Show PRANK JAMES 13 GOOD ho Is trying to iada a life does not drlik smoke or post here is a y item clipped the other day from a newspaper newe paper of kansas principal suburb independence mrs frank james of dallas tex is visiting her parent al r und alra samuel ralston franks mother mr bar buele of clay country is also a visitor at the siane place oa a dining party was given by 01 samuel ralston and lady where the following freenis fri enis attended mrs jessie jam airs caroline air and mrs frank james and 0 the old town of independence ws once a hotbed hot bed of war and the pr in ci pal scene of the operations of th J ames boys the guerilla quan trill and their ilk frank and jessie lived only a few miles awa y aciro the river in clay county and they bad many friends acla and companions in outlawry in and about indea en denee fran k married the daughter of col samuel ralston who lived and 13 living yet about two mil es of independence the old colonel is visited manually by frank and his wife and i tao boy who lived at dallas tex the ex bandit as a private and to some extent citizen usually creases in a suit and wears no ave a watch leeary and chain lis slouch hatison r viell color his shoes beatly pola isaid and his white standi 13 g coloff lar sets an attractive cravat he lai in no degree the appearance of meidell bandit although his eya are still sharp ile does not weigh I 1 over pounds and is five feet eight inches tall ilia nose is const and his lips thin and his fea are so attenuated his temples and cheeks so sunken that he might readily be taken for 16 consumptive he is verv tent ious and shuns notoriety in boarding a train to go to independence the other day be at much attention from the passengers and depot loungers to chome he gave no notice whatever chafe frank james someone whispered and the crowd stared open As he seated him self in the car there was a look of deep disgust on his face ile soon forgot his tormentors tor mentors however in conversation there had been a political convention in kansas city that aay in which he had taken much interest frank is a demo crat and warm for cleveland ile never gets enthusiastic but he is as near it on the subject of cleveland as be ever gets on anything daring the course of conversa tion be began explained that be bad quit using tobacco indeed model in respect to gentle mauz babeta babita ba bita for he does not drink or gamble ile is not in favor of prohibition but perso nall v be has always been a temperance man notwithstanding the old stereotyped reports drunkard As an illustration of bis temperance principles joseph bagby long a close friend of franks tells this story it was just after his acquittal at gallatin GAI latin ain said mr that the united states authorities laid for him to take him to ala bima to answer to another charge robbery they expected to eu e him as be stepped from the gallatin train here in kansas city bat frank was one who dida it surprise much and he stepped off the train ju i st after it bad crossed the missouri bridge as it was going at a slow rate and walked to a small station in the eastern sub curbs where he for his father in laws sit independence when he got there he telegraphed the authorities that he would call on them iii the morning when he went up the next day a number ot us were with him to 90 on his bond and after that was satisfactorily fixed we drove down to a saloon What ll you have frank three or four asked at once 1 I dont want anything be replied refuse to drink with us our best friendel we cried yes 1 e returned and though we insi st e d for nearly balfan hour be would take nothing but a ile said he never drank an cirr lie was as firm atsa rock frank was very cautious in his actions in those days and is yet after be became a free man and while be was staying at 01 ol R all recovering his health a man of the name of robert zuel who was ex fedral soldier and an ohio man lately moved to john son county kits came to independence to hire frank to kill a man for him he ran joseph bagby to thomeas who meas he related that he bad bpd been swin died br one Belp Jamin reeder and he wanted the said reeder put out of the way barby aw some fun and began to par hi in a zuel wanted to give frank for but finally agreed to R ive and bagby went out to ral to bring frank in to arrau e the akkir in detail the ex bantit wu so cautious that even to oblige his friend and to enjoy be hesitated about seeing Zi elbut finally agreed and the two met the KADAS man and arranged the bargain later zuel paid over the money to bagby and some friends chome et anio the secret Everybody bad several drinks and then there amount was refunded and zuel was instructed to pull his freight or he would ba banded over to the grand jury clothing dallas ile said there were ex confederate soldiers in dallai county and that he gets all their trade the sales amt year amount ed altogether to frank received one third of the profit mrs menti oneil in the newspaper item is the mother of guerilla she came to jackson county last may from canal dover 0 ala oli 11 at blue springs mo the lady held a renu alon bf her sons old command it ad nea a score of grizzled old timers whose are scattered iq three or counties idere present to recite their adventures of bloody war times the beat aga W 11 gregg ve he was secona irk com mand guerrillas guerillas gu erillas to mrs is a vigorous woman of sixty seven who had no money glad is now being cared for by her sons old fri ends mrs jemie james lives here in city and her joesp jr Is em aloyed in a real estate effim bob ford who shot jetso james is a professional gambler aud lives at wa sanburg col according to re liable private ile fashionably aad is said to be making money |