Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-10-12

We have been exceedingly careful IN the
handling of this case. We believe that
Jesse knows all about the train robbery
just as firmly as We believe that Jack Ken
nedy planned it, As for the second man
arrested to-day have nothing 10 say. But
he is a crackerjack in the business, and
this time We have not made a waterhaul
The complacency shown by Jesse when he
was placed under arrest was not observ-
able in his mother and sister, when re-
porter for The Journal called on them at
their home at GiO2 Tracy avenue last even
ing. They were agitated and looked upon
every visitor as detective whose mission
it was TO inveigle them into saying some
thing that would prove detrimental 10 the
head of the housc'' as they proudly call
Jesse.
Mrs. james Is Bitter.
1T is an outrage said Mrs. james. Ito
arrest that boy. He has always been a
good boy, ard no mother ever had bet
ter. He is our mainstay. and if they keep
him in custody long II viii 90 hard with
US
But they won't keep him in Jail, motn-
er. interrupted her daughter, Mary, a
typical Missouri girl. How can :hey?
We know that he was at home on the
night of that robbery. and so do most Of
our neighbors.
That is true Mary. l have no fears for
the result. They can't prove anything on
him and we all know it. But it will be
hard on the poor boy. This is something
/ have dreaded for years
Put mother again Interrupted the
comforting Mary, you know that auntie
was here that night and he insisted on
seeing her to the car, and that he was
back home before O'clock
Yes, l remember" replied Mrs. James,
for We We're awakened by Il man who
called himself Charles Johnson and who
said he was looking for party named
Dave Saunders"
And Jesse went to the door" said the
sister, taking up the thread of the story.
He Was in his nightgown and he made
short work of dismissing the visitor"
The next day." interrupted Mrs. James
I'VE learned that johnson was a detective
and that the house at the time of his visit
was surrounded by detectives
And the funny thing about it, said the
sister, lis that a man called here last night
and asked where Charley Johnson lived
1 told him 1 didn't know such a person
and he said that he had been directed TO
us because Johnson was a friend of nv
brothers. OF course he was detective
too. but We have nothing to fear, either
for ourselves or Jesse
Mrs. samueIs to Arrive To-day.
at 10 too bad" commented Mrs. James.
after she had again expressed her faith in
her son. that Jesse had TO give that
roll of bills to the detectives. 1t is just
like them 10 scorch them in order to help
them make out case against him
But. mother" reassured Mary, you
know the loss by the robbery was reported
to be only $40. and it wouldn't do them
any good TO scorch them"
That is So" was Mrs. James reply.
as her trouble-seamed face lighted Up,
hut l know by experience what detectives
are capable of doing"
To-day Mrs. Samuels, the grandmother
of Jesse and the mother of his noted father,
will arrive from Kearney. clay county,
where she has lived for over a half CEN
tury.
Mrs. Samuels was visiting the James at
the time of the train robbery at Leeds and
it was on her account that Jesse, after
seeing his mother and his aunt and her two
children TO the Troost avenue car at Thirty
third street, hurried back to his home
In explaining this fact his sister, Mary
said: Jesse thinks the world of his grand
mother, and whenever she is here he spends
all the time ne can spare in her company
He is always al home in the evenings when
she is visiting us and on the night of the
robbery he came home a little earlier than
usual
And since the robbery" added the
mother. 'he has been careful to let people
know every night where he was. He called
ii reporting. He would go to the drug
store and there report and would then
come home
VI course, the police are non-communica-
tive. They have for years suspected ANDY
Ryan of being implicated in several of the
numerous train robberies that have Cis-
graced jackson county, and arrested and
"slfted' him until he was summa-ily dis
missed from the fire department He is
now employed in a packing house in Kan
sas City, Kas.
The long detention of W. w Lowe, who
was arrested about ten days ago OF infor-
nation furnished by his wife, IL Is evil
dent. has resulted in the police receiving
important information. He was arrested
about two weeks ago and taken TO No.
that he made confession which implicated
young Jesse James and Ryan and which
resulted in the Sitting of Harry Milton.
the Maple Leaf switchman and Charles
FOLK, for years manager of the lard depart
ment of the Armour packing plant
Milton and Polk were discharged from
custody after being thoroughly ''sifted,"
and 1t is a significant fact that ever since
Jesse James, Jr., has been under police sur
veillance.
Police Are Mystifying.
The work of the police since the robbery
OF the Missouri Pacific train has been very
mystifying. The crash of the dynamite
that rent the sides of the express car had
scarce died away before the detectives OF
the city-nine in number-went TO work on
the case. They were augmented by County
Marshal Chiles and ten deputy marshals.
Add to these men Chief Hayes and In
spector Halpin and the number totals
twenty-five. Then came the railroad de-
tectives, three or four al first. then a half
dozen. bringing the total up To about thir-
ty-two They worked faithfully. day ANA
night, following every clue, no matter how
intangible and unDromising The nuhIi.
grew impatient and demanded The .,nnrc
hension OF the men who had helped to
bring reproach on the name of jackson
county and Missouri. 4 susnect-E "
Lowe-was arrested. He WAS kent i'm cnr
cealment for several days before il was
known that he WAS III the tolls. The police
placed no charge against him. but claimeI
ne had confessed. Then Jesse James. Jr,
was arrested. 'i''
It was claimed letter was found op
Lowe from him. He was held n short
time and released. A lew more raiIrnaJ
detectives arrived on the scene and Harry
Milton, a switchman, was anprehende,I He
was 'sweated" several days and let po
Charles Polk was also taken I'm IL
Was released after two or three days. Even