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

went into one of the empty jury rooms
to lave a talk. Farr and the marshal
were in the latter's office across the
hall. The news had not yet reached
Independence and there was no crowd.
What will be the amount of the
Dail?" asked Farr of Con" Murphy.
the marshal. The latter looked sur
prised.
He can't give bail" replied Muir
ply. James is charged with the muir
der of Billy Westfall, the conductor
who was killed Che was slain by Jesse)
at the time of the holdup.
james doesn't understand it that
way" said Farr. HE supposed the
charge was robbery and that he could
give bail"
Murphy sprang up and reached for a
| Winchester rifle.
"All I have to say" observed Muir
ply. as with a click! click he pumped
a cartridge into the chamber, lis that
frank James is here and he's going to
Tstay. If he gets out now he'll ave to
get me first" With that the marshal
was starting to take possession of the
outlaw. Farr detained him.
Hold on" he said. James has two
big gun on him"
Il don't care if he has 4 score said
the marshal. hes going to stay with
me-"
Farr went in and explained to
James that the charge was murder
and no bail possible. The bandits
eyes glinted with the fierce surprise
of it. With the word he was on his
feet and his trained hands went to his
guns like a flash.
Whats that" he exclaimed
"Shoot you way cut. Frank; shoot
your way OUT" Missed his mother, on
the instant. rs feverishly on fire as
..er son. Then cam take you, Frank.
There amt men enough in Jackson
county to take my boy"
One would have supposed that this
would have opened the ball with a
crash. 1t didn't. Frank James lapsed
into natural GOODNESS in a moment.
He even turned on his mother in half
wrath.
Keep still mother!" he said. I've
taken altogether too much Of your ad-
vice in my time. Here's a Oma
whose interest is greater than yours.
Let's hear from her. What would you
do?" continued James. turning to his
wife. I'll do what you say. But
don't be afraid to say shoot. This
than a cobweb could a COW 1 can get
away if you give the word"
mo. Frank" sai his wife. "You've
given vour word to the governor. Keep
it. I'll visit you every day in Jail and
it Won't be long when you're free for
good"
Call II Murphy, Farr." said James.
And So He Surrendered.
Murphy. with rifle at a ready. was
just at the door framed up for war.
He came in and James gave him the
two guns which Farr had loaned him.
Also he turned ove two derringers
with which he'd beer armed from the
first Ten minutes later tie Jail doors
closed on the last of the James gang.
Frank James was not tried in Jack
son county. but was taken to Gallatin
and tried for the robbery of the Dock
cry bank. The now governor lent
every energy to convict James. Crit
tenden sent his attorney general down
to Gallatin to see fair play. The jury
disagreed and James was never tried
again. Since then James has been va
riously employed as q clerk. a ticket
taker in a st. Louis theater. and a
bookmaker for the races. This office
he didn't get is the first he ever
sought.
There is a peculiar modesy and self
respect about Frank James. He has
refused 10000 for an exclusive pho
tograph of himself and his certificate
of its genuineess. He declined and
tiicit dle Ho DiCititS Vi ILLS ~ iiC
guerilla extant. During the Chicago
Worlds fair a syndicate offered Frank
James $4,000 for his house in Ne
a City, Mo. 1t wss a one-story af-
fair. and worth perhaps $3.50. James
frowned like a cloud and turned his
on the man who brought him the
proposition without saying a ord.
He has refused to go on the stage a
score of times. and thereby refused a
But James is a poo man.
What did he n Jesse and their fell
lows do with the money they took
from banks and trains-money which
aggregated over SO. 900. OOo? No one
has ever answered that question. Every
bandit accounted for lived poor and |
lives poor Or he died poor. From
which it would appear that brigand-
age in this country does not pay those
profits which come to honest folk who
commonly by the day. /,