Tales Behind the Tombstones by Enss Chris

Author:Enss, Chris
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780762751860
Publisher: TwoDot

Bob Ford d. 1892

“Instantly his real purpose flashed upon my mind. I knew I had not fooled him. He was too sharp for that. He knew at that moment as well as I did that I was there to betray him.”

— BOB FORD’S ACCOUNT OF THE EVENTS LEADING

UP TO HIS KILLING JESSE JAMES, APRIL 1882

Dressed in his finest Sunday suit, Bob Ford struck a proud pose for an eager photographer in Pueblo, New Mexico. A brilliant flash lit up the photographer’s studio, and when the smoke from the phosphorous lens disappeared, a clear view of the outlaw Ford could be seen. His tailor-made suit was accentuated by a brocaded vest and diamond stickpin. In his left hand he held the pistol he used to kill Jesse James.

From the moment Ford gunned down the legendary James on April 3, 1882, he had been boasting of his deed. In fact less than an hour after the murder, Bob Ford and his brother Charlie had hurried to a telegraph office and sent a message to the governor of Missouri with news that Jesse James was dead. “I have killed Jesse James,” the wire read. The brutal act entitled him to a substantial reward.

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