Rensselaer Republican, Volume 15, Number 5, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 October 1882 — THE BANDIT JAILED AT INDEPENDENCE. [ARTICLE]

THE BANDIT JAILED AT INDEPENDENCE.

Frank James was taken from Jefferson City to Independence by Gov. Crittenden’s Secretary and placed in jail, bail being refused. A correspondent telegraphs that, “at the station was an anxious crowd, at the car windows and filling the aisle inside, eager to get a glimpse of the man who, for twenty years, has apparently defied the law. Once here, and several times along the route, James was recognized by old confederates —men who had known him in' the guerrilla days. Evidently he had changed much in appearance, as none of them recognized him until he had been pointed out. Jalnes is 5 feet 9 inches in height, es spare but sinewy build, with rather thin face and prominent cheek bones, light blue eyes, small blonde mustache, and hair somewhat darker. His complexion is that of a man who has been for some time in confinement. His weight is 125 pounds. Because of his spare frame he appears taller than he really is. His manners is quiet, and language that of a man in the ordinary walks of life. His dress is altogether unobtrusive, the only jewelry being a gold watch and chain. He stated that, although receiving no promise of clemency from Gov. Crittenden, he had at last nerved himself to an act which he had long contemplated, and surrendered himself to the State. He is confident that if he be tried on any single charge alone he will not be convicted; and, although having received no promises, he seems to hope that, in case of conviction, clemency will be shown because of his voluntary action. He says that his desire is to lead henceforth a quiet life with his family, and, instead of an outlaw’s career, to aid in the protection of the State against criminals. He declares that from April, 1877, until April, 1881, he lived quietly with his wife upon a rented farm in Tennessee near Nash ville. This he asserts he can prove by staunch business men of Nashville. Regarding his whereabouts since April, 1881, he is silent. He says, however, that he read the news of the shooting of Jesse in the New York Herald the morning of its publication, indicating that he was in that vicinity, and admits he has been east of the Alleghanies and in Kentucky during the past year. “When the train reached Independence the crowd fell back upon the meeting of James with his mother, wife and child, a boy of 4 years. Mrs. Samuels wept aloud, and her son's eyes were wet. The wife seemed to think only of the joy of meeting her husband again. The child looked wonderinglv from his father’s shoulder upon the scene. The waiting officers joined the party, which then drove to the Court House. “The bandit bears the marks of many battles. He has seventeen scars to show for as many wounds; has been twice shot through the body with Minie balls.”