The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-09-29

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among thousand! / tell you, sir
there's no possibility of doubt"
Later the major cav him receive 8
letter from the postofice general de.
, livery, and still later the reporter saw
him meet slight built. wiry looking
man, Hith a smooth face deeply
bronzed by the weather, with whom
he held an earnest conversation. The
next day the reporter again ran acIoss
him in company with the same man
at the n. Y. P. Il D. depot when
JESSE TOOK THE EAST BOUND TRAIN.
As he boarded the train he was
heard to say that he would return in
three days and gave instructions to
his friend to meet Tom when he
came and arrange where they were
TO see each other.
Subsequently the srme parties
identified a party whom they were
satisfied was Frank James and they
found evidences to give cOlcf TO the
belief that a number members Of the
james gang are in the vicinity of the
city.
The name of Jesse James, the
FAMOUS MISSOURI BANDIT.
train robber and leader of as desper-
ate gang as ever perpetrated
felony has become familiar the length
and breath Of the laud, not only fer
the chronicles of his bold depredations
but as well for the tragic circum-
stances of his death and burial. The
story of the cold blooded killing of
tie famous outlaw by Bob Ford is
well known. After living for nearly
two years in Kansas City right under
the noses of the officers who were
hunting him down, he removed to
st. Joe and renting a small cottage
In the suburbs on an emiDsnce over
looking the city, be is said to have
lived there IN peace and free from
care, With his little family around
him until the B6rds, whom he had
taken in and sheltered from supposed |
legal punishment, shot him down in
his own house. At the time of she
killing there were found many old
time friends of the James boys wbO
would not believe the dead man was
really Jesse. Various theories were
advanced to explain the mistake.
At first, when Mrs. James denied
her identity and claimed to be simply
Mrs. Howard, il was suggested thas
the Pords were trying 10 PLAN an in
noeent man of for the bandit 80 as 80
secure the reward. When she was
finally identified az
MRS. JESSE JkMEs, NEE MEMS;
there were those who claimed that the
whole affair was simply a bold scheme
coneoeted by Jesse himself, TO secure
the lions share of the reward offered
for his own capture, and at the same
time to allay the hot hunt which was
being made for him by the officers
under the guidance of Sheriff James
Tumberlake, of Clay county, and
Police Commissioner Henry Craig. of
Kansas city. Several of his old
friends, when they FIRST viewed the
body, were skeptieal as to it,
identity, but after talking with MEM
bers Of the family, suddenly became
convinced that il was indeed Jesse,
and proclaimed the fact loudly. 1t
was suggested that Jes2e bad arrang-
ed the affair with the Ford hoys and
roped in an old Tennessee aoquaiat-
anee, presumably some connection Of
the Hite family who was made to
play the part of the bandit chief, and
while supposing himself safely so0e
among friends, was fOully murdered
and palmed off as none less than the
immortal Jesse. The fact that the old
gang was sadly disrupted for 3, year or
more previous to the murGsr is well
Known. The Missouri veterans gave
he reporter . vast array of other
connected with the
mysterious aEairs that thoroughly
convinced them that there was no
possible doubt that they had seen the
original Jesse James in Cleveland
aud that the remains at the Ssmuels
farm are hocaIs.