The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-09

'fai's Won admiration. and even,u,u
outlaws came % De regarded a. 49,
siToas Rob Rcys Of the Missou,s :.
IfioS Sathered a band ana oa,,.a.-.N
they pleased Their home wa i, !. ~
country few miles from
there they were safe. Every g.
gave them warning or pros s,.s-1
Federal officers Who tried "a ~
ran heavy risks Of never retu,.s-.
The end which came To ~. "a.
cAies only increased his press
final effort 70 break up tho -. = q
teen years ago Gov. Crissendee - ~
souri,. offered rewards asxrx9.as,ss a
Tor the arrest and conviction ~ n.
oers. The immense sum seznns.s I.
the band TO turn traitor. "A
Jesse James in the hack.
death aroused n feeling Of i.1s..l9
throughout the state which 49,
most Incredible. and can h 49,
only by the intense hatred brea - xs.
warfare,
Tribute tn Jesse Jas
IAN editorial article in the SeauIS ~.
ocrat. written by typical Ms -
lor. fa.riy represents the domjS| ~
ing. styling James this wondwAs -
law. MAJ. Edwards declared III -
made nm SO. aud went on IN tn suss
prescribed hunted. shot. draVN -
from among his people, n prsce - - ~ NJ
head-what else could the mar q -
such nature. except what - - ~
He refused to be hanisheti from - 49,
right. and when he was hunted. - f-5s.s
savagely about and hunted Nh 49,.
Would 10 God he were aiive 49,: n.
make righteous hutehery Of - .s..s.
of them s-s !. AZ
1T Is nearly score Of years - 20
career Of the older James endea s7
Western Missouri OF 1889 Il - rSSs -
/ moved in sentiment from that az - -
. a paraphrase OF the last paraa.ncS n
Maj. Edwards editorial ayticla - -
claimed as the final plea Of tha -
for the defense in the recent tr,a1 n ri
younger James. The event prove r.
the lawyer knew his Jury. They
Gated the old man by acquittine r. &
One OF the twelve. In silscussinx ~ Z
; ter after the trial. said: IT VunR
make more trouble for the family r. RI
no good 10 send Jesse to the peni1n111i
! They have had trouble enough. No
"A curious study in the deveIon
community is found In this recopf ~
I ming back TO the border rufIlAn' 80 ri
n thiniy settled region over fortv
ago, and coming down to the on11
| wardly civilized condition Of NJ
today. III the state of sentimeut
exists in Kansas City were typlcnl RI
West generally. the outlook weu11gE
most alarming. but peculiar Al
causes are evidently resp0naih,a RI
The effect of these causes must U{n1~
| disappear, as old hatreds die out -
NJ hA
until the train robber shall cosos q r.
regarded as a detestable criminal - ~
In Western Missouri than II Ioua, w
nesota or Nebraska.
ut is worth while TO suppleU12t r.
study which we present above Viek r.
exceptional conditions that have Sooel1
train robheries in the vicinity Of xn1
/ City. Mo-, and have made the ~ "a
notorious outlaw popular hero tno
OF convicted criminal with the perI
of pubic sentiment drawn By G
newspaper. A dispatch TO c.
journal represented Jesse James. III
defiantly holding up his head s&i
jury acquitted him of completely ims1
train robbery, despite strong embossed
his guilt. The Kansas City Star III
that any newspaper published 0utat6o
Missouri would consider defiance : -
sary protection after such an exnesie
and the natural refuge OF aln e.
sensitive person going about 0nons3
cloud, but 1t explains that defiAn1l
wholly superfluous where there % -
ular dispieasure 70 call II forth, 49,
clares that young Mr.. James =
up his head with the exultAnt ConoC -
ness that his popularity has beem o.
augmented by his trial. and thn&s
far - ~ -
him as hero are not worth even hl1o
sentiment
THE hopeful feature OF the sjtuottoqe
the fact that the press does not ysel4
the popular decentralization. but
newspapers like the Star tell IL tyQ
about both the criminal and the nlY -
pie who make a hero OF an outlaw