CSA Gen Joseph O Shelby knew both James brothers, as well as Anderson and Quantrill when they were Grey guerilla riders.
After the WAR and adventure in Mexico with Maximilian, Shelby's adjutant, John Newman Edwards owned THE KANSAS CITY TIMES, and wrote highly favorable articles of the "Robin Hoods of the West James brothers.
Frank James visited Shelby on many occasions, and at Frank James trial in Gallatin, Missouri, Shelby was a character witness for James, and the result was acquittal for James.