The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-02-19
HOl FOR HUNTSVILLE.
Bob Ford Puts on His War
Paint, and Indites a Red
Hot Letter.
Frank James Leaves for Alabama
in Charge of United States
Officers.

The Kansas City Times Of yesterday saws:
Frank James passed comfortable night
ia charge OF Marshal Mc(ise a: his rooms
at Ninth ard Walnut street, and Yesterday
the prisoner sat around the m lrshais off
all day, waiting for the departure tor
Huntsville, Ala. TIE wife of Jsmes wa
with him good portion OF the day, and
some visitors, though only few, called
w on him. The arraHgy meuts for the de
Parture were Very quietly made, in Order
10 prevent the attraction OF crowd
and no one was given any inior-
nation as To the cOBt- mplaIed hour for
/ leaving James himself WAS ia ocular
mood, AMI remarked ,baJ h. wss wait NJ
, To hear from Alabama before starting, -
he expected Boile pros io be entered by
/ the government, nolles now being ;Ee or
der 81 the day.
At $50 O'clock arrangements for leaving
we're hurri, DIV made, Mrs. james quietly
took leave of her husband, and the prisoner
heavily mutil-d, Was ted IN q carriage ia
charge of Deputy Unit,~ States Marshais
Elliott and Mctiee. \ quick transit To Ihe
union depot was made, and the prisoner
Ard the two deputies arded tue train OF
the n ,n>aS City. Springfield and Memphis
rilJuad. aud at . O'Clock began their south
ern journey. Ii = expected that Thy will
arrive in Huntsville Thursday ev, ming.
Mrs. jane spent last evening 1T the
house Of Mr.. Thomas MimmS, in'eEdins 10
return To her fathers this morning
The 81. Louis Republican OF yesterday,
has the following:
IL seems that the Ford BOYS are still IL
the city, oE at ieast hat Is Bob i. and thai
he hiss put on his wsr-paint IN defence Cf
Gov. Crittpnden-j Itgirs from letter re-
-, we'd al his office i1Si night As IL may
become OF considerable Importance IN som.
ia ura mUrder trial, and is almost certain
u form par; Of Innumerah.e biographies,
histories, "remjniscencr >" &c. the letter i
mere given with IA, photography, purctus-
ton, understanding and Use Of capitals all
sacredly preserved:
ST. JAMES HOTEL,
st. LOUIS, FEB. Il. 1881
tn the editor of the Missouri Republican
dear sir II You think these lines are worth
Publishing YOU will ObiIge me very puch
by 81 doing | wish To answer the dirty lie
ing remarks made by a member OF the pos,
Dispatch III wich he accuses GOvsner Crit
endon of dishOnorabie act in hieriny
lhugs TO assassinate jess James In pres
ents of his wife and children in the first
place don't know who the Pup had refer
erence TO.
| am the one who removed the lamenJed
Jess x AIN prud Of it but 1 was sot hired
by Gov. CrItendOn or any one else or did
act under any bodys instruction had the
proper orthOrity To bring Mr. James to
Justice which did but did il in no ONES
presents hut my Rrothpr ChaS x / did n
with nv own Revolver which | pave ford
but had no assurance of any pardon IN
case did it, but the would
be smart newes paper man seems
10 know more abut the mater than either
The Governor or my slf. | only did what
thousands of others were trying to do but
tailed & did not have 10 rob any BODY or
steal any horses to get the chance to do IT,
x the man that calls me an assassin is a CON
TaPTABLE SNEAK & if he wishes to resent
il be will find me al the ST James Hotel in
this city.
hoping you will oblige by Publishing
these lines | remain
Very Respectfully
BOB FORD.
The eplsiie IS written on three sheets of
the ST. James hotel letter paper. only the
letter head side of the paper being used,
and the characters are In a scrawling hand,
such as the average boy OF ten years writes.
The letter was most probably very carefully
read over before being sent TO The Office, as
several words were between the lines, in
serted evidently after the first writing. IL
must have been penned with deliberstion
and malice aforethoughr.