The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-04-13

said Mrs. James, 81 guess it went off on
purpose In the meantime Charles had
gone back into the house and brought
out two hats, and the two boys left the
house. They went to the telegraph Office
and sent messages to Sheriff Tim berlake,
to Governor Crittender and other Off
GERS, end then surrendered themselves to
Marshal Craig. When the Ford boys
appeared at the police station, they were
! told by an officer that Marshal Craig
and 8 posse of officers had gone in the
| direction of James residence, and they
started after them and surrendered them
! selves. They aseenpaAisd the efieers
| 10 the house. aad returned IA custody of
The psliee TO the zaarshAl's hsadgu6r-
tiers where they had dinEer, and about
8 o'clock were rem we'd to the old circuit
court room, where the inquess was held
in the presence Of an immeuse crowd.
! Mr.. ames also accompanied the officers
to tie city hall. She was greatly effected
! by the tragedy, and her hesrt-rendiDg
means and expressions of grief were a
| sOrToWful evidence Of the love she bore the
| desperate. The corner was notified and
| the undertaken Instructed 10 remove the
body. a large crowd accompanied the
corner to the morgue but only few, in
GLIDING a reporter, were admitted
Nothing III the appearance of the re-
mains indicate the desperate character of
the man or the many bloody scenes in
which be had been an actor. The in
| spectlon Of the body revealed two large
| bullet holes on the right side of the breast
within three inches Of the nipple, bullet
! wound in the leg and the absence OF the
middle finger of the left hanc. After
| viewing the remains the coroner repaired
! to the court, whittier coon after Mrs.
James, In custody of Marshal Craig,
and the two Ford boys, both heavily
armed, followed.
The were kept in separate apartments
until the jury announced themselves
esdy 10 hear the testimony. The jury
being fem psneled. the witnesses ex-
amined were Mrs. Jam es, the Ford boys
and James Little. The inquest will be
continued tomorrow.
Jetfsrsonville, Mo-, Ex-Governor Crit
tenden has received kilograms from
Sheriff Tim be-lake and others, notifying
him Of the death OF Jesse James and he
expresses himself SIS satisfied with the
identity of the man killed. He has or
dered e body of TIE dead outlaw taken
to Kansas City, under a heavy guard and
leaves for the same place at o'clock to-
night. He says the only member of the
original band that has so long been
terror To rsilroad companies and banks,
not accounted for, is Jim Cummings.
st joseph, Mo 4.-During the exam
inAlion retore the coroner, to-day, James
wife and mother made quite scene,
calling curses down on Deck Little for
conspiring to betray his leader. The
coroner returned verdict of murder in
the first degree against Ford. The au-
thorities of Buchanan County refuse to
give him up. There is great sensation
in western Missouri over the affair,
especially among farmers. Some de-
nounce Ford as a mercenary assassin.
Others excuse him. The authorities will
protect Ford from the friends of the dead
roDber. Some threats are made By out
laws already.
Kansas City, At is now kn9wn that
the death of Jesse James y as arranged
by Governor Crittenden and Bob Ford,
the latter to receive one-fourth of the re-
ward and immunity, James 10 be taken
alive if possible, Governor Crittenden
himself confirmed this to-day. Dick
admitted the ultimate pardon of Little
L
trying TO learn which confession of Lit
tie Is The correct one.
St. Louis, 4-Mollie Collins, wife of
Dick Little, recently showed a letter she
received from jesse James two weeks
ago. saying be would stay in this coun-
try until be had killed Little and then he
and Frank would take their families to
Europe.
Kansas City, 4.-No developments re-
garding the James killing. The govern
ment hiss ordered the officials Of st. Joe
to give James body to his wife and |
mother.
Kansas City, Ex-Governor Crit!enden |
was in the city, to-day, and stated that !
Jesse James body would not be sent |
from st. Joseph until party of five |
sent from here to recognize it officially, |
had made their report. The remains will !
be taken from st. Joseph, tomorrow, to |
kearney, Mo-, near which place the |
mother of the desperate lives and there |
The governor has not yet de- |
cided what will be done with Ford the |
slayer of james; nor has he determined |
to whom the $4,000 reward offered for |
the body of Jesse James. dead or alive, |
will be given. The inquest Was heIl at
st. Joe this morning and the verdict was
tnRt Jesse James came to his death 81 |
the hands of Robert Ford. Mrs. Samuels, |
the mother Of Jesse, Identified the re-
mains as those of her son. She met Dick |
Little, the member of the gang who gave !
information to the officers as to the |
of the leader and called |
him traitor and coward.
st. Joseph, Mo. 5.-Prosecuting At
torney Wallace and Dick Littler ar
rived this morning, and identified the I,
remains of Jesse James. Captain Ford, |
brother Of Charles and Bob, SAYS he
knows where Frank James is; he ia in
the east. Frank will avengs Jesse's
death, and somebody will doubtless be
killed. This matter is net yet ended.
St. Joseph. 5.-The body of Jesse
James was shipped hence at Z M.
with MS whole family, to Kearney, Mo-,
and buried on the old homestead. I
The jury returned the following YER
dict: " We, the jury, find tae deceased
is Jesse james, ard that be came to his |
death by pistol shot in the hands of
Robert Ford ="
The two Ford brothers ere confined in |
iail, charged with murder under war
rant sworn out by Mrs. James. They |
will not be interviewed, aud refuse sd-
TO all corners.
st. Joseph, Sat the inquest.over the
remains of Jesse James, after Mrs.
Ssmuels had identified the body, Dick
Little said he had recognized the body.
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