Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1897-11-25


never saw q detective in all nv lifs
Who wasn't coward. and Jesse and
Frank knew that we'll enough, too.
The Detectives used always to come
when they thought my bows we're
away, but two of them missed il
once and came verv near getting
killed. Jesse and Frank we're here
one day when / saw .wo men com
ing down the road. We could tell
q detective on sight and We knew
they we're detectives. They stop.
ped at the gate and halloei. Jesse
and Frank stepped jnst inside the
dmr. fsi he stairway ietdiug tn the
attic and stood there with their re .
v"lv.rs, ,in their hands. Jesse said: ::
( " to the door. mother
81 opened the door anil one of
the mra said they were cattle huy-
prs. AID asked me if we had any fat
cattle.
Z" Tell them yes. mother said
jesse. Tell them the cattle are
here aud for them to come in aud
get them
" 'Fhe csttle you are looking for
are in the house; come in aud ge,
them !! ! shouted They talked
together awhile in whispers and
then went on. ] guess that was No
near as ever ] came t, seeing shoot
ing right here in the hanse.
Made the Sheriff Eat Dinner.
"But the funniest thing that ever
happened was. one day when sh-r-
'ff-l won't mention his namp. b..
ca1se he is living yet-came here
alone after J-ss- aud Frank. had
10 harvest hands at work IN the
field. and jesse and Frank were
hiding in the attic When dinner
was read, br"ugh, j ss- aud Frank
down to eat first before the hands
came in at noon just as ,h.,
came downstairs. there was knock
at the door. jesse perprd out the
window and said it Was the sheriff,
He and Frank both drew reyolv-rs
and jesse said:
" OPEN the door. mother
Il opened il and the sheriff walk.
I'd in.
Your gun. please. said J, ss...
as c''"l as you could be-. and the
sheriff ,"ok out his revolver.
"Throw it over on the bed, or.
derrd Jesse, and he did so.
NOV sit down and have din
ner with as, commanded jesse. and
all three sat down ut the table and
chatted like old friends while they
ate y hearty meal. After il was
over Jesse handed the sheriff his
revolver and bid HIM good bv. The
sheriff never came back. He WAS
always a great friend of my bows
after that"
Mrs Samnels turned to her gra AID
son. young jesse James. aud in
quired Did | ever tell you how
they killed old man BIN -
The Mu der Of Farmer Balm.
IN :; let 9 hear about that"
"W-ll. old B lin WAS y Northern
spy VIII" lived n few miles above
here. He was very bitter against
as Ii Was during the war. and
jesse and n l"t "f Qnantr-Ii's fnen.
disguised AS FEDERAL soldiers from
Colorado. went TO B,in's house.
jesse ;old him they were hunting
for the James family. and wrrr 60
ing tn rxtrrminate them and burn
esrry building on the place. Balm
said to Jesse
- sant a chance 10 get a. the
old woman. She's got twa d-viIs
OF s"ns. who have killed more North
ern men aud soldiers than any two
butchers in Missouri
''Bair said he would pilot them
il they'd give him the privilege of
pattine the torch to our house.
They started down the road. and
when they got nearly here Jesse
said:
".Now. you old reprobate. pray
IL ever you pr.yed in your life. be-
cause you We only got about u min
ute to live.'
"Peyton LING shot old Balm. and
they left him in the road. vas
against that killing. b-caase I did
not think old Balm had right good
sense.
81 was against the killing RI old
Dan Askew, too, and saved his life
twice. The first time was when
Bill Auderson vas here and sgore