The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-10-02

Kansas City, Mo, Oct. I-W. w. Lowe
a switchman, formerly employed by tn
Santa Fe railroad in this city, is unde
arrest, suspected of completely in tn
robbery of the Missouri Pacific south
pound passenger train, near Leeds, OF
friday night last. The arrest was tn
outcome OF d statement made to the DO
ice by the suspects wife. Lowe nat
tod her. she declared, that he was
member OF gang OF six men who helC
up the tram. lie refused to talk, rurthe
lban 20 say he was only joking when h'
made the statement attributed TO him
Lowe Is an intimate friend of JONI
Kennedy, the alleged train rObber. anC
was porn IN the famous Crackerneck dis
trlct. Letters written by Kennedy anC
Jesse James. son OF the famous outlaw
are SAID to have been found in Loves
possession. Chief Of Police Hayes re-
fuses 70 divulge the contents of the let
tiers, but acknowledges that they will
form very important evidence when the
gang has been captured and brought to
trial. Young James has borne a good
reputation.
The officers assert that between state
ments made by Lowe and his wife, they
nave enough evidence 10 convict him OF
the robbery and to warrant the arrest OF
several other men.
JESSE JAM ES INTERVIEWED.
The Indirect connection of the name of
Jesse James. son OF the noted Missouri
outlaw OF the same name, whose career
OF train robbing was cut short by bui-
lets from Bob ords revolver. at st. Jo-
Sepn, MO, several years ago. with the
Doid hoid-uD OF a Missouri Pacific pas
senger train near Kansas City on Friday
night, Sept. IS last, caused somewhat of
a SenSat ion here today. Young James.
VINO is 3 years Of age and who has been
IN business III Kansas City for several
years. bears an excellent reputation. He
runs cigar stand in the court house
interviewed this afternoon, James ad-
united having known Lowe, the suspect
arrested today, for some time, but did not
recall having written him letter.
Had 1t ever been limited to you" a re-
porter asked the young man. during the
course OF an interview, that you had
been suspected by the police of COM
plicity in the train robbery?''
For minute James did not reply, toy
ing with sack of tobacco. Finally, he
SAID. deliberately:
You know, 1 thought perhaps the po-
lice might suspect me, because 1 am a
friend of John kennedy" Then he
Strengthened up and with a quick gesture
added:
And I am friend to John kennedy.
ana don't give d who knows it,
PLEADS AN ALIBI.
II don't care what the police suspect.
1 know where L was that night and so
do they. They can suspect all they d
please. for all L care
Would you mind telling where you
Were during the evening of the train rob-
Dery?"
No. but l want you to take out your
pSHSl anu paper ana write 1t down just
as l tell it,
James Went on to enumerate the places
he had been that night, declaring that
ne had returned TO his mothers home
at clock and to have retired at IL The
robbery was committed at $40, five miles
from the James home.
James said he had become acquainted
with Lowe during John Kennedy's trial
Tor the murder of Miss Schumacher. a
grocery woman, at which James and
Lowe We're strict attendants.
In reply TO a question, James said that
Lowe was familiar with the workings of
locomotives, having been a railroad man
for years. 1t viii be remembered that
the men who robbed the Missouri Pacific
train manned the engine themselves On
TINS point the police count much. The
reporter started to go, and one of a
crowd that had gathered asked young
James what was the trouble.
They. re trying to connect me with the
train robbery
Who !s?' a man asked him.
Chief Hayes and his detectives. But
let me tell you, ] don't give a d for
Chief Hayes.
The Crackerneck district, the present
home OF Kennedy and the scene of Fever
al train robberies of recent sears, with
which Kennedy is said 10 have been con-
nected. was first made famous by Jesse
James ST., and his notorious gang of
robbers.