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



He told me:
Saved Dan Askew's Life.
] "'Mss. Samuels, the Federals
killed my sisters in Ksnsas CITY.
curse them. and ! swore over their
dead bodies that | would never
spare blue coat; and | never have.
I've had wives and mothers and
children 60 down on their knees
aud beg me, but I've never spared
blue coat, and / never will Z
81 argued and pleaded with him
there for half an hour, and the oniy
way ] succeefed in saving Askew
was bv convincing Anderson that
u he killed him, the soldiers would
Kill ne aud mine within a week.
Mrs. Samuels,' said Bill, no
other woman on earth could get mt
tn spare the life OF blue coat. bnt
Ill do 1t this once for you An
de'son was Q ,antrell's right hand
man.
The Kansas red legs and Jaw
hawkers used To come over here and
steal everything they could lay their
hands on. coptinued Mrs Samu
els. 'Once a gang came here and
"mong them was one thev called
Sam lt was cold day and h.
came in here 10 warm himself b,
my fireplace. H. said to me:
"'Th.s- Snuthern fellows are al
thieves y H had just come from
our barn aud saw one of NV bri.
dies h,"g'"g down below his coat.
"All thieves, are the, p said !.
Well. what's that you We got there:
] inquired. and as | said it jerk d
three brides out from under hi.
coat.
"'Oh. only pressed them into
service. hr said.
We'll. III just press you ]
replied, and grabbed him by th,
throat and backed him mp agains,
The wall aud choked him ill hi,
tongue stuck out A month later
he came back with another squad
and when he went to come in th.
door | threw u shovel Of hot coal.
IN his face aad drove him away. !
believe il had my life tn live over
Id use strychnIne on the detectives
and soIdiers," Mrs. Samuels snap
ped ont.
They Were Locking for Jesse.
why. if those detective wer,
half AS brave as my boys were the,
would have caught them a dozrn
times" she said. Once long after
the war jesse and eight others
started from here for Tennessee b,
way "f ksnsas City. 1t was just
after a bIg. train robbery and the
country WAS full of detectives look.
ing for nv bows. The ten of them
started in farm wagon with LOT
"f hay in the bottom. When they
got near the Hannibal bridge, cross.
ing the river iato Kansas City. the
eight IN IN Law down in the hay with
their rev"lvrrs ready J,ff Hitrs
put on one Of nv dr-sses and sun.
bonnet and sat on the seat along
side # Jesse, who was disguised as
an old ftrmrr. On the bridge were
three detectives watching for the
James boys When Jesse reached
the bridge he shouted
Get up there, yon fellows /;
you II scare nv team aud throw IN,
old woman out.
i've heard jesse laugh about
that many II time. He used to say
that il those detective had stopped
him they'd have thought the wagon
was anr-."
A Pension fer STEALING chisksns.
Mrs Samueis is noted for two
th'ngs-her hatred of the ensmirs
of her boys and her ready wit in
conversation. IL 10 not on record
that anyone ever got the better OF
her IN an argument or succeeded ia
saying disparaging word about her
sons or the Spu .hern cause without
getting worsted. Recently u vete-
ran of the Northern army visited
brr with a company Of curiosity
seekers" as Mrs. Samuels calls
them. Daring the conversation
Mrs. Samu-ls held out her right
arm and remarked that she thonght
che desei we'd q pension.
"But yeu we're on tne wrong side
to get n pension" said her visItor.
"On the wrong side, hey 2" re-
torted Mrs Samuels. "Whv, |
knn4 a man nyer hare IN Holt uhr,