2007-08-13 04:40:18 · 3 answers · asked by white lily 2 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Celebrities
Poor Howe.:(
2007-08-13 04:46:12 · answer #1 · answered by Nashville Guy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
With his gang depleted by arrests, deaths, and defections, Jesse thought he had only two men left whom he could trust: brothers Bob and Charley Ford. Charley had been out on raids with Jesse before, but Bob was an eager new recruit. To better protect himself, Jesse asked the Ford brothers to move in with him and his family. Little did he know that Bob Ford had been conducting secret negotiations with Thomas T. Crittenden, the Missouri governor, to bring in Jesse James. Crittenden had made the capture of the James brothers his top priority; in his inaugural address he declared that no political motives could be allowed to keep them from justice. Barred by law from offering a sufficiently large reward, he had turned to the railroad and express corporations to put up a $10,000 bounty for each of them.
On April 3, 1882, as James prepared for another robbery, he climbed a chair to dust a picture. It was a rare moment. He had his guns off, having removed them earlier when the unusual heat forced him to remove his coat. As he moved in and out of the house, he feared the pistols would attract attention from the passers-by. Seizing the opportunity, the Ford brothers drew their pistols. Bob was the fastest, firing a shot into the back of Jesse's head, killing him instantly.
2007-08-13 12:55:25 · answer #2 · answered by fizznik 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He was shot in the back of the head by another cowboy he invited into his home... And the man who shot him did go on a lecture tour for a while telling people about his exploits about shoot Jessie James................................................
2007-08-13 20:34:36 · answer #3 · answered by kilroymaster 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋