East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-07-03
JESSE JAMES, JR.,
LEADS HIS LAW CLASS

| Jesse James, son of Jesse James,
| the Missouri OUTLAW, is now full
| flcdged lawyer. Last week he passed
| n successful examination before the
state board of examiners of Missouri,
and was enrolled in the courts of this
state as an attorney, In class of 81
| James stood first. His average in all
branches was 81 per cent. Henry d,
| Ashley. chairman of the board of ex-
aminers said after the examination
that James has the brightest legal
mind of any young man who had ever
| appeared before the board.
Jesse James is a self-made man.
| He was handicapped as few boys are
| The son of an outlaw, he became
fatherless at years of age, without
money and with Il bad name to live
down. Soon after the burial of his
| father his mother came to Kansas
City and made living for herself and
her two children by sewing. Jesse
went to school until he was-12 years
old, when he decided that he was old
enough to work for his mother. One
Sunday he saw the following adver-
tisement in a newspaper:
"Wanted-An office boy. ]. T,
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was laithluh
"A le" years la'er JESSE went II
work Ill armour pachils rouSe aS
clerk lie stuuieu at NOME NE
nnother WAS ms teacller' Al'el le"
years ne opened CIGAR sVauu III 'l'
county court house' ne wrote poof
IN detehse OF ms latler anu hau
pu'hshed. II SOFA wen. heh ne "a'
Il years ora ne hau saw l" 'le oa"r
ana o"Heu Cot'"se III "nl'h ms
nother ana slster liNeu' lhen III
opened cigar store III 'ile ousl''es'
center OF Kansas Clt!.
Al TINS period III ms ne, "fen III
was on the road TO prosperity ana u
an honored MANHOOD ne was ARRESTED
Tor the CRIME OF traih ropoery'
was charged that ne win accom-
plices' had held up missouri faclii'
tram ana ropoed the saIe III the eN
press car OF S59'Voo. II was ara
matte ralh roppery' as hluch So 1"
was any OF the roOperleS ol Sliilila
nature Whlch hau Htaue ms ld''lei
name notorious throughout the Worlu
He was tried was apiy prosecuted am
was acquitted.
|
MN was serious setDack 10 MS nope
ana amDltlohs. ii had taken an
ms savings 10 hire lawyers 10 uele"
hlmseii' ana the "orry hau cauS'
ms mothers health 10 lall' 500" a'
terwards she dled'
Jesse worked harder tliah ever
his business he had cifa"ce 10 sc
out ana ne ana so at soou prol'
: Iheh ne opeheu' pawn s"op' ah
I about the same tune ne "arIleu' nu
b, ne wished 10 De d lawyer ana So wei
TO the nlght sessions Oh the law scHo'
mere ana all DAY long he SAT III IL
pawnshop' readlhg law ne srauo
ated win highest honors' ms Ple'ei
tors comprthehtihg MIN men
passed the state lesal eNd"''i'a''o'
= james mas sou OUT MS pa"''ano
and opened Ia" ollice' III the III,
case III "nich ne appeareu III Iour',
defetse OF man charseu WIN u
= crime OF burglary ne "o'' 'a''''
II.