From: gc-gateway@rootsweb.com Date: 5/10/2010 8:19:48 AM To: MOCLINTO-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [MOCLINTO] Conductor WIlliam Harrison Westfall (1843-1881)murdered by James Gang (allegedly) This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: skavan116 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.missouri.counties clinton/1677.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I found your inquiries by accident. I took note as I have recently researched Jesse James. I read the book, My Father, Jesse James, by Jesse Jr In it, he mentioned, I believe, that Frank admitted to killing Westfall during the robbery. I think Jesse Jr was told this by Cole Younger. This book is in Mid Continent Libraries. I also found an old Cameron MO newspaper article that reported holding Jesse s body, (while removing it to Kearney for burial) in the same railroad car that had previously held the body of William Westfall. Sometime toward the end of his life, Frank was put on trial in Gallatin MO, the town just east of the holdup at Winston. He was somehow exhonerated. I would imagine the killing of Mr. Westfall was brought up in that trial. There is information out there on that trial. I found this very interesting. Just thought I would share. Sharon