Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-04-12
CITY AND DISTRICT.



TALK WITH GOVERNOR CRTTTENDRN-HB Has NO
FEAR OF FRANK JAAKs-soME FACTS ABOUT THE
RECENT TRAGEDY IN MIssoURI-A CARD FROM THE
DEAD OUTLAWS BROTHER.
Forming one OF q group OF statesmen In the
ioooy OF Wizards last evening was a man OF me-
diuIn height and strong, well-built frame. The
Casual observer would conclude from the white
hair which covered a weii-shaped head that he had
passed some distance beyond the prime of life.
The fresh complexion, the keen bright eye. and
the firm set mouth, only partially concealed by a
closely cropped gray moustache, Indicated that
the gray hairs, which are the crown Of old age,
were, in his case, premature. This man was Gov
Crittenden, Of Missouri, who has represented the
Nemesis in the romantic career of the James
brothers. He had Just arrived on the evening
train, and a number OF his Missouri friends and
others were on hand to receive him.
THE GOVERNORS THREE OBITUARIES
AS the group was breaking up STAR reporter
introduced himself to the Governor and said In ex-
PLANTATION: 1--WE were informed here, Governor,
that you had been killed. and it would be Of inter-
est to have your confederation or denial of the re-
port"
''Well," said the Governor, with laugh, "you see
that am not dead at any rate The fact is" he con-
tnued, in a rather meditatve manner, 81 have had
the agreeable duty OF reading my obituary on
three separate occasions during Inv life. once
during the war, and then again on the occasion OF
the burning OF hotel, and the other day when
lived through 1t ALL" he added cheerfully.
swell, but IL the other James boy succeeds in his
them"
~ don't believe that he is after me. He Is some
where In the state. / don't exactly know where.
James is old and wounded, and like ala such men
ne Is selfish, and just now he is much more Int err
ested In looking out for number one than in adding
20 his crimes by killing me- But come up stairs and
L Will show you some pictures"
PICTURES OF JESSE JAMES AND THE FORD BROTHERS.
The reporter accompanied him to his rooms, and
the Governor produced a cabine photograph, with
the remark, "This represents Jesse James after
he was shot"
and upper part Of the body were represented as
the great outlaw lay stretched out in the cold en-
brace OF death. The shirt was thrown open, ex-
posing his breast, where two or three gun-shOt
wounds, received during his career, could be seen.
The eyes were closed. A faint smile seemed to
linger on his face, as II he had just fallen asleep
and was enjoying pleasant dreams. The lower
part of his face was concealed by a full brown
beard, and the hair OF the same color fell in lux
was after all a rather attractive one and in re-
Spouse to some remark of this kind, the governor
said: yes. l believe that he was considered a
He also had pictures OF the two Ford brothers.
That OF Bob Ford, who killed Jesse Jane, repre-
sented mere youth, with bright Intelligent
face, indicative of a Keen quick character.
BOD Ford, !" said the Governor, sis bright,
sharp boy. People may say that the killing OF
u.
he said two weeks before this occurred, when he
LETT Jefferson City, that he would either kill Jesse
or Jesse would kill him."
THE WOMAN IN BLACK.
"Dfd he arrange with you about the killing of
James?"
ooh! no. I knew nothing Of his intentions
He came to me in the first place in consequence of
what had said to his sister. This sister was the
woman In black about whom there has been so
much talk. She called at my Office on the 10Th of
February, and coming in, shut the door, which
always keep standing open. She then asked me IL
was the Governor, and when answered In the
affirmative she asked me what would be done in
the case OF the train robbers who came tn.' said
that did not know who she was or whom she
represented but II she came in behalf of the James
boys, would say that no mercy would be shown
them. She said that she came in behalf of her
brothers. the FOrdS told her that II her brothers
or any other member of the gang came In volun-
tariy and In good faith, with the intention of CIV
Ing assistance in enforcing the laws of the state
that would promise to do what could for them
The next day Liddle came In, and three days after
Bob Ford came to me. / told him that was glad
to see him; ana he said that he wanted to get out
OF the crowd. sent him to the sheriff, and do not
know what arrangements were made. only
know that he started out after James with the
promise that inside OF two weeks he would either
XIII James or the latter would kill him."
THE GRRAT STRENGTH oR rup Orrrt