Savannah morning news., 1885-10-16
THE BOY STAGE RoBRER.
The Remarkable Career of Texas
Youth Only Seventeen Years Old.

From n Dallas Spec5al.
Deputy United States Marshal JEFF. L.
Finley and Mr.. j. A. Olenbush arrived
Saturday from Ell Paso, having in charge
Jesse w. Jones, the boy stage robber,
whom they brought on a writ Of removal
signed by Judge Turner, OF the Western
District. The prisoner was lodged in
jail, where reporter visited him. He is
seventeen years old and small OF stature
for his age, has an open countenance, n
clear blue eye, light hair, and is rather
handsome In addition TO this he has an
oily tongue and melodious voice.
what made YOU so into the stago-roo-
bing business?"
"Weh, YOU see, l was fiat broke and
couldn't get job and had nowhere TO go.
I bad heard and read of the James boys
and others going through stages, trains
etc, and as can do anything anybody
else can, thought | would try my hand.
My first exploit was on Oct. %, when |
tackled the Br0wnwoOd and Cisco stage.
| had q horse. n Winchester and a six
shooter, which constitute a complete set
of tools tor he business. | rode alongside
the stage and dropped down on the
driver. BE stopped, of course. There
1 made him throw out the mail.bags
and the driver ungear the best
horse and transfer my saddle to it, !
then mounted the stage horse and had the
driver hand me up the mail bags. ] then
told them to take good look at ME, so
they would know me II they saw me
again. When they We're satisfied they
had nue. photographed bade them good
day, and rode of about Fifty steps and cut
open the bags. From them | got S3S In
money and a check on the Citizens
National Bank OF Waco, in favor of R. II.
Olenbush, for S402 30. I then went To
Buffalo Gap, thence started to San Angelo.
When | had travelled about thirty miles |
met the San Angelo and Tom Green stage.
There were seven passengers IN the stage,
ircluding a United States soldier. rode
up to the diligence ard come DOWN on IL.
The passengers threw up their hands in n
manner beautiful TO behold, toe soldier
being the most graceful one OF the lay
out. | think be hal elevated his paws be-
fore. | asked them to please throw out
the mail bags, which they did. then dis
MISSED them and wished them q safe and
pleasant journey. I can say things tn
make people feel good as we'll as things to
make them feel bad. you know. Well, /
eviscerated these bags, but got only a few
checks, which, in disgust. cast to the
winds. | then went 10 Colorado City.
where ] remained two nights and a day;
thence to MariOndeld, where | sold my
horse for $32 80 and bought q ticket for
FL Paso, and was arrested within 10 miles
of NV destination"
"What did YOU intend doing on reach
ing L Pasog'
81 expected to 90 TO Old Mexico and re-
main there until the thing blew over, and
then 20 to New Mexico and run cattle.
My name is Jesse w. Jones. The news
paper report that | said Jones was an
alias which I assumed to keep my rich
parents from knowing that | had gotten
into trouble was an invention of the re-
porter. But you know all about that
fresco and fringe work business, put on to
make an item readable. That's all there
was to it. was born and raised until
was IA years old in BeXar county. AT
that age l ran away from home and have
never been back. nor heard directly from
my parents, but think they have remOv-
ed to Colorado State"
sit will probably be long time before
you have an opportunity TO take the road
agan!'
"Yes; reckon Pm gone, world without
end. l thought il l told all 1t would be
easier with me; but will get long term,
l know"
''You don't seem to be broken up over
it,"
''No; what's the use? 1 am not one of
the sort to go off In corner and cry to go
home to mamma. ] am young, and will
come out of the pen master OF a good trade
and settle down somewhere"