Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1882-10-13

none tho less convinced of the importance
| to society of having every man within
thu grasp Of the law protected II
his rights, however lawless ht
may have been. when he yield
| voluntarily and subinissiveiy to that law, ant
4 appeals to IL and To me for justice and mercy
l You may be innocent or you may be guilty o.
| all the various crimes charged 70 you: Tha
| the courts will determine. as before said. ano
after the voice of the court is heard, then. u
it becomes necessary. will decide what my
ae''0n SA"ii De- iGhIo Tmonns s.s'g 4. cnrrxsprx.
| When the train from the west rolled
| into the depot in this city ut an early houi
! this morning there ali9hted from it two men
who, without mounting the depot Platform
climbed the hill and walked leisurcly south
| ward to the McCarty House Nobody was in
the office when they arrived but they regis
| tered as John Edwards, sedalia. and b. +.
Winfrey. Marshall, Mo. When the proprietor
entered the office, Just rs they had finished
| registering, aud was introduced by Major Ed
wards to Mr. winfrcy, he considered It an
| every day affair and assigned the two TO q
room. At . O'Clock the two strolled about
town, the Major meeting numerous acquain
tances and introducing Winfrey. Re-
turning to the hotel they took dinner. and de
voted the afternoon to reading the morning
papers About o clock they again emerged,
and walking over to the Capitol grounds
climbed the hill and entered the window lead
ing to the private Office of Gov. Crittenden.
The latter, having had few hours notice OF
theircoming, naturally felt jubilant over this
gratifying elimination of his long fight
against the outlaw band and summoned q
number of State officials to witness the his
tOrical event. While they were commenting
upon the letter from Frank, to which the
Governor had called attention. Major Ed
wards and his companion walked in. Stop
ping in front OF the Governor, Maj. Edwards
said:
"Governor, this is Frank James. He Is here
to give himself up" This brief Introduction
brought face to face the Executive of Missouri
and the noted outlaw whose name has been
q terror in this State and il familiar through
out our land, if not the whole world. It was
scene without precedent in the annals OF
the State, and to all present was intensely in
teresting and dramatic. To all appearances
Frank James was the coolest man in the
room. While Maj. Edwards was Introducing
him his countenance was as quiet and calm
in its expression if the business in hand
were no concern of his. He advanced a step
toward the Governor, and by dextcrous
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say iiS .""' ne M'' ''iS ei'" W "AeS' AiA"''
pai'icu'"lt III 'iii' ili''hiie,'
ff@hk 'aihes answered. .ii''' iie h.,o eoi'ie n,
ana surrendered hiihseh because ne ues,,eu
10 40 Us ne h'a aone ior !ears-'n,' ~ IS n'e
the me Vi III" -aoiiiiis e''.@eh' "e i'op0'
10 DC aDle 10 prove that ne was not so oau as
ne had oeen painted. Aith"nsh ne hao Deeh
hVinS tue NE oI IaQuiet' orueris ana Id" "oiu-
ING citizeh ior iour years, nc wen hhe" 'ha'
everything crihlihai anu oau tha' i'.u peeii
committed OF late years had peeh creuiteo 10
iii.n'
10 the governor he s'ld' Win more earnest
ness III his tone thah NC hho hilher'o sho"n'
II some one were 10 asSaSsiha'e you. III
though might De aoie TO prove mSsei en-
tifeiy innocent wouio not DC aDle 70 con-
vince people that was sulitiess OF Ihe crime.
They have been in the habit OF attrlnutinS all
OF crimes 10 me, anu are re:iuy to oe-
llcVe anStmnS they near.
Governor Crittenden SAID: nave re-
celFed over man pushei Oh icl'crs from !ou'
OF from those processing TO DC you. nave
received them not only iroih three UT iour
men on the same oaS' ou' from
several ahereh1 States
les, answered the outlaw. "this proves
That any crime, no matter by whom com
hit.eo' ~ ikeiy 20 ne iaid 10 me. nave sur
'ehoereo because WISH TINS 10 efo' anu TO
prove US can, thi1 ior iour years l nave
oeeh iaw-apidhts citizeh anu that nave
'eeh pain'eu oiaeAer 'nai aus. iuo " ior
my mhe anu oino s"Ae' am III your
lahos' W ''o WIN me US you see oest.
AS soon us she 'iih oe."eeh tie e'o'ernor
iiiu r'hh WIS over 'hose Pfeseht sathereu
''ouiiu ni,',. Ao'u'''i' "e"eia, 7" """ueii s"ie
~ ni'h' ihe' y" '"-u'S " oihhei' ou' h''u
io iuc. "ho you were NJ ohe mouio ''ihe
me luiee' c''t'i' hi'il' "i'h .ne "iuc' open
''iu ir"hh -iooAiiis eyes' ior .he ou'i't" VINO
i'o heio SWAY over missouri ior 80 long. Ills
near compression i'io'cateo h'oits OF temper
ihee, anu the'e was no. All o.iice Oh supernu-
,reat harship. While his ewes, though in no
wise restless. saw and closely Observed every,
hing about him.
1t was not long before the newsof the Frank
lanes surrender spread to every part of the
,ity 1t created more excitement than any
nlns @ tna. ma. mas a. taken m place. place mere % for many
,,, es ., n.it, y, CURIOUS peop.u ses TO-
% n,c,ocl @ tho csiohri,,. hod q ,or"a .' Ne Ena.
rom the "EingJom of Callawav,, there noma
. delegation, all solid for Frank james. and
it an honor to be allowed to take
lin by the hand. They assured him that if it