The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-05-01
FRANK JAMES.
How He Bears His Conf1ne-
ment in the Jail at
Gallatin, Mo.
The Sheriff Still Annoyed by
Crowds Coming to
See Him.

See Him.
A correspondent of the st. Joseph Ca
zette was i'm Gailatin, Mo-, on Friday last
aud writes 10 his paper as follows:
Many are the trials and fluctuations OF
Geo. T. Crozier, sheriff of Davies county,
to whose custody Frank James, the famous
outlaw, was consigned some months ago
During the first ten days of his incarcera-
ton. $50 people called to see the prisoner.
Even TO This day, people come from far and
near, ard the courteous, coed natured
Crozier always Yields to their importuni-
ties. Rut he will soon have to throw up
the sponge or reduce lodging to a science.
This calls to mind that when at Gallatin
day or iwO ago had an interview with
Frank James. 1t was a warm, genial sun
shiny day, and he and the sheriff were sit
ting on the ground in front of the Jail.
Clad in handsome suit OF blue, he would
have been more readily taken for a
newly elected Sunday school superin-
teudent than q murderous train robber,
and SO familiar did his face and voice
seem that at once concluded we had fire.
quently travelled together. List this
svOval might lead to my arrest on suspl-
cion, rise to explain that ne and L were
positively not engaged in the same line Of
business. Mr.. james is an interesting con-
yersationalisu. He has the careless nom
chaIence of a man of the world, though his
conversation is too guarded Ia give away
! the fact that he is familiar vi h any par
ticular locality. His accent is strongly
southern. He is live feet ten and half
inches tall, and has a small head and mar
, row face smooth excepting a small mus
tache, and Is very slender, weighing only
| I35 pOun Is. The conversation and general
air of the man show the most rigid self
culture, making Frank i'm this respect
| wholly different from jesse whose warmer
and more trusiiul nature impelled HIM to
take any avowei friend into his conf
dence
The Subject of my conversation with
Frank was an interview recently reported
i in the Kansas City Times as having occur
red between Times reporter and Charlie
Ford, In which the latter put on the wise
look of sage and said Frank was in the
last stage of consumption and would not
last through his trial.
THE INTERVIEW.
do you read the daily papers,"
"Yes, l read the St. Louis, ST. Joseph
and Sedalia papers and Kansas City
Times"
did you read the Times interview this
morning, with Charlie Ford?
Yes"
ais Ford's statement regarding your
health true?"
| NO. / have no trace whatever of con-
sumption, the statements of the Fords and
some papers TO the contrary, nolwithstand-
ing"
at has been currently reported by some
who presumed to know, that your lungs
are diseased ?"
81 know, and one or two physicians have
tried to Impress me with that belief, but
the best physicians say they are not. and
know they are not. Of course am weak
and psllid from close confinement. All
need to restore the old time vigor is the
warm, genial sunshine, together with a
little exercise"
"What did you think of Ford's statement
about the release of Dick Liddil ?"
ironically "Oh, Of course il he had
been released he would have proceeded at
once. if not -ouHer. to Charley Ford"
IL notice '.ne Of your attorneys, Hon. Z.
L. Garncr, az Richmond, here to day
-"Yes.'
AT this juncture the supper bell rang and
the sheriff and his charge departed for the
Jail.
| Frank James is puzzle. As the fam
Gus outlaw, II would seem that he ought to
wear acourse, fendish countenance, on the
contrary, his delicate appearance. faultfss
grammar and gentle, seductive manner are
not calculated 10 inspire one with the idea
that he Possesses any of the attributes of
robber and murderer. Again. in the in
! numers bic caravan that has thronged the
Jail TO see the outlaw, there have been
| many who were actuated by feeling Of
| vengeance ON account of dark deeds with
which they have associated him. out these
very men have come away in sympathy
with James.
Which is Why remark, that for ways
that are dark and tricks that are Just vain
enough, but not too vain. to have fuddled
PinkertOn's dandiest detectives, while they
stand the pubic of in sympathy. Frank
James is, to draw il mild, triAe peculiar.
DIR. Benson's Skin Cure consists of in
ternsl and external treatment at same time
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