The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-05-18
CHARLEY RoRD'S SUICIDE.

CHARLEY MRD'S SUICIDE.
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RICHMOND. No, May I'LL Charley Ford,
tho suieidA had taken ~ txoshss 10 lsavsa
n0te asfaAAin9 his reaaons for ssa-aaAu ahteT. .
vsEy leW words would have sofAeed to ten VOL
unsA4 h ~ In ~ health. ~ had Lost most
Of his n,onsy aAd 10 w. victim a the NOR.
uhias habit: but neither oee nor ~ Of thsse
10 him to sslf-dsstrustisa. He AaA euEnittsA
nsny crimes, Great and small. aaA tho Dsr-
ARs a. sgsabls 70 han. directly a. indireetfy.
were mere numeroNs thas wouh readily hobo.
lievsd. but II was not rs0osss that Desved biz
hand. He was simply weary Of Watching Tor
a. assassin who never came. but whose pres-
eacs might b anaoancsA ct any momonk A.
reckless. and In soms senses brave mas. he
woulA q thousand times rather have mot In
mertal combak some one eveneer Of Jesse
Jamess death than TO have suffered the llng0r.
lag torture through which he PANIED.
Wherever ~ went he vas Insecure However
remote danger may have appeared 70 his asso-
otatss. to him It was an sver-peessnt reality.
The magnitude OF tho blood money offered
BY the Governor for the killing Of Jesse James
seems 10 have blinded tho Yords 10 the per-
sonsl responsibility they were assuming In
making away with the baadt. Gov. Crtttsn.
denis slluring promises OF immunity caused
them to forget that others might not DO equally
complaesnt Tho hired murdersrs awoke to .
knowledge Of their real danger - soon 40 the
bribs money was In their hands. wherever
they went the two men never slept at the same
time. While ono was ut rest the other stood
guard. Their pistols were never unstrspped
their cartridge belts were always full. Har-
assed BY continual doubts and fears. suspi-
cions Of everybody annoyed BY mysterious
threats. seeing in every stranger an enemy.
and searching every familiar face for evidences
Of perndy. II is not wonderful that both men
punisiimont as the Fords have rsce! we'd has
sSis cSS s 's psa.R 8 NY form almost Would
have been more merciful.
Charley Ford was married last May to ySpns
his theatrlcal busines that he was Induced to
many enemies. in sight Of scenes amid which
81 rse Els
In newer lands he ended his life In the place
| where Il was begun: .,
done. stands tRe ho@s 81 the Mes deose
D. Hite was the Jnmes boys, uncle. and his
came at any hour Of tho day or night and found
int "eS ssfu and which # s
term natsd in the disruption O, the esnE and
the death Of many q fits members. Old man
his children. and after her advent, 1t was
noticed TINT the ! outlaws. particularly Jesse
In their visitAtions. Wood Hite. u son OF the old
| man. convinced Of the woman's inlletty.
%ss de s y se%ss One and asy @cs as
ist s from Mrs. Hite to Numbers Of the train:
S On tSs Ground .J PHI Hdd as; :SpsSfSrins
sssIi. and ;hs two men exchsneed several shots
without injury 70 either They Parted , swora
Hite for other fields. and he was absent for
several mon,hs IN the West. When he re-
thore Welcomed with cordially.
9e ~ ss lss %nd
put the latter presented revolver iGssteaa: and
several shots Tsre fired. until Wood Hite iell
y 70 shs
trnyel Hiis as they did Jesse James but th0y
y:a It'd ss hs
tween the two men. Hite being dead under the
breakfast table. the robbers n1ished their msa!
and discussed the best method Of getting rid oil
body besides themselves knew Of his presence
70 bury him and say, nothing more about 1t.
After breakfast they dug q grave in an open
Ss1 sus %MS
s asSyn sisSessh Sis l%Spas msSs ~ sts;Is
dealt with. II was IN consideration Of IN tx. ,
ecutivs pardon for this murder that Dick tiddi!
in t the CAPTURE Of Jesse James. ' and to turn
State's evidence against Frank James.
When the facts CONNECTED VIII the murder S q
danger which she beloved menaced her broth.
haa an Win
to whom she made clean breast q the affair
S" Tha
iorerunner OF many others. which ended In due
time in the ARRANGEMENT by which the Ro1 rd
Ford came here Tor the purpose: ss was SUP.
81 q al omnbas at Tvs
ago One OF the witnesses against him was
s:ss BEEN es M Tse
robbery was one OF the boldest operations Of
that character that ever took place In thi.
| btNto. roru ehtered tn6 OMNIBUS ~ tnS oepot
and whibs the vehicle was proceeding through
the streets he mado the inmates throw up thsil
hands, and then relieved them Of their valnn;
be acquitted. or. II convicted. that the Goyerno,
would pardon him. but he seems to have looked
beyond this trinl and made up his mind thai
Since his death there havo been many IN.
nors to the effect that he was killed In some
James gang. A few Of these reports hsve taken
tangible shape. hut they have all been found K
| be baseless. They are but tho continuation o.
| Ford IN calf haatructfon ThOv followed him