The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-08-30
FRANKS FARCE
,,,,lce g,,s Down 10 Business at Gal
Ia,tlp, Missouri.
outllne of what the Prosecution fro-
pose TO Prove.
other Minor Inc dents of The Trial.

The triLl of Frank James Degah !" '"'
Today. A Jury was secured yes'' ru'S'
which is considered, in many Respects
model. All OF the members are ABOVE 'ue
average in intelligence, but, for what rea-
son il is hard to ssy, the general impress
snon seems to be that it is such jury Us
,y;ll never convict Frank James OF murder.
IL became evident at the outset TINS nlorh
ing thai every inch OF ground wouau ue
stubbornly contested. Inc .fo ~ arnws
larger than the oi'r'''
being held, can II,
Court conveLei e..s.-'
;,S Mr. Wallace, counsel for pro'' Cv''.' -,
r rSj the Indictment, charging FRANK Janies
with killing Frank Mcmillan, pIS;ensen
on the train of the celebrated mlnsiUa n
robbery. Then, in clear hnu G inpro
manner, he told the story Oh the ,hs death Of
robbery and the manner OF Jug ~, ue" haad
NcWiIlan. who was shot through tne heau
az he looked through the door lhto ehe
s~,ntino.car. The three men in the snok,
ina.car we're Frank and Jesse james ahu
Wood Hite. The two men VINO
took possession OF Tue tn
were Dick Liddle and Clarence 80
~ Tho conspiracy to rob the train AT MN
ston and the life OF the James boys III IN len-
nessee- The band as organized IN Iehhes,
ueo %e,ween 1877 and 1881, consisted OF
Trank lanes, known as b. J. Woods0h ID
Nashville; Jesse James, known as d; d.
Howard Dick Liddle, known as S,i,t|I
Bill RYAN known as Tom hlH' 70 So AZ ~
.o,t MY ~. Missouri, Bill Ryan was captured
aud brought to Missouri, and ia Mii Me-
yras Killed. The other five came 10 MIS-
so1,i The wives OF the James nnoys ac'
oomn,nied them. The state Will prove
tbat Mrs. Frank James receiieu
at Page City, Lafayette county, a seminS
machine shipped from NasnV ~ AN and The
rnachine was reshlpped 10 MIS-. hilsloh,
Ersnkis mother-in-iaw. testimony VIII
10 no introduCed 10 show that the gang,
hnfore leaving Kentucky, shipped rom
Samuels Station the implements OF the roo'
Merry TO John Ford, a brother OF Doo roIu'
at Lexington, who reshipped that ooA 70
pichmond. Mr.. Wallace then went on 10
to.nah adnw the testimony of the state, loca'
t;na the gang at the house OF Mrs. Samnels'
I'm 1,ay County, and Mrs. Better, III Ray
establishing their presence near Winston
on the day of the robbery. a., ar. .,
Cnionei PhiIlips excepted to the part OF
the speech relating to conspiracy, on the
gronnd that it is not ALE ged In Inc inuict'
Saont The defense waived its right 10 Tue
nrp9pntatlOu Vi thCii SeSS'
of testimony was commenced. .hor
Tha first witness was passenger, tnen
the engineer, baggeman and express mes
senoer of the robbed train, wnose test,-
mo6v simply went to prove that the kui'
ING occurred. A recess was taken, ai.oI
witch the hearing of evidence connecting
Frank James with the crime was G gpras.
Governor Crittenden arrived last evening
from Jefferson City, and lett TINS mornlnE
for Gallatin, where he has been suoPtnaeu
nv the defense to testify at the James trial
The Governor says he cannot imagine Wna'
thew EXPECT to prove by him, except 'he
mere fact of Franks surrender;
10 "1EL rsnH lanes spent the night IN charge
nf the sheriff. The case is much discussed
al the hotels. Opinions generally express .
verdict of guilty without guestiohi hT rh
inv probable; acquittal, possible, Inc
solid democracy OF the jury, the youth a ,ha
the associations of four OF them' anu Ine
Confederate record OF SIX OF tne hthI n;ot
Give rise TO this belief. Last nighI D 1'
7iJdal and Mrs. Hite arrived. Lldde
this morning showed up on the streets WIZ
Swo navy reyolvers strapped TO MS Waist
p,omntly at 8 o'clock this morning
oourt was convened, witnesses ue
inr excluded from the room
ina attendance was not so large as yes eI
day. A number OF ladies occupied sea ut
an the stage, Judge Goodman anhoupceu
Thai the counsel would be allowed an hour
in which TO present the case to the Jury
Mr.. Wallace, for the state, read the lL9lct
mont and then told the story OF me VI
atom robbery, the manner ana ueAlI Vi !" =
MILAN, who was shot through the heau ~
no looked into the door OF the snoklhs cai
The three men in the car, ne sald' t MeI'
frank and Jesse James and WoCu hte
The men who took possession OF the en-
zine were Dick Liddel and Clarence Hue
Wallace went into the history oil the con
sniracv 10 rob the trsin al WIN
ION and the life OF the Jane
boys ia Tennessee, giving the organlz ,il o.,
OF SAD D nd, etc. Tine testimony 70 oe ~
trOdulei was TO show that We e rns' i DS
80 leaving Kentucky, shipptd soIne IN
~. ~ .,,s ~ rohherv 70 John Ford, br1lne
20 m, Ed. Waliece then ioreshadOWe'
ebe testimony of the state, Locating the ganl
in Clay and Raw county; establishing men
,rsssf;ce in the vicinity of Winston the ds!
at The robbery. The defense waived us Ii gu
20 presentation Of the case, ana taking VI ' ses
t{nonv commenced. The first witness wa
Iohn I, Penn. of Colfax Indiana, stone
mason. who was in the company OF NC
MILAN al the time ofhi death. Penn relale'
wow he and four others, including McMlilah
hoarded the car at Winston; how tnre'
men came In the car with revolver u
each hand; how Mcmillan was killed o. n'
Jumped up 20 look through the Minuon
and ali the circumstances oil the ro9oery
~ cross-examination he admitted M
oonld NOT identity any Of the three men, a
fbev wore masks. Attis Walcott, enginee
~ train No. 2. related how couple Q
fnasked robbers jumped on the train ane
forced him 10 obey their orders AZ tne nluz NY
1ie Of A revolver. Frank Stamper' . osg
gaEemsn. told his experience uu', ~,
10 M nnlIod from lll
car bv the leg and threatened wiz
A revolver. Charles Murray United otaIe
ernress agent on the train related now n'
was forced 10 Omen the safe by two men II
nnssks. armed with .revolyers. Two phys,
ciass then testified a. 20 the nature OF sn'
wounds causing McMillan's oeatn. ~ ~
Concluded the testimony Tor the s.ate' 20 ,
lar as the killing was concerned. ine 0'u'
srfourned until afternoon.
Gov,rnor Crittenden arrived TINS nor.
inc and Ia an attentive auditor IN c9uIt
Nosf intense ercitement was caused sonu
noon. when Judge Irving and harnelo ~. :.
vis. the two gentlemen who were Nhrneo
day or two ago 70 be careful m giflng -,
mouy against Frank James. eacn receiFinl
~ IorTs, Aug. n.-To Harheld Dsvs ans
Aler irving. 6a1atin -. n
G,Tru.-Your conduct sgainst frhni
james viii be watched By tried and tru'
trends. No one but the Nni ,s DO %
other know how near Governor CritienoeL
.osme 10 bititne the dust IN April ~. o.
the Sunday afernoon tbet be roos m -
,~bsfr car from Jefferson CITY % ~ L ouis
The pistol vas c0cked two tunes 10 % /,
policy prevented lie use. frank SaDe' On
Su,Srs8, Of friends that vill never see bin
- fcsd snd ui1 cone e. the proper tine
Iiyou AZ Vise. J0u vii Be eArsislRK'
fsir-ed - = - =.
~ tesser sds-rssef b DHvis vas Srittet
Vim - irk- md enci1ssd in an eDFeiols
90. Ho..1 Neursr. ssh Autouio, nnd -
rg,-f- -rsrf i ffsf n Wabash lnstai -. u y
as mailed 81 The Union tepot. l1t ielisI y
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