The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-03-14
JESSE JAMES.
Ex-Marshal Liggett on the Shep-
herd Shooting.

nerd ShOOtlnG.
Kansas City Star.
Sensational reports regarding the
killing of Jesse James by George
Shepherd, just after the Glendale rob
berry, are again in circulation, the
latest being to the effect that the al
legged shooting was a put up job to gel
the reward offered for Jesse, dead OF
alive.
jim LIGGETTs STORY.
An Evening Star reporter yester
day sought out ex-Marshal j. w.
Liggett and obtained from him his
story of the affair. which is now given
to the public for the first time.
"Mr. Liggett, the Evening Star
would like to hear your story about
the Glendale tram robbery" said the
scribe after dropping into convenient
chair.
Well" replied Mr.. Liggett, 81
have no desire to appear in print, but
in view of what has been recently
published l will make you a full state.
ment OF the affair. After Was
elected marshal and had sworn to do
nv duty i'm putting down crime OF
all kinds, the Glendale train robbery
occurred. In three hours after the
robbery took place | was on the
ground determined to capture the rob
bers, if possible,
| soon learned who the actual robbers
were and, knowing the character of
the men, knew | had a hard task be
fore ME. This man Shepherd came to
me after | had been out some time and
proposed to get with the robbers and
locate them. Knowing that he had
been with the James gang and had
served a term in the penitentiary for
robbing bank in Kentucky, said to
him, If you can get with them, locate
them and notify me / will furnish
men to capture them He went, got
with them and
sTAID ALL NIGHT WITH JESSE JAMES
at certain house in this county,"
"What house did he stay at p
sasked the reporter.
81 don't like to give the mans
name away, but would Unnecessary.
l have a letter from him stating they
we're at his house"
Jesse told Shepherd if he wanted
to 90 with them to 60 and get re
volver and horse and come OH that
they intended to rob the Short Greek
bank. / furnished Shepherd with q
horse and revolver-having had proof
that he had been with the gang
with the understanding that he wa:
to stay with them until he could 10
cate them and give me opportunity to
capture them. He went to Short
Creek and soon received a telegram
from the man Clary stating thai
Shepherd had
KILLED ONE OF THE TRAIN ROBBERS
81 took special train and went
to Short Greek. where l found
Shepherd wounded and Clary will
him. Shepherd told me he hat
killed Jesse James. / took two ply
sicians and examined him to see il
he could possibly have shot himself
and they stated he could not. Clar,
lay in ambush while Shepherd went
out to kill James, and whether he wa
shot by CARY or by an outlaw is .
question / cannot answer.
"Mr. Clary also makes statemen
of the money he spent in the hunt
On that point / have this to say ?:
paid him and hold his receipt to-da!
for all his expenses during that trip
All the work he did after that wa
done in the hope of getting . reward
and at no time did pay him
dollar for his services but always tOl,
him that neither the state nor count,
authorized me to pay anything ant
I couldn't pay him out of m.
pocket, but if he accomplished certain
things he might have the Who'll.
reward. Mr.. Clary states that
received much money from the state
NEVER RECEIVED A DOLLAR =.
from the state, except what l paid
out to parties as authorized by Gov
Phelps, and that was paid on receipt
exhibited to the governor. Ate
Mr.. Clary received the physician
certificates he came to me and wante
me to aid him in getting the reward
l did not think the proof sufficient
hut nevertheless I went With him {