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George B. Hite’s libel lawsuit against the Courier-Journal (was Jesse James in love with his uncle’s wife?) Mary H Christian 1991 157 page manuscript with six page index ___________________________________________ Jesse Woodson James was murdered on April 3, 1882. A week later, on April 10, 1882, the Louisville Courier-Journal published an article about the James boys, their Hite family connection, and their visits to the Hite home in Logan County. The article stated that Sarah E. Hite, life of George B. Hite, had a liaison with Jesse James, nephew of her husband’s first wife, Nancy James Hite. George B. and Sarah E. Hite filed a libel suit against the courier-journal for defamation…