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Son of Famous Outlaw Is Honest Man of LawJesse James, Jr., Takes High Stand at Bar Exams and is on Road to Wealth After Hard-Fought BattleAgainstAssociated Preaa to Tie Eveilig Time*.Kansas City, July 4.—Jesse James, son or Jesse James, the Missouri outlaw, is now a full-fledged lawyer. Last week he passed a successful examination liefor the state board of examiners ani was enrolled in the courts of this state us an attorney at law.In a class of 37 Jesse James stood first. His average in all branches was 91 per cent. Henry A. Ashley, Chairman of the examiners, said that Jesse James had the brightest legal mind of any young man who had ever appeared before the board.Jesse James Is a self-made man. He waB handicapped as few boys are. The son of an outlaw he was left an orphan at 6 years . of age, without money and with a bad name to live down. Soon after the burial of hla father, his mother cume to Kunsas City and made u 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 advertisement: Wanted—An office boy. T. T. Crittenden. Jr.Jesse answered the advertisement the next morning. Twenty other boys answered it. too, and Jesse was the youngest of them all. Mr. Crittenden was surprised when he learned the lad's name. He was the son of T. T.Prejudice. 4Crittenden, governor of Missouri, who offered a rewurd of $50,000 for the capture. dead or alive, of the outlaw. Jesse Janies. And now the son of the dead bandit was asking work of Hie son of that governor.Crittenden hired the boy and testified later that he was faithful.A few years later Jesse went to work in a packing house as a clerk. He studied at home. His mother was his teacher. After ft few years lie opened a cigar store In the county court house. He wrote a book in defense of his father and It was published. It sold well. When he was 21 years old he had $700 In the bank and owned a cottage iu which his mother and sister lived. Then he opened a cigar store In the business center of Kansas City.Jesse James Is 31 years old. He Is worth $10,000, every dollar of which he hag made by honest, hard work. He has two children and lives in his own house. He does not use tobacco In any form. Is a devoted husband and father and has no bad habits. To men with whom he does business his word Is as good as a bond.Jesse James' greatest pleasure is to go with his wife and children to visit Frank James. Ills uncle, and Mrs. Zerelda Samuels, his grandmother, upon their farm In Clay county. In a corner of the yard the body of Jesse James, the outlaw, lies burled.
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Grand Forks Evening Times
Grand Forks, North Dakota, US
Wed, Jul 04, 1906
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Joplin P.
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