The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-11-20
JESSE'S HORSE.
Roam Charger" the Steed which
Appears in the Drama OF
1.-THE Bandit Klr9."
81. Joseph Gazette.

"ROan Charger anu bay haluer. the
two horses used in the play OF the Bandit
King, "dOwn Francis street, Roam Charger"
who is just what he is represented as being
one Of the horses found IN Jesse James
stable, after that noted individual had
been killed-manifested his joy and ex
hubersnce of spirits, caused possibly by a
return 20 his native heath, by prancing and
plungiug along in high glee, and giving
his groomsman ali he cared to do to keep
him within the bounds of propriety.
A Gazette reporter was holding con-
yersation with detective james Finley
when the horses were drawn up in front OF
the opera house Ii will be remembered
that Mr.. Finley was deputy city marshsl
at the time of The killing Of Jesse James,
and :hat he became the custodian Of the
horse, found i'm Jesse's sta Die until the
rightful owners established their legal
claims to the animals and were given
possession Of them.
"Are those the horses which Jesse James
had possession of when killed?" asked the
reporter Of Mr. Finie..
Alter a close inspection Mr.. Finley an
swered the question by saying: The roam
horse is one which Jesse owned, but the
bay is not There were but two horses in
the stable, this roam and black m are
$50 Bay Raider is a base fraud?'
1T is not one Of the horses found H.
Jesse's stable after the killing, to say the
least"
A lumber OF our prominent citizens rec
ogniz-d Roam Charger" who is virtually
the star Of the play called the "Bandit
King" a. being the same animal over
L. cod hi
at the time Oi his death, so a short history
of the animal will not be uninteresting
"Rosn Charger" was raised by Captain
Joseph lerhuue, prominent farmer OF
Andrew county, who lives eight or nine
miles nor b Of this city, and is president OF
the Andrew County Horse Thief Prot, ctive
associ .'ion, an organization better known
as The Vigilan,es. The horse is a we'll
bred animal and was great favOrite with
his owner. To convince the captain Of his
inability to cope with skilled thieves ard
possibly to defy his association, Charley
Ford entered the captains barn one night
and rode forth on the roam horse, then a
six year-old, but without name. Ford
brought the horse to st. Joseph and pre-
septed him 10 Jesse James, who was an ex-
cellent Judge OF equine flesh. anil devoted
some Of his time TO the training of the noble
animal. which was wholly unedrcated when
presented To him by Ford. Had Jesse
James lived. "Roan Charger" might have
received as thorough a training as he now
possesses, but the schooling would net have
been OF so polished character. But six or
seven weeks after being presented with the
noble steed, Jesse James vas murdered BY
a brother and in the presence Of the very
man who gave him the horse.
Capt Terhune had manifested remarka-
BILE diligence in searching for the roam
horse, and had given him up for lost, little
Dire aiming the animal had never been taken
q dozen miles away; but it so hsppened
that he was in ST. Joseph searching for
horse stolen from one of the members vi
his association, when the startling news
spread like wild-fre that jesse James had
been shot and killed By Bob Ford. With
hundreds OF Others Csptsin Terhune
wended his way to the scene Of the bloody
deed, and learning that two horses we're IN
the stable. visited il, and recognized the
roam horse he had given up as gone for
ever. de amply gave notice that the
horse was his property, and waited Tor the
excitement to subside before making the
necessary proofs. In the meantime Mr..
James Finley, deputy marshal under Mr..
Enos Craig, became the custodian OF both
Of the animals found in the stable. The
other animal, black mare, had been
stolen from a farmer residing IN Clay
county, who obtained possession in due
course Of TIM.
Capt. Terhau had no trouble in estab-
fishing his ownership Of the roam horse
and obtained possession thereof, when =
number Of parties opered negotiations for
the animal, which had now become noted.
The captain took the horse home to his
farm. Int after several DAYS sold him to
The ST. Joseph horse buyers, Mr.. +. Mitch
eli, for $500, abou; $3.50 more than his in
trinsic value. Nv. Mitchell in turn, sold
the horse to an agsnt 81 Mr.. Jim Wallick,
Of New York, the present owner, receiving
a fabulous price for ''the horse that Jesse
rode"
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