The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-07-06

contrast 10 the decay surrounding II.
With the rain beating upon Il the skeleton
In Its sOmber wrappings was then lifted 10
the surface.
Again the skull rolled OF. and Pollard was
the FIRST to part the locks OF dark-brown
hair. which stiii held on. and with his Fin
ger find the hole which Bob FOri's bullet
made. 1t was an inch behind the left ear.
Young Jesse bent over. the hole
and then noticed the gold-fiied teeth.
Yes" he said slowly, that's where Ford
shot him The teeth are filled with gold, as
grandmother has described. We can be
sure II Is my father"
He had in mind his E~randmotheTs fear
that the body might have been stolen, not
w~ithstandiDf that for twenty years she had
watched the grave from the doorway OF
her little cottage. It was only q few feet
the yard. and beneath the big tree where
her second husband. Doctor cub Sam
Del. was strung up three lines By officers
who sought TO extract from him infOrma-
ton concerning the James boys.
The remains were carried 10 the house
and deposited in a cedar coffin, covered
with black cloth. The coffin was rolled into
the room where detectives mad thrown the
bomb which killed little Archie amuels and
tore OF his mothers right arm.
There the Casket rested untl the funeral
party arrived in the afternoon.
Splendid Physique Indicated
By Puffs in the Clothing.
An idea Of how Jesse James appeared in
life was had, despite the decomposition.
Though the clothes may not make the
man." the folds of the Old-fashisned Prince
Albert coat, the vest and trJuseTs. in which
the bandit was buried, were eloquent Broad
shoulders and a deep chest were denoted by
the nuns and creases which marked the
rnanuar ga which The form had gnrp Efie1
the garments. The trousers. now partly
crumpled over dust and bones, muteiy in
dicated what once were sinewy limbs. The
length Of the kneleton. about ; feet 10
inches, c~orresponded with accounts OF his
height, and 1t was easy to believe that he
weighed l0 pounds
A glance at the face Of the skull. with its
high. broad frontal bone and square Jaws,
afforded q mental picture OF the border
warrior as he was in life. Imagination
easily supplied q pair OF eyes which have
been described as without definite COLOR
but possessing q gieam. now blue. now
black. and having a peculiar CLINT that may
be noticed TO this day in the eye Of his
brother. Frank James. Among frontiers
men and soldiers il Is known as the marks
mans eye" Alert. yet steady. Il is ever
penetrating. Jesse James is said 70 have
had suc an eye.
The heavy brown hair vas brushed back
from a parting on the extreme left side.
and even after the skull had rolled upon the
ground u was noted that the brushing ef-
feet had q peculiar grace which Zip Pollard
said was characteristic Of the man. The
full, brown beard. though neatly trimmed.
stood out aggressively from square. firmly
set jaws.
Aside from the breadth OF the forehead.
and the width between the ears, the back
formation OF the skull Indicated brain ca
pacity and intense emotional powers. &C
cording TO the laws OF phrenology. A deep
seated bump, following graceful lines. was
there to suggest p-assion-such passion that
would lead q guerrilla warrior. suffering