The Topeka state journal., 1899-07-03
KANSAS NEWS.
Alex Jester On His Way TO
Mexico, No., For Trial.
Is Recognized In Kansas City
BY a Former JailOr.
FED HIM FOR 6 MONTHS
Murderer Is Very Feeble and
Walks With Trouble.
VIII Hardly Live Out His Trial
Is Eighty-Oue Years Old.

Kansas City, July "a feeble, thin
Old man, 81 years Of age, lay srreIcn7o
out On q bed in a room at tha Blossom
House last night The door O me
r0ou- was open and in the corridor Just
outzIde stood two armed men II n
Nelson sheriff Of AndraIu county. and
& deputy The old man IS believed TO
be Alexander Jester. who murdered
Gilbert w Gates near Middle Grove,
No. 3 years ago He was On h1s way
under the custody OF Sheriff Nelson 10
Mexico. No where he VIII be tried tlr
the murder They arrived from o-lz-.F-
nee O. T., at 40 and left Kansas O-ly
Within these two hours The old man
who calls himself w A Hill Vas Ef37--
lively identified as Jester SoIneIl.ils
happened in that short space or TINE
thar leaves little doubt that ne 5 L1-
man who committed the murder OF .
years ago P 8 Owuby- 3 deputy sneE-
III under his brother at A1l1dLe trEos =
in 1871 but now q claim agent Tor L1e
Missouri Pacific railway arrested JeS-
rAr in 1871. For six months 1e guard
81 him and fed him. IN the Jan AT
Paris, No. one night Jester and sew
eraI other prisoners Cu11@L5d cut ana
since uhe1 no trace OF Jester mad u4en
x5u1d until the confession OF rs SISTER
recently led 70 his rearreSr- NJ ONl-
Ez who is located at Kansas city and
ives at the Blossom House walked IN
70 the room where Jester lay and l1=rl-
tlfzed him Instantly and positively
II was g dramatic incident Jester
Iay On the bed with his eyes closed aA-
Uareullv trying To sleep FF-e4 1---1--
Nelson and Mr. OWEoE s-=E.E@d INFO
rL= room HIS s1ceS were OF am Is
old sunburuei coat and s-ray W nat were
EauEing on a. chair beside the ped- me
rhtu bony hands Of the old man were
crossed over soilad white shirt bosom
that looked as though II nlslL nav
been worn q week HIS eyes continued
closed after Ownby ard The snerlH en-
tered the room Sheriff Nelson Iouc-e1
rna old man on the knee and said, as
rra latter slowly opened MS yes Are
vou sIeeuiuE2-' Jester looked up IN q
lazed sort Of way Ike q nan In
dream ard rested Ms eyes upon -I=
heavy set form ard gray hair and
beard OF NJ. OWnby-
II guess you don't remember ms
No sald the old man il q husky
voice. that was scarce audible
I'm grayer than I was . years ago.
coUCiuEIed OWn1E. and L expect Fe
CnaEEad IN appearance sorle-
The Old mans eyes wandered n the
direction Of the foot Of the bed and ne
did not look ar Ownby as he answer
yes. I suppose a person viii change
considerably in -S years
You recognize me, though, don't
No sir" said Jester. stIu avertins
-W=lI- I remember You very vel
IN p : Ovvnby.the deputy sheriff " 40
arrested Eo1r that dav while YOU were
1s-frn- near VVfcnfraH
Jester sighed and turned his head
falbIv in the ether direction H did
ror again look towards the visitors
standing bv his bez nor 6Id h offer
10 speak again. A weary, sick look over
spread his face Eighty years old and
on his uav 10 be tried for murder. 2
murder that had lain hidden tor over
q quarter OF q century
The sheriff and Mt CWubv turned
from the room and walked cut into the
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him If il was in California " ny for six
months and over I carried his meals
10 him three llu1=s a day Ia the jail
ar Paris I've talked with him hours at
q time know -t's Alex Jester There's
10 mistake I recognized uirz Instantly.
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between -n and s0 wears ola orrsf9-
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