The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-02-14

Jesse James occasionally ned to General
shelby's farm for refuge While the old
neister dIscountenanced their lawiessness
he could not fnd Il In his heart to be-
tray one Of his former soldiers. He gen'
orally left the farm when they came.
once going as far a. 81. Louis. inc
Jamea brothers once paid the obheation IN
part by reasoning one OF the 0enerars
negro servants from an angry mop o.
whites.
As A COMMANDER.
A. a COMMANDER General Shelby had
poculiar qualifications. He was extra
cautious in guarding against surprEe,
and he always marched a. hehtiy 40
possible. in order to night or nee AZ 1911
ed advisable. with the best aovsn'ase:
Wagons were his special aveIs'on' ana
baggage ne considered az useless 40
woman's wardrobe. HIS men xne
a "a cooked II upon boards or rocks before
The Ara, He insisted that forked hickory
vnaae excellent gridirons. His favorite
nav NJ sleeping was with his feet 10 q
roaring IRE and his head on his sadie.
He aimed never to get far from MS at
tilJerv. When horses failed ne harnesseu
men 10 drag the guns. Unincumpereo
by wagons, streams had no periis ana
mountain passes but few insurmountable
difficulties.
A boon companion and debonair gall
liant has Shelby always been, and when
did ever such a one lack Tor friends!
kUhere was much Of Launcelots love-
Mission about him. with all OF Launce-
Ms chivalry and knightly Bearing Late
sts and later wooing bad for him
~ ch OF glamour and more Of vitchery.
und his camp fire. with the days work
,nne he was accessible. kind: bium. ana
,on' eroken. He sympathized with his
10 ks' troubles and they idolized him.
'o,uls kver reports might be brought OF
" maze ncing enemy his invariable rues-
w. aov 3: Ibid you see them?" IL an
l'on ff.rmatively he asked: Did YOU
'~o'.. a. m?" II the answer cane mo.
COUNT VI gay: "Then, by heaven, we'll
no "ou XDrder the brigade TO form line
INV em to prepare for action front"
mo n,,,' So',,n ns the commander of his bat
on'"s I'M he had great confidence.
.ery, :" into q fight rough-and-tum-
Snc'oy W., ~ par!ng inspired his men to
heroic d. DDS. u x,,x,,,vr>-~r
x,,, ca,or.A Shelby was a candidate
"ntn no,ntJ pent Of United States
~, s2 ~, ar.covsv rnor Fletcher was one
=. 49, .,rorve.t factors in getting him
~, ,ov.rrypr Fletcher IL an ar
NV par,,h,,can and was elected the
I'LL, T.vs,,,tiv. NJ Missouri shortly after
the war. He made voluntary Vls'. ~
to urge tho appointments vi
c,'.Ih,, ssy,no n wavs the most popular
.h,ng chs adrinistratiXrn could do In Mis-
sn,r, "AIthourb he vas the most dam
ra~ous man wa had ton deal with during
the war" said Mr.. F1etcher' no man
was 40 widely Instrumental IN heipng
us to bring order out Of cnaos wneh me
war was over. His innv ience WIN 'ne
people of Missouri was iHestimaoic. ana
he worked night and day tvo restore peace
by appealing to them to aecept the new
order Of things in spir0t OF res'sna-
ton" "
HIS LATER DAFs.
General Shelby became {reieht con-
tractor In Mexico. but In 1867 ne returned
TO his farm in Missouri. whefe ne ilved
a retired life until 1893 when\ PRESIDENT
Cleveland appointed him United states
Marshal for the Western di5trict or
Missouri During the great strike IN lss'
when Marshal Shelby was active I'm sup
pressing strikers he became involved In
A controversy with Governor Stone. wne
contended that United States troopS were
being used In violation Of the doftrine
of States rights the very dodtrine
which Shelby had fought so bitterly~,Ior
during the civil war: but to GoverRpr
stone General Shelby replied that the
question of States rights was decided bN
that war, and settled for all time when
Lee had surrendered at Appomattox."
In the recent campaign General Shelby
was an active supporter Of the policy Of
President Cleveland.
General Shelby was very prominent
figure at the Reunion here last July, be-
ing at the head of the Missouri division
Of Confederate Veterans.