Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-06-10

buried IN the bed OF neichh0ring
creek. The stream told no tales, aud
the world was no Wiser Is 20 the where
ahouts Of the once famous Wood lite.
Vowed to KIN Liddie.
when the news reached Jesse IN
Tennessee he promptly returned 10
the scene OF the dinicuty He was
Hite's friend. and he gave It out quite
unceremoniously that he would shoot
Liddle at sight, james was bnaster,
and as rule, little attention was
paid 10 his word. But promises OF this
sort he usually kept to the letter. This
Liddle knew well. and he knew that
the wide earth was quite too small
FOR the two OF them 60 inhahit cotn.
tortahlN. Merry as he Internationally
was, he had no taste for a meeting
Jesse had a bad record for hilllns
killed more Of the latter than OF any
other
"lessc James was probably the
quickest man who eyer handled q
gun. He could get into notion and
get n good ways while the othor men
were thinking about t. And he could
shoot faster than a eating gun. t.iddlc
know this. aud as a desperate resolve
he determined To- give M the gang.
one day woman called ON Coy, CRIT
tenden She told the governor that
ahe came straight from Dick liddlH
and she wanted 60 know on what terms
he might give himself up and inform
on the rest The governor told her
that he could have no other guarantees
than the law would give. and that was
a lair aud impartial trial. aud that his
efforts toward breaidnE IN the gang
would count in his favor.
Jesse James was then living w
~ Joe under the alias OF Howard
lie had with him his wife and little
boy and although tho latter was
old tho fiptR a hnA - nnftQft
OF the real name or character OF his
father with Jesse were Euh and
Charley Ford Liddle opened nogolia-
lions with Bob ns the more reliable OF
the two, aud Jesse was located, Just
why the officers did not ro TO 81. Joe
and capture Jesse thrn aud there is
a riddle that has never been solved.
The only explanation can give is
that previous expeditions against the
bandit had always been terribly nm
healthy. You remember the fate Of
Whichcr and a number Of other dctec-
tlyca who Ind undertaken this feat
1T seems that the gang had planned
70 rob bank In come town UP IN
iowa-Rod oak ! think As nrst
Hten they were going over into Kansas
10 s,cal some horses \ night WINS ap.
pointed FOR the expedition. and that
night Ford and the officers planned 10
make the capture,
AT this time Rob Ford, tough as he
was was nAAit ultNit mum n N0nnKAtfis
lie was not more than 10 years old.
and hs brother Charlie wnr about n
though mentally aud physically n weak
ling. They were both 40 Young und
Jesse had such control over them that
he trusted them AS he did none other
OF the gang, Although he was bound
TO be captured. II was this confidence
that led him Immediately TO his death.
Often afterward talked with lob
regarding the hlling. and this was his
version or II, which was. without any
question correct
Killed Him Through Fcnr.
81 did IT, bob always said. because
l get scared, Jesse. you know. aiwayH
read the newspapers. lie never lost an
opportunity 70 do this. because he
wanted 10 keep close track Of what
was said about him. That morning
we went down town Into 81. Joe and
he bought one paper ana | another
Well IN the one | got hold OF was
twn-oolumn story on the first page, all
about the plan OF the capture. You
can imagine how / felt. ] read II clear
through, ana although the story was
all crooked, II was clear enough that
the follow had some mixing OF the raid.
I was about frightened oft OF
my boots. for l knew sure as shooting
that n Jesse ever saw that paper l
was done FOR Hut ! didn't daru de-
atruy the sheet. for ! knew that he
would ask fot II and II he didn't get
II that he would 10 buck and get mn
other, ana no ! was hooked either way.
The very fact that ! had thrown II
away would have excited hia auBpic-
Ions the moro. and he was deadly aua-
pioioua ~ everybody. even me didn't
know what 70 Do, and on the way
back ! think ho did most OF tho tRiS-
ing. After DINER Jesse threw his pa
pcr down ana asked me for mine or
course he saw the article, and as he
spread II out and read " through care
fully he looked up Win 4 deadly CLEAN
think OF thar"
~ was 80 scared I couldn't talk. oh,
hut he looked wicked. and he kept that
eye OF his on me Ike II was the point
OF carver, "You know what ia do
II any fellow would peach on NEE" he
asked He'd be IN he'll Ia a second"
~ don't know how ! stood Il, for
1 thought he was going 20 bore me
right then and there. He eyed me for
what seemed Ike honra. but 1 guesH
they were only seconds. Evidently he
didn't distrnst me, or at least coii-
cluded he WAS safe. or else the thought
came 10 him that II wouldn't exactly
do to XIII me right there IN 81. Joe. for
he'd have the whole ncighborhopd down
on him In minute. SO he concluded
TO wait until that night when he went
out sftcr the horses. That he deter
mined 10 Kill me then was Just MS plain
as any hole that he ever put IA a
man. But he nav how frightened l
was and he doubtlcag Jaw Il wouldn't
do 10 scare mo too much and he re-
marked with "A laugh that he guessed
anybody hadn't peachcd on hin--that
IL was only another OF those oock.and-
bull stories which the newspapers were
always printing about him.
81 was only boy. Of course, and
he wasn't afraid OF me there. He went
on eating. as cool as cucumber, but
you couldn't have gOs anything into my
mouth with a ramrod. | made up my
mind 10 take the risk and XIII him tho
firat chance | Roi. Mrs. James was
IA the Kitchen and Charlie WAS out
In the yard Jessie then did something
1 never knew OF his doing before, and
/ mink Il was to show the that !
needn't be 10 scared rs looked, or
perhaps 10 throw me on my guard.
SHOT Him From Dehlnd.
at was a hot day in summer and he
go, up and walked over toward the
bed in the corner and unbuckled his
belt saying tie pistols were heavy and
that II Wis too - hot 70 wear them.
Never before. summer or winter. had
I ever seen him without HIS brace, ~
he took them on and tossed them over
an the bed ] made uD my mind that