The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-17

attempting to arrest them for cattle steal
ing. This was the first murder that could
be brought home to them, and the prose
cution was thorough and prompt They
10 long terms IN the penitcnuary and
brought to Oklahoma to await trauSporta-
ton 10 prison. Jessie was constant at
tendant at the trial and at the POttaWato-
mic jail. bringing her lover nice things To
drink, and when they were brought here
Tor safe keeping, pending their transporta-
ton to the penitentiary, she Followed them
and was a daily visitor at the jail
Jessie succeeded in smuggling three re-
Voivers to them, with thirty rounds of am
muniuon. The attempt TO escape was to
be made on Sunday. June 30, and ON Fri
day, after she had performed her mission,
Jessie went to their old home near Violet
Springs. Okla, to await her lovers coming
Sunday came and the attempt was made.
The two Christians and James Casey, am
other murderer confined in the Jail over
powered the jailer and made their way into
the street.
a Sabbath stiffness was over the city. 1t
being about o'clock In the evening, and
very few citizens abroad. The desperate
men, each with a cooked revolver in his
hand, ran down the street. passing Chiei CT
Police Milton w. Jones, on the way. He
noticed they We're in their shirt sleeves
and suspecting something wrong called
upon them to halt. They answered with a
shot, which killed the chief lnstantly
Their VOlley was answered by shots from
Officers Jackson and StOVall which billed
Casey and badly wounded BIZ Christian.
with the aid of confederates, who met
them on the edge of the town with fresh
horses and were soon beyond pursuit.
Jessie was instantly suspected Of having
introduced the weapons into the jail. AID
while strenuous efforts were made TO r.
capture the Christians, q posse Of mea
were sent out to Bob Christians cabin to
effect the capture of Jessie, believing she
would give the whole snap away # she
could be once got from under the inlu-
ence of her lover The friends OF the des-
peradOes received a tip of the intentions Of
the authorities in some manner, and at
orce spirited the girl away, passing he
from member to member of the gang N
different parts Of the terrtory-tOr they
had many sympathizers either from fear
or favor and their bidding was done with
To facilitate her escape Jessie was dress
ed in cowboy coStume-slouch hat, high
heeled boots, storm-coat and all the para
phernalia of the typical rustler. Putting
her on horseback, they compelled her to
ride from point TO point, some of them
accompanying her all the time and per-
hitting her to have no converse with
strangers. They gave her but little rest
for five days, and it may be said she was
in the saddle continually, night and day,
for that length of time, doubling ana
redoubling upon her pursuers. She esti-
mates that she rode $50 miles In five
days, and when she was finally taken 10
a negro settlement In the CbOctaW COuu-
try she was almost dead with fatigue
She had made up her mind by this time
that her life was in great danger. By
gang
who had ridden with her had let drop
from time to time she knew almost to a
certainty that they were fixing to sacri-
flee her for the good of the gang, fear
ing that she would give them away If she
was captured. She made up her mind
that they had brought her to this negro
settlement to kill her, for all of the ne
groes were sympathiZer of the Christians
or members of the band. Besides this
she had found that Bob was plaviDg her
false-had other women in different sec
tons of the country-and with all the
bitter feelings of a woman scorned, re-
solved to give herself up to the officers il
an opportunity presented itself, and tell
the whole story.
She was taken to a lone cabin in the
depths of the forest, and there remained
for two days and nights alone She had
been given some food and water and did
not suffer bodily, but found that whenever
she put her head out of the door negroes
We're on the watch.
She slept to the music Of the bowling Of
wolves and the cries of panthers and other
wild beasts, but did not fear them, she
says, as much a. the human wolves she
volYer and rife with her, and the negroes
knew her prowess with the weapons
Finally, on the second night of her i'm
prisonment, Sheriff De Ford and posse,
guided by faithful negro, found her He
placed her on horseback and. by a forced
night ride of fifty miles, reached the rail-
road at dawn, and safely lodged her in the
Oklahoma City jail. She has given up all
sympathizers and will prove such a val
liable witness for the government that II
is not believed she will suffer very greatly
for her connection with the escape and
murder in connection herewith.
Jessie affects blue dresses with fringes
and frills at the neck, and Of late dresses
her hair with curls over the ears and a.
Psyche knot on the crown.