Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1886-02-03
KILLING OF JESSE JAMES.
EX-GOVERNOR cRITTENDEN WILL
NOT GIVE THE INSIDE FACTS.
70 Avoid Doing Injury to Others, They
win BE Buried with Him-what He
Would Have Dome Had He Been q
Missouri Senator.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Feb. 1.-Ex-CoYernoI
Crittenden was questioned Thursday as to
the recent refusal Of the president to con-
slider an application from him (Crittenden)
for an official position because, as the presi-
dent expressed it, of the hostility of eastern
people TO any recognition OF any one con-
cerned in the taking off Of Jesse James Mr..
Crittsndeu declared that he had nothing
new to say except that he Is In receipt of
hundreds of letters from all parts of the
state and from men of all shades Of political
opinion and In all walks of life, expressing
their indignation at the language of tf&
president and the course Of the Missouri
senator's. The unanimous opinion seemed
to be that the support given to Mr.. Critten-
den's candidacy for a foreign appointment
was either alf-hearted or positively
; psreacherous Speaking Of the alleged inter-
: view had by the senators with the president,
Mr.. Crittenden said:
~ Had been Missouri senator and pre-
sented the name OF friend for an appoint.
ement and received such response as Mr..
2 Cleveland made to Cockrell, / would have
resisted it to the full extent Of the power
that in me lay. would have told the pres
ident that he not only wronged my friend,
but that he also insulted me- would not
have calmly submitted to such unjust de-
nunciation Of my friend, nor would have
said, Mr.. President, if the subject does not
please you let us drop 1t and turn to other
matters which are more congeniaL' No,
sir; would promptly asserted my senator
ial dignity, and would have given the presi-
dent to understand that unless he retracted
the slanders he had expressed against my
friend, he might expect war from me, and
you know president must submit in the
long run to the dictation of the senate. I
say would have done these things and l
would, had been senator, unless went to
the president under the mask Of hypocrisy,
and went there to prevent my friends ap-
pointment instead of to secure it. But had
/ really desired to secure recognition for
that friend and had met with such a recep-
about the White House walls before would
have listened to such SANDER upon the man
whom had presented"
"In regard to the killing of Jesse James
by Bob Ford" continued Mr.. Crittenden, II
have no explanation to offer, and I will say
nothing, for fear some people may think |
that am cringing and apologizing. But |
want the president to understand that not |
the chiefest jewel within his gift would in |
duoe me to apologize for any act of my ad- |
as governor of Missouri. What |
I did, did for what deemed the public |
good, for the peace and well-being of the |
people of this state AS a matter Of fact, i |
knew nothing of the sending of Ford to To-
cate James until two days after he had gone,
and when Ford's first dispatch, in which he
said he was with James, came to me, was
in the dark as to its meaning,
and compelled to telegraph Commissioner
Craig for an explanation"
Governor Crittenden was then asked to
give the whole inside history of the agree
ment, il any existed, between himself and
Ford: He said there was little history which
had not been published "There were minor
published, and never will be- When the end
,very bridge behind me- / had letters and
papers which would have implicated many
If the leading people of the state, but on the
asst day Of my term burned every one of
one. Those papers, had they
been printed, would have done irreparable
injury to many and good to none They
would have caused strife and chickering's in
and scandals without number
in the interests of the state of
Missouri, burned them. am now going
lown to the grave, and with me will go that
history. My lips are as firmly sealed now
IS they will be when death puts its final
tamp on them. I think that the well-being
f the people Of Missouri demands that those
Ietails be not published"
Gen. Craig was also interviewed, and he
aid that Governor Crittenden did not enter
nto any bargain for the killing Of Jesse
'ames.