Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-02-02

Frank James, an aforetIme terror
and who was for eighteen years follow.
ing the close Of the war the King OF
Western holdups, was defeated the 9th.
er day in modest ambition for Of
flee. James asked the Missouri legis-
lature to name him doorkeeper Of the
house Of representatives, and was beat
en- with prompt completeness which
left nothing for respectabiity 70 caYil
at says Alfred Henry Lewis IN the
New York Herald. Doubtless, however,
the defeat Of James brought pang
TO that element Of gray rebellion. re-
plete OF moss and hooking birds, in
whose ears still ring the bugles Of the
lost Confederacy These folk look Oh
James as patriot lit to talk wi h VIII
liam Tell
IL was A. NJ Dockory. now governor
Of Missouri who was stumbling block
In the oillce-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 repugnant 70 the banking
interests In so far that he plllaged small
eligible banks on all possible occasions.
With others. back IN the middle seven
ties, james held up and looted the bank
at Galaltin NO., OF which Dockery was
then and stu In a principal owner. The
James gang rode up aud paused in
front OF Dockery's bank, They emptled
their siX-shOotr5 In a careless almost
lstess fashion up and down the street,
The experienced natives Of the hamlet
fled TO cover with a unanlmity 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 domlneering the scene
outside. Jesse and his partner collected
all available assets, the exact amount
whereof was never disclosed. Some au-
thorities say as much as $4,000 |
asked a Gallatln historian on one occa-
sion, How much2' He couldn't say In
figures. but assured me that 1T was
bundle big enough 20 choke a COW,
and all In five hundred dollar bills AS
red incident to his harvesting the
wealth Of the bank Jesse slew the
cashier, who was disposed to a peevlsh,
grumbling Interference.
UNDERTAKEN GOT HIS OWN.
II think you belong TO the under
taker, any way" retorted Jesse to the
querulous cashier, "and reckon III fix
you so that you wont, get away
Jesse's siX-shooter barked and the
liked cashier three days later had
one Of the largest funerals Gallatm
ever enjoyed, Frank, Jesse and their
fellow outlaws got safely away with
their plumber
But 1t seemed TO dlsplease Dockery
this Eapne Of his bank. and he has
never been reconciled to that raid nor
to frank James, who was its architect
and moving spirit. Dockery Is now gov
ernor. and Frank James Is the defeated
candidate for doorkeeper OF the State
house of representatives. DoCkery was
the influence 10 blight the door slam
ming hopes OF James, and the long ago
Gallaun bank robbery was the reason.
Frank James Is now fully sixty years
OF age. There Is little In his look or
make up to warn one of the fires Of
mlsrule, not 10 say murder. that con.
genitally burn within him. James is OF
middle height, slender rather than
stout, and weighs perhaps lij pounds.
HIS eyes are grey and keen, Ike a new
bowie, quietly watchful, and folk who
have had the uneasy advantage Of a
meeting with him say they never wink
James hair IL a light brown, and his
beard and mustache are the hue of corn
silk. The ex-holdup Is wordless man
and gentle in his way, It is the peace
OF the panther howeyer-the truce Of
the mountain lion--capable Of turning
Into teeth and claws and blazing. blood |
energy at the click Of a gum
cock. As one Of his old running mates |
once remarked:
They say Frank James is full Of !
gentleness and mid as milk They'd !
better lift one Of his griddles once"
CELEBRATED "sURREN- |
DER"
Frank James. who was four years |
older than his brother Jesse, is fairly |
well educated He was student at |
the William Jewell College, a seminary |
of some local reputation In Clay coun- |
~, Missouri, when the 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. It was In
1883 The causes which led
10 II antedated the Surrender two |
years. Among the outlaws who from |
time to time operated with the James
boys were Dick Llddle and Wood Hite, |
The first was q meager little man, with |
O squeaky voice. Also he was as game /
as q hornet. Wood Hte was a hand
somer man and sort of Beau Brum- |
mel among the outlaws He likewise |
IN the idiOm Of Missouri was reckoned /
"clcan straw game" Wood Hite and |
Dick Liddle loved the same glrl-a |
kind OF she bandit the girl was-and |
she loved both Wood Hlte and Dick I
Liddle with a feryent impartiality that /
finally bred the obsequIes pf Wood Hlte, |
Hite and Llddle called the same day !
at the Ray county farm house Of which 4
the girl was the sunshine The arti- /
lery Of the lovers came promptly to the |
front With the earliest flash the lady |
in the case dlyed into the cellar with |
a CELEBRITY that would make the motions /
OF prairie dog going into his hole /
seem slow and sedentary The exit Of |
the lady in no wise dampened the 10 1
cund war, Bang bang, bang went the
six-shooteTs, When the smoke |
blew away Wood Hite was dead and |
"Dlck" Lidde had a broken leg. The |
lady emerged from the cellar and |
nursed Dick Llddle teuderly. She |
would have nurse1 Wood ilte II az
fairs had been reversed. which Is AL |
one NAV ask Of constancy. They buried |
Wood Hite's body In the bed Of a run J
ming stream and the ears OF the law
heard not Of his taking on.
But Jesse James who was In Tennessee
nj the time heard " II. He sent word
that he would kill Dick Llddle on sight,
This was exactly the promise Jesse
James was apt 10 keep. and when he
learned Of Il Dick Llddle waXe1 bit !
nervous. These outlaws would iight /
with each other like wolves. But the
bodest was IN abJect fear ~ Jesse
James. AZ affairs stood Dick Llddle.
to steal a phrase from the science Of In
surance. regarded himself as "a bad
risk"
DICK" LIDDLE. DEATH AGENT
There was $4,000 reward on Jesse.
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