The Mena star. (Mena, Ark.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-26
the capture of the rest of the

Ford, went to Sheriff Timberla, ap'aia
informed him he believed Jass. add
was hiding in Northwest \, "anes
mewhere, but he did -. sS0afi
where. He said his brother CHOW NOV
Ford. was with Jesse James sAarlle
Ford: i believe Jesse will sad
me before long to help him -, s''er
something. WV Up
"Timberlake we'll knew a..
Ford had been with Jesse Ia DOB
more than one expedition and - u
reason he placed great deal :, 'uN
anee on what Ford said, especiall1 ''
Ford seemed anxious to earn !,
ward. He instructed Ford to 90 's'
Jesse if he came after him. He w..
keep Timberlake posted ON ever,tl.
that happened and when he haa
James located he was to notifr =.
berlake by telegram or mail So H..
posse could be formed for his o..,,'
ION the night of April /, 1882 1os'
rode up to the home of Captain Po.,
in Ray county, and called Bob ont.;s
He told him he had work for him
do, and the two rode away tooath..
The next day Captain Ford no,is.,
Sheriff Timberlake that Bob had oo..
to st. Joseph with Jesse James
ION April g. at about 10 o'clocl, !,
egrams were received by Sheriff Tim
berlaSe and at the executive mapsio.
in Jefferson City announcing tia, poh
Ford had shot and killed Jesse Jane,
! was alone in the governors private
Office wnen the telegram came !,
was addressed TO the governor, but h.
was in st. Louis on business and
opened it, as | did all his letters ami
kilograms in his absence. The tele.
gram read: 1 have killed Jesse James
Bob Ford, ST. Joseph
Governor Crittcnden reached JET
ferson City on the noon train and
met him at the depot When he
stepped off the train shook hand,
with him and said.
"Governor they've captured Jesse
James.
Have they, indeed? Did timber
lake get him?'
mo, Bob aud Charlie Ford killed
hmm this morning.
Later on after Bob Ford had plead
ed guilty to murder and had been
pardone !, he told the governor in mr.
presence the story of the killing This
was his story:
"'When Jesse came for me at my
uncles that night he told me my
brother Charlie was with him and they
had planned to rob the Platte City
bank 1t would take three men TO do
the job and he needed my help. After
we got to his house in the suburbs Of
st. Joseph, he seemed suspicious Of me
for some reason and never allowed me
out of his sight for even a moment
lie had me sleep in the same room
with him, and he even followed me
when ! would go out to the stable
He seemed to pay no attention to
Charlie, but watched me so closely
that had no chance to communicate
with Undertake. Each morning be-
fore breakfast he would take me down
town with him to get the morning pa
pers, which he read every day 10
would buy the St Joseph and st. LOUIS
papers and / wanted to get the Kansas
City papers, and after we had reau
them we would exchange. Timber
lake had told me that must keep inc
papers from Jess If | could. because
the reporters were onto the fact 'na'
something was in the wind, ana
might leak out and be published tna'
Dick Liddle had surrendered, wl'c"
fact, up to that time, Rad been hep
out of the papers.
I" Soon after my arrival in ST 20
seph Jess questioned me closely aOOD'
Dick Liddle, and told him nau ~
heard anything about him IN iODS
time.
"'On the morning of April 8 80
and | went down town as usual oei'''
breakfast for the pape.s. we gov 0's
to the house about o'clock ana e.
down in the front room. Jess was :"
ting in front of me, with his oaca
me. reading the st. Louis Repnoi''''