El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-06

years IOilONluS t1e CLOSE OIL the Wal
the king of western holdups, was de-
feated the other day in q modest am
bition for office. James asked the Mis-
sour legislature to name him door
keeper of the house of representatives.
and was beaten with a prompt COM
~pleteness which left nothing for re-
~Spectability to cavil at Doubtless
however the defeat of James brought
the pang to that element of gray rebel
lion, replete of moss and hooking
birds, in whose ears still ring the
bugles of the lost confederacy. These
folk o on James as a patriot fit to
talk with William Tell.
1t was A. NJ Dockery. now governor
of Missouri. who was 2 stumbling block
in the office seeking path of James.
DOckery became a stumbling block in
this fashion: Dockery is of that thrifty
set who own banks. In the old days
James was SO repungant to the banking
interests in so far that he pillaged
small eligible banks On all possible oc-
casiOns. With others back in the mid
die '70s. James held up and looted the
bank at Gallatin, Mo-. of which Jock
cry was then and still is a principal
owner. The James gar o up and
paused in front of DOckery's bank.
They emptied their ~six-sooters in a
careless, almost listless fashion up
and down the street The experienced
natives of the hamlet fled to cover
with a unanimity which on any other
matter of general interest was never
arrived at. Then Jesse James and a
fellow bandit entered the bank. while
Frank and the others sat on their
horses dOmineering the scene outside
Jesse and his partner collected all
available assets, the exact mount
whereof vas never disclosed. Some
authorities say as much as $50 600. l
asked 4 Gallatin historian on one occa-
sion, How much?' He couldn't say in
figures. but assurde me that lit was a
bundle big enough to choke a COW,
and all in $500 bills" As a red Incl
lent to mis- harvesting the wealth of
the bank Jesse slew the cashier, who
was disposed to a peevish, grumbling
interference.
Undertaken Got His Own.
Il think you belong to the undertake
er. anyway retorted Jesse to the
~querulous cashier, land I reckon I'll
fix you so that you won get away"
JeSse's Six-shooter barked and the
fixed cashier three days later had
one of the largest funerals Gallatin
ever enjoyed. Frank, Jesse and their
fellow outlaws got safely away with
their plumber.
But it seemed to displease Dockery,
this rapine of his bank, and he has
never beer reconciled to the raid nor
to Frank James, who was its architect
AMI moving spirit. Dockery is now
governor. and Frank anne is the de-
feated candidate for d~oorkeeper of the
state house of representatives. Dock
cry was the influence to blight the
door slamming hopes of James. and
the long ago Galiatin bank robbery
was the reason. !
Franz James is now fully 60 years
of age. There is little in his ook or
make up to warE n of the fires of
misrule. not o say murder, that con-
genita1ly burn within him. James is
of middle height, slender rather than
stout, and weighs perhaps 145 pounds. !
His eyes are gray and keen like a new
bowie. quietly watchful, and folk who
have had the uneasy advantage of a !
meeting with him say they never wink.
James hair is light brown. and his :
beard and mustache are the hue of
corn silk. The exholdup is a word
less man. and gentle in his way. It is
the peace of the panther, however
the truce of the lion-capa- !
BILE of turning into teeth and claws {
and blazing, blood hunting energy at
the click of a guncock. AS one of his =,
Old running mates once remarked:
They say Frank James is full of
g~entIeness and mild as milk They'd
DCtlcl I'LL olt VI HIS b'oh OAN 4
Franks Celebrated Surrender"
Frank James, who was four years
older than his brother Jesse. is fairly /.
well educated. He was a student at
the William Jewett college. a seminary
of some local reputation in Clay coun-
ty. Missouri. when h war broke out
Jesse received little education and for
got even that.
Possibly the story of Frank James
Surrender to Governor Crittenden !.
may be worth the telling. 1t was in
November. 1888. The causes which
led to it a~ntedated the Surrender"
two years. Among the outlaws who
from time to time operated with the
James boys were Dick Liddle n
Wood Hite. The first was a meager !,
little man with a squeaky voice. Also
he was as game as a hornet WOOD
Hite was a handsomer man and a sort
of Beau Brummel among the outlaws.
He likewise in the idiom OF missouri I.
was reckoned clean straw game
Wood Hite and Dick Liddle loved the !,
same girl-a kind of she bandit the P,
girl was-and she loved both Wood
Hite and Dick Liddle with a fervent
impartiality that finally bred the OBJ
seauies of Wood Hite.
Hite and Liddle called the same day
at the Ray county farmhouse OF which
the girl was the sunshine. The artil-
Jery of the lovers came promptly to
the front. With the earliest flash the
lady in the case dived into the cellar
with a CELEBRITY that would make the
motions of a prairie dog going into
his hole seem slow and ~Sedentary. The
exit of the lady in no wise damDened
the jocund war. Bang! bang! Bang!
went the mutual six-shooters. When
the smoke blew away Wood Hlte was
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