desire 10 return to The
house of his parents, and there, with
his family, to pass his days in peace,
and Thus gain the respect of his fel-
low-men. He thinks IL Unnecessary
at present to recount the history Of
his life. Those who arc his friends
are already acquainted with It, and
the public at present is not disposed
to Judge him charitahlyi
lie thinks that his snfferihgs have
already done peuance for his acts. He
denies the authorship Of any of the
letters threatening assassination in re-
for the murder of Jesse,
which have been attributed to him.
He submits the question whether
Frank James, humbledi repentant and
before the world, will not be
an example more fraught with good
to the rising generation than Frank
James, the outlaw and wanderer. He
says this letter is the result OF d de-
formed during the past
four years Of industrious farm life
which he has spent. Ho asks for
If possible, and states tho
answer will reach him through his
wife, who Is at Independence, No.
On receipt of this letter Gov. Crit
Lenden replied that be could make no
definite promises, but wonld recon-
mend that James present himself be-
fore the courts where charges now
rest against him and answer them as
best becomes man. In accordanco
herewith James appeared before the
governor to-day, accompanied BY
Major John n, Edwards, OF Sedalia,
Is counsel, and formally surrendered
himself He will arrive here At Kan
'as City Tomorrow and hare . hearing