The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1882-10-13
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Fsank Jemss Voluntarily surrender Hfn7,
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Surrendered to Gosernor Crit.endsn Il JEFF
ferson City at o'clock this evening. He
will be brought here tomorrow aud deliv-
cred TO the Jackson county authorities.
Governor Crittenden lelegraphs that officers
will leave tonight with the prisoner. The
officials here express some surprise at James
action, as no overtures had been made on
their part toward his surrender. They think
Frank had become DISCOURAGED, ,. having in
various ways lost NIL his old confederates,
and concluded 1t was useless to attempt
longer TO live in sutlawiy, prefvrriDg TO
trust TO the ieniency'of the law in voluntar-
lily giving himself up. 49,.
APUBLIc RECEPTION. 4
ST. LOUIS, October. IA special from
Jefferson City says: When Frank James sur
rendered to Governor Criltenden he handed
him his pistols and stated that he (the Gov
ernor) was the, only man, except himself,
who had touched them for twenty years.
Frank was ~ the, Mccarthy House this
evening and many prominent e'lizens we're
there, seeking the homer Of shaking hands
With him. ss sagtsg asE
gas Ian OUTLAWS REPENTANCE s..a,,.
A Times jefferson City special gives a let
ter from Frank James addressed to Cover
nor Crittenden, dated st. Louis, October 1st,
and the Gosernorsrepiy. Tls Flelter from
James Is prefer to surrender. It Is q
lengthy document, and sayY that he il
prompted 10 this act through consideration
for his wife and children, aud desires to re-
lEIeye his name from the shadow which has
been cast upon IL, aud through it q good
many Western Mlssouriaus. He makes the
plea that he Is not 80 bad as he has been
painted; that an outlaw has the thoughts
and impulses OF q man, aud that he has .
desire to return to the house vi his parents,
aud there, with his family, to pass bis days
In peace, and gain the respect Of bis fellow
men. He thinks 1t upnf -, NJ present
to give the hstory.ofshs lie. Those who
are his friends are already acquainted with
III; and the publc, a. present, Is not dis
posed TO judge him chaIitably. He thinks
that his suherings have already done PEN
ance for his acts. He deuies the authorship
Of any Of the letters threatening assassination
In retaliation for the murder of Jesse which
have been attributed to him. He submits
the question whether Frank James, hum
BLEED, repehtant aud reformed before the
world, will not be an example more fraught
With good to the rising generation than
Frank James, outlaw and wanderer. He
says tins letter Is the result Of q determin-
alton formed during the past four years of
industrious farm life which he has spent.
He asks for amnesty, If possible, and states
that an answer will reach him, through his
wife, who Is ~ Independence, No. ,.s.. e..
s#.4 H. NO DEFINITE PROMISES, 49,. .'.s.
On receipt of the letter Governor Critten-
den replied that he could make 10 definite
promises, but would recommend that james
present hia,self before the courts where the
charges now rest against him, and answer
them a. best becomes q man. Governor
Crittenden stated that this was no time to
consider the matter Of amnesty. II, after
the verdict OF The court, the consideration of
The question Of q pardon seemed justifable,
he would consider 1t. In accordance thereto
with James appeared before the Governor
to-day, accompanied by MAJOR J W. Ed
wards, Of Sedalia, as counsel, and formally
surrendered himself. He will arrive here
tomorrow and have hearing A. Independ-
ence, the county seat. gtua ....- ...,.s..,. q
a4a UNDER GUARD. a-s...s .,....
KANSAS CITY, Oct. IA Western Asso-
ciated Press representative had al interview
|swlth Frank James this morning, as he was
being trsnsferredby TAIN flom Independence
10 Kansas CITY. On board the train were
Prosecuting Attorney Wallace, Marshal
Murphy, Sheriff Timberlake, and number
Of reporters. Along the route James was
frequently recognized by old ConfedeI ates Of
his guerilla days. He is five feet nine inches
hugh, spare but sinewy; has light blue eyss,
. small blonde moustache, hair q shade
darker aid dress unobtrusive. He said that,
though the Governor had not promised him
Immunity, he had ct last nerved himself 10
the long contemplated act aud surrendered.
He believed, If tried on asingle charge alsne,
be won't be convicted, aud hopes that If he
ID convicted the Governor will interfere. He
desires TO live quiet life with his family, rs
be did from April, 1877, to April, 1881, upon.
rented farm. near Nashville, Tennessee
He refuses to state where be hiss been since
April, lsol, but he read In the New York
Herald the news Of the shooting Of Jesse the
day after 1t occurred. He bad been east Of
the Alleghanies and In Kentucky, The past
year. He bad been much msligned.. He
never wrote letter threatening TO avenge
Jesse's death. He remarked of the country
that IL ives mighty fine bushwhacking tim
Der and be knew every foot Of IT,. gl,ss saf
TIRED OF THE HioawAy. aa ssat
The prison-r said he lad come to Missouri
ON September 23d With the purpose of sur.
rendering. Previous to that time, he said,
he had not been I'm Missouri for year. He
said: ~ came TO Missouri to try to regain q.
home and standing among her people. II
have been outside her walls for twenty one
years. have been hunted like avid beast
from one State to another, and Ihaye kuswn
no home. Ihaye slept in all sors of places,
here to-day and there tomorrow b. i have
been charged with nearly every crime com
mitted in either Wisconsin or her ,neighbor-
Ing States ! have been taught to suspect
my nearest and dearest friends Of treacbery;
and where Is the end to be' l. am tired Of
this life Of night-riding and day-hiding, of
constant listening for footballs, cracking
twigs, rustling leaves and creaking doors;
tired OF seeing Judas on the face Of, every
friend own. and goodness knows have
none 10 spare; tired Of the saddle, the re-
velvsr, the cartridge belt; tired Of the hoofs !
and horusa with which popular belief has
equipped me; and | want To see II there is
not some wss out Of IL. think can give
the State 4 substantial return for what ask,
andI think the dignity OF the Law will not
suffer. | shall prove myself worthy Of
marcy" ip bsfsrfs sstse8a