2 hours after he received a death sentence for killing Jesse James, the Missouri governor pardoned him
... prior to joining Jesse's new gang in 1879, took Charlie Ford with 
him to rob a .... receiving a portion of the reward and a pardon if he would kill 
Jesse James,... [DOC] [TLE] Frank James - Spartacus Educational [PAR] Frank James joined and other members of the gang included Jessie James, Cole 
Younger and James Younger.