The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-04-22
Trial Of the Ford Bows.

ST.. JOSEPH, No., April 1.-Two
weeks ago to-day Jesse James suffered
death from pistol in the hands Of Rob
ert Ford. All excitement in the mean
time had died away, and when this
morning the assassin and his brother
were arr.igned in the Criminal Court,
charged with murder in the first degree,
there were not fifty people in attend
ancc. This in part may liz owing I" the
att that the general impression was that
the boys would no; l'c brought to court
ut tic first day. session. Al about half
past eleven ocl.rk the prisoners were
taken from The iail IL the courtroom hy
Sheriff Thomas and his deputies. No
trace " nervousness was apparent, and
they evidently had come I" the COM
cl,lsion that he days "i their in,prisOl,-
n,cnt were rapidly drawing tOa speedy
termination. The Fnr.'> were actUnl-
panied l,y friends ar relatives save Ma.
jtr Warner, Of Kansas City. who had
cen retained I'y them. as counsel. and
their brother. Captain Ford. ut Rich
n,O',d. Robert WAS the hrSt to !" ar
mi xn,sl. Judge sherman read the in
alictnlelt to the prisoners, and then put
the usual Interrogation:
"(;uilt! or not :.uiitv"'
The indictment tharycs Robert and
Charles Ford Will, the murder Of Jesse
James .,l the third 0i April. 1t com
tanned two counts, IT," first charging
them with murder in the first tcyrec,
Mnll second, with assault. witt, intent to
kill.
To the question guilty ar not guilty.
litlM'rt Ford with Oli>trctr:N'l hand
said in II voice that could I.c heard all
through the Room:
Guilty..
The in!"nati"n anal gestures with
which the reply wa- given showed tina;
the man was inIi,,,.i with the c!nNitn-
tiO,,sncs. that he i,"l nl.'';ht 10 fear
from. any man. AM: lis :ri'uu is to- liz
commented II al ,."n:iomr.l aud that :,
fare, was merely being enacted.
Charles For' was mex; placed before
the bar. ami lr likewise pleaded guilty
IL the first count on the Indictment.
| \ h,;si, seemed Ia settle over III" few
PERSONS assembled, "nl all amxi"'slv
awaited tn" words from Judge Shcr-
man that should tell the boys their
doom. There wis not y Ion" interval
before Judge Sherman stood ny, and,
with All impressive and all'r"briatc STD
len,hity, pronounced sentence. as fol-
lows:
lWl arc N'r''v N'n'CI!ct(I, OH lj"uJl
day Of May next, t. hang hy The neck
until dead, an.; may Go. haze mercy
upon yO'lr souls.
The pri>,,:cr> received the sentence
with umdi>turl,t:i rOunic:ancrS, no
trace "f emotion whatever i"inS visible.
Immediately after the sentence, the
boys were. escorted back to Jail. Among
those noticed! in IL" '":Irl room wr"
Sergeant Drt>on and Officers Nichols
and nugget Commissioner Craig, O Kan
s:.s City, >;!rrilf rin:M r!ak. Of Clay
county. The mission a.! the officers
w:.> L" soc that III. E"r.l> were projected
in ease that All a,!cnit at vi"lcn" u"
made.
\ :a:'i"' special to-mi:h: says that
Governor l'ritl,n,Icm has "r,n!'da full
~: r.:un 10 Charles and ls"i"rt Fond.
Just when the boys vii! tx taken from
| jai! i, unknown here, tnni"It. The pa
lice authorities have turned over to Mr..
Jann, ~! the personal property taken
from, The bandit s:nr: ,:1c time Of his
demise, save I've :."l'! watin~ which arc
held for identification. Mr.. james re-
turns to Kansas ity Tonight.