2 hours after he received a death sentence for killing Jesse James, the Missouri governor pardoned him
... 
told him that if he killed the notorious outlaw, he would receive a full pardon for 
the... [DOC] [TLE] Robert Ford (outlaw) - Wikipedia [PAR] Robert Newton "Bob" Ford (January 31, 1862  June 8, 1892) was an American 
outlaw best ... After the train robbery, James' brother Frank James had also 
decided to ... Crittenden promised Ford a full pardon if he would kill James, who 
was by ... and sentenced to death by hanging, but two hours later, Crittenden 
granted... [DOC] [TLE] Jesse James - Wikipedia [PAR] Jesse Woodson James (September 5, 1847  April 3, 1882) was an American 
outlaw, guerrilla, ... On April 3, 1882, Jesse James was killed by Robert Ford, a 
member of his own gang ....