The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-03-24
TOLD OF GENERAL 10 SHELBY
Brave Himself, He Could Overlook AL.

than are ever wrought out by the moon.
I knew him before, during and after the
civil war, more intimately after peace
was declared and he had returned from
self-expatriation in Mexico,
As a boyiI saw him in command of a
red-shirted troop of Kentucky cavalry
en- route to Kansas in 1.-THE bleeding
days" to save that state to the slavery
cause. He landed his command at
Boonville, Mo-, and was there Joined by
j. w. Draffins company, and, both
commands embarking on the steam
boat Polar Star sailed up the river to
Kansas to join ex-senator Dave Atchi-
sons pro-slavery army.
After the Kansas war was over
was once guest at his home in Waiver
~ Lafayette county, Mo- Shelby
owned great hemp farm near Waiver
ly, and hemp was raised in those days
| like cotton down south" and was
shipped away in bales. Shelby had
compress or bailing factory at Waver-
ly, and not only baled his own, but the
hemp of all his neighbors. Prosperous
and popular, he was a young man
looked up to, and not a little feared
WIleu III d luIDulctll iliouu.
In June, 1861, recognized him among
the hosts of rebels that mustered at
Boonville under Price and Marmaduke
to dispute with General Nathaniel Lyon
the possession of Missouri and prevent
his triumphal march through the state.
His voice was for war, battle, clarion
toned, and his influence contributed
most to having the battle Of Boonville
assigned to the pages of history as one
of the earliest defeats of the Confede-
rates in the civil war. But he repaired
this error after recruiting "Shelbys
| brigade of cavalry" which became as
| famed in the west or trans Mississippi
region as did Forests command east Of
| the Father Of Waters"
| After the war first encountered Gem
eral Shelby in connection with ''the
James boys gang" and was especially
intimate with him during Frank James
| trial at Gallatin, Daviess county, the
home of Congressman Dockery of the
/ Third Missouri district. Jesse James
had been assassinated in ST. Joseph by
! Bob and Charley Ford and in the sum-
mer of 1888 Frank was arraigned for
trial at Gallatin for the Winston train
robbery, during which Conductor West
fall and a railway laborer. Callahan,
had been killed by the raiders Galla-
tin, an Anticipated Missouri village, be-
came a scene of excitement, continuing
| three weeks. Stores were emptied to
give sleeping room to those attracted to
the trial. And among these were hun
dreds of -Confederates. Chief among
/ these old soldiers of "the lost cause" was
General 10 o. Shelby. Frank James
had been a soldier in his command,
land a good one, sah," he emphasized
in his Kentucky dialect, and am hyar
sab. to see far play And besides the
general there were troops or rough
riders, men who had rid" with Guam
trell as well as Shelby and who had
Iraided with Morgan Not only exciting
but the times were tempestuous, and at
any moment, If the word had been CIV
en-, Frank James would have been
whirled out of the court room at the
head of as desperate lot of men as
ever rode through the brush. But 1t Is
undoubtedly due to General Shelby
though never avowed, that "the word
was not given. But to better illustrate
his control of these men, who came into
town from all parts Of Missouri, Arkan-
sas, Texas, Indian Territory and Ken
lucky, let this story tell:
One day during the trial the general
invited a detachment of his friends, as
numerous as squadron of cavalry, tC
; join him in drink. Repairing to the
one saloon in the town, ON entering II
was found to be full of ex-bushwhack.
ers, who at times had belonged to Shell
by's rough riders. A good many of ZEN
were full, too. Hhe general stalked in
and commanded:
''You men get out of here. You have
had enough. Get out"
They meekly obeyed. Bill Pool, Bill
Gregg, bud Palmer, who married SUSIE
James, a sister Of "the boys" and hall
a hundred more walked out without 6
word of dissent, some of them even set
/ ting down their liquor untouched.
Now" said the general, as the room
was cleared, 1--WE gentlemen will take {
drink"
Turning to Frank Tut, a Missouri
Pacific detective, l whispered: "Thost
men do not seem to realize that the wal
is over
you bet they don't" replied he
when the old general is around"
General Shelby was witness for thu
defendant, Frank James. When sum
moned into court, quite early in thu
morning, after a campfire seance tn
, night before, the old general was in al
, elaborate mood. When called upon t
take the oath by the clerk he assumed
a naughty, military pose and ex
claimed:
Not until have had an, introduc
ton to the court, an honor which
= have not yet enjoyed
: Pacified, the general gave his testimo
/ ny, and was taken in hand on cross-ex
animation by William H. Wallace, pros
= ecuting attorney Wallace said:
DO you know Bill Ryan," Ga forme
r member of the gang.)
81 do. sah," was answered curtly an
pugnaciously.
What kind of looking mar is he?
He has as villainous a countenanc
on him, sab, as you have yourself, MI
t Wallace"
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