The weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1883, 1883-02-14
FRANK JAMES.
An Interesting ! terview With
the Noted Man.
From las Ennsos t;ty ?'ss~S.

the Note Man.
From ihs EGpsGs tity !.aseS.
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the southwest, that "a LIE a;.,.. ga IL
the noted Frank James, came up iol
trial in the criminal court yesterday
afternoon, and the direction of affairs
taken was a surprise . all but the officer:
of the law who, to ue common expires
sion, were ION the is'ide," and knew oi
what was going to code. Early in the
morning the entrance to the court house
was crowded with people who, impelled
by curiosity to see this man, famous fol
the number of his crimes and the magni-
tude of criminallty Involved in the nu-
merous reputed cases, exposed them
selves to the chilly atmosphere Of that
hour, in order to feast their eyes upon
one who was for 30 long social Ishmael
Many young boys with books and satch-
els, and besides these much of the grown
element, entered into the composition OF
the crowd, but q was not juveniles alone
who composed tie major portion of the
human mass, fo4 many men outside Of
the lounger cla{E rho are always on
hand on occasions 81 the kind, were pre-
sent. Much comment upon the case was
made, and a wonderful familiarity with
the particulars of the case Of the prisoner
was manifested, this going to show that
there was at least one department of
newspaper publications that was read
with attention and remembered with
particularly as to the details.
At last James came, attended by II. IL.
holland, deputy clerk of the criminal
court, and also by NJ. NJ. Langhorne.
The prisoner was at once taken into the
room of Jailer Corrigan and kept there
beside warm stove till further develop
ments might require his presence else
where. He was clad in long brownish
overcoat that fitted him well. His head
was protected from the cold by silk
handkerchief wrapped around it, particll-
lar care being taken as to his throat,
while his hat was pressed down tightly
over the handkerchief The suit of
clothes that he wore on the occasion was
a new one, the coat being short and
made in recent style, and the suit was
made of one kind of cloth of dark
color
1t was the intention of Deputy Mar
shall Kit Holland of Independence to ac-
company James to Kansas City, but as
the marshal was laboring under a tenn
porary indisposition, Messrs Noland and
Langhorne took charge of him, landing
their man at the Union depot.
A troup Of Haverly's people were ON
the morning Missouri Pacific train from
the east, by which way the prisoner was
taken from Independence here and when
it became known that Frank James was
aboard the edtire company passed by
him to obtain look, and the manager.
who succeeded in get ing an introduce
ton, said to James: "If / had as good
drawing card as yol ] would not have to
advertise at all" 70 this remark pro-
mpted by business enterprise on the IMrl
ofthe manager, James scarcely replied,
a. he is said to be particularly sensitive
about being made public spectacle rs if
he was some Gagged wild animal. But
few at the depot knew him, and he was
shaved at barber shop opposite the de
pot and to no one about the place did
the guards or the prisoner reveal his
identity. After the barber had finished
shaving James and had comnfeAccd on
another customer, it was told to the bar
Der who the last customer was, at the re-
ception of which information the mani
nuIatnr of the -razar-, ,nnened- -Xide--his
The Crenshaw murder case occupied
the attention OF the court continually
till the hour for the midday adjourn
ment, and, consequently, nothing in the
James matter was done till the afternoon
session.
Frank James took dinner at the Mar
BILE Hall, and sat at the head of the table.
while Rob Ricketts, sat at the foot, II.
Clay Crenshaw and NJ. NJ. Langhorne on
the left and John Murphy and Nat. Vim
cent on the right.
Mrs. Samuels, James mother, and
John Samuels, his step-brother, spent
the day with him in the jailer's sitting
room.
The deputy marshals escorted the
prisoner through the human impaction
blocking the aisles ofthe criminal court
room about las o'clock yesterday after
noon, and the appearance of this thin,
careWorn, attenuated man caused sens
sation in the court .oop,. Men struggled,
crowded and pushed to get sight Of him,
but he evidently did not wish to be the
focus on which SO much observation was
concentrated, for he took chair i'll the
most obscure corner in the court room
that is, in the northeast corner, within
the bar and behind the sheriff7s stand.
While seated here men only at the short
distance Of the reporters table away
from him could not see him. But even
this was too conspicuous place to suit
him, for he soon moved, going into the
little room in the northeast corner Of the
court room and had the door closed upon
him and those with him. In the mean
time member of the bar, who bears a
very remote resemblance to the prisoner,
sat down in the chair vacated, and re-
ceived the greetings of many who thought
him to be James.
When the case was called Judge White
, ordered the marshal to see that all per
sons who could be must be seated, an.!
that disposition would then be made oi
those who could not obtain seats. II
was then a.certained that about one
third of the people could not be seated
| 80 the process OF crowding them into Ii
small compass as possible was commeic-
i ed and after matters We're reduced to rea
sonably fair condition for the transac-
| ton of business, the prisoner was ordered
to be brought before the bar and the
| title of the case, charging him with the
murder of Detective J. W. Wicher, wa.
then read.
In response to the reading of the in
dictment, Prosecuting Attorney Wallace
arose and said: "The state has uset
with all due diligence what means i
could to bring forward evidence in thi!
case, but has not been successful. There
is evidence enough of the commission o
the crime, but there is not sufficient evi
dence to connect the defendant with the
commission of it. The indictment wa
brought before | came into this office
and the crime was committed severa
wears ago. The state, therefore, dismisse
the case"
Judge White instructed the clerk t.
make an entry of dismissal, and thel
the charge against the prisoner for rob
bing Mctoy's bank at Independence wa
read.
.'That case is in exactly the same con
lition as the other" said Mr.. Wallace.
| Another entry of dismissal was record
ed and Judge White said, in an interro
pative tone, The defendant will be dis
charged them
No, SIR" said Mr.. Wallace, there i
another indictment for robbery in tn
first degree"
This new phase of affairs was decid
ed surprise, and as the indictment wa
not read but was submitted to the DE-