I've had many conversations about Jesse James with historian Patrick Meguiar. He has always had items and tidbits of historic interest. This excerpt was one of many conversations that we had about Jesse James.
Patrick Meguiar: I want to assure everyone that I am not the only one who knows that Jesse Woodson James didn't like his real photograph being photographed and that most accepted pictures can't be a genuine photograph of him.
Ann McQuinn is the great granddaughter of Fannie Quantrill Samuels. Fannie Samuels was the half sister of Jesse Woodson James. It has passed down in Ann McQuinn's direct line that Jesse James did not like his picture made, "because it was security for him from the law."
A similar story passed down in my family that Jesse James not only used alias names, but also circulated pictures of other men to conceal his true identity. He wanted to live openly without being recognized and in constant fear of being arrested.
LET THE TRUTH BE TOLD!
GC Stevens: I find this highly plausible. Jesse was a operative, and It could also be that Jesse may have had a manic personality. This isn't uncommon for combat veterans. He had habits that are indicative of post traumatic stress disorder. If you read Harold Dellingers book. He brings up some personal things about Jesse, including his anxieties. His risk taking is legendary.
Patrick Meguiar: Barbie Kirby Yankee Bligh who was a detective with the Pinkerton National Detective Service didn't recognize Jesse James when he saw him in Louisville, Kentucky. Jesse sent him a post card telling Bligh that the man claiming to be a tombstone salesman was Jesse James when they were talking to each other at the depot in Louisville.
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