The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-04-11
A Talk With Deputy Sheriff
Finch, of Saint
Joseph.
He Exhibited to a Bazoo Man
a Photo of the Alleged
Dead Bandit,
And in That Connection Made q
Remark That is at Least
Significant.

TN the eaSt-bOund racine tram, yeSter-
day morning, was Deputy Sheriff Finch,
of 81. Joe, Buchanan county, accompanied
by James NJ. Poindexter and T.. b. Clag-
get, of the same city. These gentlemen
hal in charge five prisoners, whom they
were escorting to the penitentiary to serve
terms of imprisonment for various crimes,
two OF them icing white and three colored
Mr.. Finch had i'm his possession pic
ture, which me exhibited to the reporter,
and which is said to be that OF the late
Jesse James. Ii was taken after death,
and showed plainly two gun shot wounds,
together with u couple of scars.
He was asked il it was a good likeness
Of Jesse, and replied:
at is remarkably good picture of tine
man whom they say is Jesse James"
This answer caused the reporter to quiz
Mr.. Finch further, but to no purpose, and
he took his departure, fully satisfied that
doubt existed in the mind of the official
as to whether the bandit had really been
killed
Mr. Finch is one of the men who has
been guarding the Ford brothers in the
Jail at st. Joseph. and informed the re-
porter that on Friday great excitement ex-
listed in the city on account of infOrma alton
having been received that an attempt
might be made to tase the prisoners, Rob
ert and Charles, from the Jail. The guards
we're at once doubled and armed men &C.
cupied the jailers quarters. No one is
now permitted to enter the Jail under any
circumstances, unless as prisoners or Off
GERS on duty. Outsiders are even pre-
rented entering the outside grounds
About noon the excitement was cOnsid-
crafty increased by a report then circu-
lated, that Captain Ford, brother Of the
Ford boys, had been arrested, charged
with the murder of Wood Hite, in COM
pliance with dispatch from Ray county.
Again the corners were thrOnged
with people and all sorts OF theories and
suggestions were advanced.
Robert Ford SAYS he would not have
shot James If he had known he would
have been thrown in Jail on charge OF
murder. He says he was told by Governor
Crittenden to 60 ahead and get his man
and he would be protected, and now he
finds himself subjected to the same mode
OF proceedings AS an ordinary murderer.
Ii was currently reported on the streets
that these two boys were TO receive but
One-iourth of the reward, and that three
fourths of il was to 60 to Undertake
Craig. Dick Little, Matte Collins and
others for their services in advising and
planning with the Ford bows. In this con
nection it is rumored that the grand jury
is giving the whole affair a thorough sift-
ing, with chances that they will bring in a
true bill against Robert and Charles Ford
for murder, aud against Crittenden, Craig
Timberlake, Little and Others. indictments
as accessories before the act. Certainly, il
is argued, ii any OF these parties claim part
of the reward they mnst either stand or fall
on the same charge with the boys who did
the work. Ii they are innocent of par,ic.
ipation in the killing of James, of course
they are entitled to none of the rewards
arising therefrom. If they were connected
must take their chances for sharing the
expenses and punishments as we'll as their
principals in the killing itself. As thu
matter now stands it will cost the boy,
more to extricate themselves from the
danger in which they are involved thar
one-iourth of the reward will come to, anC
If released their lives are not to be consid
cred safe from the vengeance of the friend.
of the dead bandit.
Mr.. Garnett, an attorney from IA,
county, arrived in st. Joseph, Friday
morning, and is looking after the interest
of the Fords.
Adjutant General Waddill is there, en-
deavOring to obtain possession of the arm
taken from Jesse James, but has not We
accomplished his purpose, the local au
thorities believing that it is their duty L