The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-05-06
He Has no Fears of The Final
Result Of His Present
Case and Says
That His Only Enemies Are
Those Desiring to Hang
All Rebels.
The Prisoner Admitted to
Bond in the Sum of S12,-
900 and Discharged.

Frank James arrived in Boonville
by the early morning train TO day. He
was in charge OF Sheriff John T. Rogers of
this county, by whom he had been arrested
in Huntsville, Ala, last Friday night
There We're only dozen or more persons
al the depot, the time OF the arrival having
been carefully kept secret. Immediately
upon his exit from the car he was taken
into bus in waiting and thence to the
county Jail on Morgan street
MRS. JANIS AND THE CHILDREN
accompanied the party, having been in at
tendance all during the trial in Alabama.
After breakfast the prisoner had regular
reception. Ali classes of our people, and
numbers from a distance, have al
ready visited him, some from
sympathy and genuine interest, but of
course the larger part out of mere curiosity
The BAZoo button -holed Sheriff Rogers.
who has performed his delicate and diff
cult mission most successfully.
81 was sitting directly behind and in two
feet of Frank" remarked Mr.. Rogers i'm
reply to a question, "at the time the ver-
dict was read, and Immediately clapped
my hand on his shoulder with the remark,
YOU ARE MY PRISONER
I had registered at the Huntsville hotel as
Jones' of Versailles, KY, and no one i'm the
place had the least suspicion of my ident-
ity. i am certain none of the Minnesota
officers, If there were any present, had the
slightest knowledge that | was there. Il
had been In Huntsville ever since the LIST OF
April, having been granted requisition
by Governor Crittenden the last OF March.
The morning of the last day of the trial
had entered the court room early and Sc
cured good seat and when the Judge dis
charged the prisoner, as h I'd
RE ARRESTED HIM,
he was taken al once to a hotel and thence
by the night train 10 BoonviIle.
Our route home was through Corinth,
Miss, Belmont. KY, across the Mississippi
and thence by the Iron Mountain and Pa
cifc here. We only stopped twenty miu-
utes for dinner al Jefferson City Yesterday"
What was the general opinion as to the
verdict ?"
at was almost universally approved
Scarcely word could be heard Dnt that
under the evidence and the rulings of the
court, it was a just one.
Your correspondent then
TACKLED FRANK JAMES.
He betrays the marks of close and pro. |
longed confinement, and his face is sunken. |
He wears black mustach, and dark hair |
cut short, is dressed in a close fitting suit |
Of clothes and has a general air of good
breeding that bespeaks not the desperate |
le has been pictured, but rather pleasant.
we'll informed gentleman. His personal
appearance is so familiar to every news.
paper reader that it need not be dwelt upon
lere. His wife,
SWEET FACED LADY
If evident refinement, greeted the reporter
With smile.
The prisoner himself smiles often and
alks frequently and can entertain an en-
ire roomful of people.
You newspaper people have about
jumped me dry" was his first Iemark.
"No, the verdict at Huntsville was not q
urprise. The rulings Of the court, which
L first we thought were against US, proved
n his charge 10 the jury 10 be remarkably
Inprejudiced and fair, under the
l can hardly see how any fair
minded men could have returned any other
erdict. That seemed to be The general
opular sentiment"
"WhO were your attorneys?"
Seen. Walker, OF Davis cabinet Sloan,
t Nashville, Tenn, and the leading law
er of Fayetteville" The latter's name the
eporter cannot recall
u did not know Sheriff Rogers was in
huntsville until he arrested me. and do
OF know that any of the Minnesota peo-
lie were there, though suppose they were"
Who are your attorneys here? ?"
"Draffen & Williams have been engaged
} defend me-"
"Are they the only ones?"
"Are they not sufficient? ?"
De talked for half an hour, often inter-
lpted by visitors, each of whom be shook , |,
= the hand and greeted with, II am glad :
meet you"
sit is only question of time when |
i'll be released" he continued. al desire
rst to
VISIT MY MOTHER
the old homestead, where / have been
nee my surrender. This l will do as
ION as released, which / will be soon on /
ond. This my attornies will make at @
nce." His replies to questions from visit h
rs were thoroughly characteristic.
A young man named Eferson who left | Q
'r GAINESVILLE, Texas this afternoon, was a
oeaking of Allen Palmer, James' brother a
l-laN, whom Eferson was well aequaint-
with, when James said, 81 would like
be In Texas now on the back of L
bod horse, and think 1 could regain nav
ealth there"
To an old Union soldier he said: Eyes,
ANY who fought against me are now my b
armest friends. The Colorado regiments E
lat fought me and my comrades as hard