The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-03-07
Death Of James Timberlake. the
Brave Sheriff Of Clay
County, Mo.
Aided by Capt. H. II. Craig, He
Broke up the Notorious
James Gang.
n,ta and J.idd,e Wore Captured. and the
Ford Boys Surrendered--Ths MUIR
der OF Jesse.

induce sleep. IlniDeIiaho W"ss y 49,
Gov. C%rittenden's words, "the truest ana
hrayest man that ever lived" he was u
man who knew absolutely no fear, whoAe
LOYALTY to the state and his office rid TINS
conntrv of tie most dangerous and lawless
g.no Of desueradoes and robbers that ever
infested il. In Sheriff Timberlake's death
Missouri lost one of the principal factors IN
The determination OF the James brothers
cano and the killing of Jesse James, the
noted leader.
James Timbevlake stood over six feet tall,
and was broad in proportion. ne ~as 9
magnificent specimen OF nho says
the Kansas City Times. With the strengtL
of three ordinary men and the courage o.
a lion he combined all the graces OF an
Apollo. and was noted as II OF the hah
soonest men in western Missouri. his COM
plexion was dark, made still browner by
exposure, and his face was lighted by a PAIR
of black eyes that never hinched III the race
of danger. A full, determined chm, ana
over that a firm mouth. shaded by q olack.
drooninc~ moustache, is his DESCRIPTION N
the DAYS when his fearless and enerRetlo
nursuit Of the James gang MADE hln one
Of the best known men in the country:
Along IN .ns IS tha smith of their fame,
DtotneLs 90. elacted sheriff by the DEM
rcrats OF Clay county. He inanguratea ms
tsrm az ofics BY a fierce, u~nfiaRSlng ana
d%etarrnined warfare on Jesse ana franz
flames and their gang. OF whom ueariy
every other officer in the wess sIoou "a
o Icy huan annally courageous man, Capt. II.
ca y an NV NV police commissioner of
Il. las ti,,naather these two brave men
.naa n;aht after night, carrying their lives
- ha;s hands through all the wilds OF
~ Missouri in pursuit of the gang OF
MssS Nsl Wna,i n daring bank robbery was
foone.s. 20 train '.hold up perps-
e On tSssa two nle, were always among
1870 ST. i rot the very first, at the scene.
Keen and RELENTLESS was thelr pursuits
Az n,tl.vs. 30 uEabating was their Wig
ii.ncs mat Jesse and Frank had ootn 10
senk snfetv in fight to different STATES, anu
thew lao succeeded in breaklns. up many q
ren.,szvous OF tie 2aag, and also trustrat-
"a several contemplated robberles.
Gov. C%rittendcn says That nad u NOT Oeen
for the efforts of Sheriff IlmberlaKe anu
C.nt Crnio the James gang would never
have been broken ur. Every DAY ne eA-
nected to receive the dread news tnat the
sheriff md captain had been killed. Iney
both seemed TO bear charmed hves' anu snls
fact finally instilled a rear OF tnese TWO Mon
il The hearts OF the desperadoes that IN
duced them for y while to leave tnls pafs
Of the country. Timberlake succeeded
after MANY q frultless chase Gnrililus
encounter, in finally capturing AZ tne muz-
lie Of his pistol Clarence hlta, q desperate
member OF the gang. he TOOK H1lte 70 nay
comfy where the hlgnWayman was
convicted md sentenced 20 TWEEN,
ty-6ye years imprisonment. ne dleo
in nlison. So pitiless n reiensless
were thew in running dow the members OF
the gang that they TO ced DICK Lloole' an
other noted member OF the n TO sur,
render. and finally, in 1882, even the ford
hovs, Bob and Charley, hitherto Two OF the
most dating OF the James followers. opened
negotiations with the sheriff LOOKING 10
their own immunity and the captuie OF 'ne
James brothers. l.,
A. that time there was a reward offered
nv the state OF 6. for the capture of
e;ther Jesse or Frank James, and their re-
i;nnuishn,en to the marshals of jackson or
Davis counties. In all these offers OF re-
wards. and in the proclamaticns of Gov.
C1ltte,den c~companyin them. not one
word was said %relativs to the getting of
tie two famous outlaws dead or alive"
The reward was for their c~n,.t... and de
livery '%'alive.' Gov. CriG,rnden wsa
opposed to their being killed by any
treuchary, During all this tiire, and in the
facs OF tee many elorts maze 10 capture
tus James brothers, the governot nsver lost
jaisl in Sh sriff Timberlake and Capt,
C.aig. ana ha fully believed that the final
cxtel;nination of the gang and the capture
of the leader rs would be- accomplished onl,
by them, He was kept closely posted of all
taair effo, is and was informed of the over
lures made by the Ford brothers. With
his sanction, Bob Ford, on March "A, 1882
was detailed by Sheriff Undertake to &C
from this city into CLAY county and get
onto and follow up the trail of jesse Jam. .
who was then believed to be somewhere /
that COUNTY. Bob started out and he wal
given ten DAYS in which to either report O
return, II at the end of that time nothin:
was heard from him it was to be taken fo
granted that he had failed in his object ant
been killed by the James gang.
Eight days passed and nothing was hear
from him, and on the ninth day Gov. Crit
tenden teleeraphed Sheriff Iimberlake hi
fear that Bob Ford had been put unde
the daisies." In this fear both Iimberlak
and Craig shared. for none knew bette
than thew the nature of the mission Fol
had set ont mon. and the certain fate tn,
was soon to oyertake HIM if Jesse eve
learned his motive.
When Bob Fo,d left Timberlake an
CRAIG in th;s citv he proceeded direct to
conntv. and. as he expected. met Jes,
.James. Accompanying the famous outla
leader vas Boh's brother Charley, Jes
had pIanned a daring robbery of the BAL
ut platte CITY. and at the time Bob WI
hunting him he and Charley we're in seurs
Of him to secure his co-operation in the ro
harv which WIS set for Arril 3. There was
the time a famons trial in rop,ess at plat
CITY, The Anderson murder case, and Jes
knew that everybody. not only IN the ci
Int in the conntrv Foundations Hooked
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